COCA Notes v19 Issue 2

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Welcome ladies and gentlemen, one and all to the greatest association on earth
(and it’s “Notes”)!
COCA Notes v 2.0 is ready (just in time) to celebrate you! Each and every member of COCA works hard to make sure students all across Canadian campuses are
partying more creatively, more professionally and having more fun each and
every year.
For some of us, this time of year is a time to do major reflecting on our past
year, our careers and our goals. For many this means leaving the schools we love
or the jobs we sunk our heart and souls into. For other this means growth, new
people, new places and of course new adventures.
For this COCA Notes v 2.0, everyone was asked to look back and reflect on this
awesome year and to look forward and contemplate on changes and ideas for
next year. Some of you did a great job, others forgot to send me anything. But,
through it all here it is… I hope you enjoy it.
See you all in Montreal!
Cheers,
Crystal Adair & the COCA Communications Committee
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Board Notes
Past Chair
Associate Representative
Awards Committee Chair
Communications Committee Chair
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Conference Update
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Memeber Notes
Eastern
Dalhousie University
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Central
Carleton University
Durham College
Lampton College
McMaster University
Mippising University/Canadore College
Ryerson University
Sir Wilfred Laurier University
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Western
BCIT
Lethbridge College
Red River College
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Associate Notes
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Alumni Notes
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PAST CHAIR
As my term as Past Chair with the COCA Board of Directors comes to a close, I reflect
fondly on the many dedicated and passionate volunteers that I have had the chance to
work with over the last two years. It has been a very fulfilling experience for me, one
that has afforded a deeper appreciation for the strengths and benefits of our unique
organization. I highly recommend all COCA members consider getting involved on any
level, as it is the enthusiasm and commitment of our membership that continues to
make COCA the premiere campus events and activities association in Canada.
Jay Duggan
ASSOCIATE BOARD REP
Hi Everyone!
I hope & trust this finds you well, and that everyone has had a busy & successful year!!
I would like to welcome the many new Associate Members to COCA this year, I look forward to seeing you in Montreal at the National.
On the topic of the National in Montreal, it is just around the corner now, and I would
like to stress that if you have not yet made your arrangements for accommodations
already that you do so soon!!! As well, I would again like to point out two items in the
schedule that break from tradition. Due to a prior commitment of the hotel's, the Biz
Hall is scheduled for Tuesday June 3rd, and the Associate Meeting, Associate Board
Member Election & Awards Night will be Monday June 2nd. These events usually happen on Sunday & Monday but are out of our control for this and shouldn't be an issue
with the 4 months notice we've had.
I hope we have a great turnout for the elections, and I would encourage anyone interested in running for the Board to do so! I have thoroughly enjoyed the past two years
on the Board and look forward to taking a step back and allowing someone else the
great opportunity I've had. If you have any questions about the Associate BoD position
or duties feel free to contact me.
As always, should you have any questions or concerns, big or small, don't hesitate to let
me know.
Take Care & See you in Montreal,
Chris Newell
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COCA AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIR
It is time again that I write an updated report on what is going on with the Awards
Committee. We have got 50% of the ballots back. Thanks very much to the people who
sent them back, with out your efforts in this process nothing would get done and there
wouldn’t be any recognition to the people or acts that deserve recognition. There has
been a steady stream of nominations coming in for the other awards that COCA offers
and I am glad to see that everyone seems to be interested in these awards. I am currently working with Earle and Mike Anderson on designing the Awards booklet for the
National Conference. I might be in attendance it is still up in the air but I hope everyone
is happy with the outcome of the Awards Committee. I appreciate all the people who
have been helping me. Good luck to everyone in the future.
Daina Bowman
VP Activities
Lethbridge Community College Students’ Association
Chair, COCA Awards Committee
COCA COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
So, how are the Notes so far? Are you enjoying them? Great!
There are a few people you should be thanking for all their hardwork on this! That’s
right – the Communications Committee! Without them, this production would not have
happened once, nevermind twice. So please be sure to send an email, a hug, flowers,
chocolate, jewelry or other good stuff to James Waynor, Brad Beamish, Stacy Danielson,
Jon Levesque and of course moi!
Enjoy the rest of the notes and we’ll see you in Montreal!
