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These people are open books
(This story contains the singular use of “they” as a gender-neutral, third person pronoun.) BY TAYLOR PACE
On March 15, Student Engagement brought in volunteers from the college and community to act as human books for their seventh annual Human Library event at the Doon campus. “This is part of our Respect Campaign, learning from people with diverse backgrounds by having conversations to get better insight on people who are different from us,” said Thomas Campbell, a Student Engagement programmer and the organizer of the event. The “books” were recruited from the college and organizations in Waterloo Region, like the KitchenerWaterloo Multicultural Centre and the Sexual Assault Centre in Waterloo. Each book could be “checked out” for 15 minutes by those wanting to ask questions and learn first-hand about a variety of topics through an unabashed conversation that transcends social norms. First, I spoke with Lyn, who is gender variant, polysexual, and a veteran book. Lyn identifies as gender variant to avoid confusion with transsexual. “I’m not going
in for surgery. I’m a nonbinary, non-masculine male,” they say. Polysexual refers to someone “who is potentially not just attracted to the binary male-female, but all those wonderful people in between, like me.” Lyn came out as bi and queer first, which, Lyn says, was easier for people to wrap their heads around. “I was never comfortable with the person in the mirror. I tried to fit in and be who people expected me to be, and so the gender identity part sort of came later.” In fact it came at a party, replete with blonds and glam styles, where Lyn and a group of friends decided to have a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest. “We all got dolled up, squeezing into outfits and plucking eyebrows. I was doing all this stuff with a little mirror, and we did the contest. The big moment was going into the washroom later, and there was a full-length mirror. I looked at this person in the mirror, and it was like a physical weight that was sitting on my shoulders fell off. It was quite a physical moment.” This moment was so significant for Lyn, they got goosebumps telling it. “For the first time I liked who I saw in the mirror, and that was a really decisive
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Student Engagement held their seventh annual Human Library event on March 15 as part of their Respect Campaign. One of the ‘human books’ was Dean (left) who talked about being an international student from Zimbabwe. step on the path to becoming who I was comfortable being, and saying I’m going to be at peace with myself even if it means I’m at war with the world, because who am I
living for?” Next I visited with Carmen, who is a “huge proponent of learning about people through people,” and she loves being asked questions. “You could
ask me anything and it wouldn’t bother me,” she says. Carmen has lived with cerebral palsy her entire life. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
The negative side of OHIP+ BY REBECCA SOARES
For many, the new OHIP+ program seems to be a blessing with few downsides. However, according to pharmacists in the region, this isn’t necessarily the case. “At first glance it seems like a great idea for most people, but when you look into it, most people 24 and under are covered under their parents’ health benefits,” said Ayman Labib, pharmacist at Lang’s Medical Pharmacy. “The parents are paying to keep them under the health plan that their kids can no longer use. All medications
are forced to go through government coverage first and the plans will refuse to pay unless it’s not covered by the government. It’s a difficult system that creates a struggle for parents.” The struggle doesn’t end there either. Certain medications require a specific code from the doctor in order for the medication to be covered by the government. “Private insurances don’t require any code to cover medications so parents and young adults are suddenly told this by pharmacies when they try to fill their medications. It wouldn’t be an issue but they weren’t
told, so they come to get their medications because they’ve run out and they have to wait even longer because now we have to get ahold of their doctors. It’s creating a lot of headaches. It would be worth it if these people 24 and under really needed this plan but they don’t. The majority of those eligible for OHIP+ don’t need it,” said Labib. However, it’s not just a matter of those 24 and under are already covered. Pharmacist Ben Atekha at Food Basics pharmacy believes individuals with dire health needs would be better suited for medications covered by the government.
“When you’re that age, 24 or younger, most people are the healthiest they’ve ever been. The notion of the government being willing to help assist those is a good idea, it would just be more effective for those who really need it. They’re putting money into something people don’t need. They should be focusing on those who require life maintenance medications like diabetics. There’s rarely an issue of coverage for those 24 and under, it’s a bigger issue for people from ages 25-64. When you’re 65 and over, you get coverage and that’s beneficial. But to
be giving healthy people this opportunity is just an attempt to make the government look good, while people who have to manage their life with medications are still struggling,” said Atekha. Individuals between the ages of 25-64 aren’t assisted by any government plan, and if their work doesn’t have any health benefits it can be difficult for them to come up with the money to pay for necessary medications. “There’s better things that can be done. It is like giving someone a book they already have as a gift. They’ll take it but they don’t need it,” said Labib.
