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www.durhamregion.com Ticket to ride College and UOIT students have new busing advantage BY ALEXIS SCIUK Staff Writer DURHAM - Students of Durham College and Oshawa's new university will not have to get up as early to get to morning class as they once had to. ; Durham and University of Ontario Institute of Technology students have a .'new advantage now that Durham Région has unveiled two new transit initiatives. Student and regional transit passes begin next week, with new routes serving the Whitby and Oshawa campuses campuses and lower fares for transit connections connections between local transit services arid GO Bus service for selected routes. The buzz is already crossing the campus about the new bus schedule. Andrea McMaster will be starting her first year at Durham in the fall and has already purchased her passes. "I think it will be more helpful for us," said Ms. McMaster who noted that a friend of hers had to wake very early in the morning to catch the bus. Ms. McMaster said with this new bus system no student will have to be losing losing sleep over getting to school. The pass will allow for unlimited travel on all local transit services within Durham Region and is available available only to Durham College/UOIT students. They will be sold at the Student Student Centre on campus. Pass holders will be required to show the Student Pass and Student ID. Referred to as the 'D-Pass,' it will reduce the cost of inter-municipal transit travel within Durham Region. With the purchase of a monthly GO Transit pass and an additional fee of $25 for the D-Pass sticker, students can travel within Durham Region, on both. GO Transit and any of the local transit services including, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax-Pickering and Claring- ton transit systems. The D-Pass program commences Monday. Passes can also be purchased. at selected GO Transit outlets across Durham Region. For more information about the Durham/UOIT Student Pass or the Regional D-Pass, visit www.ride durham.org or www.region.durham. on.ca. Email it The Statesman newsroom@durhamregion.com THURS. AUG 28th - 6PM fc RODNEY'S OYSTER BAR * "RILEY LIVE" 600 Grandview, Oshawa 905-436-1476 0 Durham 1 Secondary Academy & Middle School An Alternative Private Education High School At Durham Secondary Academy, successful learning is a priority. Our formula for success is: Individual attention with outstanding teachers in an informal, friendly environment. We of 1er all core secondary school courses in unique 10- week semesters. We specialize in Math, Science and the Arts with experienced teachers who provide hands-on learning. We accept part-time and full-time students who can combine attendance at DSA with regular high school attendance. 52(1 Wvslnet Rd., South, Ajax, Ontario 905-426-4254 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, August 27,2003 PAGE 11 If you could read my mind... Pyschics count on making a connection with clients BY ALEXIS SCIUK Staff Writer DURHAM - They may not be able to read your mind, but according according to many they come very close. For some people a visit to a psychic psychic is all about fun; for others, their life choices arc decided during an hour or half-hour consultation. Earlier this month people weaved anxiously between the two floors at the Whitby Curling Club with hopes of feeling a connection with a psychic psychic who would give them insight their most daunting questions. Jennifer Gauld and her friend June Lingard had just finished a seminar on meditation, one of many seminars offered, when they started searching for that special psychic. "I am trying to decide on this lady over here," said Ms. Gauld as she pointed toward the back corner of the room where an elderly woman sat with a deck of cards fanned in front of her. "Or I may go to the guy downstairs." Ms. Gauld could not put her finger finger on what it was that attracted her to certain psychics but admitted the more experienced sages left her more comfortable about her decision. decision. "We have been walking around here trying to pick someone. You get a feel talking to them. If you don't trust the person, then you won't go to them," said Ms. Gauld. The two friends have been to psychics psychics before but not at the Whitby Psychic Fair in particular. "This is the first time I heard of it. It is interesting," said Ms. Gauld. "Some people are accurate and others others don't know what they are talking about." Even though Ms. Gauld was looking looking forward to getting her palm read she was more interested in the meditation meditation seminar she had just participated participated in. Although she hasn't mastered the art of meditation yet Ms. Gauld was confident that she was on her way. Addara, a spiritual healer and tarot card reader believes meditation is the first step in getting balance and spiritual healing. "When you learn to clear the mind of those conscious thoughts other things will come in and you start using different parts of your brain, whereas people we don't use those areas most of the lime. It bring positive positive energy into your life." Born into a "family of readers" Addara believes everybody has psychic-abilities. psychic-abilities. "I have been in this field for years. I think we arc all born with it. It is whether you choose to develop it or not," said Addara. Many clients are shocked when Addara delivers their reading because because as she puts it is "very accurate." accurate." She meets such scepticism with an open mind. "First of all, most people are surprised surprised at how much you can know about them without knowing them. A question often asked is do you read minds, which we do not. We do not have that ability." Addara joked that reading minds would be a taxing skill to have. "Just think how exhausted you would be if you went around reading minds all day. Like why would I want to?" How then do psychics make that special connection? "When someone sits down with a reader there is already an energy beginning. beginning. As long as the person getting getting the reading relaxes, information just flows through an energy existence." existence." With dozens of other psychics all in one room it was a wonder that the fair was conducive to reaching spirits spirits and having intimate, personal readings, but according to Addara, the atmosphere was just right. "I like the fair for this reason: it gives the average person a chance to come in, look around, learn from the lectures we do, learn from the books that are available and they do not have to have a reading when they walk into the door. It brings personal awareness. 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