Lecture reflects on the horrors of Rwandan genocide
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News
Maggie Cameron
Senior Reporter
Humber marked the 16th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide by having Canadian theatre director Jennifer Capraru speak as part of the Robert Gordon lecture series on April 7.
Capraru began her speech not by talking, but by asking everyone to take a minute of silence to remember the victims and survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
Faculty, students and Capraru fell silent recalling over 800,000 Tutsi people killed by their Hutu neighbours in what has been called a tribal bloodbath that lasted 100 days in 1994, between April 7 and July 4.
Capraru described how… [Continue reading]
Free jazz night at The Old Mill
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by lbrunetti in A&E
Patrick Faller
A&E Reporter
Humber musicians can get a front row seat to see some of the best jazz in town when the Old Mill presents its weekly Thursday Night Jazz Club, free to students in the music program.
“We know students aren’t the richest guys on earth and that’s why we offer this deal,” said Fay Olson, organizer of jazz programming at the Old Mill.
“We want people who wouldn’t normally come to be able to afford the experience and hear some of the best jazz around.”
Olson has over 30 years experience booking jazz… [Continue reading]
Unwanted: Canadian Forces recruiters
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by John Evans in Opinion
KAVEH KHAZRA
NEWS EDITOR
I’ve become increasingly aware of the army’s presence in my life. I walk by two enormous on-campus ads daily. I have laid out their full-page ads in the Et Cetera. Of the past eight issues, six of them have had full-page ads from the Canadian Forces. I am exposed to their television and radio commercials.
Between January 2009 and March 2010, the Canadian Forces have spent roughly $252,000 on advertisements in Ontario colleges and universities alone.
Let’s face it, we live in a world of branding, and when an advertiser decides to invest in… [Continue reading]
Students applaud OSAP changes
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by lwilks in News
TESSIE SANCI
NEWS REPORTER
Humber financial aid manager Holsee Sahid said she is pleased with many of the Ontario government’s changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, including a promise of less red tape for students who receive bursaries.
“It’s a win-win situation both for the students and us as well,” she said.
The changes will affect how students apply for student access guarantee bursaries, which are awarded by post-secondary insitiutions to those whose needs go beyond OSAP.
Sahid said the bursary’s application process will become simpler this August, although the eligibility criteria… [Continue reading]
Cottage party at North for alcohol awareness
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News
Phil Heidenreich
News Reporter
The atrium of the Student Centre at North Campus will transform into a Muskoka-influenced cottage party next week to encourage students to drink responsibly this summer.
The third-annual alcohol awareness event put on by public relations certificate students will feature a northern-Ontario cottage theme; with food, raffle prizes and educational games promoting responsible drinking.
“We want people to be aware that your actions have consequences,” said first-year public relations student and budget manager Andrew Bartucci, 23.
Along with next Thursday’s festivities, representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Licence Control Board of Ontario and Arrive… [Continue reading]
USB 3.0 on the way
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by juanantonio in Biz/Tech
SANGEETA PATEL
BIZ/TECH REPORTER
Humber students can look forward to blazing fast data transfer with the advent of the USB 3.0, said Information Technology program co-ordinator Rob Robson.
“We are moving towards a digital lifestyle,” Robson said. “The size of the data we are dealing with is much larger than before.”
Robson said the USB’s 4.0 gigabytes per second transferring speed moves the technology towards a more reliable buffering system.
“What takes 33 minutes to transfer with USB 2.0 will take about three minutes with USB 3.0, and that’s time we can spend doing other things, rather than waiting… [Continue reading]
Local prom dress design contest open to students
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by lbrunetti in A&E
Ruth Yateman
A&E Reporter
Fashion arts students have the chance to design a prom dress as part of the Peach Beserk spring fashion design contest.
The first of its kind for the Queen Street boutique, the competition is open to elementary, high school and post-secondary students.
Second-year fashion arts student Holly Chappell, 20, plans to use Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara as a major inspiration for her design.
“He inspires me because of his ideas, his intelligence and his drive,” she said.
Chappell hopes to create a flirty and fun design resembling the trademark military fatigues… [Continue reading]
Every day April Fool’s in the locker room
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by lwilks in Life
BRANDI DOUCETT
LIFE REPORTER
Be on guard for whoopee cushions, banana peels and other practical jokes today.
While April Fool’s Day may be one of the only times people think they can get away with pulling pranks, Humber’s sports teams make it a year-round pursuit.
Varsity basketball co-ordinator James DePoe said many “classic” pranks have been pulled off during the school year.
“Putting shaving cream in someone’s hand while they sleep, putting Saran Wrap over the toilet seat and even wrapping someone’s car entirely in Saran Wrap,” are all practical jokes that have been played… [Continue reading]
Bird watchers flock to arb for spring session
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News
Catherine Labelle
News Reporter
For the first time, the arboretum on North Campus will host sessions during the spring migration of birds, said arboretum director Melanie Sifton.
“The Humber arboretum is known in several circles as being one of the best bird-watching sites in the city,” she said.
Pre-registration is now open for two-hour Saturday sessions planned for May 1 and May 8, said senior nature interpreter for the centre of urban ecology at the arboretum, Lynn Short.
Grackles, robins and red-winged blackbirds have arrived and can be heard in the early mornings, said Short.
Species travelling from the… [Continue reading]
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