Cheers,
Crystal Adair
COCA Communications Chair
Ex Ryerson VP Student Life & Events
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Hey everyone,
The excitement in mounting in Montreal and the wheels are in motion. We have
already begun to receive both school and associates memberships. I’ve ordered the poutine and smoke meat and the Casino has assured me that everyone will go home richer
(maybe not financially but certainly richer for attending COCA 2003). On behalf of Olga
and myself and the whole team here in Montreal we are looking forward to seeing you
all in Montreal……
With all the events in the world today a week of letting our hair down and de-stressing is
well deserved by us all. Remember we are still a SARS free zone. I realize many people
have real concerns about traveling and that some may decide to remain home. But to
those who do venture to “La Belle Province” we promise you that you will be treated
well, fed well, and will carry memories of the events and friends well into your senior
years.
So from Montreal all that remains is to “DO IT ALL IN MONTRÉAL COCA 2003
JOIE DE VIE”
Ray & Olga co-chairs
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DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
This past year saw major renovations in the Student Union Building. The
campus bar The Grawood was relocated from the basement to the main floor of
the building. This major project not only updated all the equipment and
facilities of The Grawood but increased the capasity from 365 to 525. We
ran an extremely successful Wednesday night Open Mic where we gave away a
cash prize of $100 each week to the best act. We featured many local
performers through out the year and had two wicked nights with Tony Lee.We
also had a great St. Patricks day where we gave away a trip for two all
inclusive to the Dominican Republic.
We have had a change in staff as I (Michael Pope) have taken over the
Director of Campus Activities position from Angela Kelly.
We are extremely excited looking forward to the upcoming school year. Our
programming will feature many new events and promotions. We are planning at
this point to have a very large Monday Night Football promo that will run
all football season and culminate with us giving away a trip for two to the
Superbowl. Tuesdays will be movie night. Wednesday's will continue to be
Open Mic Night. Thursday's will be Pub Night. We have purchased a giant
screen and projector to play videos to enhance the atmosphere withour
resident D.J's. Fridays will be Residence night, where each week a
residence house is the host for the evening. The proceeds from the door
cover charge are given to the host house each week. Saturday's will be
reserved for special events and parties.
Thank You
Mike Pope
Director Campus Activities
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CARLETON UNIVERSITY
With the big rock shows already out of the way from the fall (Matthew Good, I Mother Earth,
Swollen Members), we tried a few different events over the winter - and they actually
worked. 'Saved By The Bell' comedian Dustin Diamond sold out (450 tickets – thanks to John
b. Young for the tip), business was great for an evening with Sarah Slean and we capped the
term by doing 13 bands in one night for CME '03.
Also showcasing in our Spotlight Series were John Ford, Touchtone Gurus, Lovemethod,
Jacob Two-Two, Andy Stochansky, Pigeon Hole and Craig Cardiff. Listening parties for the
new records from Linkin Park and Ben Harper were also mildly successful. By all means try
this at home - our February Beach Party had ten tons of real sand dumped on the floor of
the bar. It hurt cleaning it up at 2:00am, but I'll do it again for the measly $200 for the sand
delivery.
Oliver's was also our championship sports lounge, as we used our big screen to draw crowds
for Grey Cup, Super Bowl and the CIS Men's Basketball. It's always a good party when your
team wins.
See everyone in Montreal
Kevin Duffy, CUSA Programmer.
DURHAM COLLEGE
My name is Ken Swan and I am the Vice President of Social Affairs this year for the Durham
College Student Association. I am returning next year as President; however, our organization is changing names to reflect the new University of Ontario Institute of Technology which
will have a shared campus and Student Association with Durham College. The new name for
the time being will simply be "Student Association at Durham College and the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology."
This year was an exciting year for programming at Durham! We had three concerts, Sloan,
Bif Naked, and I Mother Earth. In addition to this we had Tony Lee (X-rated Hypnotist)
twice, James Cunnigham (Funny Money), and B.J. Woodbury (Comic). Our pub nights were
strong with themed nights and live band nights feat. local bands. Lunch time programming
was also very successful with Yuk Yuk's on Mondays, Show Day on Tuesdays, Karaoke on
Wednesdays, 'Shwa Talk (our very own talk show) on Thursdays, and Movie Day on Fridays.
I hope this is what you were looking for, see you in Montreal!
Ken Swan
VP of Social Affairs/President Elect
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LAMBTON COLLEGE
The 2002/2003 school year was a huge success for the SACtivities department.
