March 2015 - St. Clair SRC Student Representative Council

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News For The Students, Of The Students & By The Students of St. Clair College
Edition Released: March of 2015
FEBRRRRUARY FUN
Among the events depicted here (and elsewhere in this edition) are: The fundraising
Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics; the
swabbing registration for prospective bone
marrow/stem cell donors; the second semester’s Dirty Bingo and We Got Game! sessions;
the Valentine’s Day Pub; the Hats On For
Healthcare fundraiser to support local hospitals; Mike Mandel’s “Are You Dating A
Psychopath?” (handwriting analysis) presentation; the winter-time Family Party for student-parents; and the “On Golden Pond” hockey game. Photographers include Ryan Brough
(labelled “RB”) and Kenneth Bullock (“KB”).
RB
RB
KB
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Tap into the college’s app ...
Contributed by the College’s
Administration
WeCam
Technologies
Inc.
(www.WeCamTech.com) a rapidly
growing leader in mobile video
communications,
has
announced
the
launch
of
“StudentCampus”, a mobile video communications app designed to foster better
communications between students on college campuses.
The
initial
deployment
of
StudentCampus will take place at St. Clair
College.
S t u d e n t C a m p u s
(www.StudentCampus.com) was developed over the past eight months in collaboration with members of the Student
Representative Council (SRC) and management of St. Clair College.
Built on WeCam’s proprietary
SecureChannel mobile technology platform, StudentCampus provides a safe and
secure social environment for students to
communicate with other classmates,
teachers, and even potential employers.
Using StudentCampus, students can
connect with classmates using video and
text chat, and share common interests.
“We believe students worldwide should
be able to communicate, share ideas and
interests in a safe
environment. We
have been very fortunate to have such a
great, forward-thinking partner in St. Clair College,” said
WeCam President and CEO Rob Whent.
“What started with a brainstorm over
lunch last year has transformed into a
mobile app that offers our students a rich
communications environment to build
social connections and learning opportunities,” said St. Clair’s College and
Community Relations Vice-President
John Fairley.
SRC President Sarah Ryrie said the app
will let her student government interact
directly with students in a way it could
never do before. “We plan on sending out
informational videos to the students
based on their campus and area of study,”
she explained. “Students can also win a
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 just by using the
app.”
The StudentCampus app is available on
both iOS and Android platforms.
While it is launching exclusively at St.
Clair College to begin with, WeCam plans
to extend it to other campuses across
North America in in the fall.
Also involved in the app’s development
were the college’s Student
Athletic Association and
Thames
Students
Incorporated.
The app is being offered free to students.
Downloading the app requires the use
of the always-mandatory stclairconnect
email address, and various other personal
identifiers.
Student Campus boasts such features
as video call screen, video chat and video
message waiting.
Users will be able to develop their own
groups to chat about class projects and
assignments.
In addition to social networking, the
new app will provide the college (as an
institution) with the ability to communicate important messages to user-students,
via text and video messages - including
info about weather-caused school closures
and on-campus emergency situations.
Student organizations can use the app
to promote events, meetings, and conduct
informal surveys.
Its website states that “WeCam Inc. is a
Canadian technology company (founded
in Windsor, now headquartered in San
Francisco). The company specializes in
social video chat software, and is a leader
in mobile video calling technology.
Founded in 2013, the company is dedicated to making video chat calling ubiquitous
between mobile platforms and devices.
Founded by serial digital entrepreneurs,
March, 2015
the company is poised for rapid growth
and expansion.
“The WeCam application lets users connect with Facebook, Twitter or Google+. It
uses its patent-pending matching algorithm to sort through social media data to
find compatible matches across social networks. Advanced search features also let
users sort by age, gender, relationship status, location and interests, so you can find
exactly who you’re looking for quickly and
easily. WeCam also boasts location-aware
features that let users see who’s online
and who’s nearby at any given time.”
... & win great stuff!
Oh, and to kick-off the launch of the new StudentCampus app, the Student
Representative Council is staging a lucrative raffle contest for newly logged-on users.
The rules:
1. You must be a St Clair College student,
registered for the Winter 2015 semester, and
have a valid .stclairconnect.com email
address;
2. You have to download and install the
StudentCampus app on you iPhone or
Android device;
3. Starting Friday, February 6 at 12 noon, a
name will be selected randomly from the list
of ACTIVE StudentCampus users that week
... the more you use it, the better your
SRC President Sarah Ryrie helps
chances of winning!
4. The name and photo of the winner will students to sign up for the new
be posted on www.StudentCampus.com, and college app – and, maybe, win
the winning student has until 5 p.m. to pick prizes.
up the cash at the SRC office (or the money will be rolled into the next week’s prize);
5. A short video of the winner will be posted on StudentCampus, and the college’s
social media outlets;
6. $200 cash prizes will be drawn every Friday until March 20, 2015;
7. A grand prize will also be awarded at the end of the promotion: a Microsoft Surface
Pro 3.
Full contest rules are available at StudentCampus.com.
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Please E-CONNECT with us:
Website: www.stclair-src.org. Like us on Facebook
(“St. Clair SRC”). Follow us on Instagram. And
DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP (search: “St. Clair SRC”).
WE HAVE YOUR CHEQUE ... If you opted-out of the college’s student health/prescription rebate plan – and were eligible to do so –
your rebate/refund cheque has now arrived. This is the case for both those who opted out in September and January. Your cheque
is waiting for you in the SRC offices (at main campus for students there, at the downtown Student Centre for students at the
Centre for the Arts and MediaPlex). Please be prepared to show photo ID when you come to pick up your cheque. If you chose
the “Direct Deposit” option for your refund, check your bank account ... the money has probably been deposited.
Have a seat ...
Now that the elections for Executive positions
are wrapped up, the 2015-16 board of the
Student Representative Council (SRC) will be
filled out with the appointment of a number of
Directors.
Application/nomination packages for those
positions are still available (at the time of this
Saint’s initial distribution).
To find out more, and to pick up an application package, visit the SRC offices at main campus (in the Student
Centre, across from the Tim Hortons kiosk), or downtown (in the TD Student Success Centre).
The DEADLINE for submitting SRC Directorship
applications is THURSDAY, MARCH 5th (followed
by interviewing and hiring later in the month).
10th ANNIVERSARY “NO MAN’S
LAN” computer gaming tourney!
Staged by the college’s Information
Technology Club, in the (old) gym –
Friday, March 13th to Sunday the
15th. Tons of prizes. See registration info at stclairitc.ca.
Your SRC has arranged for a portrait photography
company – Studio Nostalgia – to set up mobile
studios at both the main and downtown campuses in
late-March/early-April, to take grad pictures. See info
in the ads on Page 19, and register directly on the
company’s website: www.mygradphotosSCC.com.
CLASS REP
MEETING:
MARCH
26TH,
6 p.m. in
Room 321C
SRC/ECE CLUB KIDS
SPRING PARTY ...
Saturday, April 11,
10 a.m. to 12 p.m..
Student-parents:
Register your
children, now, in
the SRC offices.
The service-and-info-laden SRC offices are located:
on main campus, in the first floor’s Student
Centre, across from the Tim Hortons kiosk; and,
downtown, in the TD Student Centre (at the corner
of University and Victoria). Phone: 519-972-2716.
Your Student Representative Council is a proud member
of the College Student Alliance (CSA), representing the
interests of college students in Ontario. For info about
the CSA, surf to www.collegestudentalliance.ca.
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Leadership
is lauded
With Contributions from the College
Student Alliance and College
Administration
The organization which represents
students of Ontario’s colleges has honoured a St. Clairian with one of 13
College Student Alliance (CSA)
Leadership Scholarships.
The CSA is the lobby group representing the interests of Ontario’s college students in dealings with the
provincial and federal governments.
St. Clair’s Student Representative
Council (SRC) and Thames Students
Incorporated are CSA members.
Every year, the CSA invites applications and nominations for Leadership
Scholarships from each of its 15 member schools ... not for student politicians, but for “regular” students who
demonstrate on-campus and/or community-based leadership and involvement in their daily lives.
St. Clair’s 2015 recipient is secondyear Business Administration-Human
Resources student Maya Stanisic.
“I am extremely happy to have won
this scholarship. It’s an amazing feeling
of accomplishment,” said Stanisic. “I
feel honoured, and proud of myself
and my hard work and dedication, and
to be acknowledged and represent St.
Clair College.”
Since starting at St. Clair, she has
been actively involved in a number of
school activities and programs: as a
Director of Sport for the Student
Athletic Association, mentor for firstyear students, a member of the Saint
Brigade for the Marketing Department,
and as an SRC Class Representative in
her program.
“Throughout my academic career I
made it my goal to be actively involved
where I could help another student,
peer, or a friend, and I believe I have
accomplished that goal,” said Stanisic.
Now in its fifth year, the scholarship
program provides awards to up to 15
college students across the province
annually. Each recipient will receive a
certificate, a letter of recognition, and a
financial award of $1,000 from the
CSA.
“This year’s applicants were a truly
outstanding group, and I am honoured
to have been a part of the selection
process,” said CSA President Matt
Stewart. “The CSA Leadership
Scholarship has evolved over the past
five years, and you can look for further
growth in the next year.”
Stanisic was presented with the
award during the college’s Bursaries
and Scholarships Banquets in midFebruary.
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Scholarship fund bolstered by
Foundation For Life campaign
When St. Clair’s “brightest and best” were honoured in mid-February during the college’s annual
Bursaries and Scholarships
Banquets, there were 23
new academic prizes on the
presentation list, thanks to
the
school’s
recently
launched fundraising initiative.
The “Foundation For
Life” campaign aims to fundraise $10 million from the community during the next
several years - culminating in 2017, which
will mark the school’s 50th anniversary.
Vice-President of College and
Community Relations John Fairley
described the first few months of the campaign’s operation to St. Clair’s Board of
Governors (BofG) during its January 27th
meeting.
The Foundation for Life features three
funding “pillars”, allowing donors to contribute to college development in the areas
of Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
Academic Excellence and Student Life.
Monies received under those headings
could be used for both operational (classroom activity) and capital (new building)
purposes.
The
latter
includes
corporate/individual naming rights for
both existing and new facilities on campus.
Donations to the college’s long-standing Bursaries and Scholarships Fund are
also being welcomed by the Foundation
For Life campaign.
The first few months of the campaign
have, for the most part, involved promotion, Fairley told the BofG: billboards, the
creation
of
a
website
(www.foundation4life.ca), social media
exposure, radio and print advertising, and
pamphlets.
One of its brochures, Fairley added, is
being translated (and re-typeset) into
Mandarin, at the suggestion of ChathamKent Mayor Randy Hope, so that he can
present it to Chinese property investors
and industrialists who his municipality is
negotiating with.
The campaign’s initial publicity, alone,
led to a number of local individuals, agencies, organizations and companies establishing new bursaries and scholarships for
St. Clair students, Fairley said.
As the fundraisers continue to chase
the “big bucks” of corporate donations,
the key to success, according to Fairley
and college President Dr. John Strasser, is
to get prospective donors on to the campus for tours. Even industrialists and business-owners who have been based in
Windsor all their lives, but who haven’t
visited the college in a number of years,
are customarily amazed by the new buildings, facilities and programs that have
been established during the past decade.
“What we do will sell us,” Strasser said.
Towards that end, Governors were
invited to provide prospective “donor
leads” to the Foundation.
In the same vein,
Strasser provided the BofG
with an update of previous
comments about some
campus
development
plans. At a meeting late
last year, he had stated
that:
• following the completion of the SportsPlex,
attention will now turn to
the enhancement of outdoor athletic facilities. Those will include - possibly - an
upgraded soccer field, tennis courts, sand
volleyball pits and a roller hockey area;
and
• an effort would be made to “determine the feasibility of two sites near the
Residence to create new opportunities for
student gatherings and events”. These will
include a band-shell for musical performances, and a “hub area” in the triangular
grassy area between the Rez and the
Applied Health Sciences Building.
Landscape/architectural firms were
invited to provide some “concept ideas” to
the college regarding those projects, and
Windsor’s Architecttura company has
been chosen as the designer.
Now, Strasser told the BofG, the school
is just trying to pin down money to proceed with the three projects - perhaps via
the Foundation For Life campaign.
The “hub area” development will, definitely, be pushing ahead, he said, as an
Alumni
Association/Alumni
of
Distinction project.
COGECO CONTRIBUTES COLLEGE CASH
Cross-country
mobility for
apprentices
Contributed by the Government
of Nova Scotia
Canada’s Premiers have approved a
plan that will make it easier for apprentices to move between provinces and territories while completing their training and
certification.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil,
as lead Premier on the initiative, briefed
his counterparts on details of the plan during the meeting of Premiers in Ottawa in
late-January.
