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aking part in thecommunity on campuscan make your university career all the more fulfilling. Tereare plenty of options for studentsto get involved in almost any aspect of campus life, throughclubs, volunteering or studentgovernment. Tere are lots of opportunitiesto volunteer on campus, even righthere at the Ontarion. StudentVolunteer Connections (SVC)operates out of McNally Houseon Gordon St. and is often animportant factor in connectingstudents to volunteer work.“Many students at Guelph volunteer in some capacity,” said Jordon Tompson, SVC teammember. “Most adapt it to reflecttheir studies in order to developmajor hands-on skills such as working with animals if you planto attend vet school, or teachingat a school, or even working inthe health sector for those futuredoctors out there. A lot of students will also volunteer to try to discovernew interests such as harvestingtrees at Green Legacy ree Nursery,or chipping in with an after-schoolprogram at one of the dozenneighbourhood groups in Guelph. Te opportunities are endless.”“We help you find the perfect volunteer placement with ouronline volunteer referrals, volunteeremails, iCAN (interactivecommunity action network - www.ican.uoguelph.ca) and networkingcapacities. We also run a semesterly volunteer showcase, exhibitingdifferent organizations in aninteractive and convenient locationin the UC,” Tompson continued.In addition to the volunteeropportunities offered throughSVC, there are nearly 100 clubsoperated by the CSA that studentscan join. A full list is availableonline at www.csaonline.ca, andthey range from sports, to religion,to games, to nationality, andeverything in between. Most clubspaces are on the second floor of the University Centre and it is very much an inclusive, community atmosphere. Te CSA itself is another greatopportunity to get involved.Although most of the positions onthe board of directors are elected, if it’s something that would interest you down the line, anyone canattend a CSA board meeting. It’sa great opportunity to meet themovers and shakers who deal witha lot of issues affecting studentsand is the first step to getting tothat point yourself.Ann Westbere, as president of theMusic Students Association andOntarion volunteer, is no strangerto seeking out opportunities to getinvolved on campus.“Te main thing is to keep anopen mind and realize that alldifferent types of clubs are involved with a wide variety of campus eventsthat take place throughout the year,”she said. “I would encourage new students to get involved as much aspossible in the U of G community by coming out to events, signingup for clubs that interest them, andasking questions.”So get out there, ask questions,and get involved!
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o, you’re considering beinga journalist? Perhaps printmedia, or how about theradio?Fortunately, the University of Guelph has got you covered, witha number of media outlets at yourfingertips. For a school withoutan official journalism program,the opportunities to develop yourskills are surprisingly diverse, allof which can be found in variouscapacities on the second floor of theUniversity Centre.For obvious reasons, let’s start with the print options. As you readthis, you’re obviously aware of theexistence of Te Ontarion, theindependent student newspaperon campus. With nearly 60 yearsof history on this campus, TeOntarion has become a mediastaple and the most significantstudent voice in the community.Like all of the other student-driven media outlets on campus, TeOntarion is a volunteer publication, whereby the students are the authors. Tere is an experienced, full-timestaff made up of current and formerstudents, who are happy to help you with the writing process along the way. Tey will rarely, if ever, reject your ideas if there is something you would like to write about. TeOntarion is published on a weekly basis and is circulated not only oncampus, but also in select areas inthe Guelph community. Hone yourskills, get involved and maximize your experience.If, perhaps, you prefer a differentform of writing, there is also TePeak. Te Peak is a collective andis published in more of a magazineformat. Te Peak maintains a strictanti-oppression mandate and hasoften been the platform for issuesand artwork that speak to issuesthat may not be of the mainstream variety. Poetry, artwork andphotography are all published on aregular basis.“We will publish anything thatpeople want to write about; we don’thave editors that assign stories,” saidMandy Hiscocks from Te Peak.“We don’t have word restrictionsand we’ll take stories on any topic,including creative writing.” While Te Peak is currently intransition moving to a new office,the best way to contact them if youare interested in getting involvedis via email at peak@uoguelph.ca. Tey will also be available at thesemesterly Club Day and VolunteerFair on campus.“Students can also help withthe production process,” addedHiscocks. “We train for copy editing, layout, etc and once peopleget more experienced with TePeak, they can become a part of the Peak Collective and help withdecisions on policy and budget.” Te other most well-knownmedia outlet that is accessible tostudents on campus is the radiostation CFRU 93.3FM. Like Te Ontarion, CFRU has a full-time staff, but its programmingis comprised of both music andspoken word shows that are created,produced and hosted by studentsand other members of the localcommunity.“Te most exciting thing we canoffer for new students is that all of our training needed to host andproduce a radio show is completely free,” said Community OutreachCoordinator Sarah Mangle.“Students have access to all oursoftware and studios and access tothese kinds of skills and resourcesgenerally cost a lot of money elsewhere.“People often go on to work in these fields as a result of theirexperiences at CFRU.” Te diversity of programming onCFRU has a rich history with someshows enjoying a lifespan that now exceeds more than 20 years. Likethe other campus media outlets,CFRU is open to the suggestionsand creativity of the student body and is an outstanding opportunity to learn the inner workings of aradio station and get your voice onthe local airwaves.“For students as listeners,CFRU gives them a sense of a lotof different things that are goingon in Guelph,” said Mangle, whoadded that the first step to gettinginvolved is to email the station’sVolunteer Coordinator, ChrisCurrie, at volunteer@cfru.ca.
Discovering your personal soapbox
Campus media isdiverse and full of opportunitiesfor students withsomething to say
MIKE READGOLD
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Te University of Guelph is full of opportunities for peopleto make a difference.
DUNCAN DAYMYRON
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