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Random questions answered by random students
If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life what would it be? “Encore – Eminem.”
EXPERIENCE HOW IT FEELS TO LIVE WITHOUT ONE OF YOUR SENSES
Devon Jones, first-year early childhood education
“Ultraviolet – 3lau.”
Shane Gerhardt, fourth-year bachelor of community and criminal justice
“Either Painkiller by Judas Priest or Time Out by Dave Brubeck.” Chris Taylor, second-year social service worker
“(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.”
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Cambridge and area residents can view the exhibit Transformed Through Touch, a collaborative project with the deaf and blind community and with artists Gareth Lichty, Gary Kirkham and Meghan Sims. The installation features multi-sensory components that enhance kinetic, sonic, tactile and visual stimulation. Visitors are encouraged to counter-intuitively experience “what it feels like.” Individuals can visit the self-guided tour during Idea Exchange Queen’s Square hours until April 8.
Andrew Smith, third-year financial planning
“Cleopatra - The Lumineers.”
Erin Ball, third-year bachelor of business administration
“The Sticks - Mother Mother.” Hayley Smuts, second-year social service worker
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“I was born 10 weeks early, so my muscles weren’t fully developed. Also, I stopped breathing when I was really tiny and that’s, you know, not recommended,” she says, laughing. But her disability has not held her back. Carmen has lived on her own since 2015, with the help of her army – a term for personal support workers coined by Lyn, who happens to be one of them. She works and volunteers with different organizations in Waterloo Region, and is a community relations person for Bridges to Belonging, which helps people with disabilities “figure out their dreams and goals.” “Sometimes it’s hard to have typical work hours because you have other needs like doctors’ appointments, or you need to use the restroom and there’s not an accessible restroom where you work,” Carmen says, adding she needs an assistive device to use the restroom. “Logistics are hard, but mine are a little bit easier because I have my army, which to be blunt, is because I have money to pay the army.” Along with her work and volunteering, she is currently taking continuing education classes in human resources at Conestoga College “to increase her arsenal.” She says she has always gone to regular schools, and attended university in Illinois where she lived in a dormitory with several other people who had physical disabilities. Students doubled as personal support workers and became friends. She says this experience instilled in her a sense of pride in her disability. “Sometimes self-confidence is lacking when you have a disability,” which she says can be remedied by having genuine relationships in whatever forms they may take. “Lyn is my friend – we’re really good friends because we see each other all the freaking time. So I mean, I like to say that I get to cheat in terms of friend-making because once
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The Human Library event on March 15 at Conestoga’s Doon campus featured a number of ‘human books’ including Lyn, above left, who talked about gender fluidity and coming out, as well as Carmen, above right, who spoke of living with cerebral palsy. you get out of college it’s really hard to make friends, because life is not automatically set up for that to happen. But I don’t need to worry about that because I’m constantly getting new, usually women, in my life.” “Or wannabes,” Lyn chimes in, laughing. Last, I spoke with Dean, an international student from Harare, Zimbabwe. Dean came to Canada directly from high school in 2016 to study mechanical engineering technologies at Conestoga. He plans on turning it into a bachelor degree. Draped on the table in front of him is a handmade tapestry from an artist in Harare. He tells me the five major animals of Zimbabwe are an elephant, lion, giraffe, wildebeest and a hippo. The tapestry depicts the elephant. English is the official language, but the tribal language, Shona, is also commonly spoken. “I come from one of the tribes, which is the Shona tribe, so I basically
speak Shona and English. “I wanted to learn as much as I can and develop my home country, that’s the goal, going back and taking the knowledge (with me).” He says being an international student has its ups and downs. “The ups would be being in a new environment and getting to experience new things and getting to meet different people. I especially like this region because there’s a lot of diversity. I like how I get to meet people from all over the world here in this one little area. “The downs would be having to live on my own and not having family or support or anything like that, or being in an individualist culture or society, whereas I grew up in a more community-based type setting where people would be more open, friendly. Here it’s different where people stick to themselves.” He continues, “Back home you can go up to anyone and
start a conversation and it wouldn’t be weird. Here, people would look at you like ‘why are you trying to talk to me?’” Dean says he tried this a few times when he first came to Canada, and “a couple of times it did go well because they were other international students, but generally it doesn’t. “It kind of is still weird to me. But I do my best to not infringe on other people’s boundaries,” he says, adding Zimbabwe doesn’t have as many social boundaries. “You can’t just show up at someone’s house here in Canada, but a random person can do that in Zimbabwe and they will be fed. Some people would come and ask for water or sugar or bread or whatever or anything at all, and you wouldn’t even know their name,” he says. “One time I gave someone literally the shoes off my feet because he didn’t have shoes. That’s what I miss about home.”
