Extreme makeover: campus edition
By Leanna Roy
News Editor
August 31, 2010
With the unavoidable maze of orange detour fences, campus pedestrians may have trouble finding their way to class on their first day back to school.  However Dennis Hastings, UWindsor's executive director of Facility Services predicts that students will find the detours worth the hassle after the university's almost 60 active campus wide projects near completion.
Some small changes students should look out for are classroom and lab renovations in Dillon, Memorial, Essex, Biology and HK, and extensive roof work on Odette, Chrysler Hall South, Dillon. "Dillon Hall east exterior is mostly complete," according to Hastings. "Some work however will continue on the uppermost roof for a couple of weeks, but it should not affect the use of the building."
Students can also expect entrance and washroom improvements in the IT Services building, continued improvements to the residences, sidewalks, landscape improvements, recycling enhancements, including more instructions at some recycling stations, improved fire alarm systems and last but not least, sand volleyball courts. >>
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Students warned to kick curbsiders to the curb
By Leanna Roy
News Editor
August 31, 2010
Anyone who's ever shopped online knows that there is a risk they will receive a broken product in the mail.
Imagine paying for a used car only to learn that you have been sold a stolen vehicle that doesn't work properly.
When purchasing a vehicle from a dealership that is not registered by the Ontario Motor Vehicle Council (OMVIC), you may end up dealing with a similar situation.
Robert Kirsic, communications assistant at the OMVIC warns that unsuspecting students have been known to purchase cars that have been stolen or do not work as properly. These are called curbsiders.
Studies show that as many as 25 per cent of all private vehicle ads are placed by curbsiders.
The OMVIC is a regulatory body that licences motor vehicle dealers and salespeople. OMVIC provides a free complaint-handling service for consumers and a compensation fund for those who have lost money on a vehicle transaction.
The council recommends students buy through an Ontario-registered dealer to avoid the hassles and headaches, and out-of-pocket expenses, they will have if they buy from a curbsider. >>
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CMF offers its facilities to non-comm majors
By Leanna Roy
News Editor
August 31, 2010
Students from the School of Music, Computer Science and Communications, Media and Film (CMF) department have joined forces to create, "one of the most innovative clubs on campus", according to Richard Lewis; CMF department associate professor and club supervisor.
 Previously, the equipment on UWindsor campus has been restricted to CMF students usage only. Through this new club named MEDIAhouse, students not majoring in communications now have full access.
"Anyone can become a member," stated Duckett, founder and president of the club, "the only restriction being that they must show valid student ID to become a member. Our goal is inclusion."
Tim Duckett, Computer Science/CMF major and Mahmood Chowdhury, Computer Science major founded the group alongside three other students with the intention of unifying faculties within a non-competitive environment.
Members hope that as the first club spanning multiple departments and specialties, it will promote the many multimedia facilities CMF department has to offer to students across campus. >>
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