“By 2016, an apprentice’s hours
worked, and technical training, will be recognized across Canada, no matter where
he or she receives it,” he said.
The agreement will also make it easier
for employers to get the skilled workers
they need.
“Having all provinces and territories on
the same page will mean that our qualifications will be properly recognized and
help us get closer to our final goal of
achieving our Red Seal Certification,” said
Tiffany Parker, a fourth-year apprentice
electrician from Halifax.
Windsor’s TV Cogeco did a bit more than just broadcast a batch of St.
Clair varsity sports games on a weekend in late-January ...
... The media company also handed over a donation of $50,000 to the college during the intermission of one of the contests.
Cogeco has been a long-standing partner of the school, broadcasting its
sports, Convocation ceremonies and other college events, and the weekly news show produced by the college’s Journalism students.
That partnership has also taken a “nuts and bolts” form, as Cogeco prewired the new SportsPlex for broadcasting when the athletic facility was
under construction, and installed a “fibre feed” at the downtown
MediaPlex building.
Pictured during over the big cheque to college President Dr. John
Strasser (right) is TV Cogeco (Windsor) Programming and Community
Relations Manager Robert Scussolin.
Photo by John Fairley.
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From pilot project to
permanent partnership
... Now the college can
be healthy forever
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519-969-3762 ext. 222
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Contributed by the College’s Administration and the Windsor Family Health Team
A provincial-government-funded initiative that has ramped up health-care at St. Clair
College will become a permanent fixture, making it easier for students and staff to have
access to medical services.
A partnership between the Windsor Family Health Team (WFHT) and St. Clair
College established in 2013 has meant an increase in on-campus medical staff, which
has enhanced health services on campus.
“We provide a full-time nurse practitioner, part-time nurse, part-time social worker
and a full-time medical
receptionist,” said WFHT
Executive Director Mark
Ferrari. “We share clinic
space with college staff
and, together, we offer
comprehensive primary
health-care services.”
The WFHT staff travels
between the college’s
three clinics, located at the
main campus, St. Clair
Centre for the Arts and
Thames
Campus
in
Chatham.
“We understood that
students and staff could benefit from having on-campus access to primary health-care
services, regardless of whether they have a regular doctor in Windsor, or their homebase community for people not from the Windsor area,” said Ferrari about the partnership.
The joint venture has now became a permanent partnership after a successful yearlong pilot project which had been approved by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care.
“St. Clair College cares very much about our students’ success overall,” said Rebecca
Demchuk, the school’s Occupational Health and Safety Manager. “Being there to help
them address their physical and mental well-being is a very important part of that success strategy.”
Since the partnership was launched, usage at the college’s clinics has increased by
about 30 percent, said Demchuk. “The stats were impressive. The Windsor Family
Health Team staff was fully utilized from the get-go, and it has been a huge success.”
Based on the results of the pilot project, the ministry approved the program on an
ongoing basis, and funding was annualized into the WFHT’S base budget, beginning
with the 2014-15 operating budget.
Ferrari added that the WFHT is affiliated with Windsor Regional Hospital.
“The addition of the nurse practitioner
is great because they are able to write prescriptions for many common drugs after
full consultation,” said Demchuk. “And
the addition of the RN means being able
to open the downtown clinic for three
days a week instead of just half-a-day, like
it was previous to the partnership. And
the social worker has been a much needed
addition to the mix, offering cognitive
behavioural therapy to students who have
mental health concerns.” The medical
receptionist addition also helps significantly by keeping the office running
smooth, organized and efficient, she said.
Ferrari said the partnership is a convenient option for those who would otherwise need to seek out health-care at a
walk-in clinic in the community. “This
integrated model offers good value for the
government in terms of cost to the healthcare system, better patient experience,
and improved access for students and
staff,” said Ferrari.
Students and staff can call 519-9722380 (in Windsor) or 519-354-9100, ext.
3800 (at Thames in Chatham) for appoint(SEE SCHEDULE IN TUTOR LABS)
ments. More information can also be
found at St. Clair College’s website at
w w w. s t c l a i r c o l l e g e . c a / s t u d e n t services/healthservices.html.
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TUTORING SERVICE LOCATIONS
MAIN/SOUTH CAMPUS: Room 209
CENTRE FOR THE ARTS &
MEDIAPLEX: The TD Student
Success Centre (corner of Victoria
and University Avenues)
THAMES CAMPUS: Room 133
tutoringservices@stclaircollege.ca
(SEE SCHEDULE IN TUTOR LABS)
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March, 2015
“TO CANADA I DID GO, TO LEARN AND PLAY IN THE SNOW”
Learning an unfamiliar language is
just the tip of the personal-experi-
ence-iceberg (excuse the pun) for
foreign students who have chosen to
study in Canada. For many of them,
their home-away-from-home provides them with their first-ever
opportunity to see and play in snow.
Pictured are students and staffers of
the college’s Introductory English As
A Second Language class enjoying
the white stuff.
Photos contributed
by Wanda Killops.
Adorable Adoptables
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ADVANCEMENT
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAM
MAY–AUGUST 2015
Program graduate Fraser Radford expanded on his visual arts education and worked on
several new pieces during the program.
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to examine and further develop their art practice.
Program Highlights:
– Develop and complete one or more considered
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– Through individual and group critiques, guest
lectures, exhibitions and gallery visits, you will
be supported in the development of your work,
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for grants, exhibition preparation and artist talks
– Learn from professional artists and diverse faculty
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Program areas of study
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This year’s class of Veterinary Technician
students is continuing the popular adoption
program. Every edition of The Saint/Saint
Scene features a pet or two (or more) being
cared for by the program which students (and
staff) may adopt. If you are ready for the
responsibility and commitment of owning a
pet, please watch for the featured animals.
All of the Adorable Adoptables are fully
vaccinated and dewormed. If they aren’t
neutered when they are taken into the
VetTech program, they will be before they are
adopted-out.
The pictured pets are photographed well in
advance of The Saint’s/The Scene’s printing,
so they may already have been adopted by the
time you see this article. But contact the
VetTech office anyway to learn about currently available animals.
For information about the Adorable
Adoptables, contact Betsy Wismer at campus
phone extension 4386.
Finally, regarding pets you may own now or
in the future, please make sure they are
spayed or neutered, to help put an end to pet
overpopulation.
(Pet names are those used by the VetTechers, or assigned by The Saint/The Scene ...
Adopters should feel free to choose new names.)
In this edition ...
1. Sheila the shepherd-mix is a one-yearold, extremely intelligent and friendly
female;
2. Although petite, Tina the brown tigerstripe is a year or two old. She is extremely
friendly and seems to get along well with
other cats;
3. Greta - well, not so much. The
“mature”, tortoise-shell-coloured female
likes to be the “queen of the castle”, so a
single-cat-household is advisable.
All of the Adorable Adoptables are looking for loving homes ... Maybe yours?
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for more information
or contact Program Coordinator, Lisa Binnie
lisa.binnie@flemingcollege.ca
1-866-353-6464 ext. 6707
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FEBRRRRUARY FUN
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Among the events depicted here (and elsewhere in this edition) are:
The fundraising Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics; the swabbing
registration for prospective bone marrow/stem cell donors (on Page
9); the second semester’s Dirty Bingo and We Got Game! sessions;
the Valentine’s Day Pub; the Hats On For Healthcare fundraiser to support local hospitals; Mike Mandel’s “Are You Dating A Psychopath?”
(handwriting analysis) presentation; the winter-time Family Party for
student-parents; the annual “Winter Blues” festival; and the “On
Golden Pond” hockey game. Photographers include Ryan Brough
(labelled “RB”) and Kenneth Bullock (“KB”).
RB
RB
KB
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GRUB AND GAMES
Haven’t ZapZoned
yet?! Find out what
you’re missing
by taking the
virtual tour at
www.zapzone.ca!
1930 Ambassador Dr.
519-972-6748
and 1665 Lauzon Rd.
519-974-5768
Attractions (vary by location) include:
Laser Tag, Glo Golf, Go Karts, Bumper Cars,
Arcade Games, Batting Cages, Balladium,
Refreshments and more.
P r e - Re a d i n g We e k / S t . Pa d d y ’s D ay F u n !
Aiming to make their “home away from home” a little, well, homey-er, the
Student Representative Council staged a taco banquet and gaming night
for tenants of the college’s Residence in mid-February. Photos contributed by Carley Noelle.
M A RC H M A D N E S S
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Ed tor als & Op n ons
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We’d be thrilled to be “middle of the road”
Anyone who has been at the college for the past 20 years
can feel free to skip this editorial, because the rant it contains is a long-standing one that has appeared frequently in
this space. Nevertheless, at the risk of boring you – and at
the risk of brain damage, as we continue to smack our head
against the wall of political intransigence – we’ll repeat, for
the umpteenth time, this simple solution to the funding woes
of the Ontario college system ...
... Rightly or wrongly, a college education is viewed as
something of a “midway” entity between the high school
experience and the university environment.
The accuracy of that viewpoint, in terms of “the knowledge-fostering academic environment”, can be debated pro
and con, on and on ...
... But, financially, we exclaim, “Hell, yeah, we love that
‘midway’ designation!” ...
... Especially if – for God’s sake – this triumverate of
educational scenarios was actually and accurately translated
into first-second-third-tiered funding.
Instead, for eons and eons, this rather odd situation has
existed:
• via grants allocated to regional school boards, the
provincial government funds each high school student in
Ontario to the tune of about $12,000 per year;
• a combination of much heftier tuitions and provincial
grants sees each university student in Ontario funded at
about $14,000 per year (about $8,000 of that is provincial
grant money);
• colleges ... Well, the midway number should be $13,000
per student, right? But that’s not the case. Nope. Not even
close. The combination of (lesser) tuition and (lesser)
provincial grant funding means that each college student is
...
bankrolled for $8,000 (about $6,000 of that being provincial
grant money).
Heck, leave tuition levels the same ... Just bumping up
the provincial grant to a sub-university-level $7,000 per
head would inject a tremendous amount of cash into the college system. How much, exactly? Let’s see: an extra $1,000
per head times the 220,000 full-time students currently
enrolled at the two dozen colleges would equal $220 million
Exciting news for ECE staffers (and students)
Wage hikes promised
this year and next
for many child-care
workers in Ontario
Contributed by the
Office of the Premier
Premier
Kathleen
Wynne
announced recently that the Ontario
government is increasing wages for
early childhood educators and frontline child-care professionals in
licensed child-care settings.
Starting in January, Ontario implemented a wage increase of one dollar
per hour for eligible child-care workers in the licensed child-care sector.
Another wage increase is set for next
year.
The increase will help close the
wage-gap between registered early
childhood educators working in full-
day kindergarten programs and childcare professionals in licensed childcare settings.
Ontario’s investment to increase
wages also supports efforts to recruit
and retain highly qualified and talented educators, and supports parents in
accessing safe and reliable care for
their children.
The new wage enhancement funding will be available to eligible childcare program staff working in all
licensed child-care centres, employed
as of January 1, 2015, as well as
licensed Private Home Day Care
(PHDC) home visitors and providers,
including Registered Early Childhood
Educators (RECEs), program staff,
supervisors, private home day-care
visitors, and private home day-care
providers.
To be eligible for the wage
enhancement, centre-based staff must
"Words ought to be a little wild
for they are the assault of
thoughts on the unthinking.”
– John Maynard Keynes
not earn more than $26.27 per hour.
An equivalent daily rate has been set
for private home day-care providers.
Since 2003, access to licensed
child-care has grown by more than
130,000 spaces.
In December, the government
passed the Child Care Modernization
Act to strengthen oversight of the
province’s unlicensed child-care sector and increase access to licensed
child-care options.
Supporting families in accessing
safe, modern child-care is part of the
government’s economic plan for
Ontario. The four-part plan is building
Ontario by investing in people’s talents and skills; building new public
infrastructure like roads and transit;
creating a dynamic, supportive environment where business thrives; and
building a secure savings plan so
everyone can afford to retire.
... Which, coincidentally, is close to what Colleges
Ontario (the lobby group of the schools’ administrations) is
seeking in the form of a funding hike in its submission to the
provincial government’s 2015-16 budget deliberations.
[Specifically, it is pushing for an additional $103 million in
operating grant funding, and an additional $80 in capital
cash (for new buildings and equipment, and to put a tiny
dent in the system’s billion-dollar backlog of “deferred
maintenance”).]
This “midway funding formula” seems pretty straightforward and reasonable – and fair – to us. Perhaps, this year,
The Provincial Powers That Be will be able to grasp its
innate common sense too.
Meanwhile, here is how the budget submission authored
by Colleges Ontario concludes (the full document is available at its website, www.collegesontario.org):
In its 2014 speech from the throne, the Ontario government said it has “brought forward a plan designed to grow
the economy and support all people of the province by
investing in education and the skills training necessary for
new growth.”
