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Volume 44 Issue No. 1 May 30, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
CREDIT: SHEKNOWS.COM
A few minutes of slathering on the sunscreen and wearing wide-brimmed hats can help keep your skin safe.
It’s one of the most often repeat-ed (and dreaded) phrases of thesummer: “Don’t forget your sun-screen!” It’s a real hassle to spend10 minutes slathering it on – hey,those minutes are better spentsoaking up some precious rays,right? – but those 10 minutes canhelp protect you from sunburnsand more serious or even life-threatening skin conditions later inlife.Unprotected exposure to thesun’s ultraviolet rays is one of therisk factors for developing skincancer, which is the most commonform of cancer in Canada, accord-ing to the Canadian Cancer Society. The risk of skin cancer today is much greater than it was20 years ago. This risk continues toincrease because we are exposed tomore ultraviolet (UV) rays as pol-lution and chemicals thin the pro-tective ozone layer around theEarth.You don’t even need to belounging by the pool or splayed outon the beach to be exposed to theseharmful rays. According to theAmerican Cancer Society, brief sun exposures all year can reallyadd up – especially for fair-skinned people. Even just driving duringthe sun’s most intense hours can bevery harmful to your skin. No one is immune to skin can-cer, but it is really easy to takesteps to prevent it. Keeping tothese tips, collected from theCanadian Cancer Society andHealth Canada, can help youreduce your risk and keep your skin looking healthy, young andsunburn-free.• Slather on that sunscreen!Wear an SPF of at least 15 andapply it generously. Don’t forget toreapply every two hours, after swimming or after sweating.• Keep out of the sun – or increase your protection – between11 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun’srays are at their most harmful.• Take shade breaks to reduceyour exposure.• Lightweight, loose-fittingclothing provides minimal sun pro-tection – around an SPF of 4 – butevery little bit helps! Just don’trely on clothing for complete pro-tection.• A wide-brimmed hat can pro-tect your scalp, neck, ears and face.This is fantastic protection becausethose areas are most vulnerableand are often where skin cancer begins. A baseball cap will notgive you the same amount of pro-tection.• Wear sunglasses with UVAand UVB protection to keep your peepers in top shape. Shades withlenses that are medium to dark incolour (with grey, brown or greentints) offer the best protection.• Check your skin on a regular basis. Look for changes in shape or colour in moles and birthmarks,new growths on your skin andsores that do not heal. If you noticeany of these things, please contactyour doctor.Keep your summer safe by pro-tecting your skin.
ERIKA FAUST
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No such thing as a safe tan
Past and present FanshaweStudent Union leaders attended theCollege Student Alliance conferencein early May, snagging a CSALandmark Award while they were atit.The CSA is an organization that brings together 17 colleges and col-lege-universities province-wide. It provides advocacy for students on a provincial level and gives a jointvoice for college students in Ontario,explained Kendra Sauder, the FSU’sVP Finance.The week-long conference in Maywas a changeover conference, inwhich new student leaders met withreturning ones for leadership trainingand goal-setting for the year ahead.The FSU was lauded for their efforts within the CSA, such as play-ing an important role in rewriting theorganization’s fee policy, involve-ment in committees, hosting theOctober CSA conference and their membership on the CSA board.“We had a strong year with theCSA,” Joe Scalia, former FSUPresident, said proudly. “(Theaward) means that we had a goodyear, not just at Fanshawe, but inregards to provincial advocacy, andits nice that CSA recognized that. It’sa good way to end the year.”“This will motivate us to be evenmore involved,” added current FSUPresident Veronica Barahona.Vaughn Scriver, the student repre-sentative on Fanshawe’s Board of Governors, was awarded with theCSA scholarship at the conference.Scriver also won the FSULeadership Award in March.“We will continue to be active atCSA and make students’ voicesheard there,” said Scalia.Fanshawe Student Union leadershave been active members of theCSA for years. Scalia was theSouthwest director from 2009 to2010, Barahona took over the posi-tion for 2010 to 2011 and this year VP External and Academic AffairsAndrew Payne will take over the position.For more information about theCSA, visit collegestudentalliance.ca.
