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Rachel Detta is a second-yearRadio Broadcasting student atFanshawe College. When askedto describe herself, she replied,“Indecisive, harebrained, andjust all around awkward.” Aftera moment’s consideration, sheadded, “I like to think I’m funnybut let’s be real, I’m not… like atall.” 1. Why are you here?I wanted to be able to inform themasses and entertain at the sametime. 2. What was your life-changing

moment?When my dad said he was proud ofme and what I plan to do with mylife.3. What music are you currentlylistening to?It’s a mix of hip-hop/top 40/coun-try/classic rock and a slew of otherthings. 4. What is the best piece ofadvice you’ve ever received?You’ve gotta seize that day or lifeis just going to fly by without youeven noticing.5. Who is your role model?

My high school musicteacher/band conductor Mr. GregGoodwin. 6. Where in the world have youtravelled?I’ve stayed mostly in Canada, butI’ve been to Italy and England andKenya. One day I really hope to goto Australia.7. What was your first job?McDonalds! Judge me.8. What would your last mealbe?Lobster.9. What makes you uneasy?Small spaces, high pressure situa-tions and clowns. I hate clowns. 10. What is your passion?To entertain and to be myself in allmy glory.Do you want Fanshawe to know 10Things About You? Just head onover to fsu.ca/interrobang andclick on the 10 Things I KnowAbout You link at the top.

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Detta is unforgetta-ble

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Don’t show Rachel Detta a clown or she will lose her mind.

CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST

As a part of International Week, students from countries across the globe revealed Fanshawe’s total for this year’sUnited Way Campaign. Fanshawe exceeded their goal of $106,000, raising a total of $112,805.

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It’s been 41 years sincePresident Howard Rundle firstwalked through the doors ofFanshawe College.

On January 25, after 17 years aspresident, Dr. Rundle announcedhis retirement and the search for areplacement is already underway.Board members will work with aconsulting firm to conduct anationwide search to find the bestpossible candidate.

“My parting statement to theboard was that this is the mostimportant thing they will do, noquestion about it” said Rundle.

“I said, ‘Whatever you do, don’thire a turkey,’” he said with alaugh.

After celebrating his 70th birth-day last year, Rundle decided itwas time to go. “At 70, you start torealize you’re not going to last for-ever and I decided that I didn’twant to wait till I either lost myhealth or lost interest in the job.I’m perfectly healthy, I love thejob, I’d rather stop before I’mforced to stop… go out on a high.”

Crispin Colvin, chair ofFanshawe’s Board of Governorshas known Rundle and wife Lyndasince they moved to London. Hisfather, Dr. James Colvin, wasFanshawe’s first President (1967-1979) and was involved with firsthiring Rundle as the College’sdirector of planning and develop-ment. Colvin said he was disap-pointed to hear the news ofRundle’s retirement, as he’s doneso much for the College. “I thinkit’s had unprecedented growthunder his leadership. His tenacityin getting the downtown campusgoing, that was a big feat on hispart … he has done so much tooversee the growth and expansionof the College: from residences tothe technology centre to the down-town campus, it’s been a teameffort, I know but he’s certainlybeen the lead person on it.”

The new downtown campus isone accomplishment Rundle is par-

ticularly proud of. “One of thebiggest negatives about the city ofLondon has been its downtown,but it’s turning around and the factthat with that one development wecan help both Fanshawe and thecity of London is really signifi-cant.”

In addition to the expansion offacilities, Rundle said he is evenmore proud of the impact thisschool has had on students and stu-dent growth. When Rundle startedhere in 1972, there were only fourbuildings, just over 3,000 students,and next to no international stu-dents. Fanshawe has grown to host17,000 full-time, and nearly 30,000part-time students including over1,000 international students.

According to Rundle, Fanshawehas truly emerged from the shad-ows, “When I started, really therewas no question that FanshaweCollege was a) hardly known andb) was really in the shadow ofWestern University. That’s not truenow at all.

“The community is very awareof the importance of this institutionto the economic success of thiscommunity and the fact that 85 percent of our graduates remain insouthwestern Ontario is huge,” heexclaimed.

During Rundle’s tenure,Fanshawe went from having one ofthe lowest graduation rates in theprovince to one of the highest.Rundle proudly attends each andevery grad ceremony, “I alwaysloved graduation ceremonies; Ihave yet to miss one at this cam-pus.”

Rundle also praised theFanshawe Student Union and hisconsistent work with Fanshawe’sstudent leaders. “I have reallyenjoyed working with the StudentUnion; I can’t point at a bad one.I’ve always enjoyed it and that hasbeen helpful. I think FanshaweCollege probably has the mostsophisticated, mature student runorganization of any college thatI’ve seen in Ontario.” He addedthat often Fanshawe hires its stu-

dents, which is a good testament tothe work being done at the College.

With great achievements andhighlights come tough challenges.Rundle pointed to last year’s St.Patrick’s Day Riot as the lowest-point in his career. He also recalledan incident several years ago whenFanshawe’s entire campus had tobe evacuated for a gas leak. “Noone was allowed to start a car oncampus; we all had to leave thecampus while police and fire wentin.

“When it was declared safe, wehad all these students and staff wholeft their keys, wallets, and pursessitting wherever they were andthey all had to come back in so wehad to organize an orderly re-entryof the building … We definitelylearned a lot from the experience.”

Throughout his time here,Rundle held various positions eachwith an increasing amount ofresponsibility. Before taking hisplace as Fanshawe’s fourth presi-dent, Rundle was vice-presidentacademic. Colvin said there aremany reasons why Rundle hasbeen regarded as such a greatleader, “His integrity. He’s a verycapable, honest man of extremehigh character and he works wellwith people.”

Rundle said he believes stronglyin three qualities when it comes toleadership: “Seek justice in whatyou’re trying to do, care aboutkindness, and be humble.”Although he admitted that thoseare not “normal” leadership quali-ties you may find in a textbook, it’sthe qualities he hopes his team willfind in a new leader for Fanshawe.

As chair, Colvin will work withhis two vice-chairs to begin thesearch for a new president. “It’s adaunting task really, because he’sgoing to be very tough to replace.He’s very well respected within thecommunity and, in fact, when I’vegone to conferences and talked toother board chairs, Dr. Rundle isregarded extremely highlythroughout the system.”

Rundle’s official last day is

August 31, but he’s hoping that thenew president will work with himover the summer.

When it comes to retirement,Rundle said he purposely hasn’tmade any set plans. His son’s fam-ily is in Ottawa, and daughter’sfamily in East Timor (the southern-most Indonesian island). “We usu-ally only get to visit them once ayear, so perhaps we’ll now get tovisit twice a year,” said Rundle.

There is one thing that Rundlesays he is sure about. “I care aboutthis college and I always will.”He’s confirmed that he and wifeLynda will remain in London. “Iwant to stay involved in the com-munity, keep my mind open andsee what opportunities there mightbe for volunteer work or otherthings that support the Londoncommunity.”

MELANIE ANDERSONINTERROBANG


Advocacy organization CollegesOntario is hoping that the govern-ment of Ontario will treat collegeswith the same value as universitieswhen it comes to the 2013 budgetallocation. With an increasingnumber of individuals enrolling incolleges across the province,Colleges Ontario is hoping to seeincreased funding from the govern-ment.

Colleges Ontario’s pre-budgetsubmission reveals a significantgap between the funding pressuresfacing the colleges and the antici-pated provincial funding. CollegesOntario estimates the province’scollege system faces a net costpressure of $57 million.

Rob Savage, communicationsdirector for Colleges Ontario, saidthat an increase has been placed onthe value of a college education.“We’re seeing a significantincrease, more than 40 per centover the past five years in terms ofthe number of university gradswho are applying to college.” Headded that this past year was thehighest ever first-year enrollment

and overall enrollment ever in thecollege sector. According to thegovernment’s 2012 ProgressReport on Education, since2002/03 enrollment in Ontario col-leges has increased 18.5 per cent.

Vice-President ofAdministration at FanshaweBernice Hull said there was muchdiscussion on career-focused edu-cation. “We’ve really been talkingabout making sure that people areproperly educated and trained orthey have access to the correctlearning to help them find jobs inthe new economy.” She added thatcolleges place a focus on educationfor careers and students findingjobs.

Colleges Ontario is hoping thatthe provincial government investsequally in colleges and universitiesso they can achieve their goals.

Savage said he is concerned withthe current tuition fee framework,as the government currentlyapplies uniform tuition-fee increas-es across the entire post-secondarysector. According to the pre-budg-et submission, “because universi-ties have higher tuitions than col-leges, a fixed percentage increase

represents a greater dollar-valueincrease for universities over col-leges, creating a wider gapbetween the systems.”

Savage is hoping to close thisgap. “Our argument is that tuitionpolicies for the colleges should bespecific to colleges, looking attuition levels, the lengths of pro-grams, and the cost pressures fac-ing students.”

Hull had similar concerns,stressing the fact that if there’s ageneral tuition increase, universi-ties would generate considerablymore money than colleges. “Ifwe’re really going to be an agencyand an institution of choice forpeople who need to be trained andre-trained to get into the work-place, then they should be realign-ing that to make some greaterinvestments in colleges.”

Another concern introduced inthe pre-budget is the lack of fund-ing for operating grants. “Over theyears, the value of the funding unitwhich is attached to one full-timestudent in the college system hascontinued to erode,” said Hull. Theoperating grants from collegesincreased less than one per cent

between 2007/08 and 2012/13.Bursaries are critical for many stu-dents trying to offset the increasingcosts of a college education.

Colleges Ontario also focusedon increasing funds to assist withthe repairs and development of col-lege buildings. They are recom-mending that the government pro-vide $61 million for infrastructure.Hull said that the colleges don’tfeel they have received as manyresources nor as much funding forinfrastructure as universities. Thecosts would “look after deferredmaintenance. A lot of colleges are40, 45 years old now – we havesome old buildings that need roofs,new carpets,” said Hull.

Savage agreed that it’s a risingconcern. “The government hasbeen putting some money forwardfor infrastructure renewal, but it’snot really where it needs to be, andin fact it’s not even addressing themost immediate cost pressures.”

With the election of a new pre-mier for Ontario, the colleges havebeen waiting patiently for thebudget to be addressed. A new pre-mier means a new finance ministeras well. “The current finance min-

ister already announced that he’sresigning, so certainly it will meanwe don’t know what the premierand finance minister will say thepriorities are,” said Savage.

Hull is hoping that the budgetdiscussions will be at the top of thegovernment’s radar. “The longerthat takes, the less information wehave and we’re already into the fis-cal year and don’t know what ourgrants are going to be.”

In the meantime, Fanshawe willstay on the safe side when makingbudget predictions. “We try to planand be realistic and on the conser-vative side when we’re projectingrevenues because we just don’tknow,” Hull said.

In the past few years, collegeshave received budget informationin early spring, but Hull predictedthat details won’t be released until“late spring, early summer at best.”

When contacted by Interrobangfor a comment, the Ministry ofTraining, Colleges andUniversities responded, “Ministrystaff is currently reviewing CollegeOntario’s pre-budget submissionand is not in a position to provide acomment at this time.”


Ontario college sector outlines funding needs

CREDIT: MELANIE ANDERSON

President Howard Rundle announces his retirement after four decades atFanshawe college. Above, Dr. Rundle sports his Don Cherry inspiredFanshawe blazer created by his wife Lynda.

Rundle reflects on 41 years at Fanshawe

It’s Career Week and everyoneis thinking about their future. Wehave a fantastic resource for careerassistance on campus (CareerServices in D1063), but there is alot of help available off campus aswell.

“When you’re graduating,you’re looking at kick-starting acareer,” explained Kelly Johnson,resource manager for LondonTraining Centre. “A lot of times,we have the letters after our names,we’ve got the designations, thediplomas or the certificates, butnow we have to market ourselvesfor our first full-time job.Sometimes it’s hard to get ourheads around how to present our-selves or how to market ourselvesto potential employers.”

London Training Centre, locatedat 317 Adelaide St. S., has beenhelping people get their job search-es on track since 1987. “We are anot-for-profit agency that special-izes in helping people reintegrateinto the workforce,” said Johnson.The Centre not only helps peoplelooking to start their second (orthird, or fourth) careers, it alsooffers its services to students look-ing to jump into the workforce forthe first time. “We (help) clientsfrom any and all industries … whoare looking to change careers orare looking to target their currentcareers but are having difficultiesmaking employer connections.”

“One of the things we pride our-selves on is meeting the needs ofthe community,” said Johnson.