Clearly, the government’s plan to rebuild the economy
and create jobs in every region of the province does not
focus on businesses alone. Rather, it encompasses strategic
public investments that generate lasting benefits for individuals, families and communities.
Lifting children out of poverty, sending more young people to postsecondary education, and helping businesses
become more globally competitive are laudable goals that
all Ontarians can support.
Ontario’s colleges have a central role to play in helping
the government build an educated, prosperous and skilled
labour force. Colleges have been helping young people
acquire the skills that they need to find that critical first job
and avoid unemployment.
College programs and services help at-risk students
obtain a college credential and avoid falling into poverty.
Colleges help businesses by ensuring that they have
access to a highly skilled workforce. And the colleges’
applied research activities help smaller- and medium-sized
companies to grow, take new products to market, and create
new economic opportunities and new jobs.
Through their internationalization activities, colleges are
supporting the government’s efforts to attract international
investment and increase trade with external partners.
However, with their increasingly constrained fiscal situations, colleges are going to be more and more challenged
to deliver on their mandates, let alone assist the government
in moving Ontario forward.
To be a world leader, Ontario must have the most competitive workforce in the world. Helping more students get
access to the professional and technical programs at
Ontario’s colleges is central to that effort.
With the kinds of new investments that have been highlighted in this submission, colleges can help Ontario produce a stronger economy, help more young people find
rewarding careers, and help create a province with greater
social equity and opportunities for all.
Managing Editor: E.P. Chant
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; The Student Representative Council;
Thames Students Incorporated; The College’s Administration; The Windsor Family
Health Team; Melba Bedard of the Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association; The
College’s International Education Office; The Government of Nova Scotia; The
College Student Alliance; The Office of the Premier; Colleges Ontario; Kandice Scott
of the Essex County Warriors/Special Olympics; The Canada News Wire; Colleges
and Institutes Canada; The Canada Revenue Agency; The Student Athletic
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March, 2015
Another great turn-out at college swabathon
Contributed by Melba Bedard of the
Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow
Association, After the College’s January
29th Swabbing Clinic, to Find
Prospective Bone Marrow and
Stem Cell Donors ...
It was an absolutely outstanding day!
We registered a huge number - 164 - of
potential donors into the OneMatch Stem
Cell and Marrow Network.
The quality of the event stands out as
one that supersedes any event hosted by
our association, and it is due to the sheer
amount of ingenuity, creativity and hard
work put into it by everyone involved.
Student Representative Council (SRC)
General Manager Don France, Saint
Editor E.P. Chant, the SRC Board and its
representatives and volunteers, the
Student Athletic Association, the
Firefighter and Paramedic programs, all
students and staff of the college - we
applaud all of the effort that each of you
put into this event.
We sincerely thank the SRC Board for
providing the XBox One as a prompt to
invite the student body to learn about the
OneMatch network. You nailed down the
educational component when you had the
entrants write down on the ballot and
identify “What I learned about bone marrow donation”. We are confident that the
registrants, and even those students who
are still pondering if they should register,
made (or will make) a committed, wellinformed decision about joining, and will
go forward should they be called to be a
donor. The promotional artwork prepared
acknowledgement of our partners is
important.
Once again, THANK YOU, one and all.
Together, we have done a great job in
helping the over 900 Canadians to have
hope that they will soon find their
“match” - and, perhaps, one of the 164
people registered at the event will be just
that!
Can’t wait for next year’s event!
(For more info, surf to www.givemarrow.net.)
by the SRC’s Sandy Taylor blew us away,
as it was factual and a visual delight. A
huge “Thank You” to Sarah for following
up with the Chortos family so that Jordan
was able to make and send the video so
that it could be played in the cafeteria,
allowing us to drive home the message
and importance of joining the registry. To
Colin, Olivia, Miranda, Christie, Jeff and
Mariah: your input and help throughout
the entire planning stages and success of
the event was invaluable.
We appreciated the student volunteers
who helped with the swabbing. We understand that your studies and work schedules take up so much of your time, and we
are grateful for the time that you took to
spend with us.
We had the opportunity to meet some
of our fellow “swabbers” from Canadian
Blood Services. It was a pleasure to have
you with us, and to know that you share
the same passion for the OneMatch cause
as we do at the Katelyn Bedard
Association.
To all of our dedicated volunteers, we
could not do this without your continued
commitment to the Katelyn Bedard Bone
Marrow Association and OneMatch. Your
hands are always raised to volunteer and,
without you, we would not enjoy the
sweet success that our organization has
achieved. Thank you, thank you, thank
you.
My personal thanks to Dan Wilson for
facilitating this day through his many contacts at St. Clair. The growth and calibre of
the event is a direct result of Dan’s connections to the college.
I hope that I have not omitted anyone,
as I do know that it is chancy to mention
people by name. But I do feel that special
The winner of the X-Box One raffled
away by the SRC during the Stem
Cell and Bone Marrow Swabbing
event was Lance Pratt. The
Educational Support program student not only got swabbed, he also
acted as a volunteer during the clinic.
He is pictured (right) receiving his
prize from SRC Student Affairs VicePresident Colin Topliffe.
Province-wide sex assault policy by month-end
Contributed by Colleges Ontario and the
Canada News Wire
Ontario’s colleges have begun local
consultations to finalize a new standalone Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence
Policy and Protocol that will be publicly
promoted at all colleges by March 31.
“Our campuses must be safe and welcoming, and we must ensure immediate
and effective help is available to victims of
sexual assault,” said Colleges Ontario
President Linda Franklin. [Colleges
Ontario is the organization made up of
and representing the administrative management of the province’s two dozen community colleges.]
“The information will be easy to access,
and will be actively promoted at all colleges, so that everyone’s rights are clearly
understood and victims get the support
they need.”
The Presidents of the 24 colleges
endorsed the framework for the Sexual
Assault and Sexual Violence Policy and
Protocol at a meeting in Toronto in lateJanuary.
The colleges and representatives from
Colleges Ontario subsequently consulted
with student leaders, government officials, the Ontario Women’s Directorate,
the Ontario Public Service Employees
Union, and others on the policy and protocol. Their feedback will be incorporated
into the materials as they are finalized for
the end of March.
The comprehensive materials were
developed by a task force that included
senior college leaders, a student representative, and legal experts.
Building on existing policies and practices at individual colleges, the system-
wide materials include recommendations
for promoting greater awareness at colleges, and establishing a clear protocol for
responding to cases of sexual assault and
violence.
The materials also include information
about protecting people’s privacy, and the
steps that should be taken if someone witnesses a sexual assault or has learned
about a sexual assault.
As well, the colleges are seeking provin-
cial changes to better support victims of
sexual assault. For example, the colleges
are recommending that the provincial
government take steps to ensure that victims throughout the province have immediate access to 24-hour emergency hotline
services.
The provincial government is also being
asked to consider regulatory changes that
might allow colleges and the police to
share more information in certain circum-
stances. The colleges’ proposals might
help inform the government’s action plan
on sexual assault that will be developed by
March 8 - International Women’s Day.
“Protecting everyone on our campuses
is a priority for every college in the
province,” Franklin said. “This is an ongoing process to promote awareness, education and clear policies that reinforce that
safety is a paramount priority in Ontario’s
colleges.”
Cash prizes for student artworks
Contributed by Colleges and Institutes Canada
For the second year in a row, Colleges and Institutes Canada
(CICan) is looking to showcase student talent on the walls of
its national office at the Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa.
For the 2015 Art Showcase, CICan invites students from colleges and institutes across the country to submit their illustrations, paintings, photos, fabrics, sculptures and technical
drawings.
The submissions will go through a two-step selection
process. The CICan Art Committee will select finalists based
on the photos received, and the finalists will be asked to send
their artwork to the CICan Secretariat.
The top three finalists will be awarded monetary prizes. The
first place winner will receive $500, second place $400, and
third place $300. A “President’s Choice Award” ($400) will also
be awarded to the best piece by an Indigenous artist in honour
of CICan’s Indigenous
Education Protocol.
Each piece sent in by a
finalist will also be displayed at the CICan
offices, and will receive
recognition on CICan’s
website and in various
Association publications.
A special mention will also be awarded to the best submission from each membership region (BC/Yukon,
Alberta/Northwest
Territories,
Manitoba/
Saskatchewan/Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic).
Finally, the finalists’ artwork will be prominently displayed
at CICan’s 2015 Annual Conference, taking place May 24-26 in
Winnipeg.
Each submission will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: the artwork must be ready to display (i.e., already
framed/mounted as appropriate), and the student must be
enrolled at an CICan member institution.
Submissions must be made by Friday, March 13.
Find
out
more
and
enter
at
w w w. c o l l e g e s i n s t i t u te s . c a / o u r- m e m b e r s / c i c a n - a r t showcase/call-for-talent-colleges-and-institutes-canada-2015art-showcase/
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March, 2015
Fashion Design program reaches out into the
community to teach kids and support charity
Contributed by the College’s
Administration
A group of St. Clair College Fashion
Design students and faculty members
shared some of their styling skills and
trendy techniques with a class of
Kindergartners in late-January.
“I got the email from Joanne, the
Kindergarten teacher, and I told her we
don’t usually go to schools and teach students this young - it’s usually high school
students. But, after having a look at their
blog and seeing what they’ve been doing,
I was just blown away,” said Fashion
Design program Coordinator Elaine
Chatwood.
Jocelyne Brent, Early Childhood
teacher in the Kindergarten classroom at
Dr. David Suzuki Public School, said, a
few years ago, a “Dress Shop” learning
centre was added to their curriculum after
a student expressed interest in learning
more about fashion. “These students are
so interested in bringing materials and
textures together,” she said. “And the
wonderful thing about the Dress Shop
learning centre is all the curriculum met
through it - like the fine motor skills, the
measuring and the creativity.”
The students work with fabric, and
most are able to align material to make
seams and sew on mannequins to create
outfits.
Their teacher, Joanne Pizzuto, blogs
about their fashion fun, and shared it with
Chatwood, asking if she and some of her
students could come for a day of mentoring.
“We’re so excited to have this expertise
from St. Clair College here,” said Brent.
“As Kindergarten teachers, we bring what
we know to the learning; but to have
experts come and really be able to work
with the students on this, and to have this
community partnership, it’s very exciting.”
Chatwood said four Fashion Design students and two instructors attended the
class to provide some workshops.
The Kindergarten students got a chance
to practice their sewing, cutting fabric and
creating mini-outfits, designing dresses
made of various fabrics, and presenting a
fashion show.
“They’re really advanced,” said
Chatwood. “It’s great that they’re doing all
this hands-on stuff because that’s what
the college is all about.”
Brent said, although it’s in the far
future for the young students, she and the
other Kindergarten teachers talked about
St. Clair College and the importance of
postsecondary education. “When we
talked to the children about the design
students coming, we talked about what
college is, what university is, and how
beyond what they’re learning here, they’ll
go on to learn other things,” said Brent,
who graduated from St. Clair College with
a diploma in Early Childhood Education.
“They’ve got options - university or college - but a lot of times college is put on
the back burner, so we want them to
know that you can do either one,” added
Chatwood.
She said the workshops were a fun
experience for both the college students
and Kindergartners, and she hopes to
return next year.
PJ PROJECT
On February 5 in the college’s Fashion
Design program lab, students - joined by
pupils from Amherstburg’s General
Amherst High School - manned an assembly line to cut, sew and press pajama
pants to donate to a local charity.
Amherst Guidance Counsellor Trevor
Klundert and St. Clair Garment
Construction instructor Krista KlundertIrons collaborated to create this project.
They wanted to bring the students
together to show that they can make a difference by helping the Windsor Residence
for Young Men. This is part of the United
Way’s Think Globally/Act Locally campaign.
Also, the participating high school stu-
dents had expressed an interest in a career
in fashion.
The General Amherst and the St. Clair
students - along with Klundert-Irons, and
faculty/staffers Elaine Chatwood, Franco
Angileri, Christy Litster, Lori Moore and
Dee-Dee Shkreli - sewed about 40 pairs of
PJ pants.
Program Coordinator Elaine Chatwood
secured sponsorship from Gordon’s
Fabrics, which kindly donated fabric for
this project, along with a generous donation of notions from Cansew to complete
the garments.
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March, 2015
Handy-dandy tax tips for students
Contributed by the
Canada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
has tax credits, deductions, and benefits
to help students. All you have to do is file
your income tax and benefit return, and
claim them. Read on for tips that will
ensure you get the most from your income
tax and benefit return ...
The deadline to file your personal
income tax return is April 30th.
CLAIM YOUR ELIGIBLE TUITION
FEES. You will have received a tax certificate from your educational institution
with the total eligible fees paid for the tax
year.
