The Mario marathon is an online charity event hosted by Fanshawe students. The goal is to gain positive awareness for the student body by streaming a video game marathon on the Internet and gaining donations in the process through a PayPal donation box, ultimately raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The marathon team and I are very excited to be gaming for such a great cause.

The events that took place on Fleming Drive on St. Patrick's Day were obscene. Only a very small percentage of the Fanshawe student body was involved, so it is quite unreasonable to say it was primarily a Fanshawe-related incident. As Fanshawe students, we are appalled at the events that transpired. We want to make it very clear that this is not an example of student behaviour.

You can find out more about the event and the charity at our Facebook page: facebook.com/fanshawecollege2012videogamemarathon.