London Training Centre offers arange of services and programs for

people looking for a new career,funded by Employment Ontario. Itoffers free job hunt-focused work-shops on topics such as the hiddenmarket (which discusses networkidentification, lead generation,informational interviews and coldcalls), resumes (styles that work,what employers are looking for,how to get picked for an interview)and interviewing (common ques-tions and answers, strategies forsuccess, practice interviews). “It’sbeing able to understand what youhave to offer and then being able toput it on paper and present it to anemployer and get a resume that’sactually going to get results –you’re getting calls, you’re gettinginterviews,” said Johnson.

The Centre also offers trainingand certification for safe food han-dling, WHMIS, first aid, SmartServe and computer training (fromthe very basics to in-depth trainingon programs such as MicrosoftWord, PowerPoint, Excel, Accessand more). These courses and cer-tifications are available for a fee,as the Centre is not-for-profit. “Wecharge what needs to be charged tocover the cost for the training,”explained Johnson

For more information on howLondon Training Centre can helpyou with your job hunt, head tolondontraining.on.ca. For a full listof upcoming free workshops,check the sidebar.

The London Training Centre offersfree workshops throughout the year.Here’s what’s coming up:

February 71 to 3:30 p.m.: Hidden Market

February 89 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Internet/Email1 to 3:30 p.m.: Windows Basics

February 149 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Resumes

February 159 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Internet/Email1 to 3:30 p.m.: Windows Basics

February 219 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Interviewing

February 229 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Internet/Email 1 to 3:30 p.m.: Windows BasicsFebruary 289 a.m. to 12 p.m.: ResumesMarch 19 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Career Ex Pt 11 to 3:30 p.m.: Career Ex Pt 2

ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG


So you’re in your final year ofcollege, on the cusp of graduating,and it’s getting closer and closerto that time when you will askyourself the question you’ve beendreading for years: “Now what?”

Your schooling career is over.No more classes, no more rez life,no more Oasis, no more showingup to class hungover from a latenight out on Richmond Row.Your obligation will now be toyour new boss who will be sign-ing your cheques and paying yourbills. It’s the time to put thatknowledge and ability you’vebeen honing your whole life inschool to the ultimate test and finda job. Sorry if this intro scaredyou, but finally entering the work-force as a professional is just asdaunting as it is exciting.

To help you with that transition,or even if you’re not yet graduat-ing and are looking for a greatsummer job, Career Services willbe hosting its annual Career andSummer Job Fair in J gym onFebruary 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The Fair is a great opportunity tomake an impression on prospec-tive employers. The entire CareerWeek, which runs from February4 to 8, will provide job seekerswith a variety of career prepadvice and information aboutworking abroad through seminarsand workshops.

The Fair will offer the opportu-nity to meet representatives froma variety of companies represent-ing the various schools of study atFanshawe.

Before you go to the Fair, it’s agood idea to make sure that every-thing is up to snuff to make a goodimpression. Christina Cook ofFanshawe’s Career Services is acoordinator of the event, and shesaid there are several things youshould bring to set you apart fromthe rest. “You want to make sure

your resume is up to date and yourcover letters are addressed to thedifferent employers,” she said.“We have a listing released onlineof each employer that’s attendingwith a little bit more backgroundon them, like what exactly they doand what position they are recruit-ing for.” Check out that list atwww.fanshawec.ca/careerser-vices.

“Definitely dress to impress;dress like you’re going to a formalinterview,” she added. “You wantto stand out from the competition:your classmates or your peers.”

The first impression is often thelasting impression, so it may alsohelp to do a little bit of practicepitching yourself to prospectiveemployers in front of the mirrorbefore you attend the Fair.“Basically, you have to do yourelevator pitch; your 60-secondmarketing pitch about you. Givethem your resume and cover let-ter, and then possibly a follow-upinterview (will happen).Sometimes, they book the inter-view room and come back oncampus.”

If you want to be one of thelucky ones who score a follow-upinterview (and who doesn’t?),make sure you don’t leave theFair empty-handed. Ask for abusiness card or contact informa-tion to show you’re interested,and if you have your own, leaveone for them. Do some planningahead; decide which companiesyou intend to approach, andaddress your cover letter to thosespecific places. Your resumeshould also be up to date and tai-lored to each specific companyand position.

For help with polishing yourresume or cover letter, presentingyourself to employers or other tipsfor Career Week, check outwww.fanshawec.ca/careerser-vices or head over to D1063 tobook an appointment.

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Currently there are over 900patients in Canada waiting for astem cell match. OneMatch StemCell and Marrow Network is com-ing to Fanshawe in hopes ofreceiving donations from as manyyoung, healthy and committeddonors as possible. A Registrationand Swabbing Event will be heldin the Student Centre at Fanshaweon February 6 from 11 a.m. to 4p.m.

Currently the registry holds over336,000 potential stem cell donors,the majority of whom are femaleand Caucasian. This is why theNational Get Swabbed! CollegeCampaign is targeting males fromdiverse backgrounds who are 17 to35 years old who are willing todonate to any patient in need.

There is a particular need toincrease the number of Aboriginaland Black registrants to supportthe 15 Aboriginal patients and 40Black patients, currently awaitinga stem cell transplant. The morediverse the registry, the betterchance they have in making thatmatch.

Giving blood is another way tohelp stem cell patients as they willrequire blood products along theirjourney. On February 6, you canalso visit the Student UnionAlumni Lounge (above Oasis)from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to donateblood. If you want to book anappointment in advance, call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca

The next blood donation clinicat Fanshawe will be held onFebruary 27.


The search for diversestem donors continues

Training for job success


February 4 is World CancerDay, a day to dispel myths andspread knowledge about the dis-ease.

Locally, it’s also the officiallaunch of an educational videoseries called “Bench to Bedside”by the Elgin-Middlesex Unit of theCanadian Cancer Society. The sixvideos aim to connect the commu-nity with local cancer researchersand demonstrate the progressbeing made in cancer research. Thevideos explain some complicatedscientific material, such as thebasic science behind cancer andthe current research that is beingdone, in a way that is accessible tothe general population.

The series was filmed by two2012 graduates of Fanshawe’sCorporate Communications andPublic Relations program, AllisonMarkkula and Valerie Lalonde.They volunteered with the localCanadian Cancer Society chapteras part of a committee called theResearch Information OutreachTeam (RIOT), a committee thatpromotes the importance of cancerresearch.

“Valerie and I both have back-grounds in Broadcast Journalism,so we videotaped and edited thevideos,” said Markkula. “The

entire RIOT team was so incredi-bly helpful, and it was great to puta face to the research and hear theirstories behind why they dedicateso much of their time towards thiscause.”

“We want to help bring anunderstanding of cancer researchto more people, and we want toshow that there is progress andpromise in cancer research,” saidLee Jones, facilitator of RIOT.

“We know research leads to bet-ter prevention, diagnosis and treat-ment,” she continued. “These pre-sentations can lead to a betterunderstanding of cancer, basic sci-ence and the impact of research.”

“Everyone has been touched bycancer in some way or another andit’s great to see how many peopleright here in London are workingtogether to find a cure,” addedMarkkula.

The video launch takes place at2 p.m. on February 4 in RoomMSB 282 in the Schulich MedicalSciences Building at WesternUniversity. It is free to attend andall are welcome. To register for theevent, sign up atbenchtobedside.eventbrite.ca.

For more information on theCanadian Cancer Society, visitcancer.ca. For more details onWorld Cancer Day, go towww.worldcancerday.org.

ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG

Educational videos showcasecancer research

With summer comes the job-hunting grind we all fear. On thesurface, it would seem that onecan’t do much to enter the job mar-ket, outside of dropping off aresume, perhaps going to an inter-view, and calling it a day. Withsuch limited interaction with anyemployer, it seems almost impossi-ble to make any sort of contactwithout being referred.

That’s where theStudent2Business (S2B) network-ing conference on March 6 comesin.

Currently in its sixth iteration,the S2B is all about tapping intothe hidden job market, throughbuilding a rapport with potentialemployers. But firstly, what is the‘hidden job market’?

“The hidden job market is justthose jobs that are never posted –unless you have a strong network,you might never know there wasan opportunity available,” saidEamon O’Flynn, the event’sorganizer, “About 70 per cent ofjobs are filled before they are everposted by people who are in theemployer’s network.”

Student2Business is not a jobfair. Rather, the event is all aboutconnecting students with businessowners in London and area.Students will have the opportunityto interact with the experts of vari-ous business fields, build rapportand gain access to the more elusivejob positions they don’t see in thepapers. S2B is all about diggingdeeper than simply walking inafter seeing the ‘Help Wanted’ onthe front door.

“Who knows, someone you talk

to at S2B might need a summerstudent, or a co-op, or might have ajob opening up. The only waythey’ll think of you is if they knowwho you are, and the only waythey’ll know who you are is if theymeet you at S2B.”

Students from all walks of life –and all choices of career – will findthis conference beneficial, with theopening seminar even directedtowards helping international stu-dents get work in Canada. Therewill also be a keynote speech onthe opportunities available inLondon, presented by award-win-ning entrepreneur Josh Linkner.Students interested in working inspecific fields will get a chance tofind out exactly how, straight fromthe advice of the various businessleaders.

“Historically, S2B has had somepretty amazing businesses showup,” according to O’Flynn“Trudell Medical, London HealthSciences, rTraction, Deloitte, TheInvestors Group, Cyborg TradingSystems, and tons of others in justabout every field imaginable.”

“A number of businesses havealready registered for this year too– 3M Canada, Libro Financial andTGT Solutions Inc. are just a few.”

It’s clear that there’s somethingfor everyone, no matter what theirinterests or (hopeful) future careersmay be.

The event takes place on March6 at the London ConventionCenter, and is open to all students,so don’t miss this opportunity. It’stime to stave off those unemploy-ment blues. Registration is $10;visit s2b.ca and sign up as soon aspossible as tickets are running outfast.

ESHAAN GUPTAINTERROBANG

Tap into hidden job marketwith Student2Businessconference

Kayla Watson describes herselfas a visual problem solver, and herhard work as a graphic designer forthe Interrobang paid off. The grad-uate of Fanshawe’s GraphicDesign program was recognized atthis year’s John H. McDonald Galain Toronto for her layout anddesign of an article entitled“Young, Fresh, Profesh.” Theaward was presented during theCanadian University Press nationalconference in Toronto in January.

Watson was surprised to hear thenews, “(I was) kind of shocked, butexcited for the whole team, it’spretty awesome that we got nomi-nated and actually won, so that’samazing; it’s a pretty big deal.”

The article was featured inInterrobang’s March 2012 JobHunt issue. It’s an infographic thatclearly and creatively details howstudents can dress to look fresh andprofessional for a job interview. Inclean columns and sections, thedesign illustrates everything fromwhat to wear to how much makeupto apply. Watson said her work isclean, minimal, and needs to havea purpose, and her aesthetic isclearly visible in this design.

“Kayla likes a challenge, andyou can really tell that she took fullrange on this one to make sure itcame across visually,” saidFanhsawe Student Union creativedirector Darby Mousseau.

The spread won in theLayout/Design category, one of 14

awards announced at the Gala heldat the Toronto Reference Libraryon January 12. Watson’s entry wasup against two other finalists whoalso demonstrated excellence inimaginative and informativedesign and illustration. Factors thejudges used to determine a winnerwere use of colour, artistry, textpositioning, fonts, typography,clarity and impact.

Watson is currently a digitaldesigner for Arcane, a London-based digital marketing company.

Even with her current success,Watson is hoping to take anotherstep in her education. “I want totake a marketing course and I wantto be super, super good at every-thing, I want to learn more abouthow users experience something asopposed to just the design side ofthings.”

The John H. McDonald Awardsare the only awards in Canada rec-ognizing excellence in studentjournalism from across the nation.


Interrobang designer netsnational design award

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Kayla Watson, right, holds up her award she won for her design entitled“Young, Fresh, Profesh.” Darby Mousseau, Fanshawe Student Union cre-ative director holds up Watson’s winning spread published in Interrobangin March 2012. The John H. McDonald Awards recognize excellence inCanadian student journalism.

“At the end of the day, we wouldlike eyes to be open.”

That’s how Leslie GloorDuncan, team coordinator of theTransition, Leadership andEnrichment Programs at theWestern Student Success Centre,summed up what she hopes indi-viduals at Western University takeaway from experiencing the some-times difficult realities of others.

The Borrowed Shoes DiversityChallenge is now in its secondyear. From January 21 untilFebruary 8, students, staff and fac-ulty have the opportunity to stepinto another’s shoes. This year, theprogram revolves around thosewho are restrained by monetary,dietary or health conditions.