From the infamous Welcome Week Boat Cruz, to the Winter Games to the yearend Semi-Formal Affair, SAC put out all the stops and the students responded
with total enthusiasm. We ran twice-weekly College Hours that gave the students a much-needed relief from the rigors of studies. Bands, Comedians,
Variety Shows and our SAC Survival Games, kept the students tapping their
toes, laughing out loud and competing nose to nose all year long. All the while
the SAC and its students have been excitedly and impatiently awaiting the completion of their new Student Centre. I will be back for a 6th year to continue
the programming and run the new special events area/pub/games room while
Katie Cajka will be the new Director of Activities for the coming year. We look
forward to all the new options opening up to us with our own facility on campus
along with all the new and young students joining us because of the doublecohort.
We are sorry to say we won’t be attending COCA this year. Hopefully in the
future we will get a chance to put a face to all the great people in the
Organization that we deal with.
Thanks COCA, for letting us back into the organization after an unintentional layoff and we look forward to a long and exciting relational for years to come.
Bye for now and good luck next year to everyone!
Drew Bestard
Student Life Coordinator
Lambton Students Association’
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MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
As is the case every year at this time for us full-timers (or lifers as John Young likes to be called), we bid adieu to one
assistant and welcome another new student aboard. This year
I had the opportunity to work with the wonderful and talented
Erica Ainsworth (Assistant Director of Campus Events) who is
leaving us to pursue pretty much anything to not do with me.
I would at this time like to introduce Ms. Christina Burns who
will be taking Erica’s position and will be a brilliant addition to
our current Campus Events team.
Highlights this year included: Charity Ball raising $15,000.00 and selling out at
1000 tickets, over the top regular comedy series, campus cinema, annual psychic fair, Not by Choice, Tony Lee(haven’t we all seen enough chair humping
already?), I Mother Earth, Big Sugar, CME – battle of the bands, open stage
nights, The Trews, Sex with Sue, Ian Wright,
and GOB(almost), oh and Tom Kemp’s face
as his “ride” rolled up to bring him to our
annual Battle of the Bands final.
Lowlight: University “Snow Day” that cancelled year-end Gob concert (not SARS, as was the rumor). A student judge for our Battle
of the Bands Final, that didn’t show up because, as he told me the
next day after limping into my office, “I uhhhh, kinda hurt the uhhhh
“little guy” last night uhhhh, bleeding and stitches involved uhhh….”
Okay vacuum humper out of my way! The new campus bar at
McMaster which ended up with the thickest pillars in the middle of the room being closest to the
stage…final words from bar designers mouth “look, you’ll love it, trust us”. The look of horror on the
innocent students faces after Dustin
Diamond “a.k.a. Screech” said something about having sex with someone’s
grandmother for money during his
a.k.a. “comedy routine” at MAC.
Looking forward to Montreal.
JDOG
Director of Campus Events
McMaster Students Union
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NIPISSING UNIVERSITY/CANADORE COLLEGE
The Wall has remained the same. The students of Canadore College & Nipissing
University have remained die hard through the snow, sleet and rain. Our theme parties
have become legendary. Thousands of people turned out for our Halloween, Oktoberfest,
$2.25 Corona Turkey Party, New years, Mardi Gras (Some of you know Madame Mardi
Gras), St Paddy's and Last Bash. We also had an amazing line up of shows with Bif
Naked, Simple Plan/Not By Choice and Swollen Members all selling out. There was also
the Clear Channel IME fiasco but lets not dwell on it. Tony Lee and Comedy continue to
do well and our Tuesday and Friday Pub nights were unbelievable. The highlite of our
year was the explosive foam party...Love Ya DJ Daryl! Next year we plan to have even
more stories of Debauchery and fun from the frozen north.
Chad “Buddah” Cardinal
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
Well the end of the year is here and my first two months at Ryerson have been interesting and very busy! Our Battle of the Bands competition was a huge success with hundreds in attendance. Competition was tough, but Friday Morning's Regret took the prize
both at Ryerson and at the CME RegionaFinals. I look forward to hearing the other winners from Fanshawe and St.Francis Xavier at the CME Showcase in Montreal.
RyeFEST 2003 happened on Thursday, April 10. This year end festival took place on the
patio of Oakham House and in the Ram and the Rye. An ice storma few days earlier
complicated the event and both Crystal and I were shoveling heavy ice and snow for over
2.5 hours so that load in could happen the next morning (I remember cursing about how
much I loved my new job here at RyeSAC). The event was a success with DJ Aural,
Denise Benson, and DJ Lil Jaz spinning all day and night. Performances included the
Funky Teknicianz and our headliner Spek from Montreal. And, we only had two visits by
the police regarding noise complaints... RyeFEST also included a student groundbreaking
event for the new Student Campus Centre slated to be open in late 2004. The excitement is growing about having a new building
and new facilities to work in.
