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SEPTEMER9, 1998 THE LINK NEWS Shinerama: what's happening Wednesday, September 9th: Shinerama Barbeque. Z95 will be onsite with the tunes when you drop by the Walking Square outside the SA Campus Centre from Ham onward for lunch. The SA will be serving the Elephant's burgers up hot from Restauronics' grills for you. Where else were you planning on getting a burger, pop, chips and all the fixin's for $3.50?

Friday, September 11th: Nuts and Bolts Dance Kick off your first weekend vvitii a little mixer at the Elephant on Campus. Guys get a bolt at the door and gals get a nut, the object to match Above: Trades students get in on Slninerama with a carwash. them. "It was a blast—a great way to meet peo• Right: BCIT president Brian Gillespie gets a new shine from the ple," said SA Campus Life coordinator Nicole students for a donation to Shinerama.MIKE GDOWSKI PHOTOS Misiscoe. Tickets are available for $5 at the SA Office or $8 at the door.

Tuesday, September 15th: Shinerama Barbeque. Drop by the Walking Square outside the SA Campus Centre from Ham onward for lunch. Where else were you planning on getting a burg• The continuing quest for a cure to Cystic Fibrosis er, pop, chips and all the fixin's for $3.50? Wednesday, September 16th: PAUL DAYSON FUNDS RAISED BY SHINERAMA Shinerama Day. Link Managing Editor Students at BCIT get the day off, so get out British Columbia Institute of Technology there and shine! Shoe shining is the main event CIT's but "you're not just limited to shining shoes," Shinerama '98 said SA vice president of PR and Marketing Bcampaign to Rafael Atienza. "If you've got a talent we can raise funds for Cystic exploit for money—and its legal—let's do it." In Fibrosis research is Ihe past, shiners taken up singing, dancing and just part of a larger juggling or have visited hotels to clean silver• quest to find a cure ware, or office blocks. Atienza just as^s that you Cystic Fibrosis that spans book in advance wilh the businesses and let him Canada and the last 34 years. led to a longer know at 432-8491 to avoid any duplication. Every fall post-secondary students lifespan for CF The day begins at 7:45am with registration of across the country at colleges, universi• sufferers. In shiners in Ihe Great Hall of the SA Campus ties and technical institutes hit the 1960 the median age Centre followed by breakfast at the Elephant. streets to shine shoes, wash cars or of those with CF was Hues leave for downtown at 9am and 9:30am, using their creativity solicite donations four years old, now Student Association's vice president of returning at 3pm for pick up. Bagged lunches are to CF research. the median age is 30 years. Publica Relations and Marketing and provided by Restauronics. And that research is having results. coordinator of Shinerama '98 at BCIT, Come early as sign up for shining area is on a Shinerama's first campaign was in' there are definite reasons for the high first come, first served basis. Prizes include gift Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited genet• 1964 and in the intervening years thej dollar amount. certificates for cool cafes around town and ic disease that causes a mucus to form annual Shinerama Day has raised $10.6; "The participation of the institute, towards air fares with the top shiner prize being in the lungs and digestive system, con• million for CF research. the students, faculty and staff and the tuition for the winter semester. sequently CF sufferers mus undergo rig• BCIT joined the campaign in 1969 support of the United Way last year orous daily treatments just to survive. and has participated annually ever since, i made a big difference," he said. Annual Shinerama Golf TuurnamenL One form of treatment presently used In its campaigns BCIT has raised "Much of the success can also be Now in its second year, thanks to the support is 'precussive treatment' involving slap• $380,000 for the cause. attributed to the hardwork of Laura of BCIT and the United Way, the golf tourna• ping around the torso to knock the Last year alone BCIT raised $26,000 \ Kohli, last year's vp of PR and ment gave a real boost lo Shinerama last year. mucus loose from the lungs to then be — the second largest amount everj Marketing and the revenues brought in The event, open only to faculty and staff at coughed up. raised by the campus. \ by the first annual Shinerama Golf BCIT, has spots for approximately 140 golfers to CF research in the last 30 years has According to Rafael Atienza, thej Tournament," he said. , enjoy a round of golf and a barbeque lunch—but spots on the green are filling up fast, according to Atienza. Also featured at the tournament are a hole-in-one contest at $5 to enter with a prize of How you can get involved in Siiinerama! $500 and the sponsorship of various holes by companies. Donation