By CHRIS HUSSEY Jake Reay was sitting on the couch at his house, when all of a sudden he came to. The last thing he remembered was getting a pack of cigarettes as his two friends waited for him in his car. One of his friends told him that Reay had driven them home. That was when Reay realized he had blacked out for that entire journey. “It hit me … Continued
BY BETH CROUSE As children we are taught about stranger danger and about personal boundaries when it comes to sexual assault, but what about what victimization is or how to recognize someone who is being victimized? Sandy Lozano, a fourth-year community and criminal justice student at Conestoga College and volunteer at Victim Services of Waterloo Region, has completed a research project that focuses on how victims can be better supported … Continued
BY JOSH KENNEDY Students got the chance to listen to a person’s life story at the Human Library, which took place at the Learning Resource Centre on Jan. 29. During this event, “human books” allowed students to come and listen to an experience in their lives that was worth talking about. These included young parents, victims of domestic abuse, those with addictions and people with learning and physical disabilities. The … Continued
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By MARYSSA MCFADDEN People are introduced to libraries at a very young age. They are a place to go to learn, read and discover people and situations they never knew existed. Since 2012, Conestoga College has been taking the concept of a library to a whole new level, by holding a Human Library event. The concept started in Denmark and has occurred all over the world ever since. Rather than … Continued
BY HAILEY MERKT The library offers a wide range of informative items, ranging from DVDs and CDs to how-tos and old news. However, on Thursday, March 6 Conestoga College’s library resource centre is taking it one step further, loaning out “Human Books” between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. as part of Respect Week. Students, staff and faculty will have the chance to “borrow a Human Book” for an enlightening 15 … Continued