Now on to planning events for September and beyond. Ryerson is not going to know
what has hit them once I'm done with them! See you all in Montreal and maybe a few of
you at CCSA in Halifax in May...jeff
Jeff Zoeller
Events Coordinator - RyeSAC
Director at Large AMICCUS-C
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WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY
The year of 2002/2003 was a diverse year for WLUSU to say the least. We saw
a wide variety of talent come to campus to entertain the masses, and we discovered some great talent that already existed here. Our on-campus pub saw
live entertainment four nights a week, which grew to five in the winter term
with the addition of an open jam night.
The Turret Nightclub re-opened after a long summer of renovations and
brought in large crowds for our regular bar nights. As a part of the re-opening
celebrations we hosted a formal dinner for the friends of WLUSU, along with
hosting our version of the Molson Blind Date concert, where I Mother Earth surprised and entertained a full house. This was a promotion where all in attendance won their tickets through various contests around campus, definitely one
of the highlights of the year.
We saw success with our regular programs, such as the annual Charity Ball,
Fashion ‘n’ Motion, Boar’s Head Dinner to name a few. The A-Team ran a life
size version of Monopoly, which saw contestants become the pieces of the
board. A truly unique sight, to say the least.
All in all, it was a year that saw its ups as well as some downs. Through it all
the Students’ Union stood tall in the face of adversity and provided for the
needs of its Students to the best of its abilities, and I’d say we came out on top.
Phil Champagne
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BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Hey COCA!
This year has been great at BCIT with a variety of new events happening with more to
come! It all began with the hiring of Marie Halfnights as our new Events & PR CoOrdinator for the BCIT SA.
New at BCIT:
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Live Band Tuesdays,
The Amazing Race – our primary fundraiser for Shinerama,
Cut-for-the-Cure – our main fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation,
Sue Johanson came …. Ms. Sunday Night Sex Show live!
and our most highly anticipated … a new look student pub “re-opening” in the summer!
Live Band Tuesdays Acts included:
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Ten Ways From Sunday
Touchtone Gurus
Currently Unknown
The Flairs
McCuaig
The Orchid Highway
The Drycleaners
Tim Hughes & Friends
Ten Ways From Sunday, The Flairs and The Orchid Highway have all been accepted into
the New Music West festival happening right here in our own backyard, May 21 - 25,
2003. Congratulations to all three groups on this achievement!
In January 2003 Sue Johanson, host of the acclaimed Sunday Night Sex Show spoke at
BCIT to a full house and rave reviews. If you haven't had the opportunity to have Sue at
your school, get on it! Sue is a fabulous speaker and the students LOVE her!
That's it for now...we can't really tell you what’s coming up because we don't really know
yet! One thing is for sure though. Elfina Luk will be the new VP of Campus Life starting
June 1st and I hope everyone gives both her, and Marie, the usual great COCA welcome
in Montreal that I received in Guelph!
Thanks again COCA … it’s been a blast!
Daniel Boffo
VP Campus Life
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LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Well another semester goes by and another programmer leaves LCCSA. It has
been a wonderful year; I have learned so much from other programmers in
Canada that will help me out in the rest of my life.
This year LCCSA will be sending 2 delegates to COCA, Kris Bouchard the new VP
Activities and Craig DeJong who is the Event Coordinator/Barn Manager for the
LCCSA. Kris is the main contact for Entertainment and Programming and Craig
will be helping him along. They don’t have to go by themselves like I did, lucky
guys!
We had a couple live acts this semester there were The Travezty, Downtyme,
Dated Delay and Starcollector. All of these bands were great and the people in
Lethbridge loved them all. There is one thing that adds to a great band and that
is great personalities. All of these bands have been incredible to work with and I
hope that they come back to LCC in the future.
Daina Bowman
VP Activities
Lethbridge Community College Students’ Association
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RED RIVER COLLEGE
Darwin was an idiot. If man evolved to adapt to his surroundings, I would be
able to function on 4 hours of sleep. I don’t know why I even have eyelids. I
should at least be able to go into hibernation over the summer months to prepare for the following year. I definitely won’t miss the swarms of mosquitoes
that will be hatching in less than a month. But I like Winnipeg…I really do, and
this has been a good year at Red River College.