jars will also be available, r I lo get involved in Shinerama first slips available at the front desk and pick Registration is at 7:45am in the "so bring loose change—or bills," said Atienza. take a look at all the opportunities up an information sheet. Great Hall of the SA Campus Centre Entrants are asked to be at the course by 7:30am. T available to you. (see Shinerama: Shoe shining is the main event but followed by breakfast at the Elephant What's happening, on this page) Take "you're not just limited to shining and bagged lunches are provided by Wednesday, September 23rd: the lime and plan to get involved. Talk shoes," said SA vice president of PR Restauronics. Silent Auction. and Marketing Rafael Atienza. "If to some of your classmates and form a Bus transportation is provided to Items lo be auctioned by written bid include shiner team for Shinerama Day. Drop you've got a talent we can exploit for downtown at 9am and 9:30am and back Nintendo 64 ganes, software from FutureShop, by the BBOs or attend the dance. Its a money—and its legal—let's do it." to BCIT at 3pm. Microsoft hardware and Software donated by great way to gel lo know others here at Past shiners have taken up have visit• Come early as sign up for shining Microsoft, Playstation software, Canucks and BCIT, do something for the community ed hotels to clean silverware, or office area is on a first come, first served basis. Grizzlies merchandise from Orca Bay, Gear from while having a good time. blocks, others have shined shoes wear• Prizes include gift certificates for cool Labatts, Richmond Lexus and Mercedes. The To get involved in Shinerama Day ing costumes. Atienza just asks that you cafes around town and towards air fares plum auction item for students although has to be drop by the SA offices just off the north book in advance with businesses and let with the top shiner prize being tuition a Staff Parking Pass. Bids will be accepted in the end of the Great Hall in the SA Campus him know at 432-8491 to avoid dupli• for the winter semester. Great Hall from 1 lam to 2pm. Centre, fill out one of the registration! cation. THE LINK SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 ARTS & CULTURE Leapin' Lizards a summer saviour DAVID LAI and forever body surfing above Link Arts & Culture Editor everyone, dripping stinky sweat on the crowd. He likes to take esus Lizard have visited that barrier away that seems to several times in divide the listeners from the play• Jthe past few years and attract• ers, players and listeners we are ed sold out crowds to the Starfish all alike. There is no looking up Room. , in his 30's, at the rock star, we were actually still has that inner hardcore fire looking down on him. he must be burning to keep on singing and only about 5'4" tall. You should touring, all the way from have seen him being carried over Chicago. the barrier by one of the bounc• ers. This man really digs his pro• Concert Review fession and it shows on listeners. at the Starfish Room Banned from by the Monday, June 29, 1998 fire department, Jesus Lizard are considered too hardcore and a With their new release. Blue, threat to public safety for some which is a little more melodic, cities, as he stage dives into the and less screaming, Jesus Lizard pit. Guitarist: Duane Denson, The Beaste Boys on being beastie. DAVID LAI PHOTO are still a touring force that liter• bassist: David Wm, drummer: ally hits the crowd and gets into Jim Kimball with David Yow are their heads. Sonic booming bass a violently tight sonic attack on and screaming guitars and vocals, all of our senses. Building up a the volume must have been memoir of such as Head, The Beastie Boys soread turned up a notch or two. This is Goat, Liar, Show, Down, Shot, the only way hardcore and their new release. Blue, is awareness. haoBinessanhe should be listened to with no just a change with the times. regret and full effect. Check out these albums if you David Yow bombs the mosh missed this gig, but next time buy pit with flying leaps off the stage your tickets in advance. TiUeian Freedom Concert

DAVID LAI Communication, Paul Boutique Thoughts about the big stadi• Link Arts & Culture Editor and 111 Communication. The um shows and the new revolving SlayerP... they slayed show started with everyone circular stage: his was definitely the high• jumping on to the floor. It was This way no one misses out on LINK STAFF set, to make way for the headlin• frivolous of the organizers to their shows and everyone can ers of the show... SLAYER! light of the summer, tar• geted right in the center of construct an inner wall on the buy a ticket, it caters to a wider Slayer was ... loud. Slayer still knows how to rock. T floor because who in their right and larger crowd and not just a The show was great, a good PA, summer. The hip-hop/dance/ No, really. We got there about mind is going to