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MARCH 8, 2000 2 THEUNK NEWS SA Notes Paul Dayson SA continues to FSA, institute liammer out a frameworic for seniement watch FSA-BCIT Any return to a strilie seen as unliiceiy tliis spring negotiations PAUL DAYSON A President Shane Styles reported lhat Link Managing Editor Ihe SA is still monitoring the negotia• Stions between the Faculty and Staff iiances of another strike by As.sociation and BCIT management. Styles BCIT's Faculty and Staff said both sides appear to be optimistic about cAssociatio n members are fading the possibilities of reaching an agreemenl. This would appear to make a resumption of fast. According to Student Association strike activilies by the FSA this spring president Shane Styles, both sides appear unlikely. to be optimistic about the possibilities of Sludenls comments and concerns from Ihe reaching an agreement. SA's strike website survey are being tabulat• This return to goodwill in the negotia• ed and will be passed on lo Ihe instituie. tions would appear to make a resumption of strike activities by the FSA this spring • A presentation was made by Burnaby's unlikely but does not rule out the possi• transportation department about the instal• bility of future strike activity—such as ulty and the administration. faculty members and some improvements lation of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) next September—should negotiations The issue of wages has been settled in to the existing PD Leave fund. lanes on Willingdon Avenue. Two options breakdown again. accordance with provincial government Not included in the framework is are being presently considered: bus only On Tuesday March 1, the FSA— guidelines of no increases for two years BCIT's plan to establish a new $775,000 lanes or que jumping lanes. No decisions which represents instructors in BCIT's with a two percent increase in the third Technology Innovation Fund for curricu• have yel been made and public consulta• technology programs and staff in some year. Also benefits will include lum/professional development leaves that tion is continuing. Any changes made are support areas—cancelled an information improved vacation for those employees the FSA criticized for being "manage• planned lo be in effect by September 2000. meeting scheduled for that afternoon cit• with 20 years of service and 100 percent ment-controlled". Nor will it included ing "recent developments in negotia• employer-paid Long Term Disability pre• "the transfer of PD Leave funds to • A new forgivable loan program was estab• tions" Instead, the bargaining team met miums. expense funds," according to the FSA. lished by the SA, dubbed the SYA or Save with the FSA's board of directors. Under the framework regular working The institute's proposals for what the Your Ass Fund. (For more details see In a release later that day they said hours will be extended hours to 7;30am - FSA called "the creation of two-tiered story on this page.) significant progress had been made. 6:30pm, Monday - Friday, with protec• working conditions and benefits based on "After a meeting with the Bargaining tions for individual employees. The seniority" where new employees would • The SA's Awareness Day on Tuesday, Team today, the FSA Directors believe extension of regular working hours to have a different set of work hours and February 29 in the Great Hall went well. that there has been significant progress also include Saturdays, as proposed by benefits—like paying more for parking— The day involved information and activi• toward a final resolution of the ongoing the institute, is not included in the settle• are not included. lies on alcohol awareness and safer sex. BCIT labour-management dispute," said ment framework. It is nol clear from Ihe FSA's releases the release. Also as part of a settlement, benefits whether new instructional positions lo • Tickets for One Night Stand, the SA and "We have not reached a tentative will extended to Part-Time Studies deal with the problem of instructor work• American Marketing Association's dance agreement but we have at least been able Instructors working the equivalent of half load are a part of the settlement frame• lo be held Ihis Friday nighl, March 10, al to agree to a framework for a settlement. of a full-time instructional load and work, although BCIT's proposal had Ihe Commodore Ballroom are still for sale Now the good intentions of both sides an improved set of guidelines for hiring included Ihe hiring of five additional al a table at Ihe lop of the stairs in the must be put to good use to draft the terms PTS Instructors will be drawn up, accord• instructors and to conduct a study inlo Great Hall. The SA and AMA are also of a tentative agreement that can be sub• ing to the FSA. educational and workload issues. looking for students lo sell tickets. mitted to the members for ratification." The conflict over the issue of profes• A new meeting has been scheduled for Contact the SA office for more informa• The framework for a settlement, sional development funding has essen• members of the FSA will be meeting on tion. according to the FSA release, includes tially been delayed. The framework calls March 29lh lo make a final decision on resolutions to a number of issues which for the creation of a short-term profes• any Tentative Agreemenl that is agreed • The SA donated $1,000 to Civil and have been obstacles between the fac• sional development leave fund for regular to as a result of the framework. Structural students to help support CST's Career Days which is lo be held at the Robson Square Media Centre on March 22.

