Paramedic students resuscitate Fleming
Fanshawe Paramedic student Stephen Fryers took spring-cleaning to a new level last month when he and fellow classmates gave Fanshawe's Fleming Drive some TLC and a lot of elbow grease.
“I was coming home from work one day and I noticed what a mess Trafalgar was,” said Fryers. “Then I started thinking about areas like that around Fanshawe.”
Inspired, Fryers presented the idea of a cleanup on Fleming Drive to his class.
His peers were receptive to the idea, and his professors were more than willing to provide whatever contacts and materials possible.
FSU President, Jonathan Hillis was pleased at the efforts of the Fanshawe students.
“I think that's an awesome thing that they're doing,” said Hillis. “They obviously like and care about their neighborhood.”
The incidents occurring on and around Fleming Dr have been an ongoing for some time now, more so this past year than ever.
Last year's FSU President, Travis Mazereeuw recognized the problems on Fleming Drive throughout his presidency, and made an effort to raise awareness among the students.
Although Hillis too understands that incidents like students throwing beer bottles at police officers cannot persist, he realizes that neither the college nor the FSU are going to be able to stop kids from having parties in their houses.
“We just want to communicate with them, and educate them on how to party properly without getting injured or causing other's to be injured,” said Hillis.
The label “Party School” has since been attached to Fanshawe; a label that Hillis and Fryers are not too happy about.
“Fanshawe is not just a party school,” said Hillis. “A lot of people come here to get a great education. And yeah people like to have fun, but you can't let a couple of people and a couple of bad parties create the image of Fanshawe.”
Regardless of the many positive aspects of Fanshawe, there has been a lot of press recently that would suggest otherwise to many parents of prospective students as Fryers pointed out.
“Parents don't want their kids going to a ‘Party School',” said Fryers.
The efforts of the Paramedic students are a step in the right direction toward changing Fanshawe's image.
“This sort of thing promotes the area to new people thinking of moving to London, or this neighborhood,” said Hillis.
The next steps are making sure that Fleming Drive and other areas around Fanshawe are kept clean a respectable.
While Hillis believes that the community's well being is in the hands of the FSU and the college, Fryers believes that it is up to the students to keep their community clean.
According to Fryers, what you get from Fanshawe is a reflection of what you put into it.
“Students want to walk away from here and be proud that they're a Fanshawe College graduate,” Fryers said.
“I was coming home from work one day and I noticed what a mess Trafalgar was,” said Fryers. “Then I started thinking about areas like that around Fanshawe.”
Inspired, Fryers presented the idea of a cleanup on Fleming Drive to his class.
His peers were receptive to the idea, and his professors were more than willing to provide whatever contacts and materials possible.
FSU President, Jonathan Hillis was pleased at the efforts of the Fanshawe students.
“I think that's an awesome thing that they're doing,” said Hillis. “They obviously like and care about their neighborhood.”
The incidents occurring on and around Fleming Dr have been an ongoing for some time now, more so this past year than ever.
Last year's FSU President, Travis Mazereeuw recognized the problems on Fleming Drive throughout his presidency, and made an effort to raise awareness among the students.
Although Hillis too understands that incidents like students throwing beer bottles at police officers cannot persist, he realizes that neither the college nor the FSU are going to be able to stop kids from having parties in their houses.
“We just want to communicate with them, and educate them on how to party properly without getting injured or causing other's to be injured,” said Hillis.
The label “Party School” has since been attached to Fanshawe; a label that Hillis and Fryers are not too happy about.
“Fanshawe is not just a party school,” said Hillis. “A lot of people come here to get a great education. And yeah people like to have fun, but you can't let a couple of people and a couple of bad parties create the image of Fanshawe.”
Regardless of the many positive aspects of Fanshawe, there has been a lot of press recently that would suggest otherwise to many parents of prospective students as Fryers pointed out.
“Parents don't want their kids going to a ‘Party School',” said Fryers.
The efforts of the Paramedic students are a step in the right direction toward changing Fanshawe's image.
“This sort of thing promotes the area to new people thinking of moving to London, or this neighborhood,” said Hillis.
The next steps are making sure that Fleming Drive and other areas around Fanshawe are kept clean a respectable.
While Hillis believes that the community's well being is in the hands of the FSU and the college, Fryers believes that it is up to the students to keep their community clean.
According to Fryers, what you get from Fanshawe is a reflection of what you put into it.
“Students want to walk away from here and be proud that they're a Fanshawe College graduate,” Fryers said.