just sit and select niche. And with the circu• subdued lighting and an energetic rave/punk fans were frenzy with half way through Noise Therapy's watch the B-boys bust out the lar stage in the center everyone crowd made a good mix. They excitement and feelings were set, and they weren't really any• beats and rhymes with Mix can see and it seems they are slammed off a lot of classics; burning in the heat. thing special. The bass and drum Master Mike laying it all out, and closer and not a speck in the dis• 'Chemical Warfare,' 'Mandatory were very sloppy, and they had some other special guests step• tance. Every seat in the house Suicide' and 'Dead Skin Mask.' CONCERT REVIEW guitar trouble for four of the five ping on to the stage. The crowd can see, so they may feel a little songs I saw. Slayer finally seems to have Beastie Boys with guests at the Pacific Coliseum were so excited and pumped for vulnerable but it keeps them hon• CONCERT REVIEW figured out that a lot of their the concert of the summer, every• est. Slayer with Noise Therapy songs really sound the same, with August I, 1998 one dancing on their feet, waving Internet is great, music can be and Fear Factory the monotone vocal style, and the their arms and shouting with classic intro-lead-chorus-lead- Money Mark, opened right on instantly available and kids will time so anyone expecting the righteous joy. It was a relief to be making music in their bed• Fear Factory, however, chorus-fin song style. They show show to start later missed out feel the cool air being pumped in, rooms. brought the house down. They this with some progression into otherwise people may have badly, especially if they missed The Tibetan Freedom concert were super tight, and with a more swing style beats and passed out due to the immense A Tribe Called Quest who were a is amazing in terms of broaden• strong industrial-techno beat, groove riffs on 'Diabolus in heat generated from all the peo• real flavor to the hip-hop scene. ing the awareness of the causes eminently danceable. The mosh Musica,' the new . ple dancing and moshing. The This may even have been the (ie. World peace) and the con• was very quickly swirling as they Over all, this was one of the circular stage was a real spectacle Tribe's last live act with the cert, to a completely worldwide launched headlong into such better concerts this year, but I as il turned 360 degrees dead release of their latest album. The audience. There are definitely favorites as 'Self-Bias Resistor' really have to admit, as heavy and center in Ihe coliseum so every• Love Movement. It was a shock• more plans for the Tibetan and other material from the new evil as Slayer is. Fear Factory one could see Ihe boys giving it er and a downer to have missed Freedom concert, maybe in album, 'Obsolete.' Fear Factory stole the show. up. There was nowhere for them these two opening acts, when Canada. The whole Tibetan left the stage after an incredible: to hide as the open circular stage misunderstanding that the show struggle is based on non-vio• turned and they walked the oppo• was starting at 8:30, so therefore lence. arriving late. site direction creating visual stimulation along with all the In ten years from now who Oh well, the Beastie Boys still TVs on stage changing from stat• knows where we'll be? The link rock the house as their second ic lo color bars. All this created When you do something to show on tour, (still the break of an alternate world with the stage beneflt other people, that's what is looking for writers, dawn). The show lasted for a lights shining down on them like really makes you happy inside. couple really cooking hours. some alien UFO spacecraft. What's your motivation? They played mostly tracks off photographers their latest album, Hello Nasty, Earlier at the press confer• but also familiar and well lis• ence, we were able to get closer tened to old rhymes and beats to ask questions about being caH432-8974 from their past albums. III beastie. ^

SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 4 THE LINK ARTS & CULTURE Where you are always related ERIN GARLICK what. Link Arts & Culture Reporter The deal is, with "Tony n' Tina's Wedding", you don't go to 've been to plays. I've been in see a play, you go to become a plays. But never before have I part of the production. I sang with Ibeen to a play that I then Sal (the wedding photographer, became a character in, and the who even gave me one of his character was me. Sound bizarre? business cards) and smoked with Well it was, but it was also the the maid of honor in the men's most entertaining theatrical event room at the reception. I'll I've ever experienced. If you've explain. You buy your ticket, seen it, you'll know exactly what which then becomes your wed• I'm saying, and if you haven't ding invitation when you arrive at seen it, you're seriously