The first week of challengesrevolved around reducing a budgetfor those living in poverty.Participants were challenged witha $60 budget for one week thatincluded everything from groceriesto personal spending money toentertainment.

“A lot of the students were say-ing they were ready to move onfrom eating canned soup everyday,” said Gloor Duncan.

Other challenges throughout thatweek included sleeping on thefloor for a night, wearing the sameclothing multiple days in a row,and complete separation from anytechnology.

“I can’t go a second withoutchecking my email or going onFacebook,” said Perani Chander,Borrowed Shoes organizer andparticipant. “Knowing that thereare people out there that can do

that makes me realize how fortu-nate I am and how I assume that Ihave all these things that will justalways be there, and that’s notalways the case.”

The second week focused ondietary restrictions. Every day wasa different challenge including nolactose day and vegan day.

The third week is all about dis-ability awareness. Throughout theweek, participants have to getaround campus using only wheel-chair accessible routes: finding theelevators, avoiding UniversityCollege Hill as it is too steep forwheelchair use, and walking upramps.

Gloor Duncan said the point ofthis is to “gain a little bit of knowl-edge and understanding of whatindividuals may be facing.”

Considering the restrictionssome individuals may have, GloorDuncan said, “They’re meant to befairly simple challenges that any-one can implement on any givenday.”

Essentially, “the whole idea isfor individuals who are goingthrough the challenge to pause,take a moment, reflect, and think,‘Okay, if someone was facing this,I can understand more now whatdaily challenges they might be fac-ing.’”

Chander is no stranger to thechallenges people endure on adaily basis.

“I’m from a small village inIndia; a lot of people there theydon’t have the basic necessities.”

This is her second year partici-pating in Borrowed Shoes events.Inspired by the experience, as lead-ership chair coordinator of the

Leadership and MentorshipProgram at Western, she decidedto organize this year’s events.

The Western community is con-tinually showing their support forthe program. Participants are post-ing their reflections on socialmedia through pictures and videos.

One person stood out toChander.

“I’ve met a person who had dia-betes and celiac disease and shewas telling me how most peopledon’t realize how hard it is forthem to even go out and find thefood that they can eat. TheBorrowed Shoes DiversityChallenge is a great way for peopleto understand the life that sheleads.”

As a Western advocate for diver-sity, Chander said she wants peo-ple to “get out there, be as open-minded as possible and try differ-ent things. You never know whatyou might learn from the thingsthat you try.”

The three-week adventurecomes to an end at AlthouseCollege in the gymnasium onFebruary 8. There will be morechallenges going on, includingone-armed basketball.

It’s one final way for people to“think of the way that individualsmay still participate in activitiesyet participate in them in an alter-native way,” said Gloor Duncan.

Borrowed Shoes had 250 partic-ipants officially sign up so far thisyear – 100 more people than in2012. To register to participate inthe last few days, check outtinyurl.com/borrowedshoes2013.

PAIGE PARKERINTERROBANG

New shoes, new challenges

London City Council keepsinsisting on a zero per cent taxincrease, but first they have to stopspending money on avoidableexpenditures.

At least that’s what manyLondoners think of when they hearthat the city has approved an addi-tional $100,000 on the existing$600,000 promotional campaigncalled Welcome the World toLondon. The added money is mar-keting “Canada’s London” as theslogan. All of this is in preparationfor the World Figure SkatingChampionship taking place in theForest City from March 11 to 17 atBudweiser Gardens.

The $100,000 will be matchedby city-funded agencies.

According to Ken Hardy, mar-keting professor at the RichardIvey School of Business, this real-ly isn’t all that much money.“These are really small dollar(amounts) compared to most kindsof advertising campaigns.”

In fact, with less than a monthand a half until the championships,Hardy said this is more thanenough time to reap the full bene-fits of the investment.

“People need to hear somethingthree or four, maybe five or sixtimes before it really sinks in.”

The campaign will includeindoor, outdoor and online adver-tisements. This decision was madeafter a discussion that had manycity councillors on the fence.Initially the council vote was 8-7against the proposal to spend anadditional $100,000 of taxpayers’money.

It surprisingly only took a singleletter within the “Canada’sLondon” logo to sway the vote 11-4 in favour in the spending. Once itwas decided that a maple leaf

would no longer replace the second“o” in London, it seemed to besmooth sailing from there.

City councillor Dale Hendersonwas swayed by the modest logochange and the decision for city-funded agencies to match the$100,000. But that wasn’t all.

“We as council have to agree,we have to get together, we have topromote the city, and we need toget together on some issues andmake sure that we do thingstogether so it isn’t always an 8-7vote,” said Henderson. “It lookedlike there was going to be a major-ity so I might as well help out andmake sure that this is a unity thingfor the city.”

While controversy about wherecity money should be invested stillrumbles in the streets, the moneyinvested will inevitably draw areturn investment.

“Promotional money is alwayssubject to questioning because itgoes into the air,” said Hardy.“Families of skaters or skatersthemselves visiting restaurants,going out to see some sights. Therewill be a return, first of all immedi-ately in terms of hard dollars, butalso in terms of fond memories andof a city that promoted itself pro-fessionally and well.”

The championships will alsoattract visitors coming to watch theevents, contributing to the localeconomy even more.

As long as the City uses themoney in a way that reaches thetarget audience, it should have noproblem making the money backand even making a profit, accord-ing to Hardy.

He suggested doing “a wholebunch of videos of major attrac-tions such as Budweiser Gardens,restaurants, hotels, all the venuesand activates that would reallymake London memorable.”

PAIGE PARKERINTERROBANG

Marketingan underdog


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Fanshawe Student Union President Zack Dodge, left, presented NadineMeek, a Respiratory Therapy student at Fanshawe, with the CSALeadership Scholarship on January 30. In addition to maintaining animpressive grade point average, Meek is the president of the RespiratoryTherapy Student Federation and a volunteer at the Lung Association. Shesaid she was “pleased and surprised” to receive the award.

We all have those lazy days where we sortof meld into the couch and watch programschronicling the rise of aliens in ancientMesopotamia while ignoring the Jehovah’sWitnesses knocking on our door, eventhough they can see us through the towel thatwe use as a curtain. Lazy is a pile of dishesso high that you bring them into the showerwith you. Lazy is eating Zoodles out of thecan. (Five of you just said, “That’s not lazy,I love Zoodles out of the can.”) Lazy iswearing a hat instead of combing your hairor driving thru instead of walking in. Ourwhole society is quickly changing to accom-modate and profit from ‘lazy.’

There is another more destructive form oflaziness that seems to be enveloping an ever-growing segment of today’s society: ennui.Ennui is lazy mixed with boredom, but it ismore than that; it is a lack of interest, a com-placency and weariness with life. It’s a soci-etal and personal stagnation. Perhaps wehave over-stimulated ourselves into a stateof complete indifference?

I was passing through the parking lot ofthat mall on Oxford and Highbury the otherday. You know the one, it’s the place whereit seems that if you buy a full load of gro-ceries you get a free shopping cart to takethem home in. Wheel-flipping shoppingcarts squeaking their way down MorningtonAvenue, pushed by mumbling, tattered,

pasty men and women who need to hurryhome to watch another episode of JudgeJudy. “Oh dear,” they say to themselves, “Iam out of mayonnaise and Diet Coke. I bet-ter grab the shopping cart and head up to themall.”

So I was at that mall when I saw a coupleof dudes in a pickup truck outside of BurgerKing. They must have just finished eatingtheir Tuesday King Deal special. One guycrumpled up his garbage and dropped it outof the window, lit a smoke, wiped the greasefrom his hands through his thinning hair, puthis baseball hat back on backwards anddrove off, a newly pasted “Out of a job yet?Keep buying foreign!” bumper sticker fad-ing from sight as he sped away.

In my guilt for not saying anything to thisguy, I went over and picked up his garbage.I felt a momentary wave of righteousness,which quickly digressed to a personal disap-pointment at my fear of confrontation. Ennuicombined with fear, oh man, we are in trou-ble!

Wading through our daily routines, weencounter continual examples of our socialdecay: garbage tossed out of car windows,shopping carts left in the middle of parkinglots, pissing on toilet seats, gum stuck to thebottom of chairs (have you ever been tempt-ed to pop it in your mouth?), and putting thedog in the backyard instead of walking him.Lazy is about you, ennui is about us. Ennui,the grand evasion, the global turning of acollective eye as we reason to ourselves thatsomeone else will do it.

Are you sitting in D caf right now?Reading this while quaffing a piece of greasytriangular baked dough with rounded food-

like particles on it? Look to your left – younotice the remnants of someone else’s lunchsitting at an empty table? Are you inclined toclean it up, ignore it, or to leave yourgarbage because “everyone else is doing it”?

Are you a thrower, a picker, a watcher ora confronter? What one person finds ridicu-lous, the next accepts and the third shudderswhen he looks back on what the first did.

I suppose we are inclined to be indifferentto those around us. In the end, when we lieon our deathbeds and reflect, we may findthat our conscience keeps us more awakethan squeaky wheels, mayonnaise and DietCoke.

Whether or not washing your vegetablesand fruits before consuming them has been acommon household practice, there are veryreal reasons why you should be cleaningyour vegetables and fruits before servingand eating them, including the skins andpeels you do not eat. There are harmful pes-ticides, chemicals and residues that can beleft on your vegetables and fruits when theyare grown and harvested.

According to Rachel Nall’s article, “WhyIs it Important to Wash Vegetables BeforeEating Them?” from LiveStrong.com, veg-etables that are grown in the ground (pota-toes, carrots, etc.) have an increased risk forcoming into contact with other contaminantsin the soil. Secondly, the vegetables andfruits are then shipped to a warehouse,where they are handled by more hands, dirtyequipment and containers for transfer.

Lastly, produce is then shipped in con-tainers to your local grocery store, wherethey are then handled for a final time.Although the fruits and vegetables may looklike they are clean, with no visible dirt orresidue, the more harmful the contaminant,the harder it is to see. For example, you can-not see the chemicals, pesticides, residuesand bacteria sitting on the surface of eachand every fruit or vegetable, according toShereen Jegtvig, author of “Meal Planningand Cooking: Wash Your Fruits andVegetables” (to read the full article, checkout tinyurl.com/mealplanning2013).

When these pesticides, chemicals andbacteria are left on your produce items, theyhave the opportunity to infect the humanbody with foodborne illnesses such as sal-monella, Listeria and E. coli. According toNall’s article, washing your veggies andfruits is just an extra precautionary measurethat prevents the spread of foodborne ill-nesses. (For more details, visittinyurl.com/washingvegetables.)

Although the risk of getting foodborne ill-nesses from pesticides on fruit and vegeta-bles is low, due to the strictly monitored pes-ticides on fruits and vegetables, there is stilla chance. But by washing produce beforeconsuming it, you can eliminate the possi-bilities further.

Kathleen Zelman’s article “Lettuce Learnto Wash Produce Properly,” fromMedicineNet.com, highlights the properways to wash fruits and vegetables:

1. Wash the produce under a stream ofcool water or using the spray nozzle of yourfaucet.

2. Rub the produce with your hands or usea vegetable brush to remove all potentialbacteria from the crevices on the fruit orvegetable.

3. The best thing to use when cleaningvegetables is just plain running water fromthe tap. Special detergents have beendesigned and are deemed safe to use on veg-etables and fruits, but have not shown anymore benefit than just using running water.

4. After you are sure the produce iswashed properly, cut out any of the bad

spots on the fruit or vegetable. 5. Always wash your hands after you are

done washing the produce. Remember that it’s important to wash

your food, even if you eat only organic fruitsand vegetables. Bacteria and harmful con-taminants (especially from soil) can stillmake their way onto produce through theair, the soil or the journey it takes to get toyour grocery store.

As David Grotto, registered dietitian andspokesman for the American DieteticAssociation said in Zelmans’ article, “(The)fear of contamination should not keep youfrom enjoying the many nutritional benefitsof produce. Just make sure you follow safefood-handling procedures in your kitchen,and you can continue to enjoy all the vita-mins, minerals, fibre and disease-protectinghealth benefits of all produce, including let-tuces and greens.” (Read more attinyurl.com/learntowashveggies.)

Lauren Brull is a Fitness and HealthPromotion student at Fanshawe College.

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Fear the ennui, a new breed of person that is equal parts lazy, bored and indifferent.

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Cleaning your fruits and vegetables before eating them is good practice.

