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Volume 44 Issue No. 17 January 16, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Ryan Smith is in his first year of Radio Broadcasting. “Therereally is no way to describe me,”he said. “I am far too ridiculousto be explained by meagerwords, so allow me to show youin interpretive dance!”
1. Why are you here?
I am here because radio has alwaysfascinated me.
2. What was your life-changingmoment?
Going to Poland at seven years oldand seeing an entirely differentculture to my own and learningabout their beliefs and life.
3. What music are you currentlylistening to?
A little bit of Prozzak, and a little bit of Shinedown, never one genreI am tied down to.
4. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Don’t hide the things that embar-rass you, because it is those thingsthat make you who you really are.
5. Who is your role model?
My role model is my father, it’scliché, I know, but it’s true. I livedwith the man for 18 years and after a while the guy warms up to you.
6. Where in the world have youtravelled?
As directed earlier, I have gone toWarsaw in Poland. I went there because I got a starring role in amovie as a child.
7. What was your first job?
Either that movie or as an usher atthe General Motors Centre inOshawa.
8. What would your last mealbe?
My last meal would be a potion of invincibility.
9. What makes you uneasy?
When work piles up on me itmakes me uneasy to a degree of insanity... oh, and bears... bears arescary.
10. What is your passion?
My passion is radio, of course. Thewhole world feels right when I amsitting behind that microphone.
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Smith is on air behind mic
CREDIT: SUBMITTED
Ryan Smith feels right at home when he’s behind the microphone.
CREDIT: ALLEN GAYNOR
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MONDAY 01-16
LAST DAY TO OPT OUT OF THEHEALTH PLAN BY 4PMWWW.FSU.CA
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TUESDAY 01-17
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FEATURING: JULIA HLADKOWICZ
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FREE Singer/Songwriter Circle
OBS – 8:00PM
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FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night
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Irma Neufeld
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Amelia Henry
“I joined a gym with myfriend, and I walk a lot.”
Ben Barak
“I only ever eat stir fry at theOasis. Also I have two dogsthat I have to walk at leastonce a day.”
Hilary Pinheiro
“Eat a salad! I just ate onewith cranberry and cheeseon it.”
Cassandra Sabino
“I joined GoodLife Fitness(gym), and I go at least fourtimes a week.”
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Fanshawe College’s St.Thomas/Elgin campus is celebrat-ing the generous private donationsthey recently received for their new program that will continue togrow Fanshawe’s reputation as aninnovative leader in the communi-ty. This money will supportFanshawe’s Renewable EnergiesTechnician program, providingstudents with both theoretical and practical understandings of evolv-ing renewable energy technology,specifically focusing on systemsthat harness and generate solar,wind, biomass and geothermalenergy. The program will intro-duce general concepts in globalclimate change and energy conser-vation.The Dorothy Palmer Estate andthe Alma College Foundationdonated a total of $500,000. “Thisis a very exciting programannouncement for the St.Thomas/Elgin Campus of Fanshawe College,” said Heather Jackson-Chapman, the Mayor of St. Thomas. “It will provideopportunities for workers dis- placed due to plant closures in theregion and will help us capitalizeon new energy technologies. Theinvestment from the DorothyPalmer Estate and the AlmaCollege Foundation will help tocreate a one-of-a-kind programthat will attract students in a grow-ing green energy field.”Dorothy Palmer was born in1925 and lived and worked as ateacher in Elgin County up untilher death in June 2010. Her estatedonated $405,000 to FanshaweCollege. “We are proud to share inMrs. Palmer’s legacy by buildinga program that will provide oppor-tunities in St. Thomas, help createand respond to needs in the renew-able energy industry and ultimate-ly contribute to a healthier envi-ronment,” said Lane Trotter,Fanshawe’s Senior VicePresident, Academic. “Mrs.Palmer has left an inspiring giftfor all of us.”Alma College was founded in1877 as a private school for girlsthat attracted students fromaround the world for 100 years. In1976, it was designated a provin-cial historical site but wasdestroyed in a fire in 2008. TheAlma College Foundation wasraising funds to rejuvenate thefacility before its main buildingwas destroyed, leaving the foun-dation looking for another worthycause to support.The Alma College Foundation’sdedication to growing educationin the St. Thomas/Eglin region ledthem to make their donation toFanshawe College. “Through thisgift from the Alma College foun-dation we are creating a new pro-gram that will continue the finelegacy of education that wasimportant to Alma College and itsalumnae,” said CatherineFinlayson, the Executive Director of the Fanshawe CollegeFoundation.Andrew Gunn is both a Trusteeof the Estate of Dorothy Palmer and the President of the AlmaCollege Foundation. “With theestablishment of the RenewableEnergies Technician program atthe St. Thomas campus of Fanshawe College, the opportuni-ty now exists for the City of St.Thomas to become recognized asa leading centre for the study of renewable energy in Ontario andindeed the whole country. As linksare fostered with partners in thegreen energy industry, the eco-nomic benefit to our region should be substantial,” he said. “I feelvery fortunate to have been able tosupport this project. It is trulyexciting to think of all the studentsfrom Elgin County and beyondwho will benefit from this innova-tive and distinctive program.”This money will be used to pro-vide equipment and facilities for the Renewable EnergiesTechnician program, which will begin in September this year.