missing St. Andrew's Wesley Church on out. Burrard Street. You are asked if you are with the bride or groom THEATRE REVIEWS and are then seated on the appro• Tony n' Tina's Wedding priate side of the church, either July/August, 1998 with the Vitales or the Nunzios. At St. Andrew's Wesley United The other guests (a.k.a fellow Church audience members) arrive along with the family members (a.k.a. The guests (cast and audience) of Toni and Tina's wedding. ERIN GARLICK PHOTO actors). You mingle and chat, "Tony n' Tina's Wedding" has difficult to remember that I need• cheap nights, and a sumptuous . ative and romantic. sing a hymn during the nuptials, been running here in Vancouver ed to eat with all the singing, four coarse dinner in included \ I've seen "Les Miserables" in and talk and kiss various mem• for over three successful years dancing and hilarious theatrics all with your admission. The experi- i London, "CATS" in L.A., and bers of the exuberant receiving now, and 1 had the pleasure of around me. 1 dare you to go and ence is also over three hours long, i many big budget shows here in line. After the blessed event, you participating in it on the night of attempt to get any of the actors to so the rate is explainable. 1 assure iVancouver , but I've never been walk with the wedding party their third anniversary this past break character. It will never hap• you that the time will tly by and i as entertained as I was at "Tony amid honking cars and congratu• July 11th. It soon became very pen. The cast has been doing, or the night will be over before n' Tina's Wedding." They really latory smiles from the public, clear why the show had such should 1 say, living this for a long you're ready for everything to made me feel 1 was one of the (after all, it looks just like an staying power. Most productions time now, and nothing you can end. My suggestion to the men of family. 1 give it four stars and authentic wedding) to the recep• run three weeks, or maybe three say will get them to be them• the world is this; Call ticketmas• highly recommend it as an extra• tion hall. This new location, (a months, but three years? There selves for even a second. Believe ter and surprise your lady with; ordinary evening you will not for• restaurant called Chardonnays) is was something unique going on me, 1 tried! tickets for a birthday or anniver-; get. where the feasting begins and the with this cheesy comedic wed• The tickets are a bit pricey, but sary. 1 guarantee you'll be very; ding and 1 was about to find out celebrations commence. I found it Wednesdays and Thursdays are popular with her for being so ere- i Warpt tour provides smorgsbord of pop-punk flavours

ANDREW DENNISON that has been going strong for just say that I thoroughly Link Arts & Culture Reporter well over seven or eight years. enjoyed NOFX's set and Fat They delivered an excellent set Mike's (singer / bass player) f'l Ihis was definitely a show of new and old material. Less drunken antics. The last three Than Jake and the Pietasters bands on my list of highlights ' nonot to be missed. Some are two well known ska / punk play various adaptations of ± of the highlights includ• ed: Mystery Machine, Less acts and they both performed hardcore music. Civ and H20 Than Jake, The Pietasters, Hi- great sets, (the Pietasters being play New York style, while the Standard, The Real McKenzies, ray preference). Deftones are pure Nor Cal Strung Out, H20, Civ, Bad Hi-Standard, The Real hardcore... Good stuff Religion, NOFX, and the McKenzies, Strung Out, Bad The unofficial after party at Deftones. Religion and NOFX all fall the illustrious Ivanhoe pub was under that wide ranging genre the best part of the day. All in FESTIVAL REVIEWS known as pop punk, the first all it was a thoroughly enjoy• The Vans Warpt Tour two being from Japan and able day with lots of great July 8th 1998 Vancouver, respectively and bands and good times and free At the PNE Fairgrounds the rest coming from (drum roll drinks. please!!!) Southern California! Mystery Machine is a Most all pop punk bands Vancouver based pop outfit sound the same to me, so I'll

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Vancouvers r '98