He wanted to be a human book to get people talking about his home. “Zimbabwe’s a great nation, it’s got lots of people who are creative, people who are smart, people who have good mathematical backing and their thinking – just general ingenuity in everything that they do and they work really hard. I want the world to hear that, I want people not to look at Zimbabwe with such an opaque lens, so to say. “One of the Seven Wonders of the World is Victoria Falls. It’s cooler than Niagara Falls,” he laughs. While each book I checked out had considerably different life experiences, there was one common theme amongst them all: using open dialogue to learn and to educate. Perhaps we should take a page from each of these books and always be open to respectful, educational and kind conversation with everyone who comes our way.
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Gaming addiction on the rise
BY VERONICA REINER
Who doesn’t love to game? The popularity of video games has skyrocketed in recent years, not only console games, but smartphone apps such as Candy Crush. The popular puzzle game was downloaded 2.73 billion times by its fifth anniversary in 2017, according to the technology website VentureBeat. Furthermore, 80 per cent of households own a gaming device according to a Polygon, a gaming website. The benefits of video games are plentiful. Research has shown they can improve problem-solving skills, hand-eye co-ordination, and enhance multi-tasking skills. There are even more in-depth benefits, such as helping military soldiers overcome post-traumatic stress disorder or increasing one’s self-esteem through personal avatar creation. When played in moderation, video games can be a real benefit to one’s cognitive structure. But what about when the popularity and benefits become too much? This month, the World Health Organization decided to include gaming disorder in its International Classification of Diseases. It is characterized by impaired control over gaming behaviours. A prime example of this is when a person is gaming to the extent that it takes priority over other interests and hobbies, such as work or school. He or she games despite the negative consequences, such as missing an assignment or not going into work. Andrej Titan is an Oakville adult gamer. He has been gaming for 36 years. He works as vice-president of Commercial Finance Service at RBC, and has a wife and two sons. Currently, he plays video games four to 12 hours a week. However, he once struggled with gaming disorder. “I played the strategy game Civilization for 12 hours straight one time,” Titan said. He had to ask his wife to hide the video game from him in order to kick the habit. This is a common occurrence with certain games. In particular,
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Jason Aissa (left), and Christian Apostolovski, both second-year broadcast journalism students, game in Conestoga Students Inc.’s video game den. The World Health Organization now lists gaming disorder on its International Classification of Diseases. online video games such as League of Legends or World of Warcraft have addictive properties. These type of video games are classified as massively multiplayer online role-playing games. But what is it about these particular games that get people so hooked? “It’s a form of escapism. I use them to completely forget about my problems. It’s like getting lost in a fantasy world,” Titan said, adding it helps him to escape from the stress of work, in particular. Scientifically, the addictive properties of gaming can be attributed to a compulsion loop. A player is rewarded for completing a cycle of in-game activities. This creates a neurological reaction that releases dopamine, according to The Atlantic. It is remarkably similar to the reaction associated with a gambling addiction. Titan’s own children have a habit of excessive video game playing. To curb this,
he sets a limit on the number of hours they are permitted to game. Otherwise, the habit would get out of hand. “Children don’t have the self-discipline to say enough is enough,” Titan said. “It’s so much easier to play video games than to do homework.” In order to keep children healthy long term, it is important in a technologicalbased age to limit one’s exposure to video games. This way, they keep their priorities straight and their lifestyles remain balanced. Over the years, there has been increasing depth to these games. “Video games used to be much more simplistic. They were pixelated and extremely expensive,” said Titan. “Games like Pong or PacMan.” But he said once the levels changed and a story began to develop, that’s when gamers were hooked. They were immersed in the story and the narrative aspect of it. It became otherworldly.
