Story, video and image by Andy Shierson. Don Lovisa is not only the big cheese on campus. He will also be competing against teams, made up of students from the Culinary program, to see who can come up with the more…
Story, image and video by Renita Naraine. #SuccessMatters at #DurhamCollege, where students are beginning to get acceptance letters into the many programs offered. If you follow the school’s official Twitter account, (@durhamcollege), many exciting tweets are being retweeted to fill more…
Story and image by Brea Bartholet. Where has all of the decency gone? Why are some students, and please make it clear that I’m not talking about everyone, being so inconsiderate? It seems as though making extra room on the more…
Video by Ana Pautassi. The Canadian Students for Sensible Drugs Policy (CSSDP) is bringing the information you need to know about drugs. They hosted a bake sale on Feb. 13th to raise money toward having CSSDP members attend an upcoming more…
Story, image and video by Caley Bedore. Walking down the hall, you are sure to see the polling stations, campaign posters and custom SA balloons. By Thursday the SA election race will be over and some people will care and more…
There will soon be a new grilled cheese sandwich option on the Aramark retail menu
Don Lovisa is not only the big cheese on campus. He will also be competing against teams, made up of students from the Culinary program, to see who can come up with the best grilled cheese sandwich recipe. The event is happening March 6, during the lunch hour at the Fresh Food Company lounge in the South Village residence.
Here’s the kicker, Lovisa is putting together his own team to compete against the culinary students. So students beware, Lovisa is recruiting some serious efforts for his team including, rumour has it, a celebrity chef.
Durham College acceptance letters are creating excitement on Twitter
#SuccessMatters at #DurhamCollege, where students are beginning to get acceptance letters into the many programs offered. If you follow the school’s official Twitter account, (@durhamcollege), many exciting tweets are being retweeted to fill the college’s feed and promote their excitement for a new year of new students.
@durhamcollege – “We look forward to seeing you! “@brittany_emma: Just accepted my offer to @durhamcollege , can’t wait until september!””
@durhamcollege – “Congrats! We look forward to seeing you #successmatters“@randommanoo8: I have been accepted to Durham College for Game Development!””
Where has all of the decency gone? Why are some students, and please make it clear that I’m not talking about everyone, being so inconsiderate? It seems as though making extra room on the Taunton East and West buses for one another is just too difficult. I wasn’t aware that being polite was such a nuisance.
I’m identifying this bus line because I have been on others, such as the Simcoe and Rossland. I’ve never experienced the lack of consideration on those buses as much as I have on the Taunton line, however I am going to make the assumption that this is because the Taunton line is the busiest route for students.
The Canadian Students for Sensible Drugs Policy (CSSDP) is bringing the information you need to know about drugs. They hosted a bake sale on Feb. 13th to raise money toward having CSSDP members attend an upcoming national conference.
Former SA President and current Regional Councilor, Amy England
Walking down the hall, you are sure to see the polling stations, campaign posters and custom SA balloons. By Thursday the SA election race will be over and some people will care and some probably won’t, but for those elected their time and involvement with student leadership can be very valuable.
Amy England, SA president from 2008 to 2010, is now a Regional Councillor and says participating in student politics during school has helped her in her career today.
Unfortunately, in today's music industry, bad musicians outweigh the good ones.
Last night the relevant and non-relevant met for a little thing I like to call the Grammys. The old mixed with the new, and the result made me hate everyone in the music industry.
What was supposed to be a tribute to the music of 2011, turned into a tribute to Whitney Houston. Thanks for the prayer LL Cool J. I’m sure Amy Winehouse’s dad, who was sitting in the audience, appreciated the favouritism.
Between Chris Brown’s performance, and the constant reminder of Houston’s death, I couldn’t help but be forced to conjure up thoughts of these corrupted, problematic stars.
There will be a MyCampus outage this weekend, but how exactly will it affect students?
The outage, that will be in effect from February 17th to the 21st, is to update the college’s Banner system, which is the primary source of student information.
“That system feeds information down to MyCampus,” said Martin Harris, the Director of Instructional Computing for Durham College and UOIT. “It also feeds information to WebCT.”
The Banner system is provided by Sunguard, which is one of the world’s leading software and technology service companies.
Harris said that Sunguard has updated their software since the college last updated it, just over four years ago. Versions with newer features have been released and this has prompted the company to no longer provide support for the older ones, which has caused the need to upgrade. The Banner provides the Administrative Services which includes: payment of fees, web registration, student schedules, transcripts and grades. These will not be available during the outage.
The SA isn't the only one encouraging you to vote.
The Student Association is holding its annual election and if there’s one message you should take from it all it’s this: VOTE!
Voter turnout in the SA election dipped below 10 per cent last year to a jaw-dropping 8. That was when students could vote wherever they liked as long as they had an Internet connection, but that has changed this year and may affect the turnout even more.
The only interaction you may think you have with the SA is attending events they put on throughout the year, but take a look at your tuition invoice and take note of the fees you pay into the organization (they all collectively add up to more than a million dollars).
Sports Management students (left to right) Josh Spitzer, Brody Coles, Levi Webster and Matthew Blake.
Internships are important to many programs in Durham College. On Monday, February 13th, four third year Sports Management students hosted a seminar on useful tips and tricks to obtain an internship. The seminar included a wide range of topics such as professionalism, how to brand yourself, and how to produce professional looking resumes and cover letters.
Matthew Blake, current Canadian Football League (CFL) intern, feels this seminar is useful for his future as well as current Sports Management students. “We are currently in our third year, and have pretty much done everything already. Having an internship in our program is a big deal, so we think that letting students know what to expect and knowing the key steps is beneficial to them.” Blake encourages students to hand out their resumes and cover letters as soon as an internship is available, which could be as early as the summer.
Record, set, go! The men’s volleyball team at Durham College is on a record-winning streak.
Three senior players reached milestone marks in their careers this season and this is the fourth straight season the Lords have won at least 20 games.
They won their 20th game Friday 3-0 against the George Brown Huskies in Toronto and player P.J. Cornelius earned his 500th point. “There’s only been a few players who’ve ever reached 500 so it felt great to do it and win the game,” said Cornelius.
He joins teammates Steve Clarey and Dave McMann who’ve also reached this career high. McMann set the OCAA record for most blocks in a season Tuesday night and is just five blocks shy of taking the OCAA title of most blocks in a career away from St. Claire’s Corey Cole.
Head coach Andrew Hinchey said P.J’s done a great job in the second half and expects him to be an integral asset in the playoffs. He said McMann’s a great fifth year vet and his hard work in practice has paid off.
The coach also said that Clarey’s been one of the best captains he’s ever worked with. “He leads his team by example on and off the court and his outstanding play is what every coach wants,” said Hinchey. “When it comes down to crunch time, he’ll get the team the point they need.”