steam in front of the boys. This JUNGLE SMURF First off, amazingly on sched• is the one lime that I wished I Link Arts & Culture Reporter ule and on the "Radiostage", we had local band Copyright, could actually remember the names of songs because I'd like admit that I'm not the best whose lead singer was dancing to list them all for you. The best person to review an alterna- these sexy little disco moves as 1 can do is to say that each mem• rock pop show such as he sang. 1 believe their first song I ber of Sloan played "their" songs , seen I am known as was called "Homicide", a raging and swapped instruments back Jungle Smurf for my love of jun• number, and the second song and forth in order lo accommo• gle music. But 1 have this weak• was much slower in pace, but date one another. Two songs that ness for the delicious antics of good nonetheless. Sadly, as I did remember the names of Sloan's bassist, Chris Murphy, so Thunderbird Stadium was still were "The Good in Everyone" I had to go to Edgefest to check filling up and people were trying and "Money City Maniacs". I him out. to find their friends, there wasn't much of a crowd to cheer them remember "The Good in on. Everyone" because it made the FESTIVAL REVIEWS sea of people scream with joy Next up on Ihe Mainstage for of falsetto wailing, so 1 didn't should have been up on the Edgefest and the sun broke out of the dis• Ihe crowd was our hometown bother paying much attention to Mainstage. Their music has At the Thunderbird Stadium mal sky momentarily during the homegirl, . As the them after their first two tunes. I some actual depth, sincerity and July 11, 1998 song. I knew "Money City cliche goes - "And the crowd just have to say that I can't stand wit that deserves to have been Maniacs" because it's their latest goes wild!" Bif sauntered out little white boys in wifebeaters recognized on the Mainstage. Anyway, what with 13 bands single, although not hearing that onto Ihe stage with her little-girl with farmer's tans. It's just They played two of their latest scheduled to play on two stages siren at the beginning confused voice and greeted Ihe crowd wilh wrong and so was Local Rabbits. singles, "Everything is over the course of 9-odd hours, me a bit. In the middle of the a sweet acapella version of one of Automatic" and "Apparitions" that rainy Saturday was looking Following Bif on the tune, they look off and started to her older songs. Don't ask me to and those would have been like a long one, so my friend Mainstage was , play "Taking Care of Business". remember its name! Then, as she amazing, had it not been for the A"" and 1 had to decide which some good Canadian boys who That little detour definitely had flung off her cap and ripped off asshole doing soundcheck on the bands to neglect, ever so cruelly. try too hard lo be as famous as the fans going nuts, jumping her jacket lo reveal a tiny camo Mainstage! I want to kick that I'm sorry, but 1 just don't have . They messed around and singing like mad. But tank and Ihe glory of her tattoos, idiot's ass for ruining my the patience to watch bands that up somewhere along the way then they went back inlo she launched into another song experience. 1 don't give a rat's ass about. I and have instead become "Money City Maniacs" to finish that got the crowd inlo full mosh- Finally, the gods of Canadian missed Holly McNarland (She's wannabe glam rock stars hoping up Ihe sel proper. 1 must say that mode. The rest of her set had a music shone down upon us and just not Bif), The Killjoys (1 just to pass as techno artists. Il was waiting through all Ihe mediocre lot of crowd interaction and loads brought Sloan to the Mainstage. didn't care). Creed (Oh big loss only due to their pervasive sin• bands and sitting in the pouring of energy loo. She definitely In a cruel twist of fate, however, — I also caught the lead singer gles on the radio and tube that I rain were well worth it to watch didn't disappoint anyone, includ• Ihe gods of Vancouver's weather walking into the Shark Club, one was able to recognize anything Sloan shake their booties. of the cheesiest bars in town!), ing skeptical me. 1 loved it best they played. Al least there was decided to bring rain down upon (No, we're not liv• when she started off her new sin• the feel that the crowd appreciat• us at the exact same moment too. In the end, I got to check out ing in Kurt's shadow). The gle, "Spaceman", by crying out, ed them and their music enough This could just turn into a big Sloan and, as a bonus, 1 gol lo Watchmen (Who the hell are "Spaceman come and get me - lo biay and scream along with all gush about Chris Murphy and watch Bif Naked and Ihe they?!!), (In it for the muthafucka!" the lyrics. his cute highkicks and extrovert• loo. Add to ed nature, bul the entire band that the huge amounts of money), and (Jim Switching back to the Back on Ihe Radiostage, the played their hearts out to us, Gatorade and Snapple 1 managed, Morrison — need 1 say more?). Radiostage, the four-piece Local boys from , Ihe their adoring fans. We didn't to pilfer from the media tent and But hey, I've got nice things to Rabbits took to Ihe stage. To Matthew Good Band, started up care aboul Ihe rain — it cooled the day wasn't too shabby. say about almost all the bands me, Ihey seemed like cheeser with a good audience gathered to us down as we were dancing like dial I did take the time to cover, back-ass country rockers. Their worship them. Honestly, I mad, creating a cloud of wafting so check it out. songs were all mushy with a lot believe that Matthew Good THE LINK SEPTEMBERS, 1998 THE ENVIRONMENT