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Lazy, bored and indifferent

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The Ontario NDP Party has found them-selves in a position where they can seize a lotof power if they play their cards right. Witha newly elected premier, the odds are highthat an election will happen in mid-Februarywhen the Ontario Legislature resumes.Should that be the case, Ontarians will befaced with a choice between two or threeparties that are miles apart on a lot of issues.When this happened in Quebec, the NDPmoved in and decimated the BlocQuebecois, lowering their seat count to thepoint of not being an official party andscooping up 58 of the 75 seats in Quebec.The obvious distinction is that this would bea provincial election, not federal, but theprincipal still applies.

The Liberal Party is currently undergoinga crisis of public opinion and Ontario PCleader Tim Hudak for one has been takingfull advantage. In late December, Hudakspoke amidst protestors at the LCBO onYork Street in downtown London to outlinehow he would let the private sector engagein the sale and distribution of alcohol undergovernment regulation. The NDP, on theother hand, has been playing the moderatecard with leader Andrea Horwath sayingshe’s willing to work with anyone who willto come to the table. Regardless of how thedrama unfolds, Horwath stands to gain inseveral regards.

Despite having the fewest members ofprovincial parliament, the NDP Party ofOntario will decide whether there will be anelection. To have a majority in Ontariorequires at least 54 seats in the OntarioLegislature, and Kathleen Wynne’s Liberalshave 53. The Ontario Conservative party hasmade much noise declaring they won’t sup-port the new Premier, but without the 18votes held by Horwath’s NDP, making noiseis all they can do.

Leading up to the introduction of the newpremier in the Legislature, Horwath and thenewly elected Kathleen Wynne willundoubtedly meet to discuss mutual inter-ests. If Wynne can get the support of theNDP, she’ll be able to move legislation farmore quickly and Horwath will have someinput on decision making. If Horwathdecides that she could fare better in an elec-tion, she could play up anxieties about thedirection of the Ontario Liberal Party andwork with the Conservatives to vote downthe government. In that scenario, Horwathcan claim she had no interest in an electionand deflect much of the blame onto Hudak,who has left no doubts that he wants one.

Part of the McGuinty/Wynne/Liberal gov-ernment’s plan is to offset the provincialdeficit by building an additional 29 gamingfacilities. In stark contrast to that, Hudakwants to allow for wine and beer to be soldin corner stores and eliminate the OntarioLottery and Gaming Commission.

The polarized nature of the parties in theOntario Legislature is somewhat troubling.Since the elected party still only represents asmall portion of the total population, a plat-form of radical change is dangerous. TheFederal paradigm illustrates that point wellas Stephen Harper continues to make deci-sions that have angered groups from everywalk of Canadian life.

A chance forthe NDP inOntario

It’s ironic that very many of us – includ-ing those with a long list of Canadian ances-tors and those who have arrived more recent-ly – know little about Christianity. The rea-son it is ironic is that Christianity has beenarguably the greatest shaper of Canadianculture and conscience.

Consider the Canadian desire to includepeople on the margins and help those whoare less fortunate. Canada prides itself in try-ing to assist struggling Aboriginal communi-ties and to welcome refugees. It is impossi-ble to imagine that this desire could havesprung up in the country without the wide-spread influence of the Christian churchwhich, until somewhere around the 1950s,held the respect and attention of nearly everyCanadian. You might not have been a mem-ber of a church, but you would have taken itsviews and presence in your community withsome seriousness. Until recently mostCanadians heard someone preaching orteaching Jesus’ command to “love yourneighbour as you love yourself” every week.

It is very common for me to speak with atleast several people each day whose knowl-edge of the church is based on what theyhave heard about the scandals plaguing theRoman Catholic community, or on stereo-typical portrayals of southern U.S. televisionpreachers, or on a remote experience ofgoing to church once with their grandpar-ents. Chances are high that this describesyou.

Perhaps a place to reboot some interactionwith the Christian faith is to consider someof the main teachings of Jesus. There is whatI call the Eleven Commandments. They area kind of superseding of the much older TenCommandments of the Jewish and ChristianBible, which Jesus, being a devout Jew,knew by heart. However, he offered a moreengaging take on God’s commandments, atake that, among other things, helped open

the way to God for the non-Jewish world. Here are the first six. I plan to introduce

the rest next week. For those who want tocheck my accuracy, take a look at chaptersfive through seven in Matthew’s version ofJesus’ life, times and teaching.

Not to murder is good. But also say no tothe roots of murder. Hatred. Anger.Jealousy. Better yet, cut them all off at thepass by working at reconciliation with yourfriend or family member when significantdisagreements arise.

No to easy adultery and divorce. Instead,learn how to respect women and men in theirrelationships – and in yours. Respect thecommitments others have made to eachother. Make your own commitments of loveand marriage with care. And do everythingin your power (and more) to keep those com-mitments.

No flashy promises with impressive-sounding vows. Instead, just be a trustwor-thy person all the time. Plain and simple.

Anything else comes from the dark side,from Satan.

No revenge when people take from youwhat is not theirs to take. Instead look forways to surprise them and put them off theirguard – in a good way. For example, givemore than is asked of you whenever you can.Disable the cycle of revenge.

Don’t just love your friends. Love yourenemies, too. If we can start living like thatand get others to join us, it will mean the endof violence and wars.

Be generous. But never publicly for show.Just do it because that’s what God wants.And guess what: You might not have thepraise of people, but God will praise andreward you.

Next week: Jesus on prayer, possessions,pre-judging others, and some other thingsthat don’t start with a ‘p’ – unless I writesomething about Valentine’s Day, in whichcase, part two will be the week after next.

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The Eleven Commandments (Part 1)

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Andrea Horwath is provincial queenmaker.

LIFESTYLES 9Volume 45 Issue No. 19 February 4, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

I write about random things alot. I write a lot about randomthings. The music streaming serv-ice Rdio made a big announcementlast week, extending the free trialperiod of their subscription-basedservice from one week up to sixmonths in Canada.

Rdio is reportedly matching thefree trial period they offer toAmerican subscribers to 14 addi-tional countries in the hopes ofgaining a larger following to catchup to competitors like Spotify andPandora.

I’m not one to advertise anygiven service in this column, butthat is a fantastic offer – Rdio is ad-free, easy to use and has a vastselection of music, including inde-pendent Canadian artists like JPHoe, whose most recent albumMannequin was released in May.

JP Hoe will perform in Londonat The Aeolian Hall on February17 as a part of his tour throughoutOntario this month in support ofBen Caplan. Still spreading theword about his new album, Hoewas only recently added to the bill– which also includes our own

Olenka Krakus – and as the collegeis closed on Family Day, February18, there’s plenty of time availableto listen to every word he’s got tosay.

This past December saw therelease of his latest music video for“Nothing’s Gonna Harm You,” acharming film created by ProcterBros. Industries in Winnipeg. Thevideo serves as a good referencefor the record, capturing the spiritof community and travel whilestylishly depicting Hoe travellingacross the country spreading hismessage.

Marrying substance with style,Mannequin features Hoe’s artisticvulnerability as surely as hisstrength as a songwriter. A recordof powerful themes delivered withinfectious vocals, it’s difficult topicture the Aeolian full of concert-goers not singing along to songslike “I Only Did It For Love” and“Learn To Let You Go,” honestanthems with big, pop-tingedrefrains.

His breadth of vision is asimpressive as the result of hisefforts; Hoe has so masterfullycrafted the music Mannequin thathe’s made it look easy to movebetween all the styles present.Songs on the album shift greatly intone, from dark, bluesy yearning(“Conversation”) to sweeping nos-talgia (“Bittersweet”) but are rein-

forced by a strong pop sensibility,dynamite vocals and a flair formusical and emotional texture.

The Aeolian has certainlyevolved in recent years as well,embracing and offering a widerrange of concert experience andgetting on pace to take a com-manding lead in performance ven-ues here in the city. A beautiful

space with impeccable sound, thetheatre itself is bound to be a high-light of the show, one that should-n’t be missed.

For more on JP Hoe, his recordMannequin or his tour with BenCaplan, visit jphoe.com or followalong on Twitter @jphoe. Ticketsfor the show are $15 in advance or$12 for students, available at the

Aeolian box office, Grooves orThe Village Idiot. Doors at 6:30p.m.

And for more of the latest musicnews, views and previews ofshows coming to London, considerfollowing this column on Twitter@fsu_bobbyisms. Stay strongthrough midterms, Fanshawe. I’mout of words.

BOBBYISMSBOBBY FOLEY

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JP Hoe will be at London’s Aeolian Hall on February 17.

Hoe brings show to Aeolian, yo

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Being unorganized increasesstress and adds chaos to everydaylife, which is exactly why organi-zation is essential. Staying organ-ized is simple when your life isstress-free, but when you’restressed out, organization quicklybecomes a challenge. With an“always on the go” studentlifestyle, we need our days to runas smoothly as possible, andorganization is the path to a calmerlife.

Organization can easily beturned into a fun and creative proj-ect. There are many different typesof products that will help you keeporganized and add character toyour space – no one ever saidorganizing had to be boring.

The homework area is a primespot that can quickly become ahectic mess. There are a few sim-ple and easy ways to help keep thisbusy area neat and tidy:

Using jars to separately storeyour working utensils like pens,pencils, paperclips and elastics isone unique way to help keepeverything in place. These jars canbe colourful or clear – whateveryour preference. You can get cre-ative by labeling or adding pictureson the outside of the jar to indicatewhat is on the inside. Place thesejars on the top of your workspacefor the easiest access to these uten-sils.

Drawer organizers are anothersolution to keeping your toolsorganized and out of the way. Thissolution will keep everything offthe workspace, allowing for acleaner area. Drawer organizerscome in a variety of shapes andsizes to accommodate for the vari-ation of drawer sizes. Pick onesthat will fit best in your drawer andallow for the maximum organiza-

tion. These containers also come ina variety of colours and patterns tokeep organizing fun and funky.

Bookshelves are not just forholding books; there are a fewitems you can add to create a morevisually appealing shelf. Colourfulbaskets can be used to organizesmall items. Incorporating pottery

pieces and pictures will add morepersonality to the shelf. A book-shelf can easily be turned into apiece that allows for organizationand creativity.

An ottoman is a stylish furniturepiece that has two functions: it hasa design structure that allows youto sit on top of it and has a storage

compartment. An ottoman’s stor-age compartment is great for stor-ing all of your extra clutter, whichwill lead to maximum organiza-tion. Having a piece of furniturethat has two great assets is a mustfor your space!

Don’t feel stressed out and over-whelmed by an unorganized room.

By adding these organizationpieces, there is no doubt that youwill have a creatively organizedspace. Organization is the key to acalmer lifestyle.

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Keep your workspace organized and fun with simple solutions like using labelled glass jars to store writing tools and knickknacks.

Have you heard the joke aboutthe four engineers – a mechanicalengineer, chemical engineer, elec-trical engineer and engineer fromMicrosoft, sharing a ride in anautomobile?

The car breaks down. “Sounds tome as if the pistons have seized.We’ll have to strip down theengine before we can get the carworking again,” says the mechani-cal engineer. “Well,” says thechemical engineer, “It sounded tome as if the fuel might be contam-inated. I think we should clear outthe fuel system.” The electricalengineer says, “I thought it mightbe a grounding problem, or maybea faulty plug lead.”

They all turn to the Microsoftengineer who has said nothing andsay, and ask him, “What do youthink?” He responds, “Well, I thinkwe should close all the windows,

get out, get back in, and open thewindows again.”

Reliability and credibility aretwo of the most important traits ofany employee. Far too many times,I’ve been impressed by polishedresumes and professional cover let-ters, only to see talent wastedthrough false promises and incon-sistent work ethic. This week, let’sdiscuss traits that will make you aninvaluable member of any work-place.

Arriving for work on time is themost basic demand of any job, butI know of some hard-working,skilled employees who were firedfor consistently arriving late. Sure,time is money, but when anemployee is never on time forwork, that’s a sign of much largerissues: unreliability and apathy. Ionce worked with someone whowas late for every single appoint-ment over a two-month probationperiod. The final late arrival –more than two hours late, without agood excuse – finally saw thatworker back on the unemploymentline. Get to work on time, and youpass the first test in the eyes of

your boss.My biggest pet peeves at the

workplace are water cooler gossip,backstabbing and jealousy. Despitethe fact I work out of a homeoffice, I do spend close to half ofmy time with clients or out in thefield covering news events. Andover the years, I’ve held manyposts within retail and office envi-ronments. Drama is counterpro-ductive, and like an act of jealousyit’s a diversion from getting the jobdone well and on time.Backstabbing employees are notonly nasty creatures of habit, butare also insecure about their ownposition on the corporate ladder.Stay away from this trio of nega-tive traits, put your nose to thegrindstone and surround yourselfwith trusted allies within the work-place.