The issue with video game addiction is unique. Unlike other addictions, it does not cause devastating health effects or extreme financial distress. Instead, it distracts from the real world; in particular, having more productive hobbies, such as socialization or exercise. “Addiction to video games can be associated with underlying issues like low self-esteem and depression,” said Dr. Aimee McMillan from Nith Valley Practice in New Hamburg. “It is not a common addiction to see here but it does happen.” “You’re not exactly getting a lot of exercise when you’re gaming,” said Titan. “There are games that do require physical activity like Dance Dance Revolution or Wii Sports. But these games never really caught on. A person would be so much better off playing a sport than a video game.” Excessive gamers tend to neglect their own physical health, whether that be eating
healthy or getting a regular amount of exercise. Another downfall to video game addiction is the lack of socialization. Although online multiplayer games allow gamers to communicate with other players, it can lead gamers to become shy and introverted when it comes to real-word contact. Nothing can really replace face-to-face socialization. Video game addiction is a serious affliction, and now an official diagnosis as of 2018. Some signs include increased social withdrawal, irritability and restlessness. Video games can be advantageous when played in moderation, but it is important to make sure it does not become an excessive habit. Cures include cognitive behavioural therapy, or simply unplugging the game and going for a walk. “A simple video game detox will do wonders,” said McMillan. “It’s important to show gamers that excitement can be found in the real world, too.”
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Trivia event raises awareness BY MELISSA HORTON
On March 16 Conestoga Students Inc. hosted a St. Patrick’s Day Trivia at Conestoga College’s Cambridge campus. The facility, which opened in 2011, reaches a smaller demographic than the vastly larger Doon campus. With the focus of events usually taking place at the Doon campus for this reason, this event was a new experience for not only the students but Conestoga Students Inc. as well. “This is our first trivia (at the Cambridge campus),” said Aubrey Delong, a second-year computer programmer analyst student and Conestoga Students Inc. employee. “Today is St. Patrick’s Day trivia. Students have the chance to answer questions that are related to St. Patrick’s Day. It’s things like, ‘What is the capital of Ireland?’ Questions like that.” The event took place in the campus’s cafeteria and featured a number of questions aimed at testing student’s knowledge of the Emerald Isle. Members of the winning team had the opportunity to win $10 in Condor cash. The event, which ran for two hours, drew in some curious spectators, not just for the trivia but for the strong message the event promoted. Conestoga
Students Inc., in conjunction with drinksmart.ca, set out to remind students not to get too “shamrocked” over the weekend by providing free water bottles and informational flyers. Students were encouraged to pick up a water bottle whether they were participating in the trivia or not. Some students passed by, simply looking, while others took advantage of what the event had to offer and picked up a free bottle. Daniel Agudelo, a third-year civil engineering technology student at the Cambridge campus, shared his thoughts on the event. “It’s great to see CSI celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in a fun way and at the same time promoting safety.” Students trickled in and out of the cafeteria during the trivia. By the end of the event most water bottles were gone, making it a success in terms of getting the message of safe drinking out to students. So will CSI host another St. Patrick’s Day trivia next year? Judging by the positive response from students, it is more than likely they will. For more information on Conestoga Students Inc. events at any of the campuses, check their events calendar at www. conestogastudents.com.
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Two Conestoga students hand out free water bottles at the St. Patrick’s Day trivia event held on March 16 at the Cambridge campus.
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An opioid crisis BY AUSTIN WELLS
Earlier this month, the Canadian government created a website titled “Responding to Canada’s Opioid Crisis.” The page itself contains a number of links to research and statistics, but its main point is: Canada is embroiled in a crisis. According to statistics, opioid-related overdoses caused over 4,000 deaths in Canada in 2017, up from the 2,600 recorded in 2016. The death count is steadily rising, in part due to the rise in fentanyl’s presence in street drugs and in part due to the rise in prescribing opioid painkillers. Fentanyl, an extremely strong opioid, has been making its way into street drugs such as cocaine, leading to people unwittingly consuming and overdosing on the drug. The fact that the government and local businesses are starting to recognize this as a serious crisis is encouraging, but more still needs to be done. Cambridge, in particular, has explored the idea of safe injection sites, where people can manage their opioid addictions in a sterile, managed and controlled environment. Unfortunately, the provincial parties are divided on whether they are in favour of these sites, which is concerning because of the need for a unanimous agreement on an issue that is this serious and deadly. Additionally, putting greater emphasis on stocking nalaxone kits in places like schools, clinics and bars and educating both students/customers and teachers/ business owners should be crucial. A priority of both the provincial and municipal governments should be education in order to start to combat this growing crisis. The media and government are correctly labelling this as a crisis, and so it should be a collective effort as a country and as a community to put an end to it before it gets too far out of hand. Increasing the number of safe injection sites and the availability of nalaxone kits around the province should be the first course of action, but government and citizens alike should educate themselves and each other to avoid inadvertent or unnecessary consumption. One in eight Canadian adults, according to a recently released poll, know someone who is addicted to opioid painkillers. Educating the addicts and their family members on how to manage addiction, what the signs are, and how to move forward without endangering themselves or others should be a high priority in the wake of this crisis. As more people become aware of the dangers of opioids and the presence of fentanyl on the street, the more likely it is that the number of deaths will decrease. Canada as a nation can combat and end this crisis, but it requires unity and awareness as a society to do so. The views herein represent the position of the newspaper, not necessarily the author.