CLAIM THE EDUCATION AMOUNT.
If you are a full-time student (or a parttime student who can claim the disability
amount or has a certified mental or physical impairment), you can claim $400 for
each month you were enrolled in an educational institution. If you are a part-time
student, you can claim $120 for each
month you were enrolled.
CLAIM THE TEXTBOOK AMOUNT.
You can claim this amount only if you are
entitled to claim the education amount.
You can claim:
• $65 for each month you qualify for the
full-time education amount; or
• $20 for each month you qualify for the
part-time education amount.
CLAIM THE INTEREST PAID ON
YOUR STUDENT LOANS. You may be
able to claim an amount for the interest
paid on your loan in 2014 for postsecondary education. You can also claim
interest paid over the last five years if you
haven’t already claimed it. Only interest
paid on loans received under the Canada
Student Loans Act, the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act, or similar
provincial or territorial legislation for
postsecondary education can be claimed.
CLAIM THE PUBLIC TRANSIT
AMOUNT. If you use public transit, you
may be able to reduce your taxes owing by
claiming the cost of your transit passes.
Keep your transit passes for local buses,
streetcars, subways, commuter trains or
buses, and local ferries, and enter your
total public transit amount on Line 364 of
Schedule 1, Federal Tax. To find out if
your transit pass is eligible, and for more
information, visit www.cra.gc.ca/transitpass.
CLAIM YOUR ELIGIBLE MOVING
EXPENSES. If you moved for your postsecondary studies, and you are a full-time
student, you may be able to claim moving
expenses. However, you can only deduct
these expenses from the part of your
scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, certain prizes, and research grants that has to
be included in your income. If you moved
to work (including summer employment)
or to run a business, you can also claim
moving expenses. However you can only
deduct these expenses from the income
you earned at the new work location. To
qualify, your new home must be at least 40
kilometres closer to your new school or
work location.
if you combine online filing with direct
deposit. If you’re a benefit recipient, direct
deposit gives you access to your benefit and
credit payments faster. For more information,
go to www.cra.gc.ca/directdeposit.
A first-time filer? No worries. Completing a
tax return is not as confusing as you may think.
Not sure where to begin? Go to
www.cra.gc.ca/getready to learn some of the
ways to reduce your taxes. You can also use the
search function on the CRA’s website to get
information on the Learning About Taxes program - an online, self-paced learning unit that
explains Canada’s tax system, and teaches you
how to prepare a simple tax return.
You can deal with many of your tax matters
online by using “My Account” which is available at www.cra.gc.ca/electronicservices.
Amend your return, track your refund, change
your address, and much more, all with a few
clicks of a mouse.
With all of these services available online,
it’s easy to stay on top of your tax affairs yearround. You can also receive your notice of
assessment online.
Making payments to the CRA has also never
been faster or more convenient than with a
pre-authorized debit (PAD). The PAD service
lets taxpayers registered in My Account set up
a payment to be made to the CRA for a predetermined amount on a pre-determined date,
from any bank account at a Canadian financial
institution. It’s a great way to make payments
towards any taxes owing throughout the year,
without having to come up with a lump sum on
April 30th. For other payment options, go to
www.cra.gc.ca/payments.
If you’ve gone through the website and still
need help filing your tax return, you can call 1800-959-8281 and speak with a CRA agent,
who will answer any questions you have.
If you have a modest income, and a simple
tax situation, you can also contact the
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program,
which runs volunteer tax clinics across the
country. To find a volunteer tax preparation
clinic, go to www.cra.gc.ca/volunteer.
Don’t miss the latest CRA news or tax tips
...
Follow
the
CRA
on
Twitter:
@CanRevAgency
And advice for first-time filers
Contributed by the
Canada Revenue Agency
The saying “There’s a first time for everything”, also applies to taxes!
The first time that you file an income tax
and benefit return with the Canada Revenue
Agency (CRA) is a proud moment. We don’t
always realize it, but our tax system funds
much of the infrastructure that we all rely on
each and every day - like our roads, education
and health-care. Whether you’ve just landed
your first part-time job and need to pay taxes
or claim a refund, want to receive the
GST/HST credit, or moved to Canada and
want to fulfill your tax obligations, the CRA is
here to help.
Generally, the deadline to file your 2014
income tax return and pay any tax owing is
April 30th, 2015. However, if you or your
spouse or common-law partner is selfemployed, you have until June 15th to file your
return. But take note: if you have a balance
owing for 2014, you still have to pay it on or
before April 30th, 2015.
Filing on time will ensure you receive your
credits and benefits without delay; or, if you
owe taxes, avoid a late filing penalty. Twentyone million Canadians took advantage of the
CRA’s electronic filing services last year. To file
online, all you need is your Social Insurance
Number, your birth-date, your income tax
information, and access to certified software or
a web application. The CRA provides a list of
options at www.netfile.gc.ca/software, including some that are free for everyone. The
amounts to include in your tax return are those
that appear on your various information slips
and receipts. However, you don’t need to send
these documents to the CRA. If the CRA wants
to review your slips or receipts, they will contact you at a later date.
If you’re entitled to a refund, you can enjoy
your money in as little as eight business days -
CLAIM THE GST/HST CREDIT. If you
have low or modest income, you are a resident of Canada, and 19 years of age or
older, you may be able to receive the
goods and services tax/harmonized sales
tax (GST/HST) credit. Starting this year,
you no longer need to apply for this credit - the CRA will determine your eligibility
when you file your income tax and benefit
return, and send you a notice if you are
entitled.
CLAIM YOUR CHILD CARE EXPENSES. If you have to pay someone to look
after your child so you can go to school,
you may be able to deduct child care
expenses.
If you need help filing your return, and
you have a modest income and a simple
tax situation, volunteers from the
Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program may be able to prepare and submit your tax return for you to make sure
you receive all the credits and benefits you
are entitled to. For more information, go
to www.cra.gc.ca/volunteer.
CRA’s online services make filing easier and let you get your refund faster. The
online services are fast, easy and secure.
You can use them to file your income tax
and benefit return, make a payment, set
up a direct deposit, track your refund, pay
with a pre-authorized debit, register for
online mail, and more.
The federal government is switching to
direct deposit for payments that it issues.
Direct deposit is a faster, more convenient, reliable, and secure way to get your
income tax refund and your credit and
benefit payments directly into your
account at a financial institution in
Canada. Sign up for direct deposit today.
For
more
information,
go
to
www.cra.gc.ca/getready.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ...
If you are an international student
studying in Canada, you first have to
determine your residency status at
www.cra.gc.ca/internationalstudents.
You may owe taxes to the Canadian
government, and may qualify for
GST/HST credit payments.
If you are an international student, your
individual income tax and benefit return
is due on April 30, and you have to send it
to the CRA’s International and Ottawa Tax
Services Office.
If you have questions, call the CRA’s
international tax and non-resident
enquiries line at 1-800-959-8281.
AND ...
The CRA has informative videos just for
students.
Check
them
out
at
www.cra.gc.ca/videogallery.
For more information, go to
www.cra.gc.ca/students.
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Thursday
March, 2015
March
12th
I t ’s a n e a r l y . . .
S t . P a t r i c k ’s D a y B a s h !
H o s t e d b y t h e A r c h i t e c t u r e Te c h n o l o g y & M a r k e t i n g C l u b s
March is gonna’ be
MASSIVE!
The March Break Week (Monday the 16th to Friday the 20th) is
sandwiched between two of the biggest events of the year ...
Thursday,
March
26th
A party so big that
we’ve got to hold
it in the (old) gym!
Advance tickets available
from the SRC offices
BLACK TIE
PLAYBOY PUB!
Hosted by the Entertainment Technology Club
T
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hames
March
imes of 2015
Much of the material
for this page has
been furnished by ...
Photos include some from the Semi-Formal, Winter Blues give-aways, and
the road-trip to the Red Wings game.
PRESIDENT ALEXANDRA
FRASER: Congratulations to
2015-16 TSI President-Acclaimed
Danica Quenneville. She has
been a terrific Director, and I'm
certain she will be a phenomenal
President. In a week or two, we'll
all be enjoying the March
Reading Week. In terms of our
individual and collective mental
health, that couldn't come at a
better time. Whether you are
stuck in snowy Chatham-Kent,
waiting to see a robin, or headed
south for some beach time, use
the week to relax and re-energize
yourself, maybe to get some
work/studying done, or (at least)
to re-set your priorities so that
you can make that final push
through the final weeks of the
year. The end is in sight!
VICE-PRESIDENT AUDREY
PARE: Today we have so many
different resources out there
dealing with mental health. This
is the time of year when people
feel down in dumps, and it’s our
job to lift people’s spirits up and
remind them of the joys of life.
Earlier in February, we had our
Winter Blues event, when we
served seasonal comfort food
such as beaver-tails, chocolate
fondue and an ice cream sundae
bar. Not only that, but we offered
coupons to various restaurants,
as well as a ton of swag. We also
had our Semi-Formal. It was an
amazing night, full of prizes,
delicious food, a silent auction,
No Baking program?: That’s
the way the cookie crumbles
The years-long, on, off, on again, off again, sort of on again
development of a St. Clair presence in downtown Chatham is
now, pretty definitely, off again.
The newly elected - and apparently fiscally conservative Chatham-Kent municipal council has scrapped its long-standing
promise of a $1.3 million grant to help the college establish a minisatellite campus in the city’s downtown.
Several years ago, the college had obtained upper-level government funding to launch a commercial Baking program to be based
in Chatham.
Rather than setting up that program at the existing Thames
Campus, St. Clair proposed to base it in a facility in Chatham’s
downtown, as part of the effort to rejuvenate the city’s commercial
core ...
... Appreciative of that idea, the municipal government (of that
era) offered the school a $1.3 million grant, to help it purchase and
renovate a suitable downtown building.
A year-and-a-bit ago, it appeared that the project would fall into
place in an ideal way. The Baking program (and maybe another
academic offering) would be established in a building annexed to
the Capitol Theatre - a downtown entertainment venue that had
already been transferred from the municipal government’s to the
college’s control.
But then the deal to buy the annex building fell apart, and the
college had to relaunch its search for a suitable downtown building.
The process dragged on for several months ... including through
last November, when many new, cost-cutting members were elected to the municipal council.
During the council’s 2015 budget deliberations in earlyFebruary, the axe came down when a motion was passed to cancel
the $1.3 million grant to the college.
That sum is being retained in the municipal reserves, but it is
not specifically designated for a college-related project.
If St. Clair pursues the idea of purchasing/renovating a building
in the downtown (or elsewhere in the community), and wishes for
municipal subsidization of such a project, it will have to re-apply
to the council for support.
According to St. Clair President Dr. John Strasser, that afterthe-fact funding method could complicate the entire undertaking,
because it is difficult to negotiate with property-owners without
having specifically committed funding in-hand.
and a ton of dancing! We thank
everyone who came out, and we
hope everyone enjoyed their
night. Now, on to PigFest! Let the
countdown begin!
STUDENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DANICA QUENNEVILLE:
Mental health issues have long
been a taboo topic, with negative
stigmas attached to illnesses such
as depression, anxiety, bipolar,
schizophrenia, OCD. The fact of
the matter is that mental health
is important; and, in order to
find a balance for total wellbeing, it needs to be discussed.
Nearly everyone at St. Clair will
have been affected by mental illness in their lifetime, whether it
be a friend, family member or
yourself who suffers. So, how do
you stay mentally healthy?
Mental health is all about doing
something you truly enjoy.
Sometimes it’s the small things.
You don’t have to rush to fulfill a
“bucket list”. It can be as simple
TSI Executive 2015-16 ELECTIONS
IMPORTANT DATES
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President (open to current TSI
Directors ONLY)
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Vice-President (open to ALL
full-time, fee-paying students)
MAR. 19: Nominations for
President position close at 12
noon
MAR. 25: Nominations for VicePresident position close at 12
noon
MAR. 27: Advance poll. Site
and times TBA
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Results announced today
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statute or governing legislation.
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Join TSI’s Board, and let
your voice be heard!
St. Clair Thames Students Incorporated (TSI) is the voice of students of St. Clair College, Thames Campus. It is a corporation
comprised of a Board of Directors, and general members drawn
from full-time, fee-paying students at the college. TSI strives to
provide students of Thames Campus with an abundance of support, social and advocacy services intended to enrich and complement their learning environment while at the school.
The corporation was founded in 1987, and remains an invaluable
part of student life at Thames Campus. The Directors of the
Corporation are available to help students with various issues
and offer guidance to students whenever possible. TSI has up to
eight Directors of the Board at any given time, as well as a parttime President and Vice-President, and one full-time Operations
Manager. We are all available for student enquiries daily.