FSU wins CSA award
ERIKA FAUST
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Does morality come from above?Can people live a fulfilling andmoral life without believing in ahigher power?These big questions and more will be discussed at “The HumanistPerspective,” a talk by Dr. RodMartin, President of the HumanistAssociation of London and Area.The talk takes place at the Wolf Performance Hall in the CentralLibrary on June 8, beginning at 7 p.m. This is the second lecture in atwo-part series from HALA entitled“Evolution of Belief.”“Humanism is sort of a way of lifeor a life stance that has to do with try-ing to live a meaningful, good lifewithout necessarily believing inGod,” explained Martin.“Religious faith gives people asense of meaning, morality, values,”he continued. “A lot of people think that if you don’t believe in God, thenthere’s no basis for right or wrong …For a lot of people, it’s really, reallythreatening to think that there’s not aGod.”As part of the talk, Martin will out-line his own background and give thereasons for his decision to leave theChristian faith and turn to human-ism. His background gives him aunique perspective on the debate of whether or not God exists; raised asan evangelical Christian, Martinobtained his degree in Theologyfrom the University of Waterloo. Hewas a minister for a few years, andsaid he remembered that faith was ahuge part of his life.“Over time, reading about scienceand evolution, I came to recognizethat I don’t believe in God. This wasa very difficult thing for me, andvery depressing to me – my wholefaith was such an important part of my life – how can I live now?”The point of the talk is not to con-vert anybody, Martin stressed. “Iwant to talk about humanism as analternative to faith,” he added. “It’smore about just making peopleaware that there is another perspec-tive.”All people, regardless of faith or religion, are welcome to attend thetalk on June 8, as well as HALA’smonthly meetings held on the secondWednesday of every month at TheCross Cultural Learner Center at 505Dundas St.To learn more about HALA, visithumanists-london.org. For moredetails about the event, visittinyurl.com/HALAtalkfb.
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Volume 44 Issue No. 1 May 30, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
CREDIT: FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Fanshawe officially opened its new Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies on May 13. The new Centrewill accommodate 1,500 students who are seeking job-ready credentials in trades and technologies that supportthe transportation industry.
On May 13, Fanshawe College proudly unveiled the newly com- pleted Centre for AppliedTransportation Technologies, aninnovative new facility located at1764 Oxford St. E., not far fromthe main London campus.The CATT is a state-of-the-art building equipped with a remark-able list of features for 1,500 stu-dents in the newly renamed Schoolof Transportation Technology.Construction of the structure wasfunded by two government grantstotaling $31.8 million. Classes began in April 2011.“In April, we finished off pro-grams that we started at the maincampus down the road,” said RobGorrie, Chair of the School of Transportation Technology. “Our students left the old facility andstarted classes here to finish off their term on April 4. It was a mas-sive move to pull off, but when thestudents walked in, it was a pretty big wow factor for them.”The grand opening on May 13 brought to a close this latest chap-ter in the history of the college,one that began with a ceremonialgroundbreaking back in November 2009. Now completed, the build-ing will provide opportunities for students to receive credentials intrades and technologies relevant tothe transportation industry, likethe new Avionics Technician pro-gram, in addition to the family of courses currently offered.“Fanshawe is well regarded andsought after for training of allsorts, certainly transportationtraining,” said Leanne Perreault,Manager of CorporateCommunications with the college.“This facility takes us to a wholenew level. This is a state-of-the-art building; it’s got all sorts of envi-ronmental measures that are amaz-ing and the classrooms, equipmentand everything else are top-notch.It puts us right at the top of thechart.”The CATT — a 148,000 squarefoot facility with 16 classrooms,13 labs, seven shops and supportspaces like cafeterias and studentlounges — is also Fanshawe’sgreenest property to date.In addition to an impressive listof sustainable measures undertak-en to ensure the new buildingleaves as little a footprint on theenvironment as possible, the building boasts 48,000 square feetof vegetated green roofing andsolar-powered GPS tracking sky-lights to promote natural light inits shops.The new building — premier inCanada, said Gorrie — enjoyed anopening weekend with over athousand visitors from May 12 to14. Regular classes continuethrough the summer, and a pro- jected 500 to 600 students willresume full-time study in the fall.