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Musicians face backlash after sexual assault allegations.
Sexual allegation net widens Musicians now face accusations
Sexual assault allegations have been spreading like wildfire the past six months. And it’s about time. Women have stayed silent for too long. They are taking aim at men in the business world, Hollywood and now the music industry. Recent allegations have even been made against artists who are on tour. In some instances, the tours continued as planned while in others the tour was cancelled. It’s time to put a definite plan into action to prepare for situations like these as more and more victims come forward. The fans who follow the artists almost religiously and put money and time into planning just to see them perform are upset when their favourite is accused. The people they thought could do no wrong are now the people that they fear the most and they quickly lose all respect for them. The victims were likely fans before they became victims, so the fans who were not directly
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Opinion affected should band together to help the community that they have become apart of, and promoters should be helping too. The perfect plan would be for promoters and venues to immediately drop the accused artists from any event that they are scheduled to perform at. If this means cancelling events and refunding tickets then so be it. This will separate them from the person and the situation, thus removing the possibility of being associated with sexual assault. It will also give them an opportunity to make a difference. A recent example of a perfectly handled situation is the Elevation Montreal festival, which was held on March 17. A headliner by the
name of Datsik was accused of sexual assault by several women and as a result all three other acts that were also performing dropped out. Datsik was set to perform with these acts at 13 other venues, but the tour was cancelled. After cancelling its festival Elevation Montreal created a new event for the same day. It was headlined by a few names that were almost as big as those in the original show and it was for a good cause. They made the best of the situation by making a difference. They announced that $1 from each ticket sold for this new concert would be donated to Le Chainon, an organization dedicated to helping women in distress regain their personal and social independence. Elevation is leading by example. Each venue and promoter should follow this example if faced with a similar situation in the future. Turning a blind eye is just not acceptable anymore.
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Horoscope Week of March 26, 2018
Aries
March 21 April 19 Are you wondering about exploring a new possibility? Some time in the coming week is a time you’ll remember as a turning point for you and it will be time to act.
Taurus April 20 May 20
There is always time to do some volunteer work. If you do, you’ll finally be able to realize your potential.
Gemini May 21 June 21
Seek the advice of a friend whom you used to be close with to give you a suggestion you hadn’t considered.
Cancer June 22 July 22
Consult with a close friend to guide you through difficult times. Don’t take any big risks that you may regret.
Leo
July 23 August 22 If you need guidance, then think not about if, but when to take that step. If that doesn’t make sense for you, then the time is obviously wrong.
Virgo
August 23 September 22 No doubt, you will own something that was lost, and it will become important to you once again. Own this day.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.
Libra
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva.
September 23 October 22
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
If you can, watch something that normally isn’t your thing. Plus you’ll finally be able to realize your potential. Things are sure to get more interesting for you.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter.
Scorpio
October 23 November 21 If you think you’re smart and funny, but don’t know how to apply that, then don’t put it off. There’s no reason to rush into anything rash, especially if it might give you a rash.
Seventy per cent of all boats sold are used for fishing.
Sudoku Puzzle
Sagittarius November 22 December 21
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1-9, without repeating any.
It’s time to reach out to those close to you who may need you. When you do you’ll finally be able to realize your potential.
Capricorn December 22 January 19
Are you wondering about going on a journey? This week is a time you’ll remember as a turning point and you did the right thing.
Aquarius January 20 February 18
Do something meaningful today. This will happen through spending less money, while saving a bit more, and accepting that this is who you are now.
Pisces
February 19 March 20 If you can, send an email to a friend with three reasons he or she is important to you. If you do, you’ll come to terms with a question from your past.
Diodonna Winona dabbles in forces beyond mortal comprehension. She also enjoys people watching and coffee.
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ROCKING OUT FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY
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Musician Jack Kalenderian performs with his band for Conestoga students at the Venue Restaurant on Doon campus on March 15 for Live Music Day. The music had a St. Patrick’s Day theme, and Kalendarian and his band played classic Irish and Canadian Irish music.
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SLICING THROUGH PI DAY
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Steph Willis sells slices of pie in the Venue on March 14 in celebration of Pi Day. The event raised money for a CSI Banff global leadership trip. For video story, go to www.spokeonline.com.