Directors are required to contribute to the Board through attendance at meetings and events, and through student interaction.
Honorariums are offered in recognition of these valuable contributions to Thames Campus’ student life.
NEWLY ACCLAIMED PREZ
I would like to announce my acclamation as the new, 2015-16
Thames Students Inc. President.
As the current Director of Student
Affairs, and having been on the
board since September, I am easing out of my comfort zone and
taking on more responsibility. I will
be more than prepared to take this
position because I have our current President, Alex Fraser, to train
me. Alex has studied in three programs at St. Clair, and has years of
board experience to share with
me, so I am confident that I will be
learning from the best. I am excited to lead your student association and recruit new board
members in the new school year. We are going to have a
blast hosting events, and providing a healthy and fun
atmosphere for returning and incoming students this
September. I look forward to making an impact on student
life, and representing St. Clair College. Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me to demonstrate leadership at
the next level, and special thanks to my fellow board members for supporting me through this transition.
- Danica Quenneville
as crocheting, snuggling up on about that. Stress is the most
the couch, or playing video common cause of our mental
games. While in school, life tends issues. Sometimes we mix probto get very busy. Always remem- lems from our home with our
ber to make time for yourself. Set jobs (or vice versa), polluting a
aside 20 or 30 minutes a day to second environment and causing
do something unrelated to any problems for third parties. Try to
stressors in your life. Never get avoid that. Take care of yourself,
caught up, and always take physically and socially. Helping
things one step at a time. Future others - without thinking about
recompensation - makes you feel
“balanced you” will thank you.
MAREKTING AND COMMU- good about yourself. Smiles are
NICATION DIRECTOR DAVID free.
MARTINEZ: It’s almost March
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
Break. I hope you’re excited
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March, 2015
Here’s a numerical puzzle
from your friends at the
You can go up to 9 in the puzzle, but
you’re always “Number 1” with us!
Do You Sudoku?
Solution (no peeking)
Sudoku are easy to learn, yet
highly addictive, language-independent logic puzzles which
have taken the whole world by
storm. Using pure logic and
requiring no math to solve,
these fascinating puzzles offer
endless fun and intellectual
entertainment to puzzle fans of
all skills and ages. Sudoku is a
number-placing puzzle based
on a 9-by-9 grid with several
given numbers. The object is to
place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each
column and each 3-by-3 box contains the same number only once.
Sudoku puzzles come in endless variations and range from very easy to
extremely difficult, taking anything from five minutes to several hours
to solve. The one published here is considered a “mid-difficulty” format. Make one mistake and you’ll find yourself stuck later on as you
get closer to the solution. • Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1
to 9 appear once in each row, column and 3-by-3 box. • Use a soft,
erasable pencil. • Always double-check before placing a number.
• Never guess! Only make moves based on logical deductions.
CURRENT
STUDENTS:
Contact the
Alumni
Association for
funding and
fundraising help
with the
activities of your
campus club.
Great students
make great grads
Free swimming for the whole family, courtesy
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and
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Alumni Association, first Sunday of every month,
to help both!
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Book
Look
And other info from
the St. Clair Library
Resource Centre
Contributed by Marnie Kursiss-Morrow
VIDEO STREAMING WHEREVER
YOU ARE! Learning through video has
become so popular that your campus
Library has included several streamed
products. Simply click on the Video-OnDemand box, www.stclaircollege.ca/studentservices/library/video_on_demand.html. Here you will find a vast array of
educational videos. Practically every subject is represented in McIntyre Films on
Demand. For great Canadian content
films, try McNabb Connelly. For Dental
and Esthetician students, we have a comprehensive collection of dental and cosmetology videos. Try them out today!
NEW BOOKS: With March Break upon
us, why not grab a book and enjoy some
leisure reading. In addition to the “Reads
of the Month” described below, we have a
brand new selection of fiction from the
esteemed Scotia Bank Giller Prize list:
Giller Prize Winner: “Us Conductors”
by Sean Michaels;
Giller Prize Finalists: “The Betrayers” by
David Bezmozgis, “American Inventors”
by Rivka Galchen, “Tell” by Frances Itani,
“The Girl Who was Saturday Night” by
Heather O’Neill, and “The Ever After of
Ashwin Rao” by Padma Viswanathan.
STUDY ROOMS: Bookings can be
placed one week in advance by visiting
the Library, or calling 519-972-2727, ext.
4728.
CHAT WITH US! By clicking on the
askON button within the Library website,
you will be able to ask a question and get
an immediate response from Library staff
during chat hours.
AND ... Search for articles, newspapers
and books, 24/7, on our website:
www.stclaircollege.ca/studentservices/library/
LEISURELY READS OF THE MONTH
Contributed by John DeCaro
Every month, the Library staff - like a
“collective Oprah” - recommends a book
or two to the college community.
MARCH MODERATION
It’s March. What does
that make us think of?
Two things: St. Patrick’s
Day and a week off
school!
We usually think of
these events as great No one likes
times, often including an obnoxious
By Clinical Social Worker Jackie Fulmer alcohol in the festivities. leprechaun.
In fact, more people think of St. Patty’s as a day of drinking than actually knowing
the history of the day. And we all have ideas of Spring Break/Reading Week fun.
Unfortunately, as fun as drinking is, it can also become a very dangerous activity.
College students are reporting that, when they drink, it is usually “binge drinking”.
The Center for Disease Control describes binge drinking as five or more drinks in two
hours for males, and four or more drinks for females.
And this can come with a variety of consequences, including possible alcohol poisoning, impaired judgement (which can lead to unintended pregnancy or STIs), and accident and injury - intentional and unintentional.
So, how do we still have fun AND be careful at the same time? Here are some strategies to make the most out of your night and wake up with no regrets:
• Moderate! Drink slower and spread it out over a longer period. This way, alcohol
won’t hit you hard all in one moment. Also, you can alternate with glasses of water keep hydrated!
• Be safe! Use the “buddy system”, and make sure a reliable friend will look out for
you (as well as you looking out for them).
• Keep track of your drinks, and don’t take any from strangers.
• Also, make sure you have a ride set up in advance, or have a cab number in your
phone.
• Set a limit for yourself. Make sure the night stays fun, and doesn’t turn into a terrible mistake. Enjoy yourself!
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WELLNESS
Health
Centre
F
d for Thought
Better education through better nutrition
By Christine Wellington,
Registered Dietician,
Windsor Family Health Team
HEALTHY EATING DURING
NUTRITION MONTH
Eating healthy on a regular basis can
boost your concentration, overall health
and well-being.
BREAKFAST
Time is one of the biggest barriers to
eating breakfast. Breakfast skippers lack
proper fuel for your body and brain, are
less alert and are unable to concentrate.
Eating a healthy breakfast is linked to:
• Healthy weight and reduced weight
gain over time;
• Improved appetite control to help you
avoid morning “munchies”;
• Better intake of calcium, vitamin D,
potassium and fibre.
A healthy breakfast includes a complex
carbohydrate (whole grains) AND protein
(lentils, eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt) AND
fibre (from fruit, vegetables, whole
grains).
No time for breakfast? Prepare food
ahead. Stock up on ready-to-eat items:
hard-boiled egg, nut butters, fruit
(canned, fresh or frozen), wraps, cheese
strings, whole grain muffins.
Don’t feed your feelings with food!
Many people eat when they are super
busy, tired or feeling stressed. Many
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March’s publications are classified as
“quick reads”, so the retention will be for
seven days. If the book is out, staff will
place a hold under your name.
This month’s recommended-reads are:
“The Art of the Pitch: Persuasion and
Presentation Skills that Win Business” by
Peter Coughter. Occasionally, a great idea
will sell itself. The other 99 percent of the
time, you have to find a way to persuade
others that it is, in fact, a great idea. Most
executives spend the vast majority of their
time creating their work, and almost no
time on the presentation. Through an
engaging and humorous narrative, Peter
Coughter presents the tools he designed
to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations
that deliver business. Readers will learn
how to hone their individual, natural presentation style; how to organize a powerful
presentation; how to harness the elegant
power of simplicity; how to truly connect
with an audience; how to rehearse effectively; and most importantly, how to win.
... and ...
“Excessive Joy Injures the Heart” by
Elizabeth Harvor: When she begins to
have trouble sleeping, Claire Vornoff
drives out into the country to become a
client of Declan Farrell, and an education
(of sorts) begins. An alternative practition-
H
elpful
ealth
ints
Contributed by St. Clair
Campus Nurse Linda Jahn
ake healthy choices!
With Material from www.mayoclinic.com
Fast food - believe it or not - can be a
part of weight loss and a healthy diet plan.
You can have a meal that is both quick and
healthy. The key is to choose wisely:
• Keep portion sizes small. If the fast
food restaurant offers several sandwich
sizes, pick the smallest, or order half a
sandwich. Bypass hamburgers with two or
three beef patties. They can pack more
than 1,000 calories and 70 grams of fat.
Instead, choose a child-sized portion
which has about 250-300 calories. Skip
the large fries and ask for a small serving
instead. This switch alone saves 200-300
calories.
• Choose a healthier side dish. Take
er and an iconoclast in the medical establishment, Farrell is magnetic and unsettling; and Claire is both beguiled and
skeptical as she tries to resist his ability to
get through to her. As time goes on, her
attachment to him deepens, re-inventing
itself over and over. But when she has a
brief affair with a married man, things
escalate, setting in motion a series of startling and unexpected events. Astute, compassionate, and alert to the dilemmas of
contemporary urban life, Excessive Joy
Injures the Heart charts the tricky anatomy of obsession, and brilliantly captures
our never-ending quest to remedy the
aches in our minds, bodies, and spirits.
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advantage of healthy side dishes offered at
many restaurants. Instead of French fries,
choose a side salad with low fat dressing
or a baked potato. Or add a fruit bowl or
yogurt option to your meal.
• Go for the greens. Choose a large
entree salad with grilled chicken, shrimp
or garden veggies, with fat-free or low-fat
dressing on the side. Regular salad dressing can have as many as 200 calories per
packet. Watch out for high-calorie salads
such as those made with deep-fried shells
or topped with breaded chicken or fried
toppings. Skip the cheese, bacon bits and
croutons.
• Opt for grilled items. Fried and breaded foods are high in calories and fat content. Select grilled or roasted lean meats.
• “Have it your way.” Ask for healthier
options and substitutions like low-fat mayonnaise or mustard for your sandwich.
Avoid sour cream, tartar sauce and other
high-calorie condiments.
• Watch what you drink. A large (“regular”) soda (32 ounces) has about 300 calories. Instead, order diet soda, water or
sparkling water.
You can eat healthy away from home even at fast food restaurants.
The bottom line is being choosy. Make
wise menu choices, and focus on portion
control.
St. Clair College Health Services, in Partnership
with the Windsor Family Health Team ...
SERVICES OFFERED: • Health assessments/physical exams • First Aid for minor
cuts, bruises, sprains, bites, allergies, etc. • Diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses or injuries • Initiation for acute medical conditions • Follow-up assessment and care of chronic illnesses • Referrals to physicians, x-rays, ultrasounds,
mammograms, and other community resources • Prescriptions with recommendations for treatment • Consultation with team members on methods to manage
psychosocial and mental health problems • Counselling or cognitive behaviour
therapy • Pap smears, STI testing, pregnancy tests, birth control • Pregnancy and
prenatal care • Smoking cessation services (Leave The Pack Behind) • Injections
for immunizations or other health issues • Blood tests, urine analysis, blood
sugar testing/monitoring • Blood pressure and pulse monitoring • Nutrition info
Call 519-972-2380 for appointments
at Windsor campuses
Call 519-354-9100 ext. 3800 for Thames
Campus (Chatham) appointments
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March, 2015
Suggestion Box: Snoozing and snowing
Here are items deposited in the
Suggestion Boxes in January/February:
This one was an electronic submission,
via email to the Student Representative
Council’s website: I just wanted to suggest
nap rooms in the school, so that students
can nap between classes. When it takes
over an hour to get to school everyday,
and to get back home again, it would be
nice to be able to take a nap on the days I
have breaks for two or two hours.
Editor’s Response: Hard though it may
be to believe, we’ve actually dealt with this
idea in years past. (We’re not sure that
those previous submissions were serious,
or this one either, but we’ll treat it as having been sincere.)
There’s two aspects to this matter, from
the college’s perspective: “Can we?” and
“Should we?”
“Can we?” involves the architectural
capacity of the institution to accommodate “nap rooms”. Obviously, something
of that weird sort would/should be situated in unused space. Despite the numerous
large buildings on campus, there is not a
whole lot of vacant, not-doin’-anythingwith-it space.
Even if there was a “spare” classroom or
large storage closet that could be
equipped with bunk-beds or cots, the
“Should we?” question arises.