BOBBY FOLEY
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New building is the CATT’s meow
Fanshawe College’s Board of Governors recently approved theschool’s 2011/12 Strategic Plan, adetailed annual account of the projects, spending and expansionof the school over a period of fiveyears.Traditionally included in theStrategic Plan are charts outliningthe growth of the school, trends inregistration and projects bothdrafted and underway. For stu-dents, the approval of the Planrepresents a continued investmentof funding intended to directly benefit their opportunities oncampus and off.Much of the college’s budget — approximately $185.6 million for the coming year — will be allo-cated to general operations. Of particular interest are the detailsoutlined in the capital projects plan, an account of the approxi-mately $34.8 million the collegehas to spend on improvements andconstruction around the school.In the Strategic Plan, a capital project is defined as one of con-siderable expense, involvingacquiring land, the construction of a new building or the renovationor renewal of an existing one. Thecompletion of the new Centre for Applied TransportationTechnologies marks the end of one such capital project, and thedecommissioning and imminentdemolition of the current CBuilding represents such a projectin the future.Additionally, the capital fundswill continue to be used toenhance learning spaces andmethods for students by way of renovating classrooms and labs,upgrading food services and keep-ing some cash free in order for thecollege to be able to jump on potential property opportunitiesfor the proposed new campus indowntown London.Further, there are plans outlinedinvolving the continued develop-ment of online portals for collegeemployees and students alike,with a focus on enabling contentto be created and shared entirelyonline. The plan is to lead the wayin developments and set an exam- ple for all colleges in the provinceand across the country.“Our mission is to prepare stu-dents for success in jobs that areavailable in our regional econo-my,” said Dr. Howard Rundle,President of Fanshawe College.“Despite the recent economic situ-ation, Ontario’s looming skillsshortage is a reality. Our new pro-grams and capital projects areaimed at addressing that shortage,and making sure every studentwho wants a college education hasan opportunity to achieve one.”
BOBBY FOLEY
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The City of Woodstock hasoffered Fanshawe College a build-ing in its downtown core to aid inthe school’s expansion. The build-ing, extended to the college byWoodstock Mayor Pat Sobieski, islocated at 449 Dundas St., just over two kilometers from the existingcampus on Finkle Street.Dr. Howard Rundle, Presidentof Fanshawe College, addressedthe matter in his spring staff meet-ing in May, indicating that the ges-ture was likely a result of twothings: the proposal for the expan-sion of the current campus beingturned down for funding, and theannouncement of plans to expandthe London campus into the down-town vicinity.“The Mayor of Woodstock picked up the London Free Press,”recalled Rundle at the staff meet-ing. “He heard what London wasdoing, and suddenly we get a callsaying, ‘How would you like a building in downtownWoodstock?’ ... and I said, ‘Areyou sure?’”The offer has been met withsome controversy, as the buildingitself has undergone renovationtotaling nearly $3.5 million fromthe federal and provincial govern-ments to convert it into an artgallery. The city indicated that itwill see dual use as a gallery andeducational space for the college.If approved, the building will provide some 24,000 square feet inwhich the college can expand.Although the deal is still in itsinfancy, full-time study could begin in the new space as early asthis fall, depending on negotia-tions.At present, dialogue between theBoard of Directors at FanshaweCollege and Woodstock CityCouncil is far from concluded. The building, located downtown a mere block away from City Hall, would benefit greatly from the investmentfrom Fanshawe College, enablingthe completion of its restorationsand use of its two uppermostfloors.Woodstock City Council sup- ported the offer in light of the boost that such a cooperative effortcould mean for the downtowncore. Recent projections suggestedthat in such a dual role, the build-ing could be responsible for attracting better than 80,000 visi-tors to the downtown core per year.In 2010, Fanshawe College wasdenied a federal infrastructuregrant for the expansion of theexisting campus, located in theWoodstock District CommunityComplex. The need to expandarose from the diminishing of physical space at the campus,which has seen enrollmentincrease to approximately 300 full-time and 3,300 part-time students.
BOBBY FOLEY
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