RIDE for the holidays

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Life, News

Genevieve DeBellisNews Reporter

In April 2004, Louise Russo was standing in a sandwich shop waiting for her order, when a bullet meant for someone else changed her life forever.Last week she was in her wheelchair at Humber speaking on behalf of her organization, WAVE (Walk Against Violence Everywhere), to kick off the festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign.The mother of three, former Humber student and founder of WAVE said senseless violence can occur behind the wheel just as easily as behind the trigger of a gun.“You can hurt yourself, you can hurt others,” she said. “The more we create this… [Continue reading]

Literacy can be lost

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Biz/Tech, In Focus, Life

New report reveals that if you don’t use it, you can lose it

Tiffany ThompsonIn Focus ReporterOf all the skills students will learn at college, literacy may be the most important.About a third of all adult Canadians are functionally illiterate, meaning they do not have the skills needed to function on a day-to-day basis, according to Grace Santeramo Beckles, a program officer of the City Adult Learning Centre.“When you live in a country like Canada, that’s basically a wealthy country…and a great education system, it’s surprising to see those kinds of statistics in our literacy rates,” said Beckles. The problem is… [Continue reading]

New law ensures gift cards stay in play

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Biz/Tech, News

Rebekah WilliamsNews ReporterOntario’s consumers have less to worry about this holiday shopping season as a law passed on Oct. 1 states retail gift card expiry dates are illegal.Derek Nighbor, national affairs vice president of Retail Council of Canada, said sales should improve as a result. “We support the elimination of expiry dates. We think that it’s good for business and we think that it’s going to be a great way to move the product forward and it’ll increase in popularity in the years ahead.” He cautioned that gift cards can seem “a bit impersonal,” and that despite the new law… [Continue reading]

Hawks swept in three sets against Division leaders

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Sports

Mohawk’s star Jasmin Cull records 15 kills against deflated Humber squad

Jamie GriffithSports ReporterAll good things must end, as the men’s volleyball team found out last Tuesday night, losing its first regular season game of the year in Hamilton against the Mohawk Mountaineers.The Hawks lost in three straight sets to the undefeated Mountaineers by three, five and six points.  Mohawk retained its ranking as the province’s best team with the win.Coach Wayne Wilkins was frustrated with his team’s effort.“Certain guys worked hard, other guys didn’t,” he said.  “It’s about preparation, and clearly the guys weren’t prepared for tonight.”After a tough first… [Continue reading]

The road that led to Humber

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in A&E

Clinton HosannahA&E ReporterStudents were educated on psychology and equality when author Bryan Walls visited Guelph-Humber.The lecture explored Walls’s book, The Road That Led To Somewhere. It is a story about his family’s plight in coming to Canada by way of the underground railroad. The book is a companion piece to the Pen or Pencil Mentorship Movement course, developed by the National Alliance of Faith and Justice, of which Walls is a member and facilitator.Walls said no race is above the guilt of man’s inhumanity to man, pointing to the conflicts between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda and the… [Continue reading]

Sheltering the unsheltered

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in A&E, Life

Greg CoyleA&E ReporterA group of 14 hospitality management students helped raise $2,400 for the United Way by hosting a dinner in the Humber Room last Thursday.More than 30 guests attended the event, called Providing Shelter to the Unsheltered. Following a short video showcasing the United Way’s work, Humber grad and United Way Chair Kay Blair spoke about the importance of helping immigrants and youth in Toronto. “Unless you invest in young people, our future is quite bleak,” Blair said, pointing out that Toronto’s poverty rate is the highest in Canada.Geoff Smith, another United Way representative at the event, said Toronto… [Continue reading]

Writer produces novel in month-long contest

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Editorial, In Focus

Gareth VieiraSpecial to the Et Cetera

Humber journalism student Tabitha Venasse met the challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days for the National Novel Writing Month.“You start the novel on Nov. 1 at midnight and finish it Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m.,” Venasse said.The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a program that inspires people to write without inhibitions. The program website said the only thing that matters is the output. It said the kamikaze approach forces writers to lower their expectations, take risks and write on the fly. Winners are chosen in each area of the world and… [Continue reading]

Marketing team negotiates victory

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Biz/Tech

Kassina RyderBusiness ReporterOntario’s best and most motivated business students competed for medals and glory at the 2007 Ontario College’s Marketing Competition (OCMC) held by Fanshawe College November 15th and 16th. Humber took home to gold medals, one bronze and placed sixth overall.This is the third year the Humber team has participated, but it’s the first time its placed in the events. “It’s the first time we scored any kind of significant amount of points,” said Robert Bolf, business management coordinator and a coach on the Humber OCMC team. “Afterwards we realized if we had gotten one more second place position we would… [Continue reading]

Et Cetera Presents: Best and Worst Holiday Memories

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in Life

Et Cetera StaffHappy Holidays

Christmas of 1994My dog Norton was always interested in the process of unwrapping gifts on Christmas Day. He would spend at least two weeks before the big day pushing the presents with his nose, batting them around with his paws and even chewing off corners the wrapping paper. On this particular Christmas, he closely watched us open presents for a while and then decided it was his turn. He unwrapped a bunch of gifts, clearly not for him, and looked so pleased with his handy-work. -Daria Locke

I was miserable during the weeks leading up to my… [Continue reading]

Tea time raises toys for teens

Posted on 10. Dec, 2007 by Archivist in A&E, Biz/Tech

Karolina WalczakA&E ReporterThe third annual Tea for Teens event and fundraiser aims at raising $10,000 to provide gifts to teenagers just in time for the holidays.Organized by the Junior League of Toronto, Tea for Teens was held at Lakeshore’s Assembly Hall Nov. 28, while donations are still being accepted. President of the Junior League of Toronto Elisa McFarlane said the Women’s Habitat Shelter inspired the fundraiser.“We discovered in the past when we were putting together holiday hampers for them there were lots of gifts for the young children but very little for the teenagers. So they are kind of the… [Continue reading]