Is it, really and truly, the responsibility
F
d for Thought
Better education through better nutrition
By Christine Wellington,
Registered Dietician,
Windsor Family Health Team
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
choose high-fat, high-sugar snacks as a
way to cope with stress. Before you eat,
ask yourself if you are really hungry, bored
or stressed. If stressed or bored, take a
break - go for a walk, do stretches.
LUNCH
Lunch is the most popular meal of the
day to eat out. Keep lunch simple, and
include a food option from all food
groups. Try a whole grain bread sandwich
or wrap. Add extra veggies with a left-over
stir fry, cold pizza that has lots of veggies,
salad.
If you do eat out, choose smaller portions.
HYDRATE
Drink plenty of fluids throughout the
day.
Health Canada recommends that
adults have no more thank 400 mg of caffeine a day. Here are some estimates of
how much caffeine is in popular drinks:
- One cup (250 mL) of home-brewed
coffee: 80-180 mg;
- One cup (250 mL) of home-brewed
tea: 25-45 mg;
of an education institution to provide
sleeping facilities for students - aside from
residence dormitories for actual campus
tenants, and hallway couches for “casual
nappers”?
Hmmm ... Should a staffer also be
assigned to tuck in dozy students, and
gently wake them from their slumbers
with a kiss on their foreheads?
And what about the liability risk of surreptitious sexual assaults in a darkened,
en-masse sleep-room?
Beyond all of that, there is the “preparing you for The Real World” aspect of a
college education. Aside from firefighters
working their multi-days-long shifts and,
possibly, mattress-testers, there are very
few occupations - and very few employers
- in The Real World that allow, facilitate
and/or encourage napping in the middle
of the day.
Sorry, hallway couches are probably as
close as you are ever going to get to seeing
“napping facilities” at the college ... unless
some enterprising Rez tenant sees this
article, and decides to start renting out
his/her dorm-room on an hourly basis
during the school-week.
•••••
Editor’s Note: Arising from an in-person complaint, I recently had a discussion
with the Parking Powers That Be of the
college’s
Facilities
Management
Department, regarding winter-time snowremoval and its impact on parking.
I hope, by the time this edition is
released (late-February), that we’ll have
seen the last blizzard of the year, so that
this info has been rendered moot ... But,
just in case we get another pile of the
white stuff in March, here’s the poop:
Parking lots at the college are plowed as
thoroughly as possible after a significant
snowstorm. But, in some instances, the
amount of precipitation and the configuration of the lots means that a certain
number of spaces may be piled up with
snow - and, thus, are temporarily inacces- A large (710 mL) coffee shop latte: 70150 mg;
- One can (355 mL) of cola: 30 mg.
And watch the sugar content!
• A large (473 mL) specialty coffee with
syrup and whipped cream has the equivalent of 17 sugar cubes;
• A large (541 mL) fast-food smoothie
made with juice concentrate has as much
sugar as 20 cream-filled chocolate cookies;
• A big (500 mL) sweetened bubble tea
has the same amount of sugar as two cans
of pop;
• A large (563 mL) coffee shop “doubledouble” has the same calories and more
sugar than a chocolate-glazed donut.
Calories from drinks don’t fill us up.
Excess calories from sugary drinks might
lead to weight gain. Sipping sugary drinks
through the day can harm your teeth.
Healthier options:
• Water. Plain or fizzy. Bring a reusable
bottle to school daily and refill it with
fresh water before you leave;
• Latte. Frothy and filled with nutrientrich, hydrating milk. Go plain and low-fat,
without sugary syrups or whipped cream.
Try decaf to cut the caffeine;
• Tea. Ask for green, black or herbal tea.
Skip the sugar, enjoy the taste of the tea
itself.
SNACKING
Snacking can be healthy if you are hungry between meals. But snacks should be
sible.
In some cases, those spaces may be
“partially (in)accessible” - meaning that
you might be able to jam a vehicle halfway
or so into a snow-piled spot. If such a
parking manoeuvre does not inordinately
disrupt the use of abutting spaces or traffic flow in the lot, you’re probably okay to
stick your car into that half-space. In fact,
security officers/lot-patrollers have been
instructed to “cut imaginative parkers
some slack” during snowstorm season,
and not issue tickets to the users of such
“partial spaces”.
However, as always - good weather or
bad - the regulations will be upheld if your
parked positioning interferes with abutting spaces or screws up the traffic flow of
a lot. Or if you park on a grassed area
(even if it is covered with snow). The result
in those three cases: ticket, ticket, ticket.
If you object to a ticket, for whatever
reason, take up the matter, first, with the
security desk in the main lobby (those
contracted staffers have issued the ticket
in the first place). If your argument is
rejected there, you can appeal the matter
to the Parking Office of the Facilities
Management Department. It is a good
idea, too, to take a photo of your car, how
and where it was parked - perhaps with a
bit of a wide-angle view to demonstrate
that it was not (from your perspective) disrupting the lot as a whole.
•••••
There are Suggestion Boxes (provided
by the Student Representative Council
and
Student
Athletic
Association)
sprinkled
throughout the main
campus, many of them in
close proximity to Saint
newspaper boxes. Here’s how they work:
If you have a suggestion for an improvement to a facility or policy on campus, or
a question or complaint, just put pen to
paper and shoot that comment into a
Suggestion Box.
They are emptied by Saint staffers.
Subsequently, the newspaper will send
your comment to the appropriate department at the college, which will: (a) explain
the rationale for the policy as it exists; or
(b) implement your idea if it is found to
have merit. Whether (a) or (b), The Saint
will also (eventually) print your suggestion
and the response provided by the pertinent department.
Or, alternatively, the all-seeing, allknowing Saint Editor will research and
respond to submissions, especially if they
deal with topics which have been covered
by the column in the past.
If you prefer to submit stuff electronically (or are at another campus), just email
your complaints, concerns and ideas to
the Editor at echant@stclaircollege.ca.
A couple of qualifications:
- insulting “rants” about specific (identified or identifiable) individuals will not be
published. They may be passed on to
departmental supervisors for their information, but you cannot hide behind the
anonymity of the Suggestion Box process
in order to bash someone in the column;
and
- neither will the column delve into serious allegations about teaching performance or style. There is an official process
to handle complaints of that nature.
Contact the Student Representative
Council if you have concerns about the
quality/delivery method of your education, and it will lead you through that
process.
small and not always a treat.
Healthy Snacks: whole grain crackers
with a hard-boiled egg, handful of grapes
with a chunk of cheese, veggie sticks with
hummus, apple slices with almond butter,
fresh fruit added to yogurt, handful of
nuts with dried fruit, snap peas with black
bean dip, banana with peanut butter.
SUPPER-TIME
Dinner does not have to be complicat-
ed. Keep it simple. Try veggies with stir fry
chicken over rice or noodles. Make an
omelette with veggies and cheese. Brown
lean ground beef or chicken or turkey, add
in tomatoes and veggies, and serve over
pasta.
NEED
IDEAS?
Download
Cookspiration and get recipe ideas based
on what you feel like eating. (www.cookspiration.com)
PROVINCIAL CASH FOR GROCERIES
The college’s Food Bank was bolstered with a donation of $760 in midFebruary.
The Student Representative Council (SRC), which operates the Food
Bank for cash-strapped students, is also a member of the provincial
College
Student
Alliance (CSA). By
participating and
publicizing
that
organization’s
Ontario-wide activities, member councils win “points”
for their local projects - including
their food banks.
SRC
members
were
presented
with the cheque
during a CSA conference in Thunder
Bay.
March, 2015
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A FAIR CHANCE TO GET A JOB AT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY EVENT
The job of getting a job was made
somewhat easier in mid-January
when the college hosted the 16th
annual St. Clair/University of Windsor
Job Fair at the Centre in the banquet
area of the Centre for the Arts campus.
Several dozen local, regional, provincial and national employers - representing a wide spectrum of privateand public-sector companies and
agencies, covering a host of academic disciplines - had booths set up.
Their personnel recruiters chatted
with a couple thousand students and
alumni of the two schools, and many
were accepting resumes on-the-spot.
Couldn’t attend the Job Fair, or
you’re still looking for summer
employment or a post-graduation
career? Check out the services
offered by the college-operated
Employment Ontario office at
www.stclaircollege.ca/studentservices/studentemployment.html.
Photos by Kenneth Bullock.
Top cop has class
Contributed by the College’s
Administration
Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick
guest-lectured in a class at the college in
early-February.
Faculty member Steve Brown, who
teaches a course called Organizational
Behaviour as part of the BusinessMarketing program, said he invited
Frederick to speak to his class about
motivating staff and improving employee morale, among other topics.
“When we had an officer who was involved with criminal activity, I personally met
with every person in the organization through meetings, 24/7, until I met with all 600
people to tell them that we have a lot of be proud of and a lot to be thankful for, and
that we have a great community who supports us, and it’s up to us to be the professionals that we are,” Frederick told the class.
He spoke about organizational risk management, and how the reputation of an
organization or company is the responsibility of every worker. “The person on the
front line either creates risks or mitigates risk,” he said. “It’s about you, it’s not about
me.”
Frederick explained it is his duty to manage the Windsor Police Service’s reputation, which can be difficult at times. One specific incident a few years ago put the
Windsor Police Service in a crisis situation. “It got a lot of publicity, and an officer
eventually was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, he went to jail, he lost his
job,” he said. Internally, a lot of officers wanted him to convey to the media that it’s
not everybody who is involved in such behaviour, and that most of the police force is
good and does their job properly.
But Frederick told the class the appropriate action - which he took - is to take
responsibility. “Even if you’re not the person engaged in the misconduct of the criminal activity, you say ‘In little ways, I could do better tomorrow, the next day and every
time I deal with a community member. I’m going to be more professional, I’m going
to be more courteous, I’m going to do my job better than I did the day before’.”
“Guest speakers add a different dynamic and learning experience to the classroom”, said Brown, “especially in the case of Chief Frederick, who is responsible for
a multi-million dollar budget and over 500 employees.”
Student Stephen Chowtee said he thoroughly appreciated Frederick sharing his
insights on the topic of organizational behavior. “Sure, you can get a lot from a lecture, but having someone come in like the Chief, with outside experience, to come to
talk to you about stuff you’re going to be using one day, that’s not something you can
get every day out of a class,” he said. He added that Frederick’s words resonated with
him, and helped motivate him to be a better worker in the future - and as a student
now.
Chowtee said he specifically enjoyed how Frederick spoke about how important
front-line workers are, and how motivating staff at all times - especially at negative
times - is crucial. “And I feel like he does that for his own staff. You could tell by the
way he talks that he loves and is passionate about his work, and you can tell he really wants to make a difference with the community and his own workers.”
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FEBRRRRUARY FUN
Among the events depicted here (and elsewhere in this
edition) are: The fundraising Polar Plunge for the
Special Olympics; the second semester’s Dirty Bingo
and We Got Game! sessions; the Valentine’s Day Pub;
the Hats On For Healthcare fundraiser to support local
hospitals; Mike Mandel’s “Are You Dating A
Psychopath?” (handwriting analysis) presentation; the
winter-time Family Party for student-parents; the annual “Winter Blues” festival; and the “On Golden Pond”
hockey game. Photographers include Ryan Brough
(labelled “RB”) and Kenneth Bullock (“KB”).
KB
RB
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St. Clair’s
Campus Christian
Fellowship
Winter Semester Meetings
Fridays, 9-10 a.m.,
in Room 88 (basement)
ALL ARE WELCOME
It’s a tower of calcium
power! Protein, too.
Yogurt: so many flavours,
and so good for you.
Think before you eat ...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Health
Centre
Don’t settle for
chemicals and
pink slime ...
... bozii is REAL
FOOD, made from
scratch. At Griff’s
Grab ‘n’ Go.
HEY, IS THIS YOU?
Guy finding out if you’re dating a
psychopath (or if you’re a psychopath yourself) ... You’re this
edition’s “Face In The Crowd” winner! Visit the SRC office to pick up
your prize: Griff’s gift certificates!
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LOVE IN MANY LANGUAGES
In addition to their first experience with snow (see Page 6), many of St. Clair’s
international/English As A Second Language students experienced their first,
gift-giving, North-American-commercialized Valentine’s Day in February.
Photo contributed by Wanda Killops.
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tudent
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Material Contributed by the
Athletics Department, the
Student Athletic Association,
and the Ontario and Canadian
Colleges Athletic Associations
Varsity sports move into playoff season
BADMINTON
St. Clair’s badminton team competed at the West
Regionals in earlyFebruary at Humber
College, vying to earn
OCAA
Provincial
a
spot
at
the
Championships.