Video store SA begins forgivable loan program • Students needed for the SA's elections to staff polling stations and for other duties. PAUL DAYSON • personal circumstance, Contact Pat Brophy at the SA for more offers 10-day • contribution lo Ihe BCIT community, Link Managing Editor information. rentals over • contribution to the off campus he Student Association is establishing community, • The SA has arranged for grad photos to be a new loan fund for students. Loans to • financial need, spring brealc taken on campus. Portrait sessions are now studenls from this fund will be forgiv• • disability, T being booked at the SA Office. The ses• able — not repayable to the SA. All Ihe SA • family circumstance, such as being a sions will commence on April 3rd in Ihe asks is lhat you make a donation back to Ihe single parent or hardship, he SA's video store old insurance room across for the SA Copy SA if you are ever in a financial position lhat • and a significanl project being undertaken will be closed the Centre in the SA Campus Centre. There is makes it possible. by the sludent. a $25 sitting fee for Ihe portrait session, Tweek of March 13- The loan program dubbed by the SA as payable at the time of sign-up. 17 but will be offering 10 Ihe "SYA" or "Save your ass Fund" will be Application forms for Ihe SYA Fund can Alternately you can have a extended por• day rentals during the peri• drawing on the interesi generated by the be picked up al Ihe SA Office's reception trait silting, which allows for clothing od. SA's capital projects fund. It will provide desk just of the Great Hall in the SA Campus changes, at Mountain West Studios in Those wishing to watch loans to students of up to $1,000. Centre. North Vancouver. There is a $40 fee for videos over spring break Applicants must be students in good The deadline for applications is 4pm, this type of sitting. standing enrolled in Trades or Technology April 14, 2000. any relevant documentation can rent videos on March Your set of proofs will be mailed to you 10 and not have to retum programs al BCIT and taking a minimum of should be attached lo the application form. 12 credits per semester. home. them until noon on Call 980-8551 for more informalion. Monday, March 20 Criteria for awarding the money will be based on one or more of the following:

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Students: BC Students unhappy over campus strikes