Our winter carnival week in February, otherwise known as “Meltdown Week”,
went off without any hitches. New programs such as a huge floor hockey tournament and a city wide “Great Race” event using text messaging phones were
very successful. The week started with a ski trip to Asessippi in Manitoba and
ended on Valentines Day at a popular watering hole known as “Mardi Gras.”
Bronson and Ljungberg came in to keep the students in stitches and we dolled
out enough free bagels and pizza to feed a small suburb in Baghdad.
In March, I joined 38 students on our annual Spring Break trip to Mazatlan,
Mexico. A clean, naked, and semi-rowdy good time was had by all. By the end
of the week our reputation had spread among many resorts in town. What can
I say? …Canadians know how to party.
Next year should be another great year. We are currently planning to implement an operating agreement with the college and we will be making many renovations around the two main campuses including a workout space, convenience
store, study lounge, social hall renovations and lounge spaces. Adapting the
programming schedule between two campuses will be a challenge which I look
forward to. Stay tuned… same bat time… same bat channel.
Michael Blatherwick
Program Director
Red River College Students' Association
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THE ACROMANIACS
From the renowned SunPlaza stage in Fukuoka, Japan to Canada's Barenaked
Ladies, The AcromaniAcs have performed everywhere and with just about everyone
in 2002! Brothers Brett and Dan spliced their high level acrobatics together with
hilarious banter and mesmerized audiences everywhere they went.
Highlights :
The good people of Singapore got all excited about us and asked us to per
form for their President during our Asian tour.
Real phone message on our machine : "Hey guys, it's Tyler Stewart of Barenaked
Ladies calling. You guys rock! We want you guys to jam with us at The Molson
Amphitheater this Saturday. Here's my home phone number, call me and we can
sort out the details."
Performing with The Imponderables at Second City's Tim Simms Theater.
Impoderables: "You guys are awesome!" AcromaniAcs: "No you guys are awesome!"
Impoderables: "No no, you guys are awesome!" Yeah...I guess they're right!
(Cheers to Unkie Tone for all his help)
Dan healed his injured shoulder relatively quickly thanks to modern science.
Doctor: "Dan, I think your Scapula is cracked." Dan: "No offense, but I want a second opinion." Doctor: "All right then...I think you bruised your Humerus"
Feel free to drop us a line at info@theacromaniacs.com or check us at
www.theacromaniacs.com
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BREAKAWAY TOURS
We would like to THANK all of the schools and individuals that made Breakaway
Tours Canada's #1 Student Tour Operator again this year!! We could not have
had the year we did without all of your help and support!!!
We have just completed another successful season and had over 25 000
Students partying in Daytona Beach, Miami/South Beach, Panama City Beach,
Acapulco, Cancun, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Montreal and Quebec City.
You can see the fun times that were had at www.breakawaytours.com
With the double cohort upon us, we have some new dates & destinations in the
works for next year that should help with under-age programming. If you
haven't spoken with us yet about what is happening at your school next year
give us a call right away and we'll happily go over everything with you!!!
Also, if you are looking for a Council team builder; we have packages for White
Water Rafting on the Rouge River, as well as off-season deals for Daytona Beach
this summer.
Once again, THANKS to everyone who promoted us this year, we couldn't have
done it without your loyalty and support!!!
We can't wait for Montreal to see some familiar faces and to meet all the new
ones!!!
Chris Newell
Account Manager
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DAMIAN THE HYPNOTIST
Thanks for the emails, and it was great to see some of you guys in Acapulco
during spring break. My most memorable performance had to have been at Il
Alabrea, for a crowd of 3 500 wild spring breakers. One of the unexpected highlights of the show was the kid who never made it up on stage, but ended up
streaking right into the hands of the Mexican police -- none of which was under
the influence of hypnosis. Maybe it was overindulgence at the open bar...
See you all in Montreal at the upcoming conference.
Be sure to check out clips of the shows at my website, www.damianthehypnotist.com. You can reach me at my new telephone number, (613) 220 - 8032, or
via email at Levelinc@hotmail.com.
Damian The Hypnotist
DAN VALKOS
Happy spring everybody…Hope everything has been great for all of you. As you
may know, my television show is still going great. (They are continuing it for
another season) but even more importantly, a literary agent has contacted me
about publishing my next book. It will be not out for this year’s COCA in
Montreal but I should have it out by fall. (With every booking, you get an autographed copy of the next book. Hey it may be worth something someday!)
Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing everybody in Montreal this year and may
have some insight into your future.