The Saints managed to qualify in the Men’s
Doubles event. Dat Dang partnered with Matt
Treloar for a third place finish. Dang and
Treloar were 4-2 in pool play, losing the semifinal, before winning their final match to
advance to the OCAA’s (hosted by Fanshawe
College in London, February 20-21).
Dang and Treloar, unfortunately, didn’t figure in the medals at the provincial championship.
BASKETBALL
On January 23, St. Clair’s women (6-5) lost
to Mohawk (12-1), 77-55.
The Lady Saints shot a miserable 27 percent
in the first half, and never recovered. Mohawk
jumped ahead 42-22 at half-time by shooting
61 percent from the field, and had 24 points
from the foul-line as opposed to just 11 for St.
Clair.
Lady Saint Shannon Kennedy scored 13
points, adding four rebounds, but never found
a rhythm. Sarah Bondy was the only St. Clair
player in double figures: 12 points and five
assists.
The men’s team tried to “play spoiler”, but
fell 93-75 to Mohawk.
Mohawk shot 71 percent from the field in
the second half and 63 percent for the game,
and held a 42-25 advantage on the boards, outlasting the Saints who were within striking distance at several points throughout the contest.
Alex Temesy made four triples on his way to
scoring 16 points to lead St. Clair. Adam Bering
scored 14, while Charles Baskin chipped in
with 12.
On January 24, the women (7-5) rebounded
by beating Redeemer (3-10), 90-68.
The Lady Saints scored 33 points off 27
Redeemer turn-overs, and were able to capitalize on the offensive boards with 29 secondchance points. After trailing 23-21 at the end of
the first quarter, St. Clair turned it around to
lead 43-31 by half-time and never looked back.
With five players in double figures, St. Clair
was led by Shannon Kennedy and Torrie
Handsor who each scored 19 points. However,
Player of the Game honours went to the thirdyear forward Tori Schutz who scored 18 points,
adding five rebounds, six assists and three
steals. Sarah Bondy had 14 points and six
assists, and Meighen Boyd chipped in with 11.
Redeemer’s men (9-4) defeated St. Clair (48), 78-75.
The Saints had control of this game in the
third quarter, holding a 12-point lead, but
could not hang on against Redeemer. St. Clair
built on a 36-33 half-time lead, and was up 5341 midway through the third. But Redeemer
stayed within striking distance, and outscored
St. Clair 27-15 in the deciding fourth quarter.
The Saints were on the free-throw line with a
chance to tie or take the lead, but had to settle
for a difficult, last-second three-point attempt
that did not force overtime.
Stephan Gray was St. Clair’s Player of the
Game with 16 points, four rebounds, six assists
and five steals. Charles Baskin scored 12 of his
14 points in the first half, while fellow point
guard Max Reiner scored 11 points to go with
five assists. Shavon Gayle also reached double
figures with ten points, adding four assists and
six steals.
A special volunteer opportunity
February’s
Polar
Plunge wasn’t enough
for you?
Here’s another way
to get involved with
Special Olympics,
thanks to this invitation from Kandice
Scott, Community
Coordinator of the
Essex County Warriors - an affiliate of
Special Olympics Ontario:
I am looking for anyone interested in volunteering with Special Olympics! I am part
of the Essex County Warriors community.
We primarily provide sports and recreational
activities to our athletes in Essex, Kingsville,
Harrow and Leamington.
We are current seeking volunteers for
three main categories: weekly, monthly and
occasional.
For our weekly volunteers, we are currently running two sports. Wednesdays from 6 to
7 p.m. we have bowling at Empire Lanes in
Ruthven, and Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. we
have swimming at the Sherk Centre in
Leamington. This runs until April 22. After
that, we will have occasional events open to
our volunteers, until weekly starts again in
June with track and field and softball. We are
in desperate need of coaches for both of
those.
I live in Windsor and commute back and
forth, but it is very much worth the trip to
see the smile on the athletes’ faces, knowing
they can count on me! As I said, this is a
weekly commitment, but I understand that
you have school and work and a family. So, if
you cannot make it every week but would
like to come out a few times, I would be more
than happy with any involvement at all!
For our occasional volunteers, I collect a
list of email addresses and send
information approximately six to times times
per year, asking for help when we have a
larger event such as Polar Plunge, Law
Enforcement Torch Run, awards banquets,
fundraisers, swim meets, track meets or softball tournaments ... and, of course, our
regional, provincial and national Winter and
Summer Games! This requires no formal
commitment of time - just a willingness to
come out here and there.
For our monthly volunteers, I am looking
for some individuals willing to sit on our
Community Council. I am looking for people
to fill the positions of Treasurer, Secretary,
Volunteer Coordinator and Fundraising
Coordinator. These positions require approximately four to six hours of time-commitment per month. This is not a lot of time if
you break it down, and certainly not a lot
when you consider that most of it can be
done from the comfort of your home. We do
have a Council meeting every couple of
months, so you would also be required to
attend in person, or send information to
update the council through email if you are
tied up.
Yes, we are looking for a lot of help. I have
been with Special Olympics for six years
now. I started when I was at St. Clair College.
As a St. Clair alumna, a graduate of PSI and
Police Foundations, and now working in my
field, I know first-hand the benefits of volunteering with Special Olympics. And I know it
will help in your personal life, and with your
future career goals. I know that working with
Special Olympics will not only provide you
with an empowering and empathetic experience, but it will provide a great foundation
and reference for your resume and whatever
endeavours you choose for your future.
If you can help out in any of the above
capacities, please let me know! If you would
like to attend one of our weekly sport events
to see how you like it before you commit, let
me know and I will contact our coaches. If
you want to dive right in and help out, email
me. And also surf to volunteer.specialolympicsontario.ca to start the process of
registering as a volunteer. You will be
required to provide a few references, as you
will be working with “Vulnerable Sector”
individuals. Make sure that you specify that
you’d like to volunteer with Leamington and
Essex County! Once you complete the online
information, you will be required to get a
Vulnerable Persons Police Clearance - the
cost of which we will reimburse to you. Once
you email me your intentions, I will send you
a letter to take with you to the police service
in your area.
Of course, I provide a letter of reference to
anyone who volunteers their time, and I will
ensure you are awarded community service
hours for your efforts!
I can be contacted by interested individuals, by email, at essex.coordinator@specialolympicsontario.ca.
Thank you! - Kandice Scott
A road-trip to the Toronto area on the
January 31/February 1 weekend wasn’t kind to
the Saints. They lost 85-70 to Humber, and 9878 to Sheridan. In the Humber game, Charles
Baskin had 19 points, Adam Bering 15, Alex
Temesy 12, and Trevelle Blythe 11. Against
Sheridan, Bering had 21, Maxwell Reiner 17,
Blythe 15, and Baskin 13.
The Lady Saints fared a bit better, losing to
Humber 56-54, but beating Sheridan 60-53.
Against Humber, Shannon Kennedy had 20
points, and Meighen Boyd 13. They were the
top scorers in the Sheridan game too: Boyd had
23, and Kennedy 22.
On February 8, on the road, the Lady Saints
(9-6) defeated Sault (1-15), 73-36.
St. Clair held the home team to just 21 percent shooting from the field, while outrebounding them 62-42. St. Clair capitalized
for seven makes from beyond the arc and 17
second-chance points, with five players reaching double figures in scoring. Shannon
Kennedy had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Post
player Nicole Tamm scored 13 points to go
with eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
Torrie Handsor had a double-double with ten
points and 11 rebounds. Guard Sarah Bondy
scored 12 points, with Meighen Boyd adding
ten.
On the 8th, the women closed their Sault
Ste. Marie road-trip with all nine players
recording a basket in a 70-39 win.
For the second day in a row, the Lady Saints
held the Cougars to a very low shooting percentage, and led 39-7 at halftime. Sault played
hard in the second half, outscoring St. Clair 3231. But the damage was already done as the
Lady Saints were able to double up on secondchance points (20-10), and scored 17 points off
turn-overs. Rookie post player Nicole Tamm
had another strong game with 15 points, six
rebounds and two blocked shots. Lauren
Pizzicaroli had her best game of the season
with 14 points and ten rebounds. Meighen
Boyd chipped in with 12 points.
Also on the 7th-8th weekend, in the first
game, the men squeaked out a 64-59 win over
Sault College.
The Saints trailed 14-13 after the opening
quarter, but regained a 35-32 half-time advantage. Both teams shot under 30 percent from
the field in this game, which led to a very low
scoring outcome.
Charles Baskin led the Saints with 16 points
and eight rebounds. Shooting guard Trevelle
Blythe scored 11 points, with forward Mitch
Girard also reaching double figures with ten.
On the 8th, the Saints fell behind early to
Sault, but clawed their way back to an 81-76
win.
After falling behind 24-11 in the first quarter, the Saints scurried into the locker-room,
down 43-33 at half-time. St. Clair then
regained the advantage after three quarters,
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Varsity at home
Feb. 25 - March 1: St. Clair
hosts the provincial OCAA
men’s volleyball championship tournament
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scoring 30 points in the frame, with Trevelle
Blythe making three triples and 12 of his gamehigh 28 points (and six assists). Max Reiner
had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Alex Temesy also reached double figures with
17 points and nine rebounds.
On February 15, the Lady Saints (11-6)
defeated Niagara (10-7), 66-54.
The team used a strong fourth quarter finish
to earn the win. With 11 lead changes and 11
ties, this see-saw battle saw St. Clair use a 14-5
run to the start the fourth. They had trailed 2522 at half-time and 45-40 heading into the final
frame. After shooting just 24.2 percent in the
first half, St. Clair shot 50 percent from the
field and from three-point land in the second
half.
Shannon Kennedy scored 16 of her gamehigh 23 points in the second half. Nicole Tamm
scored 13 points, with six rebounds, four
assists, three blocked shots and a steal.
Meighen Boyd had 13 points, five assists and
two steals.
The men’s team (7-10) defeated Niagara (710), 91-77, putting themselves back in the playoff picture.
The Saints jumped out to a 25-17 lead after
the first quarter, thanks to Alex Temesy’s 13
points. Niagara responded for a 40-39 halftime advantage, before St. Clair’s Trevelle
Blythe scored 12 in the third quarter, including
a last-second, long-range triple to stake his
team to a 63-55 cushion. The Saints shot 55.6
percent from the field in the second half, held
a 37-26 edge in rebounding, while scoring 28
points off 22 Niagara turn-overs.
Temesy led all scorers with 26 points.
Stephan Gray had 15 points, nine rebounds,
three assists and three steals. Charles Baskin
and Adam Bering each had 12 points. Bering
added eight, and Baskin five assists.
On February 22, St. Clair’s women (12-6)
defeated Fanshawe (12-6), 59-43.
The team suffered through an opening
quarter to forget, but seized third place in the
OCAA West with the win. The teams played
scoreless through the first six minutes of the
game, and the Lady Saints scored their first
basket with 1:30 left in the first quarter. St.
Clair managed to win the first quarter 7-4, but
bounced back in the second to enter half-time
up 25-13. Fanshawe responded in the third
with a 17-2 run to lead the game briefly, but
the Lady Saints answered to enter the fourth
quarter up 34-30 and never looked back. With
the win, St. Clair pulled themselves into a tie
with Fanshawe for third place, but hold the
advantage with an earlier season win over topseeded Humber (17-1). The Lady Saints will
host the East Region sixth seed in a cross-over
play-off game On March 1 at the SportsPlex at
1:30 p.m..
Lady Saint guard Shannon Kennedy
equalled her per game scoring average with 19
points, adding seven rebounds and five steals.
Point guard Meighen Boyd also had a fine
game with 17 points to go with five assists,
with Torrie Handsor chipping in with 11 points
and five rebounds.
The men’s season came to an end on the
22nd with a 73-58 loss to Fanshawe.
Fanshawe jumped out to an early lead after
the first quarter (19-12), but St. Clair battled in
the second quarter to tie the game at 27-27
before entering half-time down just 33-31. The
Saints took the lead briefly in the third quarter
before relinquishing control to Fanshawe who
held off the home team the remainder of the
game. St. Clair made nine three-pointers in the
contest, but were out-rebounded 45-32.
Charles Baskin scored 21 points for St. Clair
to go with four assists off the bench. Max
Reiner scored 11 points, with Adam Bering
also reaching double figures with ten points
and six rebounds.
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
St. Clair cross-country running Head Coach
Andy Hahn has decided, for personal reasons, to resign after four
years at the helm.
Hahn, who is a Physical
Education teacher at Essex
District High School along with
being its cross-country/track and field coach,
decided to focus on that job and spend more
time with his young family.
“Coach Hahn lifted our program to provincial and national stature very quickly. He was
very passionate about his team, and put forth
an incredible effort. I think our athletes mirrored that effort and achieved at a high level,”
said Athletic Coordinator Ted Beale. “It was
easy to say to our incoming runners that they
would be competing for one of the best coaches in Canada, because Andy would prove it
every fall. We were very fortunate to have him
as part of our program”.