MASON WRIGHT First prize of $500 share her feelings. "We don't know if "It gets the sludents upset enough to Canadian University Press we're going to be able to make that do something about it, to really pres• casli up for grabs - time up." sure," she said. "But at the same time it BURNABY, BC But Carol Nielson, communications doesn't affect your academic career." abour unrest may have come to a officer for one of the two unions repre• deadline Friday halt at British Columbia's post- senting support and technical staff at .^secondary institutions, but the Yet despite the concerns of students L Ihe affected schools, said the strike was like Burkell, the strike action gol offi• here's money up for grabs - $1600 in cash results haven't been ideal for everyone mandated by the union's 3,500 workers involved. cial support from the Canadian - available for focusing on environmental after nearly a year at the bargaining Federation of Students, which repre• Tprotection and sustainability! Even though the recent strike by table. sents students at seven of the 11 affect• The drive behind the contest, sponsored by college support staff across the "We needed to send a strong, clear ed institutions. both BCIT's Environmental Awareness province was brief and managed to message to the government that the "Many students joined our members Committee and the Student Association, is to produce settlements, some students strike was about more than just on the picket lines and showed their help studcnis better prepare for sustainability affected by the job action are criticiz• money," she said. "It was about fair• support," said Nielson, whose union challenges in Iheir fields of work, and to help ing the unions for interrupting their ness and respect for support staff, and was joined in the dispute by Ihe BCIT improve ils performance at the same time. classes and setting them back in their that it was time to get serious at the Canadian Union of Public Employees. studies. The best displays and projects will be shared bargaining table." "It only lasted two days, and I think wilh Ihe public during Open House 2000, April 7 Karen Burkell, an environmental "It was unfortunate that the colleges most students saw Ihe issues that were and 8 when 15,000 people visit BCIT. You can chemistry student from the University were shut down for a couple of days," on the table and the issues that were register as an individual, a team or an entire College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, she added. "We didn't want to disrupt important to our members and support• department. If your project is on a departmental said the workers went too far when education for students. Nobody ever ed them." or programme level, il could also be nominated they sel up picket lines thai shut down wants to go on strike, but sometimes While school administrations and for BCIT's Earth Apple Award (a staff/faculty 11 colleges, institutes and agencies on you have to in order to achieve a fair award) thai will be presented on Earth Day. February 23 and 24. Ihe unions were able to reach a tenta• settlement." tive four-year agreement to end the More informalion and contest entry forms are "The two days that we were off last In response, Burkell said other tech• strike on February 25, Nielson said the available at the Sludent Association office in week for the strike I missed a four hour niques can be used to pressure govern• deal won't be voted on by members SE2. The deadline for handing in your registra• lab period, which put all the people in ments and employers, like Ihe until sometime in April. tion is 3 pm, Friday, Mar. 10. that lab behind," said Burkell, adding work-to-rule campaign she witnessed that olher students she has spoken with L as a high school student in Ontario. ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY 'Why do another Bachelor's degree?" my mother asked.

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MARCH 10, 2000 THE UNK NEWS Media concentration liurts Journalism: press critics