Of course, employers are notimmune to bad habits. I oncereceived negative feedback froman employer simply because of acomputer glitch, which was out ofmy control. Despite the fact I hadan unblemished record, and wasconsistently praised by clients dur-

ing annual evaluations, thisemployer thought it was the end ofthe world simply because a file hadgone missing. Instead of giving methe benefit of the doubt, three exec-utives spent hours throwingscathing comments at me for notcompleting a task. In the end, theblame was put on a computer error– but not before time was wastedand my opinion of that employertook a nosedive.

Here’s another of my pet peevesof the workplace. As a magazineeditor, I see this act of irresponsi-bility far too often: submission ofsloppy, substandard work, whichleaves someone else with the dirtyjob of cleaning up after you.Confession time: as a young writermaking his bones in the publishingindustry, I made the mistake ofsubmitting bad copy to an editor. Igot lucky: that particular editorwas willing to mentor me withwords of advice on getting the jobdone right the first time, and ontime. I once stopped offering free-lance assignments to a writer whosubmitted three consecutive storieswith more holes than Sonny

Corleone after he was whacked at atollbooth. Here’s an offer you can’trefuse: demand only the best fromyourself, and you’ll be rewardedfor it.

Finally, don’t be afraid of takingchances. Even if you aren’t pullingthe strings at the workplace, yourinput is valued. If it isn’t, then per-haps it’s time to polish your CV.The strength of any employer restsin its people.

Before you close the windows,get out, get back in and open thewindows again, think about howyou can avoid problems beforethey become issues that only ham-per the workplace.

Award-winning journalistJeffrey Reed is a FanshaweCollege professor with theCorporate Communication andPublic Relations post-graduateprogram and an instructor withFanshawe’s Continuing Educationdepartment. Email him [email protected].

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You know you’re on a student budget when you turn down the heat andput on oven mitts to keep warm.

When it comes to working onthe complexion, a part that oftengets missed or confused is conceal-ing. People often confuse conceal-ers with foundations and want toapply the product all over theirface, and while this could work, itdoesn’t create a very realistic ornatural look. It is important toknow that a concealer is an opaquepigment while a foundation has asomewhat translucent quality sothat it appears more natural.

Concealers can be used to cor-rect many different complexionflaws such as redness, dark circlesand age spots. Concealer is sopowerful, it can even be used tocover tattoos and block out eye-brows. To achieve these correc-tions, you need to know some basiccolour theory: green cancels outred, orange cancels out blues, andyellows cancel out purples. It is

also important to know that whilemakeup can conceal pigmentationflaws, it can never fix any raisedflaws such as pimples or puffyeyes.

The most common concernwomen have with correcting isdark circles under the eyes. Mostwill try to use under-eye brighten-ers, which may have luminescencebut also have a low concealingproperty since they are usuallypink tones. Dark circles under theeyes usually have a blue cast tothem which means you need to usean orange-tone concealer (creamswork the best) to cancel out thedarkness. You can then blend it outinto your foundation to give it amore polished finish. Anotherinteresting use orange concealershave is covering tattoos or block-ing out eyebrows. As most tattooscontain a blue-black ink, colourcorrecting with an orange tone isthe first step to covering a tattoo.Also, most eyebrow hair is a darkshade, which means the orangeconcealer really helps neutralizethe colour and make it easy tocover. While most people don’t

cover their tattoos or conceal theireyebrows on a daily basis, younever know when a situation mayarise – you may have a wedding orother special event coming up.

Look at the picture above; in it, Idemonstrate how powerful con-cealer can be when covering a tat-too and how important it is tocolour correct to fully achieve

flawless finish. I took an entireback piece tattoo and covered itwith one layer of orange concealer,and then layer upon layer onDermablend (powdering inbetween each layer). However, ifyou look closely, you can still seethe raised edges of the tattoo sim-ply because makeup cannot coverthat.

The next time you’re applyingyour makeup, try using concealeras more than a spot treatment, andtry it as a full corrective makeup,whether you’re concealing rednessor hiding a tattoo.

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In high school, the thought ofcollege or university was nearly asexciting as Christmas morning. Nolonger living with your parents, norules, eating whatever you like –what more could you want?Unfortunately it isn’t always asglamorous as it sounds.

The biggest downside to being astudent is a student’s budget. Irecently found myself wearingoven mitts around the house tokeep warm because I refused toturn up the heat and spend my pre-cious savings on my heating bill.My diet mostly consists of brownrice, because it’s always on sale atthe grocery store. Of course, thereis the option of getting a part-timejob, but it’s hard to find yourresume under the pile of essaysyou have to write.

But never fear, fellow students!There are some ways to stay with-in your budget while still keeping abit of your sanity.

First off is to pack your own

lunch. Break out the old lunch box,and fill it with essentials to get youthrough your day. If I had savedthe money I spent on Pizza Pizzaduring first year, I could probablybuy one of Brangelina’s vacationhomes. Keep an eye out for whenyour nearest grocery store is offer-ing student discounts; that extra 10per cent you save can go straighttowards your Reading Week vaca-tion fund.

Additionally, think twice beforegetting that new pair of jeans. Iknow you don’t have them in redyet, but I promise that they willonly gather dust in your closet.

Something that may come inhandy is creating a priority list – alist of things you are willing tospend money on, and things you’dlike to save for. For example, ifOne Direction tickets are at the topof your list (like mine), make sureyour money isn’t all going to late-night Chinese food deliveries… orheck, maybe Chinese food is at thetop of your list!

Whatever your financial situa-tion, be mindful of where yourmoney is going. In the meantime,how much are you pitching for myOne Direction tickets?

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You’ve handed out resume afterresume. You’ve considered spend-ing your summer as a cashier, wait-ress, walking billboard forDomino’s Pizza. You need a job.You’ve patiently waited andwished and wondered. You’ve justabout given up hope when you getthe call. You’ve made it to the nextstage of the hiring process, and thatmeans the dreaded in-person inter-view. Now you have some impor-tant decisions to make, not least ofwhich is what you will be wearingon interview day.

Whether or not you want toadmit it, first impressions are veryimportant, especially to a prospec-tive employer who sees multiplecandidates for the same positionand has a very short time to get toknow you. Dressing inappropriate-ly or not appearing to fit in to thecompany’s culture of dress cantake you out of the running for ajob before you even open yourmouth.

The dress code for interviews ispretty standard across the board,but the degree of formality youneed to achieve with your outfitreally depends on the type of jobthat you’re applying for. However,interview outfits don’t have to beboring and standard to be appropri-ate and chic.

There are a few rules of thumb

that apply to dressing for any inter-view for any job. If you could wearany part of your outfit to the gym,the beach or the bar, it’s a no go.That includes any and allminiskirts, sleeveless tops, flip-flops, yoga pants and stripperheels. Also included in the do-not-ever-wear-to-an-interview catego-ry are leggings as pants, leggingsin general, anything cleavage-bar-ing, anything backless, and any-thing sheer.

That being said, don’t get dis-couraged and think that you haveto dress like a senior citizen inorder to be appropriately dressedfor a job interview. You can stillhave fun with your outfit andexpress yourself in the way youdress and be successfully preparedfor a professional rendezvous.

A few current trends to try for anupcoming interview are:menswear-inspired elements, retroglamour and ladylike looks. Theladylike trend works for interviewscenarios because it is generallyput-together, conservative andmore on the formal side. A fewpieces from this trend that wouldtake your interview attire to thenext level are peplum tops, slim-fitting pencil skirts, and beltedshirt-dresses that have a modestneckline and hemlines that reachthe knees.

Retro glamour can be applied interms of hair and makeup, bychoosing a chic chignon updo orwinged cat-eye liner to go alongwith your job-hunting outfit ofchoice. Also in the vein of retroglamour, silky bow-tie blouses,

high-waisted skirts and pants andelegant matching jackets and skirtsmake a great first impression forprospective employers.

The menswear trend being seenon and off the runways on celebri-ties and models like AgynessDeyn, Kristen Stewart and theOlsen twins (because I still don’t

know which one’s which) is idealfor an edgy interview ensemblebecause it consists of structuredsuiting, tailored blazers, slimtrousers and collared button-downshirts.

Overall, dressing appropriatelyfor a business environment can bejust as fun and as sartorially satis-

fying as dressing for a night on thetown. As long as you keep in mindthat you want to appear as an intel-ligent, neatly put together, fashion-able future employee, there are nolimits to the ways you can style aninterview outfit.

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TORONTO (CUP) — HafsaLodi began taking sewing lessonswhen she was nine years old.

At the time, she never imaginedthat one day she would have herown clothing label. But now, morethan a decade later, Lodi has donejust that.

As an international student cur-rently enrolled in Ryerson’s journal-ism program, Lodi leads a doublelife. She flies into Toronto eachSeptember and immerses herself inthe world of journalism. Then, eachApril, she flies back home to Dubaiand focuses on fashion design.

When she first started, she tried todo both at the same time, but man-aging a clothing line while taking ona full course load proved to be over-whelming.

“It would have been hard (to doboth),” said Lodi. “During theschool year, I sketched out stuff as Ithought of it, but other than that, Iwasn’t really doing anything elsewith it.”

Her designs are catered towardsthe Muslim population, inspired bythe silhouette of an abaya — aloose-fitting, robe-like garment tra-ditionally worn by Islamic women.

Lodi said she wanted to giveMuslim women more options bycreating pieces that balance mod-esty with style and incorporate inter-national trends and colour.

“A typical Middle-Eastern dressis all black head-to-toe,” Lodi said.“But I’m trying to give (thesewomen) more use to that image withcolour and embellishments.”

As a result, her designs ofteninclude floor-length dresses, jump-

suits, long-sleeved shirts, and itemsthat can be easily layered.

It all started during the summer of2011. Lodi was experimenting withclothing design by creating piecesfor friends and family.

“I just started buying fabrics andmaking clothes,” she said.

According to Lodi, her inspira-tion is eye-catching prints.Whenever she sees a cool fabric, shepictures its potential to be made intosomething different.

“By the end of summer, I madearound 30 dresses and thought,‘What do I do from here?’” she said.

But the positive feedback she wasreceiving from all of those who sawher designs pushed her forward.

Lodi began talking to store own-ers in Dubai to see if they would beinterested in selling her clothing.

She was a hit right away. The firstboutique she approached,OConcept, agreed to stock her firstcollection.

A launch event was held to intro-duce the Hafsa Lodi Label, andthings began to pick up from there.

After designing her second col-lection, she wanted to expand herclient base. She approached s*uce,another boutique with three differ-ent branches. They soon began tosell her clothing as well.

Since Lodi completed her lastsemester of school in December, sheis now back in Dubai full-time. Hernew spring/summer collection,Bedouin Ballerina, will be releasedthis month.

Now that Lodi has finished hernew collection, she wants to focuson pursuing journalism.

“I’d love to try to do both,” shesaid.

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Even though it’s not quitespring, it doesn’t stop any of usfrom wearing not-so warm outfitsonce in a while.

The stores are flooded with suchtempting and beautiful springapparel this time of year that a hi-low leopard skirt is an irresistibleimpulse buy. A slightly croppedand fitted top and a fitted blackstudded denim vest add a bit ofedge to the wild leopard skirt.Worn with little black anklewedges for comfort and to give abit of a street fashion feel, it canalso be worn with black leggings!Complete the look with a gorgeouschunky chain gold necklace and astructured two-toned satchelembellished with flathead studs.

Make sure to bundle up whenleaving the house, but once you getto your destination, you get toreveal your awesome outfit!

