Going down the road to beautiful B.C.
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
HEATHER ALFORD
SPORTS REPORTER
For three Humber College students, alumni and current, being involved in the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics is the opportunity of a lifetime.
Alumni Geoff Rohoban will report on Olympic events, Tonia Hammer will work as part of the Molson team and current Guelph-Humber student Heather Butts will volunteer.
Geoff Rohoban is getting the chance to be one of the voices for Olympic coverage on Vancouver radio’s News 1130, a local affiliate of Rogers’ national radio station.
“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity being able to cover an Olympics, especially in the city that you’re… ... [continue reading]
International ties bind most national allegiances
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
MEHREEN KHAN
LIFE REPORTER
While some Humber international students will solely support their native country during the Vancouver Olympics, others will declare their loyalty to Canada.
Brahmjot Singh, a student from India, studying electronics engineering, said he will root for his native country and Canada.
“Well, I’ll be supporting both of them because it will increase my chances of being happy,” said Singh.
Chelva Kanaganayakam, professor at the Centre for South Asian studies at the University of Toronto, said an individual’s loyalty depends on the level of acceptance they feel in Canada.
“Someone that feels that Canada has not… ... [continue reading]
Culinary wonders toast special event
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
JESSICA LABERGE BLAKELEY
LIFE REPORTER
Drink the Olympic rings and feast on B.C. fare at the Humber Room’s Olympic dinner.
A special menu was created for the Feb. 25 dinner by culinary faculty members chef James Bodanis and chef Rudi Fischbacher.
“We based this menu as a celebration for the Olympics, for British Columbia, using British Columbia products,” Bodanis said.
Dishes include B.C. sockeye salmon with apple, fennel, celery root, and orange salad, which will be served as an appetizer.
The goal for the menu, he said, is to celebrate athletes with food that is healthy, nutritious and refreshing… ... [continue reading]
Campus bar to become a Molson ‘Hockey House’
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
GREG BURCHELL
NEWS REPORTER
The North Campus pub, as part of a sponsorship deal for the Olympics, has agreed to sell only one brand of beer while the hockey games are on.
The Sunday after reading week, LinX will become one of 76 bars in Ontario that has agreed to become a Molson Canadian Hockey House.
The sponsorship means LinX will show all of the Team Canada men’s and women’s hockey games, and during the games will sell only Molson beers and give out Molson-branded promotional prizes.
LinX manager Chris Shimoji said he feels selling only Molson beer during… ... [continue reading]
Former student works Whistler ski patrol
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
JANE SPONAGLE
BIZ/TECH REPORTER
A former Humber student is looking forward to his volunteer job on the ski patrol team at the Vancouver Olympics.
Brian Bennett, who graduated from Humber’s now defunct ski area management and operations program, said he will spend his days on the hills in Whistler during the men’s downhill, slalom, super G and combined events.
He will provide first aid care for athletes, volunteers and possibly some spectators.
Bennett said any type of injury is possible on the hill, from soft tissue injuries to fractures.
“It will be a great challenge,” he said. “It… ... [continue reading]
College doctor en route to Vancouver
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
TOM YAWNEY
SPORTS REPORTER
A member of Humber’s athletic therapy staff will offer his medical expertise to Olympic athletes in Vancouver.
Dr. Hemen Shukla, a sports medicine physician at Humber, will work at the curling venue, the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
“I sent in my application about a year ago and I found out I was going a few months back,” Shukla said.
“This is the biggest event in the world and if you love sports like I do, it’s so cool to be a part of it,” Shukla said.
Staff members at the Humber athletic centre are excited to… ... [continue reading]
The new national anthem
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by David White in Olympics
ANDREW SUTHERLAND
A&E REPORTER
Students who caught Classified’s performance at the Humber student centre might have recognized the East Coast rapper’s tune Oh Canada, appearing on TV Olympic recaps.
“CTV and TSN just both picked it up to use,” said Luke Boyd A.K.A Classified. “They’re going to do highlight reels of the Olympics every day – they’re going to use the song – so the video kind of got that on. A lot of people will hear it that have never heard me before.”
Boyd shot the video for Oh Canada in late January, though the album the song… ... [continue reading]
Students dream of backpacking the world
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Nicole in In Focus
BY LANCE HOLDFORTH
IN FOCUS REPORTER
When Jack Kerouac’s book, On the Road, was published in 1957, generations of people became inspired to travel and 52 years later the ideals of backpacking still encourage a sense of adventure. Humber students have also caught the adventure bug.
“I think it’s one of those things you have to do when you are young,” said Anton Lozowsky, 20. “I think it’s the sense of freedom and the sense of exploration.”
Lozowsky, a first-year media foundation student, said a lot can pass you by without even knowing it… ... [continue reading]
Travel agent says planning can avoid hassle
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Nicole in In Focus
BY KYLA SERGEJEW
IN FOCUS REPORTER
Hafize Artan, third-year ECE student at Guelph-Humber, knows all about the complications of travelling in a foreign country.
“My mom and I have the same name – on our ticket it showed a Mrs. Artan and a Miss Artan,” she said. “We took a plane from Toronto to Munich and from there we were taking a connecting flight to Turkey.
Because our names are the same they wouldn’t let us take the flight.”
Artan said her travel agent now has to send their tickets individually to avoid this confusion.
Saving for a vacation shouldn’t be hard says bank rep
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Nicole in In Focus
BY AMY DOUGLAS
IN FOCUS REPORTER
Students have a lot of expenses that can make saving hard. There’s tuition, books, bus passes or parking passes that all have to be paid.
But, with the help of careful money planning and tools to help, it doesn’t mean that travelling is out of the question, said David Basilio, a financial services representative at TD Canada Trust. Basilio planned for a trip of his own to Mexico in his final year of university.
Basilio said that students have plenty of options for financial help available to them such… ... [continue reading]
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