ANDRE FRANCIS mittee on mass media, which cities enjoy a wider spectrum of Canadian University Press called Canadian newspapers, "the debate on many issues due to thei boneyard of broken dreams." greater number of media outlets.! CALGARY According to the committee Calgary, in contrast, has two, he concentration of media report, between 1958 lo 1970 major dailies and one of Ihem,, ownership in Canada is newspaper chains increased Iheir the Herald, is currently involved] Tdegrading journalism, the share of daily circulalion from 25 in a bitter strike. j audience of a recent Media and per cent to 45 per cent. In 1980 All of the above has led,' Democracy forum was told. lhat figure had risen to 57 per McGrath believes, lo a serious The somewhat sombre event, cent. lack of debate in Calgary. Women prepare for organized by the women's group Today, almost all of Canada's "Thai's death for democracy," Arusha and Ihe organization 105 newspapers belong lo chains she said. "[We need] lots of Friends of the Herald, featured a - including Ihe Globe and Mail, ideas, lots of debate, discussion, world-wide march panel of media critics, activists Toronto Star, National Post, points of view . . . because that is and journalism instructors dis• Southam Newspapers and Ihe how people make decisions." cussing problems with Ihe media SOUIS CHAN meetings with the presidents of Sun Chain - while 58 of these A lack of fairness and objec• and how to improve it. Canadian University Press the International Monetary Fund papers are owned by Conrad tivity were the main problems and the World Bank in David Rooney, a journalism Black's Hollinger International discussed al Ihe forum. Solutions MONTREAL Washington on Oct. 15. instructor al Mount Royal Inc. lo Ihese problems ranged from ^ive years ago a group of For reasons such as war, poli• College, says concentration of Gillian Steward, a writer and communities starting their own 850 women from the tics, repression, geography and media ownership chokes oul fair• journalist, spoke on specific papers, lo opportunities on Ihe F Federation des femmes du financial resources, women in dif• ness, balance and ethics in jour• problems she saw wilh the media Internet, to simply better journal• Quebec (FFQ) marched in three ferent countries will use different nalism. in Calgary. ism. contingents for 10 days yelling means to get their messages "Where does this leave news• "Calgary, compared to any The most immediate and prac• "Bread not Roses" and demanded across. paper journalists?" he asked. city of comparable size in tical solution for the public to social and economic equality. The two main themes emerg• Rooney suggested that alterna• Canada, is Ihe worst served by receive better media was suggest• About 15,000 women cheered ing around the world are poverty tives must be sought. However, it's local media," she said. ed by Talben Walters, a Calgary them to Ihe finish line. and violence. Recognizing the as he pointed out, start up costs Ann McGrath, an international Herald editorial writer. When a group of women met connection between the two, for print media are prohibitive. media activist, echoed this harsh "•You gotta phone," said at the September 1995 Fourth organizers are urging countries to So one solution he brought for• critic by comparing Calgary to Walters. "Phone Ihe person World Conference on Women in adopt a tax on financial transac• ward was for cyberspace to other Canadian cities. whose name appeared in Ihe Beijing, they decided it was time tions. become the new home of inde• Toronto has four daily news• story, if it's a wire story phone for a similar march on a global The so-called Tobin Tax - pendent journalism. papers - Ihe Post and Globe pub• the editors of the paper that pro• scale. named for James Tobin, an econ• "If independenl voices are lish special city editions - while duced the story. Ask the ques• This year, on Oct. 17, what is omist at Yale University - propos• ever going lo be heard in Canada Montreal has many differenl pub- ; tions you have and then, insist on now called the World March of es a 0.1 per cent tax on during Ihe future, some band of licalions in French and English, an answer." Women, is expected to have speculative transactions. journalists must hive off and including four large alternative Wallers argued lhal if people women participating in 70 per The United Nations says this establish a presence in print or in weeklies and four dailies. voice Iheir complaints lo Ihe cent of the countries in the world. could raise $720-billion (US) per cyberspace," said Rooney. Vancouver, meanwhile, has only paper, Ihen the product must "We should march for all the year for a social development Rooney quoted from a 30 Iwo major dailies but a slew of change. And if il doesn't, he sug• women who are not free to march fund, managed by equal numbers year-old report by Ihe Davey weeklies. gests you withdraw your support themselves," said Nancy Burrows of men and women. March co• Commillee, a senate special com- McGrath claims says these by not buying the paper. ^ of the FFQ. ordinators say this would be The official launch is on enough to put an end to poverty. W ' 1^ March 8, with the start of a signa• The World March of Women ture campaign in support of is calling for the cancellation of demands for international all third-world debt. BC Open University women's rights. Still, women have been work• Johanne Emond from the FFQ, ing hard all year to get the event says the march has already iearr up and running. "exceeded expectations" with The FFQ would like Quebec women in 145 out of 210 coun• OPEN women to write their own person• tries participating in the event. al message on support cards, sign However, women in countries them, and mail them to the FFQ, such as Afghanistan and China whose members will pass them aren't. TO YOU on to the Secretary General of the Organizers say they don't want United Nations, Kofi Annan, on Thinking of starting, completing, or adding to this to be a one-time action. They your university degree? the day of the march. hope to establish a concrete women's network, and facilitate Lool