Getting to BCIT

GREG HELTEN with the Jack Bell Foundation, SA Environmental the Student Association and Education BCIT. Sign-up forms are avail• able in Registration and at the ost people still drive Student Association office in alone in Iheir own the Campus Centre. Mvehicle to school and Another alternative to the work in Ihe Lower Mainland, car is the bicycle. Many stu• and BCIT is no exception. The dents cycle to BCIT from all S.O.V. (Single Occupant over the Lower Mainland. A Vehicle) is responsible for 65 map of cycling routes is avail• percent of all air pollution, and able for viewing at the SA private vehicles, no matter how Office. Bike racks are situated many people are in them, are strategically throughout the pumping out 77 percent of the campus. air pollution in the region. BC Transit allows conve• According to Ihe GoGreen nient access to BCIT from all Choices program, it cost the over the Lower Mainland. average commuter over $7700 Schedules and student passes to operate a vehicle last year, are available at the TNT and it costs society about $2.7 Convenience Store in the billion a year to subsidize pri• Campus Centre. Adding a Fast vate vehicles in the Lower Trax sticker ($2) to your stu• Mainland. Add in the costs dent ID card ($4), combined from climate change, and with a one-zone monthly bus Summer heat symtomatic of you've got lots of reasons to pass allows you to travel multi• switch transportation habits. ple zones during rush hour at What can you do? If you no extra charge! Get your dangerous changes to come need drive, sign up with our stickers at the TNT carpool/vanpool programme. Convenience Store. ALAN ANTONIO ment for their swimming pools to Looking at the numbers, it's It's operated under partnership & GREG HELTEN chill the water. Even worse easy lo see how human activities SA Environmental Education though, people are dying from are now altering the basic life- the heat. Forty-eight people in support systems of the planet. his summer has been one Cyprus and three in Egypt died The number of cars in the world of the best in a long time over the period of a few weeks has grown from 60 million cars for sunny, hot weather. No due to heat exposure. around 1958, to 300 million T around 1978 lo 600 million in rain for 33 days straight, no sud• Scientists say that with cli• den changes — just pure sun• mate change occurring, sum• 1998. With each vehicle putting shine. It's been perfect for all the mer's will probably get hotter out about six tonnes of air pollu• outdoor activities we love to do every year from now on, because tants a year, mostly carbon diox• — swimming, sailing, hiking, of global warming. July is the ide...well, do the math. That's a picnics. Some wish the summer warmest ever around the world, lot of extra greenhouse gas that weather would stay forever. since record-keeping began. nature has to deal with. There's only one thing for us to do now, Wild fires have burned hun• Each of the past seven months of cut our emissions and adapt to dreds of thousands of hectares of 1998 have broken temperature the climate changes lhat will forest and grassland worldwide intensify over the next decade. this year. In BC, the fire at Salmon Arm alone destroyed "A great change in our almost 53,000 hectares of forest, stewardship of the n 1992, the Union of -•mm Concerned Scientists sent the incinerated 20 homes and forced earth and the life on it 7,000 residents to evacuate. I"World Scientists' Warning" Battling the flames is not cheap is required, if vast for endorsement to all scientists either. Fires cost the province human misery is to bewh o had been awarded the Nobel more than $53 million so far, Prize, and to national academy- outstripping the Forestry budget avoided" level scientists in countries of $36 million. ~ the Union of around the world. Over 1,700 The BC fishing industry was Concerned Scientists scientists, including 104 Nobel hit hard by the heat, too. laureates, a majority of the living According to an article in the recipients of the Prize in the sci• Vancouver Sun from mid- records worldwide. If the trend ences, signed the Warning. It August, high surface temperature continues, 1998 will be the read, "We Ihe undersigned, cut the supply of nutrients essen• warmest year on record - some senior members of the world's tial to survival for salmon, dating back to the 1400's, much scientific community, hearby besides sapping the strength of like the majority of years in the warn all humanity of what lies fish swimming upstream to last decade. ahead. A great change in our spawn. The heat was severe Atmospheric carbon dioxide stewardship of the earlh and the enough this summer that it levels are projected to double in life on it is required, if vast Help Save The Planet! forced the shutdown