Take Care
Dan Valkos
519-683-2076
dvalkos@hotmail.com
www.danvalkospsychic.com
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EXPLOSIVE ENTERTAINMENT
We would like to thank all of the schools and individuals that made Explosive
Entertainment’s first year a successful one!! Without all of your help and support we would not have been able to get our name out as widely as we did
across Ontario, the Maritimes and Quebec.
Explosive Entertainment is coming to the close of our first season with over 300
shows under our belt, including some big year-end shows at different University
and College campuses. For more information about booking shows at your campus or Explosive Entertainment in general please visit us on the web at:
www.explosiveentertainment.com
Since this year was so successful for us we will also be having some new sponsors on board for next year making our events even better! Give us a call this
summer to start planning, and booking your Orientation week parties. As well,
keep your eyes open for exciting events and parties that we will be putting on in
your area this summer.
For those schools that run weekly events such as pubs, DJ / MC competitions, or
any other sort of event, remember that Explosive Entertainment can deliver the
right talent at the right price for any occasion no matter how big or small.
Once again; we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the individuals who
booked our DJ’s at your schools this year, we appreciate your support!
We can’t wait to see everyone in Montreal!
Mike Krulicki
Sales Consultant
Explosive Entertainment
10 Kingsbridge Garden Circle, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON
Phone: (905)-712-8017 ext. 314
Toll Free: 1-866-564-5348
Fax: (905)-501-9979
mike@explosiveentertainment.com
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THE IMPONDERABLES
Last year was their first experience with COCA, and the overall reception has been
fantastic. Everyone involved from the top down has been both friendly and professional.
With the hiring of a full time booking agent, business manager, and Director,
everything is running smooth for The Imponderables.
But even with the profound steps made as professionals, stuffing themselves into
a car like sardines and driving for days at a time is still the only way to get to
gigs.
Therefore, most of their boldest memories are from passing time together -- in a
car.
Killing Jokes: The Imps spent hours at a time interviewing each other after imaginary hockey games. “Am I happy we lost the game? No, of course not. Should
we have drank so much whisky before the game? Probably not.”
Blowing farts: A classic! Someone farts. Someone says; “what stinks?” The windows get rolled down. Someone admits to it. Revenge comes shortly after.
Punching themselves in the face: After spending too much time in a car, anything
becomes funny. So hitting themselves in the heads brings great moments of pain
and laughter.
Once they get to the show there's certainly more than enough energy to spend on
stage, and each and every performance has been memorable for all parties
involved.
But this year - for their own personal healthy and safety - The Imps are asking
Tony Lee to hypnotize them and drive us to all of our shows in his Hummer. What
do you say Tony?
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LEG EVENT MANAGEMENT
Well it’s that time again, we all will gather for the purpose of raising the status
quo of student life. For some it is time to see faces we only get see once a year,
shake hands with those that we are going to be providing mere services to and
for others it is a time of realizing great potentials within a community nonexistent to the majority and experienced only by a lucky few. Friendships are cultivated within the COCA environment as we watch some truly great people move
in and out of our lives and grow to achieve things they never thought impossible
within themselves.
To me COCA is a foundation where today’s youth are able to exercise individual
creativities and gain the confidence to move on as tomorrows industry leaders.
Someone once said to me, “The entertainment industry is an industry with the
greatest fulfillments and rewards; at the same time with the greatest risks and
losses - choose your mentors well”.
Take off that dull old thinking cap powered by the anemic batteries of purely
rational thought, and replace it with the one you discarded during childhood –
the one powered by the lightening bolts of imaginative thought… It’s COCA
time!
LEG this year successfully brought over 200 shows to campus across Canada
and we look forward to serving you even more in 2003!
See you in Montreal!
Kyle Long
Turning ordinary events into powerful marketing tools
LEG Event Management Inc.
519.885.9940
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THE MINIATURES
Hello there
It's Ryan from The Miniatures....Our Contact info has changed...Here's the new info...
Cheers,
Ryan Allen
Website
www.theminiatures.com
Management
S.M.I.
Paul Shull
ph 519-897-8303
fax 416-946-1815
pshull@sympatico.ca
Booking
S.L. Feldman & Associates
Jeff Craib
ph 416-598-0067
fax 416-598-9597
Publicity
Busted Flat Publicity
Jason Schneider
bustedflat@gto.net
NEWAD MEDIA
NEWAD is growing bigger every year. As Canada's largest indoor advertising and
urban event marketing company, we have coverage on over 80 campuses across the
country. This past school year, we co-ordinated events on campuses for such clients
as Herbal Essences Hair Colour and Shampoo, ob tampons and we distributed a sample bag from Procter & Gamble containing Crest toothpaste, Pantene, and Tampax
products. Our College & University network now includes over 4,000 MiniBoards and
200 BigBoards installed on campuses and in student centres. Our products provide
EXTRA REVENUE for each school!
