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March 6, 2006

Potential college strike

You are likely aware that there is a possibility of a strike by full-time faculty of Ontario colleges, including Mohawk College, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU), as early as Tuesday, March 7, 2006. In this event, there may be picketing activity on McMaster's campus, particularly at the Institute for Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) a facility that is jointly operated by Mohawk College and McMaster University. As this may affect McMaster students, staff and faculty, this message is to inform you of McMaster's plans in this regard.

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March 6, 2006

Interactive Interactive IV

McMaster associate professor Robert Hamilton and Sheridan instructor Dan Zen organized the fourth annual Interactive Interactive IV (four), which took place at the Hamilton Artists Inc. gallery on Friday February 24. Interactive Interactive is a juried exhibition of student works from the Sheridan Interactive Multimedia department and the McMaster Communication Studies and Multimedia department. All types of work were eligible from experimental art to functional websites with the focus being more on creativity and interactivity.

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March 3, 2006

Mandatory smoke detectors will save lives

In 2004 there were 143 structure fires per week in Ontario, 106 of those occurring in homes. On average 11 civilians and 2 firefighters were injured per week. Effective March 1, 2006, the Ontario Fire Marshall has amended the Ontario Fire Code making smoke detectors mandatory on every floor of a residential home. These changes have been made to further protect the life safety of occupants in residential housing.

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March 3, 2006

Geurts-Cole wins silver in Australian championship

Carla Geurts-Cole has won a silver medal in the Women's 200-Meter Obstacle Swim at the Rescue 2006 World Life Saving Championship in Austraila. The obstacle swim took place in a 50-metre olympic-sized pool with a requirement of diving 6 feet below the water at both the 10 and 40 metre marks. This was repeated four times to cover the 200 metre distance. Geurts-Cole's time of of 2 min 11.67 seconds set a new Canadian record and was faster than the previous world record.

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March 3, 2006

Time to leave the pack behind

Thinking about quitting? A special "Smoke-Free Day at McMaster" is coming on Monday, March 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) marketplace. Keynote speaker Shaine Peters, a youth-oriented ex-smoker and ex-tobacco advocate will be in MUSC at 12:45 p.m. to share his personal experience overcoming an addiction to tobacco. Peters paints a startling and disturbing picture of youth tobacco use, with emphasis on tobacco industry marketing tactics that target young people. The event is being organized by Leave The Pack Behind (LTPB) and the McMaster University Campus Health Centre. Representatives from local organizations, including Hamilton Public Health, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke, and the Lung Association will be presenting displays in the University Student Centre alongside campus displays from the Health and Wellness Centre, SHEC and LTPB. Special entertainment includes the music of Mac students, free food, and fun prizes. Organizers would like to ask smokers to refrain from smoking or to smoke off-campus during the event times. Peters speaks to youth about his personal experience overcoming an addiction to tobacco, and paints a startling and disturbing picture of youth tobacco use, with emphasis on tobacco industry marketing tactics that target young people.

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