THE LINK 5 MARCH 10, 2000 ARTS & CULTURE

Te Vaka's uplifting Voodoo Daddy is no longer the product, from Beck. And don't Poiyneslan sounds young party band they started out get his name mixed wilh Jeff as, these 7 classy boys are all Beck. David Lai TE VAKA grown up. KiMua If you've been one of the (Creativcnz) "trendy people" who has taken a swing dancing lesson or two, I j-fUj r I ^his is one of the most refreshing sounds I have ever heard suggest you pick up this album, I in a long time. After listening to this album for a fewi it will most certainly inspire you. JL months, it is still in my CD player. It is always dynamic, Eriti Garlick uplifting and relaxing to listen to these original and contempo• rary sounds of the south Pacific. It makes me just want to get up BECK and go. Go far away from here to the tropical Polynesian Midnite Vultures Islands of beauty and love. (Geffen) Tevaka are an amazing amalgamation of ten people, including Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ; At first listening to this album 1 was a little turned off. The dancers, singers and multi-instrumentalists. They are much This Beautiful Life ] (Universal Canada / Coolsville sounds seemed too synthetic and more than a music band, they're a world music sensual experi• the music no meaning or heart. ence. Ki Mua is their second album released, and has been Records) I Now this CD was my pleasant ^ But after listening to it a second Jethro Tull receiving appraise continuously from all over the world. Led by time, 1 began to understand it a Opetala Foa'I, surprise of the bunch. When Ii J-Tull Dot Com visit my editor to pick up CD's, I: little more and start enjoying it. (True North) The band has evolved into a one of a kind Polynesian celebra• usually expect a few hits, a lotta' Now 1 can listen to it several This is an awesome album, tion. At first he was influenced by, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Samoan misses, and maybe a surprise or times and still not get returning to the true Jethro Tull traditional music and dance and later was exposed to Jimi two in the bunch. Big Bad bored of it. There is so much roots. This release is a statement Hendrix and other American and European artists. His inspira• Voodoo Daddy definitely hit a going on in each track, it's hard of the technology available tion comes from speaking with the older generations and learn• nerve with me. to notice and catch everything today. The name itself refers lo ing from their parents. They are a big band with a that's going on. Beck makes fun the official Tull website, lan Tcveka express their views and various aspects of Polynesia sound that ranges from jazzy to of mainstream sounds and artists Anderson, a.k.a. Jethro Tull, con• in English and in a Polynesian language (Tokelauan). The result Latino in feel, with classy horns and twists them into his own tinues to astound us with his is beautiful, compelling and touching. Tevaka is a brilliant per• and smooth vocals. "This stylized originalities. Beck is incredible flute performance. He formance of dance, rhythm and harmony, bound together natu• Beautiful Life" reminded me of still his odd self and plays it well is very fluent in expressing his rally with honesty and soul. I recommend this to any world "Johnny Favourites Swing in a "beautiful way". His music feelings and ideas through the music advocate or anyone simply searching for something Orchestra", but was a significant is definitely not for the classical wind instrument. It is rare to see refreshing and uplifting. improvement over the aforemen• listener, but given some time I the flute in place of the tradition• tioned band. This is big band think most alternative, offbeat al guitar, lan Anderson takes Ihe David Lai music with a modern edge, with musicologist will adapt and flute into the lead and carries the clever production tricks and very eventually embrace Beck's latest melody and rhythm with style polished tunes. These guys are release to follow Mutations. and confidence. No ones plays jazz aficionados that put fun to Midnite Vultures is another great the flute so aggressively and music. You can't help but wanna sings with such assurance to a get up and dance, or at least tap mainstream rock audience. your foot to the music of Big There is no olher band like Bad Voodoo Daddy. Jethro Tull. Originality has always been a trademark with They got their big break with them. The website is also very the soundtrack to "Swingers" intricate, with many links. with the tune "You and Me and This is definitely an album lo the Bottle Makes 3", and they click on at www.j-tull.com. then went on to write the theme song to "Third Rock from the David Lai Sun." These guys are movers and shakers, and their music is extremely professional. Big Bad

FEBRUARY 23, 2000 6 THE UNK ARTS & CULTURE

Memories ot Kissin

NAMHEE HUH Link Arts and Culture Reporter

s soon as the baby- faced, fluffy hair Russian pianist sat on the bench, I fell into Ihc world of his magical perfor• mance. It was Evgeny Kissin's second visit to Vancouver since 1997. As a child prodigy, at age 12, he gave his first recital in , Moscow with the Moscow | State Philharmonic. j