Look for our booth in Montreal, meet our team, and find out what exciting opportunities we can bring to your school!!
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SECOND CITY
Second City has had another great year (2002/2003). Last summer and fall saw our
51st review "Family Circus Maximus" held over for the busy fall/Christmas season to
rave reviews and packed houses.
Just after Christmas our 52nd review, "Insanity Fair" was launched and recently (April
1) the new show, "The Bush League of Justice" has opened to much laughter and
critical acclaim. This show, particularly due to the state of the world, showcases the
House of Satirical Comedy that is The Second City. Proud to be celebrating it's 30th
year in Toronto.
Also playing at 56 Blue Jays Way is the ever popular "Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Where
you are part of the show in Toronto's wildest interactive theatre experience. This is a
wedding like you've never been to before. Furgetabout the Soprano's, this is real
Italian.
Don't forget the Tim Sims Playhouse, where you can see some of Toronto's up and
coming sketch comedy acts and troupes every night of the week. And on Sunday's on
the main stage or at a College or University near you our National Touring Company
brings you the "best of Second City" for your laughing pleasure.
Coming this June is the 3rd annual Alumni Week celebrations, where you can see
some of the best Second City actors of today and yesterday that have graced our
stage, performing some of the classic skits that made them famous.
For further info on all of this and more visit www.secondcity.com.
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SEMS ENTERTAINMENT
What’s up COCAholics! Big up to everyone who made The Arrival Tour 2002
happen across Ontario last year; having locked 10 dates, we brought top quality
entertainment to every venue to hit! We traveled 10,000 grueling kilometers
through Northern Ontario’s roughest highways, got lost on Canada’s largest
campus in the 613, even did some sick radio interviews in Ontario Tri-Cities. This
year we’re very excited to bring The Arrival Tour across Canada for the first time
in fall of 2003.
The national conference is a time to reflect and have a good time with those
you haven’t seen or talked to in months. I personally enjoy this annual affair for
numerous reasons, but most importantly it allows students and associates the
opportunity to get to know each other on a real level before the madness of
September hits. All this wouldn’t be possible without the diligence of our hardworking COCA members that volunteer hours of time outside the office to keep
the well-oiled machine going. My personal regards to the COCA communications
committee, national conference committee and Earle Taylor who works diligently
at keeping COCA closely knit. You make our jobs a much more enjoyable.
This wraps up COCA notes for SEMS Entertainment this time around. Look forward to seeing you all in Montreal the most ‘liberal’ city in Canada; any city
where the legal age is 18 has gotta have some good parties!
Jon Levesque
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TNT TOURS
TNT Tours would like to thank all of our COCA-member clients for making our
trips for New Year’s and Spring Break very successful over the past school year!
While the industry standard of Montreal for New Year’s was another fantastic
blow-out, we were especially pleased with the increase in travelers to our “signature” destinations – New York City for New Year’s Eve and New Orleans for
Mardi Gras!
While the world situation has made travel more challenging than we have seen
it in our fifteen years (war, health concerns, economy) we were encouraged to
see the large number of students still traveling.
In New Orleans, we added a day to the beach with a “booze cruise” on a
Catamaran in the Gulf of Mexico! Now you have a beach day during your trip to
one of Wild-On’s favourite locations! Imagine, parades, beads, happy hours,
sun, sites, history, culture, food, shopping and now BEACH!
We would like to pass on our best wishes to all of our clients who may be leaving their positions as they move on to “bigger and better” things and we would
like to congratulate all newly-elected members and welcome the new and
incoming COCA delegates. We look forward to seeing you in Montreal in May
2003! Come by our booth and find out what is so special about New Orleans
for your Reading Week/March Break!
David Temple, Hon. B.A.
Director
TNT Tours
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CRYSTAL & TONY LEE
Hey Everyone,
Crystal and Tony Lee in the house!!!
Just wanted to say the most important thing of all. THANK YOU for a wonderful
year. THANK YOU to all the schools that have taken the chance to support the
show over these past years!!! We did close to 180 campus dates in Canada and
Europe. Give yourself a pat on the back for helping make our team a continuing
success. We would like to personally name all of you right now but they only
gave us 250 words. So I hope you will except this as a token of our gratitude.
You know who you are.