Private donations fund new Fanshawe program
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
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If you’ve checked your FanshaweOnline account in the past week or so, you may havenoticed some big changes. Don’tworry – scattered around the cam- pus are FOL Ambassadors wearing bright red shirts, and it’s their job tohelp you navigate through the newfeatures of FOL.Ambassadors will be near theOasis and in F building outside the bookstore every weekday untilJanuary 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.“What we’re trying to do is raiseawareness and we’re trying to giveinformation to the students abouthow FOL can enhance their learn-ing opportunities, as well as toolsthat they might not have beenaware of previously,” explainedKatie Tregonning, an FOLAmbassador and CorporateCommunications and PublicRelations student. “With the newFOL being launched as well …things might be a little bit differentfrom what they’re used to, and (wewant to) get them familiar withwhat’s there.”According to Kyle Stewart, anEducational Technologist for Learning Systems Services in theCollege, these upgrades have beenin the works for about six months.“There are a bunch of cool new fea-tures,” he said. FOL is now goingto send notifications to students’ phones and email for events such asnews messages, upcoming duedates for assignments and replies toyour discussion board postings.“The calendar tool has also shift-ed quite a bit,” Stewart continued.“It now allows you to pull the iCalfrom FanshaweOnline and importit into an external calendar – Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail – so thatway you have your FOL calendar in an external source. And itupdates, so if something changes, itwill update in the external calen-dar.”Another update students willwant to know about it is the newfeature you can use to check your work for plagiarism. According toTregonning, you must self-register for a free course called TurnitinSubmissions Online Resource (todo so, click Self Registration on theFOL homepage and sign up for thecourse). Just drop your paper intothe dropbox, and it will go throughthe turnitin.com system to check for similarities to other papers and published works. “I know a lot of students are really wary of tur-nitin.com, because they don’t real-ly understand how it works on the professor’s end,” she said. “Whatthis does is it allows you to check itthrough the exact same programthat your professors uses, and thenmake any changes that you feel likeyou need to (make before submit-ting it).”A few other features on the sitehave also been revamped, and FOLAmbassadors will be happy toexplain those as well.And even if you’re already feel-ing comfortable with FOL, Stewartsaid it may be worth your time tochat with an FOL Ambassador.“(If) you have suggestions or feed- back that you want to offer, theseAmbassadors are also a really goodsource for you to talk to another student about what you like or dis-like about FOL.” The Ambassadorswill take the information and sug-gestions they receive from studentsand pass it along to Stewart.After the program is over, youcan turn to FOL’s own Help fea-ture, located in the top right corner of the website. As part of theupgrade, the Help section now fea-tures full videos to help guide youthrough any issue you mayencounter. If that doesn’t answer your question, Stewart andTregonning suggested askingfriends, instructors, contacting theHelpdesk (519-452-4430 ext. 4357,helpdesk@fanshawec.ca or roomE2030) or asking the always-help-ful Fanshawe Facebook page (face- book.com/FanshaweApplicants)for assistance.This is the first time theAmbassador program has taken place, and Stewart said he plans torun it in the future for the first twoto three weeks of each new Fall andWinter semester. If anyone is inter-ested in becoming an FOLAmbassador volunteer for the firstfew weeks of school in September,contact Stewart at k_stew-art28238@fanshawec.ca.
Ambassadors helping students navigate the new FOL
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CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST
Greg Denomme and Christine Hickey are two volunteers with theFanshaweOnline Ambassadors, a group of students teaching studentshow to use the new FOL system, which launched last week.
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The Health Issue of the Interrobang features loads of tips to help you lead a healthier lifestyle. Plus movies reviews (War Horse, Killer Elite, Shark Night) and the top NFL stories from 2011.
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