Archive for March, 2007

Judy McNeil
Business Reporter

Ontario teachers’ colleges face a glut of applicants who will graduate into an already over-saturated job market for educators.

Elementary school teachers fare better in getting full-time jobs if they have the added skill of French, …

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Funny money no laughing matter

Stephanie Sherr
Business Reporter

Gourmet Express employee Shikta Gomes tests a $20 bill on a counterfeit detection machine. | photo by stephanie sherrHumber’s North Campus bookstore will no longer accept traveller’s cheques, after cashing $300 in counterfeits.
“We just got verification from the bank that we received counterfeit traveller’s cheques,” said bookstore manager …

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Michael Clegg
Sports Reporter

Three athletes have been deemed ineligible to participate by the athletic department due to poor academic standing – one from the men’s volleyball team and two from the men’s basketball team.

“We normally lose five or …

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James Sturgeon
Sports Reporter

Assistant coach Chris Cheng looks over game notes with prospect Ricky Dunkley. | photo by james sturgeonDespite a respectable third-place finish at this year’s provincial championships a few weeks ago, men’s basketball team is looking to add some critical components for the upcoming season.

Head Coach Darrell Glenn is optimistic that through …

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Hawks conclude year with semi-final loss to Sheridan

Simon Yau
Sports Reporter

The Hawks got off to a good start with a win but as the one-day tournament wore on, the team showed signs of fatigue. | photo by simon yauThe men’s extramural hockey team finished third in its final tournament of the season after being upset 4-3 by the Sheridan Bruins in the semi-final.
The Hawks routed …

 

Free software competes with Microsoft products

Will Cottingham
Business Reporter

Downloadable programs are proving a reasonable alternative to Microsoft Office for cost-conscious students.

Google docs and spreadsheets and OpenOffice.org are free software suites for students, said Mark Naylor, chief information …

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Angela Scappatura
Business Reporter

The new provincial budget does not do enough to distinguish and support college education, said HSF president Cynthia Malagerio.

“Colleges are drastically under funded,” Malagerio said. “The government has started to recognize the value colleges provide …

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HSF’s plans to bring in Human Race Machine intrigues staff and students

Krista Cyr
Life Reporter

HSF has ordered a machine that will be available for everyone curious to see what they would look like as a different ethnicity.

“It …

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Katarina Ilic
Life Reporter

The practical nursing program is sending one of its second-year students to Peru at the end of March.

“I really have a passion for nursing and I also have a passion for travelling,” said Courtney Miller, …

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Jordana Stier
Life Reporter

Vanity Sizing aims to help people feel thinner than they are. | photo by jordana stierNicknamed vanity sizing, a new fashion trend makes consumers think they’re thinner by re-working garments size system, Humber fashion teachers said.

Manufacturers are tailoring to the obsession of being thin by providing new scales of sizes …

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