of the com• 50 to 60 years due mostly to human misery is to be avoided mercial and recreational fishing human activity, triggering global and our global home on this orkstudy and volunteer positions arc available wilh for a period. climate changes expected to planet is not to be irretrievably the Student Association's Environmenlal Action involve a warming rate greater mutilated." Centre. If you don't feel you have extra lime, inte• It's hot, and it's going to get W he heat problem is not iso• than any seen in the last 10,000 grate the environment into your studies, by focusing on envi• lated in BC to Canada. years. In BC average tempera• hotter, but we still have a chance ronmental challenges and opportunities within your own TThe whole world has been tures have already risen by up to if we change. Cut your personal field. one degree in some areas in the load on the environment. cooking, especially in the Middle Call Greg Hcilcn. SA Environmental Education last few decades, and precipita• Carpool, vanpool, take transit, East. Egyptians are working at Coordinalor n't 451-7(16(1. night to avoid the heat. The tion on the west coast has just don't keep driving alone. ^ Kuwaitis now buy special equip• increased by about 20 percent. THELINK SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 NEWS Getting oriented to BCIT M.HARVEY & ] the most stressful lime of year for Student Services Day PAUL DAYSON j students," added Misisco. But Link Staff \ 1998's orientation sought to he Annual Student diminish "first day jitters" for Services Day gives BCIT ver 2,70fJ students arrived j BCIT's 2,700 new recruits. Tinnitiates and oldtimers for BCIT's 1998 orienta-' alike a chance to 'one stop shop' Otion. From 8:30 am to' Casino Day BCIT's multitude of student ser• 3:00 pm, students from all depart- j vices. ments waited in lines at the Gym; asino Day is today. The To be held Wednesday, for time-tables and class-lists., Student Association has September 23 from 11:30am to The students gathered in the stu- \ Corganized a casino to bring 2:30pm in the Great Hall of the dent activity centre exhibited a: students together and have a lot SA Campus Centre, the event giddy nervousness not uncom-, of fun. "It's a great way to meet brings together all of BCIT's stu• mon on the first day of school. i people," said Nicole Misisco, SA dent services under one roof giv• From the line-up to the punch• Campus Life coordinator. ing BCIT students a chance to line, students gathered at SW5 j Richard Cindric, last year's interact with the various depart• amphitheater and introduced to] Campus Life coordinator , will ments and see what is available to BCIT's student orientation by the : them. play host to BCIT's own piece of Student takes aim at last year's SOAR Day. File Photo comic stylings of Roman Dahlyo.; Las Vegas, complete with Attending the event will be Students were then greeted byi roulette and black jack tables, BCIT Medical Services, BCIT and others. Athletics program. BCIT vice-president of Education] horse-racing, money wheel, and Counselling, the Studeni Stop by and find out what Featured al this year's event in Mel Steick, or BCIT vice-presi-j anchor games. Association's Tutoring Program, these services can offer you. the Walking Square outside the dent of Student Services Gerryj Despite the falling dollar, no First Nations Programs and SA Campus Centre will be events Moss, and SA president Stephen I Canadian moneys will be used— Support Services, the SA's SOAR Day such as the $1000 basketball toss Diebolt who all offered their sup-; instead, play money is the curren• Environmenial Action Centre, as well as football, baseball and port and encouragement through-' cy of choice at this event. Take Pride BCIT, the lso on Wednesday, soccer skill games. out the up-coming year. ] When the fun and games end Educational Resource Centre for September 23 is SOAR Tickets to professional .sport• From the podium, students at 2 pm the auction begins as stu• students with disabilities, BCIT ADay—an orientation ing events will also be available were led to their respective dents use their gambling money Recreation and Athletics, BCIT event which promotes Shinerama at the event. departments for the next phase of; lo bid on prizes. Every year, dif• Interantional, the NOW Project and the BCIT Recreation and orientation. Almost 270. second-1 ferent corporations donate prizes year students from each depart• for the event. This year's spon• ment volunteered to be campus sors are Global TV, Earl's, tour guides, providing a much Rainforest Cafe , the Student Security aware of forged pariting passes needed and much appreciated ser-j Activity Centre, T'N'T, the vice. "[There was] nothing but| ordon McLean, director of from some unknown person Starting at Ihe beginning of the BCIT Bookstore, Mohawk, Eye offering them a reduced rate school