1. Leopard Skirt: This is agreat piece to add a print or excite-ment into your outfit. Originally

intended for a spring or summerwardrobe, the neutral colours ofthe leopard print work nicely in thefall as well. It has an elastic waist-band so it can be worn high-waist-ed or lower, and it sits comfortablyeither way. The hi-low silhouetteflows nicely on the body, creatinga more feminine silhouette.(Forever 21, $28)

2. Cropped Top: This versatileblack cropped top looks like aboustier, but it’s just a simple cot-ton cropped top. It can be wornunderneath other garments like thevest or with anything high-waisted,as styled in this outfit. (Dynamite,$14)

3. Studded Vest and BlackWedges: An asymmetric blackdenim vest detailed with exposedzippers and squared studs give theoutfit a street casual feel like theblack wedged boots. The structureof the vest contrasts the flow of theskirt. (Vest: Forever 21, $35;Wedge booties: Spring, $40)

4. Gold Necklace and Two-Toned Satchel: The chunky goldnecklace breaks up the black in thevest and crop top and reinforcesthe street fashion trend in the out-fit. The satchel also carries overthe two-toned and stud trend that

was so prominent last season. Theaccent of black on neutral rose cre-ates the perfect canvas for studs tobe embellished on the base of thehandles. It can be worn mid-arm orthe bag comes with a longer strapthat extends. (Necklace: AldoAccessories, $30; Satchel: AldoAccessories, $50)

This look is inspired by the wild,as seen in the free flow of the skirtand leopard print combined withtough elements like the studs andstructure of the vest and bag.Whether you choose to rebelagainst the cold weather and wearit now or wait until the spring torock it, it’s the type of outfit that ispolished and casual at the sametime.

Hai Ha Nguyen is a FashionDesign student who loves to dis-cover the new trends in street fash-ion. Follow her on Instagram atinstagram.com/haihanguyen7 forthe trendiest pieces this season! Ifyou have a suggestion or feedbackfor her column, send her an emailat [email protected].

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all so overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be!

Networking is an essential part of the job hunt because, as career management professional Kim Bethke said, “You’re more likely to hire somebody you know than somebody you don’t.”

“I’ve never gotten a job that hasn’t come from a personal relationship,” added Danielle Restivo, head of global programs, corporate communications at LinkedIn. “I’ve never applied to a job posting in my life. My career, since I graduated, has been based on people who I’ve known who have made an introduction for me. This is why I came to work at LinkedIn: I really, truly believe in the power of networking.”

“Networking is a give and take, it’s not just a take,” she continued. “Anytime anyone’s networking, they should always be thinking about how they’re going to help that person in the future … That’s going to mean your network is strong and positive and not just a situation

There are a few things to keep in mind whether you’re networking online or in person.

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whether or not those candidates are actively seeking work, said Restivo.

much information as you want, but you also get that interaction. You can have people write you

what you can do, and your classmates and colleagues can endorse your skills.

— it’s easy to include in your email signature and on your resume. Writing in your headline that you’re job searching (e.g. ‘Recent graduate seeking media relations position’) will let employers know you’re available. Including

A strong summary statement that talks about what you’ve accomplished since you’ve been in school and what you’d bring to the table will also make you more attractive to employers. Filling

likely to be viewed.

you’re interested in working for. A company’s LinkedIn page may include a jobs page, so you

the company, and see if you have any connections in common, as well as looking at their career path to see what you can do to make yourself a more viable candidate when a position opens up.

Though LinkedIn could be described as a “professional Facebook,” you have to be a lot more careful about whom you connect with. Good connections include your classmates, your professors, co-workers at internships, or even friends of your parents. Bad connections are people who add no value or who could be a risk to your reputation, Bethke said. “In my book, connections are individuals that either you can help or can help you.”

When you connect with somebody new, always provide a personal note with your professional outreach, added Restivo. “For example, if you met someone at an event, say, ‘It was a pleasure meeting you last night at XYZ networking event, I really look forward to speaking with you in the future.’ It really goes a long way and it makes you memorable.”

think about after they’ve graduated and gotten a job; you should be thinking about it before you graduate and enter the workforce. The more you can lay that foundation now, the better off you’ll be,” said Restivo.

IN PERSONTmixers or just groups of people who meet to talk about their interests, events are a great way to expand your professional network.

“Start small,” suggested Larissa Campbell, a student services specialist in Fanshawe’s Career Services department. “I wouldn’t start by going to an event where there’s going to be thousands of people, unless you’re going with somebody who may be able to introduce you to people there. If you have a connection you’re already close with, that might be a way to get the conversation going.” She suggested checking out the Student 2 Business event on March 6 – your classmates, professors and other people from the Fanshawe community will be attending too, so you won’t feel completely alone.

Another place to start networking is at Emerging Leaders mixers, which take place every few months. “Those are really great opportunities to meet people from a number of different industries (with) no agendas. We just come in, say, ‘Hey, this is who I am, it’s great to meet you, let’s talk,’” explained Sean Quigley, executive director of the group. “The stronger your ties are with the greater community – whether it’s in terms of business or social – it all comes back and will help you create a presence in this city, get noticed, get to the places you want to be.”

When you’re introducing yourself to someone new at a networking event, focus on what makes you different from the next person – what are your special skills, interests and goals? Keep it concise and tailor it to each person you meet. Don’t walk around with a pitch, walk around and meet people, stressed Quigley. “Be who you genuinely are. Don’t try to be somebody you’re not.”

Although it may feel overwhelming to walk into a room full of strangers, the event will be easier if you come up with a concrete goal for what you want to accomplish. If you’re at the event with that one goal in mind, the whole event becomes much more manageable.

Keep in mind that every event does get easier; you’ll meet people who will introduce you to other people, and you’ll create what Quigley calls a “spiderweb.” “You know how you see a spiderweb in the morning and it’s got these little dewy points, it looks all glisten-y and sparkly? That’s exactly what you’re doing – you’re creating these connections to each other.”

After the event ends and you go home with a pocket full of business cards, it’s important to follow up. Get in touch with the people you’ve met and meet with them to chat over coffee for an informational interview, suggested Quigley. Ask about volunteering opportunities, internship opportunities and “create those opportunities for yourself.”

Networking doesn’t only happen at mixers or professional events. There are tons of groups in London that offer a lot of fun in addition to the opportunity to meet some of London’s most connected professionals. Check out Pints and Politics (citizencorps.ca), Geek Dinner (gdldn.com), Young Professionals Group (ypglondon.ca) or London Creative Network (londoncreative.net). For a large list of groups in the city, check out londonftw.ca.

to create opportunities for yourself; secondly, the London community needs students to stick around. “They become the workforce – the engine – of how our economy grows and improves,” he said.

“I think it’s really critical that London’s business community – and the broader community as a whole – does everything it can to make a student’s experiences while they’re studying here as positive as possible. We want them to stick around,” said Quigley. “We need students to be involved in not only what’s going on in London today but what will happen tomorrow. We need the ideas and energy and intelligence and input of students while they’re here … London needs you to be here.”

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T here are a lot of strategies for getting a job. You can take the blitzkrieg approach and pummel every local business with your resume or you can apply at only a handful of carefully chosen places.

Both of these are viable strategies that can lead to the same thing: the job interview.

Getting to the job interview can feel like the hardest part of the hiring process until you’re actually in the interview and start sweating buckets. Relax – you know what you want, you know how to get it and, after reading this, you might just have your interviewers eating out of your hand.

Kelly Johnson works at the London Training Centre at 317 Adelaide St. conducting individual and group sessions on effective interview strategies. She said that the type of interview often depends on the type of job; “Every industry looks at interviews and does interviews differently. There are certain common themes like behavioural questioning: ‘What would you do if…?’ The reason that employers like it is that it gives them an insight into you as a candidate.” Behavioural

because you may not have any experience with issues like co-worker confrontation; employers need to assess what your personality is like to anticipate how you’ll react.

interviewer is introduce yourself and shake their hand. “A good proper handshake can make or break a deal. Firm, but not knuckle-crunching, you want to go in straight hand, straight wrist … shake two or three times and let go.” A limp handshake can seem timid and a death grip seems aggressive. It’s important that you’re relaxed and at ease when you’re in the interview room or it will show in a lot of different ways, which could put your interviewer on edge as well.

One of the most important things to consider when preparing

you’d be wearing on the job,” is Johnson’s advice. She also described what not to wear and the danger of overdressing. “(No) blue jeans, black jeans (or) casual pants. The other rule

Another piece of advice: arrive 10 minutes early and check in with reception. “Always ask where the washroom is so you can do a last-minute check,” added Johnson. You never know if you’re sporting a milk moustache or mustard-stained shirt, so save yourself the embarrassment. “You get an initial

visual.”

You should always follow up an interview with a thank-you note. “It gives you a chance to address any shortcomings you had at the interview.” You can also reiterate a point you wanted to drive home or even admit to being anxious at the time, but it’s most important to thank the person for their patience. Everybody is human and an experienced interviewer will recognize any errors you make from nerves without holding them against you.

interview stage in your application for employment, you’ve already answered (the question), ‘Can you and will you do the

can I spend 40 hours a week with you and what can you do for the company?’”

Honesty in a job interview is always the best policy; if you’re hired with unrealistic expectations, the job probably won’t be a positive experience. The employer is ultimately looking for

be you!

T hey say looking for a job is a full-time job. My personal experience has taught me that, whoever “they” are, they’re entirely right. Looking for a job is exciting and tedious and frustrating at the

same time. And with the current job market as depressing as it already is, it doesn’t make looking for your dream job any easier.

In order to make sure that you even stand a chance in landing that interview, you have to make sure that all of your hiring tools are in check: your resume and cover letter are the most important part of landing any job, and you have to make sure they are up to snuff.

Brian Malcott is an employment consultant with Fanshawe’s Community Employment Services located in Citi Plaza, and he straightened out exactly what a cover letter and resume should be. “(The cover letter) is like the wrapping paper of a present, almost. It gives an employer a snapshot of what your skills are, why they should hire you and why they should even bother reading your resume,” he said. “The purpose of the cover letter is to be the personalized thing that’s on top of your resume that’s directed

employer’s culture, their needs, where they’re going as a company and why you would be a good

knowledge, and abilities that would back up why

Malcott suggested that your cover letter should be no more than one page in length, quick to the point and in proper business format with all your contact information and proper salutation. Avoid simply making the cover letter out to

name of the addressee. In the case where the addressee for the job is female and you don’t know for sure if they are married or not, include “Ms.” in the salutation.

When it comes to the resume, Malcott said you want to be

informative as possible. “A good resume is kind of going to tell a story about you. It’s going to talk

about your abilities and skills but also put some hard facts behind that, too,” he said. “So for instance, instead of saying ‘I answered the phone,’ I would say ‘I answered a six-line Meridian system dealing with 150 phone calls a day, directing

the prospective employer is your ability with your different skills.”

He also added that it’s a good idea to include any previous work experience (paid or volunteer) and education, as well as any job skills learned outside of the classroom.

Malcott stressed the importance of tailoring the entire resume to the particular employer, to avoid the mistake many applicants make in submitting a resume that is one-

resort to simply weeding the unattractive ones out. “When

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But the best advice Malcott gave was something that we all know of too well (but many of us continue to disregard): proper spelling. It’s a good idea to proofread multiple times to make sure your cover letter and resume are cleaned up as much as possible. A cover letter that is plagued with too

the recycling bin.

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17. Duracell, the battery-maker,built parts of its new internationalheadquarters using materials fromits own waste.

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19. Henry Ford, father of theautomobile, is also father of thecharcoal briquette.

20. Colgate’s first toothpastecame in a jar.

21. 7-11 sells 10,000 pots ofcoffee an hour, every hour, everyday.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)Your touch is light and sure.

You can penetrate the defenses of areluctant friend before that personrecognizes it as persuasion. Planahead with the certainty of guaran-teed success.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)Move forward, even if it’s not

toward any preferred destination.Although your world isn’t exactlyfalling apart, you’d quickly trade itfor a new one. Try not to takeeverything quite so personally.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Even in a moment of self-con-

sciousness, Gemini doesn’t falter.You’re excited by the prospect of anew person moving into your land-scape. Last week’s opinion may becompletely forgotten this week.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)Emotional detachment is worth

the effort. Cancer wants a perfectworld, but just wishing for it won’tmake it so. No one doubts thevalidity of your feelings, buteveryone is more interested in dataand strategy.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)Your influence is strong, but it

may be challenged. Work yourway around a difference of opin-ion. You’d much rather put headstogether with a collaborator thanlock horns with an adversary.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)You need a change of company

or scenery. Effort and expense areonly secondary concerns. If some-one else is inconvenienced by yoursudden action, so much the better.It’s time that you were noticed.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)These are wonderful days in the

art department. You’re doingwhat’s aesthetically important,making things that no one has everseen, and getting paid for it. Asthe proud owner of a brain, you’vefinally memorized the manual.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)Soften your stance so that you

have room to maneuver. Lovedones don’t deserve to be bruised byyour difficulties. Review yourlogic once again to see if this wholeoperation is really necessary.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Be as generous as your heart

moves you to be. You can’t buyfriendship, but you can finance anenvironment that fosters it. Look atall the possible worlds that couldgrow from this week’s actions.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)Be flexible within your limits. If

someone owes you a favour, thesubject will come up sooner or later.Only a deeply insecure person willmeet a polite suggestion with hostil-ity. Learn from others’ reactions.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Visions guide you through

incomprehensible realms. It maybe hard to bring back souvenirs,but the journey is fun while itlasts. No matter what shape yourplans take, there’s always roomfor friends.

Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)Mentors and therapists success-

fully establish world views. Somepeople are just begging to be ledalong or have their personal truthsreinforced. With this much powerover others, can you sleep at night?

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Cleanflix (2009)

Career Week is upon us, whichmeans many of you will be thinkingabout where you might find your-self next year. Will you becomeanother cog in the wheel, workingfor a major corporation like 3M,RIM (now BlackBerry) or Arby’s?Or will you blaze a new trail andcreate your own enterprise thatmeets an un-serviced need?

This week I’ll be reviewing a fas-cinating documentary calledCleanflix, which examines severalcompanies that popped up in the late’90s and soared to great heights. It isa beautiful story that shows thatnothing can triumph over the entre-preneurial spirit. Unless, of course,your idea is entirely based on copy-right infringement.

Sex. Violence. Profanity. Theseare the cornerstone of a greatmotion picture. However, believe itor not, there are individuals outthere who would prefer not to see orhear these things. One particulargroup that does not enjoy these ele-ments are Mormons. According toWikipedia, 63 per cent of the popu-lation of Utah is Mormons. So asyou can imagine, video rentals forfilms such as Die Hard or TheBikini Car Wash Company laggedin this state.

However, several enterprisingMormons came up with a brilliantidea to not only allow Mormons toenjoy the latest Hollywood block-busters, but to also line their pocketsas well. CleanFlicks and severalcompeting businesses began to offeredited versions of popular films.Cleanflix shows how skilled editorstook out the offending bits of filmssuch as The Matrix, The BigLebowski, and Schindler’s List!They even took the ‘tit’ out of

Titanic, modifying the famousscene where Kate Winslet posednude for Leonardo DiCaprio. I per-sonally found this one to be outra-geous – I mean that was the mostimportant part of the film, what elseeven happened in it?

This whole practice did not sitwell with some Hollywood bigwigs.We hear from director StevenSoderbergh (Ocean’s 11, Traffic),who criticizes CleanFlicks andother such companies for alteringhis creative vision. I shudder tothink what Mr. Soderbergh wouldthink of my own personal hobby ofinserting nudity into films. If youthought Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles II: The Secret of the Oozewas great, wait until you see myversion, in which Angelina Joliemakes a surprise cameo where shehas a shower in the middle of a bat-tle between Donatello and Shredder.

Considering that giants such asBlockbuster didn’t manage to stickaround, you probably won’t be sur-prised to learn that these editedmovie businesses also did not stand

the test of time. The Director’sGuild of America struck the firstblow, and despite the best (and quiteillegal) efforts of some video retail-ers, Mormons once again foundthemselves unable to enjoy the lat-est gangster films.

While I prefer to wallow in filth,I found myself feeling bad for thecinema-loving Mormons of theworld. Sure, Cleanflix does shine alight on a great deal of hypocrisy –these people are so pure that theydon’t want to see Mila Kunis andNatalie Portman canoodling inBlack Swan, yet they have noqualms about shelling out theirdough for an illegally produced ver-sion of these films. Still, I do feelbad that these poor folks are nowforced to turn to other more blandforms of entertainment, like churn-ing butter or watching a Utah Jazzgame. If I have any Mormon readersout there, might I suggest a conver-sion to Roman Catholicism. Youcan watch anything as long as youeventually confess to it.

Cinema ConnoisseurALLEN GAYNORwww.cinemaconn.com


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Warm Bodies (2013)

Run! Look out! Don’t stop mov-ing! You’re in the middle of thezombie apocalypse and a giantherd is approaching you. Youknow the drill: one bite or scratchand you’ll become one of them.But wait. That one over there looksdifferent. That one looks likehe’s... in love?!

It’s no secret that zombies arethe newest supernatural wavethat’s sweeping over Hollywood,but director Jonathan Levine istaking the trend in a whole newdirection in his newest flick, WarmBodies. A far cry from the usual“zombies are created, zombiesattack, humanity is killed off” plotstructure that your average zom-bie-infused flick follows, WarmBodies takes a much more opti-mistic approach to the zombieplague.

R and M are zombies. They arealso best friends. But R has a spe-cial talent: he can absorb the mem-ories of the brains he eats.Naturally, when he eats the brainof pretty young Julie’s boyfriend,R falls instantly in love with her.His heart even starts beating again.So begins an incredible series ofevents wherein R, M and many oftheir zombie friends begin toreturn to their former states ofhumanity. But don’t worry, thereare still scary, no-hope-of-recov-ery zombies and bitter humans

who are still waging war on them. Warm Bodies needs a certain

type of cast to pull off the “zom-bies are really no big deal” type ofmovie with actors who can givethe right amount of humour andnonchalance. They certainly did itright. The movies lead, R, isplayed by British actor NicholasHoult, who American fans willremember from X-Men First Classbut who British fans have knownand loved for a long time from theteenage drama Skins. Hoult notonly gives a great performance as azombie but he also has what therole calls for to slowly bring Rback to humanity. It helps that he’salso hilarious to watch on screen.

Playing R’s best zombie friendM is none other than Rob Corddry,inarguably one of the funniest guysin Hollywood today. Corddry, asalways, brings a witty, sarcasticsense of humour to his role andmakes being a zombie look like athoroughly enjoyable time.

Rounding out the cast as Julie, isTeresa Palmer. Palmer, anAustralian actress, plays the role ofJulie with just the right balance offunny, caring and yet still fright-ened of the zombie that’s falling inlove with her.

The best part about WarmBodies isn’t the fact that it’s funny,or the fact that the cast is simplyperfect for their roles, but isinstead the fact that it is entirelyhopeful. In every other zombieapocalypse situation, the storyalways seems to go the same way:humanity is doomed, there’s noway to save us, they’re going tokill us all. In Warm Bodies, there isredemption and salvation formankind. That’s what makes thisflick so unusual and so entertain-ing.

CREDIT: SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

Nicholas Hoult plays R in Warm Bodies.

REEL VIEWSALISON [email protected]

Warm up toWarm Bodies

You find yourself alone, on aneerily deserted city street, whenyou hear a noise behind you. Youturn to look and to your horror yousee a mob of zombies headedstraight for you!

This is what it would be like ifyou found yourself in any numberof current zombie flicks – thenewest trend that’s overtaking filmscreens everywhere. From terrify-ing zombies in the umpteenthResident Evil flick to Nazi zombiesin Dead Snow to ironic hipsterzombies in Zombieland, one thingis certain: zombies are here to stay.

To some, this is perhaps a wel-come change from the previoussupernatural trend, by which I ofcourse mean vampires, because asmuch as zombies can’t communi-cate and are disgusting, brain-eat-ing monsters, at least they don’tsparkle, right? But for some,Hollywood’s latest infatuation is

getting to be a little overwhelming.You can’t even turn to televisionfor a reprieve anymore, not sincethe wildly popular show TheWalking Dead has gained suchnotoriety.

I personally love zombie moviesbut maybe for reasons that othersmay not have thought of. My all-time favourite zombie flick has tobe the original Night of the LivingDead. Released in 1968 at whatwas perhaps the height of the ColdWar paranoia, Night of the LivingDead zombies were so much morethan zombies. They looked exactlylike you. They spoke exactly likeyou. Until they started trying to eatyour brains, they were virtuallyindistinguishable from you. Andany one of your closest friends orfamily members could be turnedinto one at any time. In this partic-ular instance, of course, the zom-bies weren’t really meant to standfor brain-eating mutants; they werea highly sophisticated allegory forcommunists.

Today’s zombie flicks are nolonger allegorical references to awar with the Soviets but they dostill stand for something deeper

than just brain-eating. Movies likeResident Evil, 28 Days Later andeven The Walking Dead all featurezombies that were created by avirus that ravaged the earth. Thereis never a cure, and if you’re somuch as bitten or even scratchedby one of them, you’re finished.This idea speaks to deep-seatedfears about the annihilation ofmankind by something completelyout of our hands.

Then again, take a look at thenewest zombie movie WarmBodies, in which zombies find away to become human again. It’smovies like this where the humanspirit and desire to live and prosperagainst all odds are evident.

I bet you never thought zombiemovies could be so deep, did you?

I guess what I’m saying is thatzombie movies are so much morethan just zombie movies. They areprofound in a way and speak to ourfears and hopes for the future. Sothe next time you see a flick withbrain-eating creeps on screen, tryto enjoy it for more than justwhat’s on the surface.

McGee’s MovieMomentsALISON [email protected]

Zombies, zombies everywhere

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With the North AmericanInternational Auto Show (NAIAS)having just wrapped up, this weeklet’s take a look at the three bestproduction cars on display at thisyear’s show. In other words, if Icould have taken three cars fromthe show home with me, the fol-lowing would be found on mydriveway:

Chevrolet Corvette C7Stingray

Unquestionably the star of thisyear’s auto show in Detroit was thenew Corvette. America’s longestlasting sports car has been with usfor 60 years, and celebrates thismomentous year with an all-newmodel.

This new model not only offersa new shape, but revives an oldname. So the word “Stringray” isback on the Corvette after a longhiatus, but is this new model wor-thy?

From a performance point ofview, it sure seems that way.Under its long hood lies a new 6.2-litre V8 called the LT1. This motornot only produces a heart-thump-ing 450hp and 450lb/ft of torque,but also features clever technolo-gies such as variable-valve timing,direct injection and cylinder deac-tivation (the last one means thatwhen simply cruising, it can run onjust four cylinders to conservefuel).

Power is still fed to the rearwheels, and while the six-speedautomatic is pretty much carriedover from the C6 Corvette, albeitwith some new programming forfaster shifts, the big transmissionnews is the new seven-speed man-ual gearbox. This new gearbox notonly has tighter shifts, but also fea-tures rev-matching, so you don’thave to heel and toe to get that per-fect downshift. In short, this carwill make you look like a betterdriver than you actually are.

The question most people ask

about a sports car is, how fast is it?With zero to 100km/h dealt with inabout 4.0 seconds, and a top speedclose to 300km/h, this is a veryquick car.

The new Corvette C7 will be onsale by this fall, and whileCanadian prices have not beenannounced, don’t expect anychange from $70,000.

Jaguar F-TypeIf the Corvette is not quite your

style, maybe the brand new JaguarF-Type, with its achingly beautifulbody, will suit you better.

This spiritual successor to the E-Type (from 1961) is much morethan a pretty design; it also haspower to offer.

There will be three engines tochoose from: the base F-Type willfeature a supercharged 3.0-litre,V6 motor that produces 340hp; theF-Type S has essentially the sameengine with a higher output super-charger; the “S” develops 380hp.

Want even more power? Ofcourse you do. Enter the F-TypeV8 S. Under the hood of thismodel is a supercharged 5.0-litreV8 engine that produces 495hp.This version will sprint from zeroto 100km/h in just 4.3 seconds,while top speed is electronicallylimited to 300km/h (I wonder howfast it would have been if it wasleft unlimited?).

Not only is the new F-Type aseriously fast sports roadster (ini-tially it will only be available as aconvertible), but as you wouldexpect from Jaguar, the interior isfirst-class, featuring the finestmaterials and the latest gadgets.

While electronic gadgets don’tinterest me much, what does inter-est me is its new ZF eight-speedautomatic. Dubbed as a“Quickshift” box, Jaguar has hadthe transmission programmed totheir specifications for the ultimatefast shifts.

Having driven some Jaguars inrecent years, I can bet the F-Typewill be a truly thrilling machine. Ican’t wait to try it myself. No pric-ing announced yet, but it is expect-ed to start from around $70,000.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMGBlack Series

If you’re in the mood to spendmore – and I mean a lot more –how about the latest version of theMercedes-Benz SLS AMG coupe?It’s called the Black Series, andthis is a faster, more hardcore ver-sion of an already seriously fastmotor car.

So how does the Black Seriesdiffer from a normal SLS? A quicklook is all you need. The BlackSeries has a much more aggressivelook with a carbon-fibre splitterand pieces visibly seen all aroundit. The biggest change is from therear, where you’ll see that it hasgained a large rear-wing and someventuri ground effects under therear bumper. All these bits are notfor show; they are to make this carmore stable at high speeds andincrease its cornering speed whendriven hard at the track.