This year has been one exciting, unpredictable ride once again. Now its time to
take it easy for the summer as we are expecting our second C.O.C.A. baby!!!
To fill those of you in that don’t know; we met at a C.O.C.A. conference!!! If it
weren’t for this great and wonderful conference there would be no
Charlize or other on the way!!! What a great way to network! So
we would also like to extend our thanks there. Thumbs up to practicing the fine art of procreation!!!
So a note from Crystal: Many, many thanks to all
of you and I will be thinking of you and missing
the great fun as I will not personally be able to
attend this year’s conference.
A note from Tony: Raw fish is good with rice!!!!
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TRAVELCUTS
Travel CUTS, Canada’s student travel experts, continues to grow! In the past twelve
months, Travel CUTS opened shops in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Hamilton,
Ottawa and Montreal, Oakville and will soon be opening on campus at the University of
Ottawa. Travel CUTS’ is also psyched about its new stores in the United States. Now
you can check us out while you’re on the road in San Francisco CA, Los Angeles CA, New
York NY, Champaigne IL., Plantation FL., and Cambridge MA. And Portland OR!
Every year, Travel CUTS helps hundreds of thousands of Canadian students and budget
travellers explore the world. Established in 1967, Travel CUTS is owned by the Canadian
Federation of Students.
Travel CUTS is proud to support COCA and wishes you all a fantastic year!
TWE
The 2002/2003 season has been very busy for Twin Wrestling Entertainment. A very
successful tour took place in September/October 2002 which visited many College and
Universities across Canada. The past few months have been really busy for TWE. TWE
has been revamping various departments within the company and staying up to date on
the latest trends in order to continue providing corporate clients and sponsors with the
best live sports entertainment product in Canada.
Starting in the fall TWE will be once again visiting many campuses across Canada, providing them with TWE’S new experience to entertainment. TWE will be providing schools
with a new and improved wrestling show which is suited for all types of audiences along
with a new line up of other entertainment. TWE’S new entertainment roster will be offering campuses some of the worlds best DJ’s, Dancers and Entertainers.
TWE is also proud to announce the addition of two new team members; Rafael Turcios
and Daniel Rinzler. Rafael Turcios was the former Event Coordinator for the Toronto
Raptors who joined the TWE team in early September. Daniel Rinzler has been running
TWE’S parent company MBE as the Marketing Director but will now be in charge of TWE
marketing as well. Make sure to stop by our booth to discuss all of our new and exciting
options and of course to say hello two our new team members.
The 2003/2004 year promises to be the best one yet, so stay tuned for more information.
Regards,
Daniel Rinzler
Marketing Director
Magen Boys Entertainment
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CRYSTAL ADAIR (FORMERLY RYERSON UNIVERSITY)
As with most things in life - change is eminent. As of May 1st, no longer do I reside in my
light purple corner office but now in a warm cream office in the “Ivory Tower” of Ryerson.
My new title is Ryerson Risk Management & Events Consultant. Long hours spent designing manuals and forms, digging through legal issues and “consulting” with people.
So, my work life is ultimately changing, as so many of ours has. And, my personal life is
changing. Yes, one of the “crazy Ryerson girls” is finally settling down (and I don’t mean
Dawn). But, you’ll have to track me down in Montreal to find out more…
I look forward to many more years of service with COCA as an alumni member and I
fondly think of my time spent here. To my fellow alumni and current members congratulations on the successfulness of COCA. To those who are new here, welcome home,
because as I truly now know, COCA becomes like family. Sometimes you argue, many
times you disagree, but together you all have one purpose – to support each other and
the efforts we all make for students.
Cheers,
Crystal Adair
STACY DANIELSON (FORMERLY FANSHAWE)
Bonjour Mes Amie!
Well things are long underway for COCA '03, which, by the way, is fast approaching. I
have been traveling to London every weekend to help out at head office, to get things
organized with registration and my duties as this years Volunteer Coordinator. I am very
excited about this years conference there is an excellent selection for the Educational
Sessions. The showcase selection committee did a fantastic job at picking out some excellent Canadian talent as well as some superb International talent.
Through out the year I have had the chance to attend some of my local area member
schools, Centennial, York and Ryerson to check out some of their events. Which have
included the Funky Technizans, Sam Roberts and James Cunningham's Funny Money.
Congratulations on very successful year!
I would also like to congratulate all the happy things that are happening out in COCA
land. These include babies, new houses and engagements. Good luck to all!
I hope to see you all in Montreal!
Stacy Danielson