year, and periodically 100% support from the touri to Eye Advertising and Subway. Safety and Securily, advises a number of stu• with the explanation Ihey are throughout the school year, Ihere guides," said campus-life execu-: So find your way to the Great G dent vehicles were impounded dropping out of school; will be special enforcement pro• live Nicole Misisco. | Hall and start having fun. "[The first day of school] is this past school year for display• Being in a carpool, using a grams put in place to detect ing forged parking passes. parking pass supplied by forged parking passes. McLean stated that any vehicle someone else, believing it to Any student found responsible displaying a forged parking decal be genuine. will be subject to disipiinary is automatically towed at the action Ihrough the Student CAMBIE HOSTELS owner's expense. McLean wants McLean further stated that stu• Conduct Policy and will be students to realise this behaviour dents should only use passes they reported to the police. leaves them oopen to criminal know have been purchased If a student has any doubts or STUDENT LODGING charges as well as action under through the BCIT cashier's questions about a parking pass PACKAGE NOW INCLUDES the Student Conduct Policy. office. they should check wilh the park• McLean believes most drivers Students should not: ing coordinalor at the booth onb GRANDMAS HOME COOKING are well aware they are obtaining Use passes they find; Goard Way at the main entrance AND BAKING parking through false pretenses, Purchase passes from some• to the campus. when using these parking passes, one claiming to offer a McLean said the person in "Limited Availability" ^ but believes some students have reduced rale, no matter what charge of the vehicle displaying a explanation is given; Vancouver / Nanaimo, B.C. fallen victim to the illegal acdon forged pass is ultimately respon• The Cambie International Hostels, of olhers by: Use a parking pass for car- sible and must face the conse- both located in the heart of downtown • Using a parking pass they pooling unless they are certain qunces which could be very seri• Vancouver and Nanaimo are hosting found; the pass supplied is genuine. ous. a homestay program for independent The on-site General Store & Bakery • Purchasing a parking pass students. offers a cozy quiet place for guests Wilh 3 homestyle meals a day to relax and read a local paper, study laundry facilities, study space and no or just sit outside and take in the sun. curfews. The Cambie Hostels are an Imagine delicious & fresh goods BCIT voice mail boxes available to students excellent option for student lodging. baked daily! Just minutes away from most Their busding Grill / Saloon is a s a sludent al BCIT, the pressure to accom• a voice mail box here on the Burnaby campus for a amenities, the freshly renovated rooms great place to socialize and meet plish so much in so little time can be over• very low fee. Using voice mail can save you time set in rustic heritage buildings have others. With Sattelite TV covering whelming. The intense schedule provides lit• and ensure you receive messages throughout your an inviting atmosphere that is sure to the latest sports events as well as A de free time to take care of other important business busy day. Where ever or when ever you decide lo make students feel at home. billiards and games. like contacting employers for interviews; arranging check for voice messages, you're guaranteed to gel meetings for group projects; making a dentist detailed, accurate information. You will have ^ wflB M eafv ROOMS WITH MEALS appointment; finding out when you work next at options of responding to urgent messages, saving MiSY^mi. ^ $ 195 / WK your part-time job; or jusl to know your mom olhers, and erasing information lhat isn'l important. called. Unless you intend lo buy a cellular phone or ROOMS WITHOUT MEALS Usually, studcnis spend their days in the class• pager, this is the mosl efficient and affordable mes• rm€.m^K9 room and their evenings in the library or lab. saging system available lo students. •l.inulcdAvail.ibililNANAIMOs • $395 / MOPHON. E$ 1 25IJMI / W754-5311K Conlaci with your friends and family slows to a According to Gloria Maltie from BCITs Physical 63 VICrORIA CRESCENT FAX IUCJ7S4-SS82 trickle. Missed messages are important and the Plant, this service is offered basically at cost. Sign• NANAIMO B.C.CANADA V9R1K7 EAUIl . longer you take to respond, the more frustrated your up soon and you could win prizes. PHONE callers become. Eventually, you may find people VANCOUVER FAX ,««)6a7-561B jusl give up trying lo reach you. For more information about Student Voice Mail, 300 CAMBIE ST. AT CORDOVA EMAIL call Nancy Morello at 432-8553. VANCOUVER B.C. CANADA V6B 2N3 This need nol be the case. BCIT students can rents

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