Speaking of track driving, itboasts some very impressive tracknumbers also. Zero to 100km/h iscovered in just 3.6 seconds, whiletop speed is quoted at 315km/h. Itis capable of such speeds becauseunder its hood lies a 6.2 litre V8(even though Mercedes-Benz likesto call it a 6.3) that produces631hp. So not only does it havemore power than a standard SLS, italso weighs 70kg less – no wonderthis car is as fast as it is. Powergoes to just the rear wheels via aseven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

Like all AMG Black Seriesmodels that have come before this,the interior is luxurious yet mini-malistic. There are no fat poweroperated armchairs in this; you getlightweight carbon-fibre shelledseats that you can only adjust for-wards and backwards, there is notilt. Since each car is tailored for itsowner, the seat in the car you orderwill fit you just fine (it might notbe ideal for the guy who buys itfrom you once you’re bored withit).

This SLS AMG Black Series is abonkers car, and as it costs morethan $300,000, its price tag ismind-blowing also. But boy ohboy, do I love this car.

Forget three cars, if I could havetaken just one car home from theshow, this would be it.

MOTORING NAUMAN [email protected]

Looking at the best productioncars from 2013 NAIAS

Toronto FC made a big moveduring the off season by picking upQueens Park Rangers player RyanNelsen as head coach for theupcoming season.

The seed of doubt was quicklyplanted into supporters’ headssince, after all, he was still a play-er. Yet QPR let him go halfwaythrough their desperate relegationbattle over in England.

He took over the team February1, with only one month left beforethe start of the season. There areseveral reasons why Nelsen is agood fit for the job.

TFC has become a hilariousproduct on the field, mostlybecause of their defence. They lettoo many motions through theirback line last season and it showedon the score sheet. Nelsen bringsan experience to defense that manyTFC coaches before couldn’tteach. In fact, Toronto has neverhad a head coach who playeddefence. Even though coaches likePredrag “Preki” Radosavljevićworked closely with the defence,Nelsen can use his own experi-ences and teach what he knowsbest. This will be of great benefitto young defenders like DoneilHenry.

One of the reasons why Nelsengot the job in the first place was hisrelationship with now TFC presi-dent Kevin Payne. Payne has beenpresident at DC United since theircreation in 1994. He oversaw RyanNelsen’s draft and MLS career.

During the MLS SuperDraft thisyear, some writers asked in a con-descending tone if Neslen, a New

Zealand native, even knew what adraft was like! He was drafted outof Stanford in 2001. He played onUnited until 2005 and has sincemoved on to the Premier Leaguewith Blackburn, Tottenham andrecently QPR. While in DC, Paynesaid that Nelsen often demonstrat-ed his understanding and interestin coaching. This gives Nelsen anadvantage as the MLS can some-times be a strange animal in thesoccer world.

Rules such as a player salarycap, the allocation of money (fakemoney, only used to exchangeplayers within the league) and ofcourse the draft can often be asteep learning curve for even themost experienced coaches. Nelsenknows all of this stuff already.

Nelsen is young, you can’t argueagainst that. But you can debatewhether or not this is useful whenit comes to coaching. Coaches inNorth America are becomingincreasingly younger. There arenow seven coaches under the ageof 40 in the MLS. Sure, it shouldbe noted that four of those signingshave happened this past off season,but the other three – Martin Renniewith the Vancouver Whitecaps,Ben Olsen with DC and JasonKreis with Real Salt Lake – allmade the playoffs last year.

In TFC’s case, powerhouse mid-fielder Torsten Frings likely influ-ences players more as a playerhimself than any other coach thathas been there. Nelsen’s youth willhopefully help him reach out toplayers better than some 61 year-old who never played in NorthAmerica before.

With training camp underway,it’s time to see what this 35 year-old can do. Toronto FC playerskickoff their season in Vancouveron March 2.

Nelsen bringsyouth as TFC’snew head coach

FANSHAWE FCMARTY [email protected]: @martythompson_

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Toronto FC Head Coach Ryan Nelsen takes questions from media, whenhe was still a player for Queens Park Rangers.

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The star of the auto show in Detroit was unquestionably the Chevrolet Corvette.


It’s always funny when you hearpeople complaining about fillingout waiver forms for any type ofevent. We hear all the groaningand moaning in the J buildingwhen people have to completetheir physical activity readinessand consent forms. Heaven forbidthat agencies look out for your bestinterests and try and keep you safe!These important forms aren’t justfor the sake of covering our ownbutts, they also serve a greater pur-pose in educating people about theinherent risks of physical activityin a fitness facility.

When you walk through a fitnessfacility, you can easily pick outpotential hazards that could putsomeone in a dangerous situation.Scattered weights and equipmentusually top the list in this category.The funny thing is, it’s our mem-bers who are responsible for this.You also have unsafe practices thatcan lead to injury: improper spot-ting techniques, lifting inappropri-ately heavy weight, overtrainingand uneducated training tech-niques provide ample opportunityfor things to go seriously wrong.

Health and safety concerns areoften overlooked and it is not justhealth clubs that are the culpritshere. Schools, restaurants, malls,grocery stores and just about anytype of business can be just as

guilty. Most of us have seen it all,and unfortunately for some of us,we’ve been on the receiving end ofthese safety “shortcuts.” Trippingon cords, slipping on wet floors,getting food poisoning, you nameit – the possibilities are endless!

Employers and employees haveto ensure their facilities are a safeenvironment for everyoneinvolved. This includes them-selves, visitors, contractors, cus-tomers and anyone else who maypass on through. While they maybe responsible for WHMIS, emer-gency action plans and every otherarea related to safety, that doesn’tleave the rest of us off the hook. Ascustomers and guests, we need toexercise personal precautions andcommon sense safety practices:washing our hands, putting ourequipment away, not runningwhere it is inappropriate and keep-ing on the lookout for potentialhazards in general.

Another daily threat to our gen-eral safety is a lack of communica-tion and miscommunication.People in the fitness centre will

often shy away from telling thatperson that they are endangeringthemselves or others by theirimproper training techniques. Wehave horns in cars to communicate,but unfortunately we only use themwhen we are pissed off at anotherdriver. Chances are, you probablycommunicated with another drivertoday by waving them on to goahead. Keep in mind that a kindlyact such as that one can make youliable if that same driver happensto get hit by another vehicle.

It is amazing how things can goabsolutely right or absolutelywrong in a matter of seconds. Onesecond you are having the bestworkout of your life; the next, youare in the ER for something thatwas completely preventable.

Let’s face it: unless it is an act ofGod, there are no accidents. Thereare just incidents that could havebeen prevented. Make sure thepeople you pay your hard-earnedmoney to are doing everything intheir power to keep you safe. Butmore importantly, make sure youare doing your part, too!

FUN AND FITNESSRICK [email protected]

Fanshawe’s women’s volleyballteam is ready to spike their way tothe top of the Ontario CollegesAthletic Association standings.

After an explosive start to thefirst half of the season, the womenare looking to regain their momen-tum and finish strong in the OCAAWest standings.

Rookie coach Mark Peckham, aLondon native and former OhioState varsity volleyball player whotrained with the Canadian Nationalteam, is bringing a lot of knowl-edge and ability to the team. This ishis second year as head coach andlast year the team finished fourth,but Peckham is proving he’s gotwhat it takes to lead this team tothe top.

Only three regular season gamesseparate the Falcons from improv-ing their 11-3 record and puttingthemselves in a better spot for theplayoffs. These games are crucialfor the Falcons, who need to main-tain their winning form in order tochallenge for the provincial title.

The Falcons’ biggest rivals, theHumber Hawks, still need to defeatsecond-ranked Nipissing Lakers inorder to keep their undefeatedstreak. The Falcons are hot on theheels of the top-ranked Hawks andsecond-place Lakers. Fanshawehas defeated the Lakers once, andthey have yet to garner a winagainst the Hawks. Fortunately forthe Falcons, their upcoming gamesare against lower-ranked teamswho don’t pose much of a threat.

The Falcons are going to need tostep up their game if they are going

to challenge Humber and Nipissingin the playoffs. “We have to be adefensive and ball control team tohave any chance,” said Peckham.“We’re not looking to overpower;we rely on deception.”

The women are in a good posi-tion going into the final games.“They’re working really hard and Ithink we have a great opportunityto do something special,” said

Peckham.For Humber, OCAA gold

medals aren’t new; in fact, last yearmarked their fifth straight gold.Fanshawe last medaled in the2010/11 season, taking home abronze for their efforts.

The Falcons’ next home gamewill be February 8 against Niagara.

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Get in the midtermmindset

Q. Help me stay focused whilestudying this term!

A. Here are a few tips to helpyour studying:

- During studying sessions it iscritical to have physical activitybreaks (15 to 30 minutes). Thesebrief periods of exercise will helpincrease alertness and help you

remember. - Replace sugary, high-calorie

snacks with healthy alternatives;you will feel more energized.

- We know it is hard but gettingseven to nine hours of sleep eachnight also plays a critical role inkeeping you feeling awake, alertand prepared for school.

- Stay hydrated, sip on green teaor water for energy. Drinking caf-feine can cause a crash, make youjittery and increase the feeling ofstress.

Submitted by Becca Willemsenand Brittanne Smith.

HEALTH HABIT OFTHE WEEK Fitness and HealthPromotion students

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Fanshawe’s Brandie Ellis (#9) powers the ball over the net during OCAA action at Fanshawe. Ellis and the Falcons have an 11-3 record, good for thirdspot in the West division, and look to improve their standing in their final three games heading into the playoffs.

Women look to ace upcoming games for playoffs

Take responsibility for your safety



The Fanshawe men’s cross-country team received their NationalChampionship rings on January 30, after claiming their second NationalChampionship in the past three years. The men’s cross-country team wasled by Clint Smith, who claimed individual silver and his third CanadianCollege Athletic Association individual medal in as many years. Also run-ning for the men’s title were Josh Lumani, Daniel Bright, Rick Tielemans,Kyle McKellar, and Brandon Graham. Over the past four seasons, themen’s cross country team has been the best of the best in the province,winning the Ontario College Athletic Association championship all fouryears.

A lot on the line for men’s volleyballFanshawe’s men’s volleyball

team had a rocky start to the firsthalf of their season, but after rest-ing during winter break and pick-ing up some new recruits, they arelooking to regroup and go after thelast playoff spot in the OntarioColleges Athletic AssociationWest division.

The problem many collegeteams have in this league is thehigh turnover rate. With fewreturning players who lackedexperience and leadership, it washard for the Falcons to find theirrhythm. Since college programstend to be much shorter than uni-versity, there is a constant flow ofnew players and the Falcons haddifficulty finding the chemistrythey needed to be contenders in theleague. The first half of the seasonproved to be shaky for the Falcons,who had a three win/six loss recordat the end of December.

Luckily for Fanshawe, on andoff player Stephan Regier, a left-side power hitter, brought theexperience necessary to a strug-gling team. “Steve really revampedthe team mentally and physically,”said third-year player MitchBerman. Regier, who is a native of

Grand Bend, drives an hour eachway to come to school sometimesfinishing at 2 p.m. and waiting upto six hours for practice. This kindof dedication can only reaprewards.

And that dedication has paid off,as the Falcons now have a 6-8record and have been slowlyimproving since returning fromwinter break. With only fourgames left in the season and theirlast chance to make the playoffs,the Falcons need to win everygame and defeat the MohawkMountaineers in their season end-ing game, who hold the covetedlast playoff spot.

For some players like Berman,this will be the last time they willplay volleyball at this level beforeventuring out into the real world.“It just sucks that it’s done. I amgoing to go as hard as I can in prac-tice for these last few weeksbecause if I take it for granted rightnow I’ll regret it later on.”

This isn’t just about the end ofthe season, for players like Bermanwho are in their last year of theirprograms this is the last opportuni-ty for them to go out on a high noteat the end of their volleyball career.In addition to the players leaving,head coach Josh Westgate has

announced that he is resigning asafter six years and this will be hislast opportunity to recoup a seasonthat has been plagued with chal-lenges.

“We’re playing better as a teamand we’re playing well because ofour ability to be better emotionally,said Berman.

The Falcons will continue their

quest to capture the final playoffspot at their next home game onFebruary 8 against Niagara.

MEGAN MCPHADENINTERROBANG

CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS

Fanshawe’s Mitch Berman (#10) sets the ball up at the net for a teammate. Berman and the Falcons are makinga late push to make the playoffs.


Fanshawe’s Aaron Ragobar (#11) goes for the block during a game versus Humber. The Falcons came up short,losing 80-70 after being outscored in the fourth quarter 34-14.

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