Hahn’s athletes competed at Nationals in
each of his four seasons, culminating in 2013
with St. Clair’s best year ever, which included
a CCAA women’s team bronze medal and the
men’s team just missing the podium in fourth
place. At provincials that season, the women’s
team won a gold medalm with the men’s team
taking away a bronze. For his efforts, Hahn
won the OCAA Coach of the Year Award and
the St. Clair College Coach of the Year Award.
In 2012, Hahn helped guide Andrew deGroot
to an individual men’s national championship
run. In all, St. Clair earned seven provincial
and national medals during his four seasons,
with 12 of his athletes being named OCAA AllStars.
CURLING
St. Clair sent three teams to the OCAA
Curling Championships in Peterborough (hosted by Fleming College) in mid-February.
The men’s team was made up of Skip Travis
Anderson, Vice Nick Katzenberger, Second
Matt Johnson, Lead Alex Zappio and Alternate
Chris Arnold.
The women’s team was Skip Ainsley
McKrow, Vice Jessica Sylvestre, Second
Jennifer Lam and Lead Ricki Desbiens.
The mixed team featured Skip Amelia
Dolson, Vice Brian Westfall, Second Ailsa
Schmitt, Lead Chase Stoyshin, and Alternates
Kyle McGrath and Sherene Dyson.
All three teams are coached by Head Coach
Jim Brackett and Assistants Graeme Robson
and Max Fusco.
That last squad - the mixed team - captured
the bronze medal at the bonspiel, after going 22 in round-robin play.
The men finished 3-5, in seventh place; and
the women 0-7 in eighth.
VOLLEYBALL
On January 25, the men’s volleyball team
continued its OCAA regular season schedule,
hosting the Sheridan Bruins at the Sportsplex.
St. Clair played a solid match, and came away
with a solid three-to-one win (25-21, 20-25, 2518 and 25-23).
The Saints’ attack was well-balanced with
five players reaching double digits in points,
including Connor West with 11, Dave Binder
with 12, Peter Christian with 10 and Travis
Wigle with 12. Jason Hernandez led the way
for St Clair with 18 kills, one aces and five digs.
Josh Rankine played some great defense, leading the Saints with 12 digs.
With the win against the previously unbeaten Sheridan, the Saints (9-3 on the season) for the first time in history - made it into the
national rankings at number 15 (and number
four in Ontario). It also won the title of OCAA
“Team of the Week” in late-January.
Also on the 25th, the Lady Saints beat
Sheridan convincingly, three-to-zip (25-11, 2624 and 25-17).
Helen Wiebe led the way for with eight kills,
three stuff blocks, two aces and 16 digs.
Shalena Horst also had a strong match with six
kills, three stuff blocks, two aces and 15 digs.
On January 31, the Lady Saints played a
solid match, but lost to Humber three-to-one
(25-18, 15-25, 25-20 and 25-20). The second
game represented only the eighth set that
Humber had dropped all season.
St. Clair’s Kaila Crough had her best match
of the season with 12 kills, three stuff blocks
and eight digs. Helen Wiebe had 16 kills and
15 digs.
The Lady Saints fell to 8-5 on the season,
while Humber improved to 15-0.
Also on January 31, the men played a great
match, beating Humber three-to-none (25-22,
25-22 and 25-20).
The Saints were led by Dave Binder who
had nine kills on 21 attacks, and three digs.
The improved to 10-3 on the season, while
Humber fell to 11-4.
On February 4, the men struggled in a
three-to-one loss to Fanshawe (23-25, 25-23,
25-21 and 25-23).
Peter Christian led the way for St. Clair with
11 kills, five stuff blocks and three digs.
Also on February 4, the Lady Saints played
a solid match, beating Fanshawe three-to-one
(25-20, 25-21, 23-25 and 25-20).
Helen Wiebe led the way with 23 kills, one
stuff block, two aces and 25 digs. Shalena
Horst had 13 kills, an ace and ten digs.
On February 7, the Lady Saints hosted the
Cambrian Golden Shield at the Sportsplex,
and won three-to-none (25-16, 26-24 and 2516).
Sara Yablonsky led the way with eight kills,
two stuff blocks, four service aces and three
digs. Shalena Horst had seven kills, three service aces, two stuff blocks, three assists and 21
digs.
Also on the 7th, the men also swept
Cambrian (25-23, 25-21, 25-18). Dave Binder
had ten kills, one stuff block, one ace and two
digs.
On February 8, the women swept the Boreal
College Viperes (25-21, 25-8 and 25-11). Sara
Yablonsky had seven kills, three stuff blocks,
one service ace and three digs. Kaila Crough
added eight kills and four digs.
Also on the 8th, the men swept Boreal (2515, 25-10 and 25-9). Manik Jandoria led the
way with eight kills, three service aces and
three digs.
On the February 14-15 weekend, both
teams wrapped up their regular seasons with a
road-trip.
The men were defeated by the top-ranked
Mohawk Mountaineers in Hamilton on
Saturday, three-to-one (22-25, 26-24, 25-19 and
25-23).
On Sunday, St. Clair travelled to Welland to
take on the Niagara Knights, and lost a threeto-two decision. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead
(25-21 and 25-22), the Saints could not finish
off the Knights, losing the next three sets (2025, 27-29 and 10-15). Niagara is ranked 5th in
Ontario.
With the two losses, the Saints finished
with a record of 12-6, in a three-way tie for
third place in the tough OCAA West Division.
As this Saint was going to press, the college
was preparing to host the OCAA
Championships at the Sportsplex, from
February 27 to March 1. The school has an
automatic seed in the tourney as its host.
Also on the February 14-15 weekend, the
Lady Saints swept the Mohawk Mountaineers
(25-18, 25-15 and 25-15).
They played well against Niagara, but lost
three-to-two.
St. Clair entered the playoffs in third place
in the OCAA West.
The Lady Saints’ season came to an end on
February 21 with a first-round playoff loss to
Durham. The team lost a hard-fought three-to
two decision (22-25, 25-23, 27-25, 22-25 and
15-11).
Sara Yablonksy led the way for St. Clair with
15 kills, three stuff blocks and six digs. Shalena
Horsts also had a strong match with 11 kills,
one block, four assists and 13 digs.
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DIRECTOR KHALED EL MOSTAPHA:
Enjoying mental health means having a
sense of well-being, being able to function
during everyday life, and feeling confident
to rise to a challenge when the opportuni-
March, 2015
ty arises. Just like your physical health,
there are actions you can take to increase
your mental health. Connect with others.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with people around you who will
support and enrich your life. Participate
and share interests. Join a club or group of
people who share your interests. Being
part of a group of people with a common
interest provides a sense of belonging and
is good for your mental health. Take time
to enjoy. Set aside time for activities, hobbies and projects you enjoy. Contribute to
your community. Volunteer your time for
a cause or issue that you care about. There
are many great ways to contribute that can
help you feel good about yourself and your
place in the world. An effort to improve
the lives of others is sure to improve your
life too. Take care of your physical health.
Deal with stress. Be aware of what triggers
your stress and how you react. You may be
able to avoid some of the triggers and
learn to prepare for or manage others.
Stress is a part of life and affects people in
different ways. It only becomes a problem
when it makes you feel uncomfortable or
distressed.
(NEW) WELLNESS DIRECTOR PAUL
WARD: I always like meeting new people,
so feel free to introduce yourself to me; or,
if you have any wellness or sports ideas, I
am always open to hearing them! My
stress-relief tips: When I am starting to
feel overwhelmed, I try to get more organized with prioritized lists and schedules.
Channel your energy into production
rather than wasting it on worrying. When
you take a break, be active - exercise, don’t
sit at your computer “surfing”. Reward
yourself for your accomplishments with a
favourite activity or food.
FAMILY EVENTS DIRECTOR SAM
DeBOER: School can get really stressful
this time of year, with midterms, tests,
and quizzes. Relieve the stress by reading
(not a textbook), working out, playing
sports, or whatever you like to do!
SINGIN’ WITH THE SYMPHONY
On the Valentine’s Day weekend, St. Clair Music Theatre Performance students entertained hundreds as they took to the stage with the Windsor
Symphony Orchestra at the Capitol Theatre. The two performances, held
Saturday and Sunday, also featured Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte.
The concert was called “Broadway Love Songs”, and was part of WSO’s
Toldo Pops concert series. Contributed by the college’s administration.
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1. Dying fireplace bits
7. Clock or watch datum, in
Spanish
13. Larynx sites
20. Eye component
21. Reach, as a goal
22. Accessory for Minnie Mouse
23. Parasite infecting big
crowds?
25. Steel mill input
26. “Get faster”, on mus. scores
27. First-rate
28. Excavated
30. Halo, for one
31. “Such gall!”
33. Baseball tool used to tap in
a golf ball?
35. “Zip-__-Doo-Dah”
36. Heptathlete Jackie __Kersee
38. Hydrocarbon suffix
39. Starring role as a malicious
character?
43. Atoms with charges
45. “Send help!”
48. Shake like __
49. Stat for Sosa
50. Tough puff
52. Early arcade giant
54. Ruhr article
55. Classic dog name
58. Noises made by U-boat
control switches?
61. Hydroxyl compound
63. Martinez of baseball
65. Hockey legend Bobby
66. Green Giant bagful
67. Mariner org.
68. Notice displayed in neon?
72. Skateboard park feature
75. Positions
77. Juan or señor ender
78. “Dang!”
79. Sour, blackish fruit
80. Dessert-wine allotment?
85. Aide for Frankenstein
87. Vex
88. Sum up
89. “That should come __ surprise”
90. Air hero
92. Playground comeback
94. Wrath
95. Outline sharply
97. First step in making a razor
sharpener?
100. Stitch (up)
101. Lost intensity
104. Links target
105. Hair favored by a husband?
109. #1 hit for Shirley Ellis, with
“The”
113. Hub for Air France
114. “Cabaret” director Bob
115. Demonstrate
117. Play hard __
118. Contradict
120. Inability to tolerate furtiveness?
123. Serene
124. Big Brother creator
125. Grub hub?
126. One cuddling
127. “I Need a Girl” rapper
128. Dutch beer brand
DOWN
1. Acclaim
2. Cadge
3. Actor Willis
4. Baja tourist city
5. Recited readily
6. __ Paulo, Brazil
7. Resort lake
8. “Blame __ Rio”
9. To be, to Camus
10. Really riled
11. Simple Simon met one
12. At the locale itself
13. Burglar
14. Clay layer under soil
15. __ de Oro
16. Fancified
17. More or less
18. Joe of baseball
19. Curse
24. Top picks, informally
29. Money-back, maybe
32. Arbiter
33. “Cheerio!”
34. Perilous
36. Triangular sail
37. Of the ears
39. Burdened
40. Justice Kagan
41. Of rockets, missiles, etc.
42. Plug point
44. Missions for the CIA, say
45. City on San Francisco Bay
46. Moon, e.g.
47. Certain sib
50. Maiden
51. Bitter-tasting
53. Nicholas I and II, for two
56. “__ Easy” (1977 hit)
57, 502, in old Rome
59. For dieters, in ads
60. Decide that you will
62. First lady after Hillary
64. Smelly bulb
69. Other, in Madrid
70. Actress Pam
71. Witchy type
73. Lamebrain
74. Kind of black 122-Down
76. Plains homes
80. __ Lanka
81. “She’s the one”
82. Sch. staff
83. Skeptics’ interjections
84. Indulge fully
86. Competitive shooting group
91. Lout of a guy
93. Nannies
96. Scarred “Batman” villain
97. Revered Fr. nun, maybe
98. Softens up
99. __-pah
100. Evil computer system in
“The Terminator”
102. Miter wearer
103. Scared, in dialect
105. Lara of “60 Minutes”
106. Talk formally
107. Curtails
108. Vestibule
109. __ zone (restricted airspace)
110. Tip of a shoelace
111. 39.37 inches, to a Brit
112. Car fuel additive
115. Sown bit
116. Adhere (to)
119. “My Gal __” (1942 film)
121. __-nighter (stadium event)
122. Brewed drink
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FEBRRRRUARY FUN
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Among the events depicted here (and elsewhere in this edition) are: The fundraising
Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics; the second semester’s Dirty Bingo and We
Got Game! sessions; the Valentine’s Day Pub; the Hats On For Healthcare fundraiser
to support local hospitals; Mike Mandel’s “Are You Dating A Psychopath?” (handwriting analysis) presentation; the winter-time Family Party for student-parents; the
annual “Winter Blues” festival; and the “On Golden Pond” hockey game.
Photographers include Ryan Brough (labelled “RB”) and Kenneth Bullock (“KB”).
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