CONCERT REVIEW Memories of Kissin At Orpheum Theatre Sunday, November 21, 1999

It was rather unusual that he didn't take any time to prepare before starting the piece. However, it didn't sound rushed or harsh at all. He started with 9 little pieces-but technically demanding- from the Etudes- Tableaux, op.39 by S. Rachmaninov. He played them with tremendous sen• sitivity and virtuosity. His technique was just perfect and the emotion was right there. When he finished his performance, the audience man amy didn't stop applauding. Eventually, he played an encore four times. Without accepting the request of left the stage to get help on vocals TAMARA ROUSSELLE I've been to concerts at GM "Automatic Flowers", "4am", Chopin, which disappointed Place before that were also in the "Carnival", title track "Clumsy" from the fans seated in the reds. Link Arts & Culture Reporter He went around the entire edge of me, he played 'The Lark' "Concert Bowl", like tonight, but and "Superman's Dead". From by M. Balakirev, "Flight of "Happiness..." we heard first sin• the crowd taking a far bolder he time had finally arrived this cramped floor space looked the Bumble Bee" by R. gle "One Man Army" and current approach than his sometimes for the much awaited Our more like the "Concert Cup". It's Korsakov and two preludes no wonder the floor sold out in single "Is Anybody Home?" as seemingly shy position. It's a Lady Peace show. It had by S. Rachmaninov. T less than 30 seconds. well as "Blister" and "Waited", total crowd pleaser but it had my been a while since they last Evgeny Kissin's perfor• Now that OLP have 3 albums just to name a few. attention. played GM Place and with their OLP can't boast of an amazing mance was 2 hours of new album they were hoping to to choose songs from, I was curi• The actual performance was a stage show but they can be proud dream-like moments. Since bring the fans out again. ous what would make the cut. As little more lively than OLP shows* per most bands, as an album gets I've seen in the past. Raine actu• of writing some pretty kick ass that night, I am still looking ally ventured from side to side on tunes. And tonight they diehards CONCERT REVIEW older and older, fewer and fewer forward to his next visit.... the stage, giving a hello to seated showed up to hear them. Our Lady Peace songs get played off it. "Clumsy" fans. During the encore he even GM Place still got quite the nod with

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FEBRUARY 23, 2000 THE LINK ARTS & CULTURE Ninth Gate's horror shows Poianslci's touch

SUE The Ninth Gate men (Hugh Grant) with a bit of is, rather, Johnny's usual self the diabolical twin Ceniza broth• Link Arts & Culture Reporter The novel, 'El Club Dumas,' cynicism can't control himself being the main character is ers. by Arturo Perez-Reverte gets told from exerting himself to his enhanced by the animated charac• 134 minutes of being ean Corse (Johnny Depp) the Roman Polanski style — The desire for vulgar infidelity, Corso ters in the movie such as the Jose Polaskied was worthwhile for a is a money-hungry New Ninth Gate. This movie draws can't resist to feed himself of 'the Lxjpez Rodero brothers who play movie fling. DYork book broker who you right into the depth of rebel of the cosmos.' Corso's specializes in rare books. Polanki's telling a story visually cynicism turns into a doggedly Eminent book-lover and scholar from the intro of the movie. He determined devil seeking. of demonology, Boris Balkan subtly takes you into the world of The Ninth Gate spreads the (Frank Langella), hire Corso. ffis demonology and depicts the reli• puzzles of the demonic riddle mission is to compare Balkan's gion-like devotion and explores through out the movie and cer• newly acquired edition of the leg• the devil with a greedy momen• tainly doesn't forget to make you endary manual of satanic invoca• tum. Glorified vilification of chuckle on Polanski's bizarre tion, 'The Nine Gates of the witchcraft and the attempted humor. Suspense build-up keeps Kingdom of the Shadows' with invocation of devil himself feed you interested through the scenes the two remaining copies located Dean Corso's growing appetite of of Spain, Portugal and France. in Europe, and identify the curiosity. The characters are wickedly authenticity of the three books. Likewise, in the Bitter Moon well fitted and well performed to FILM REVIEW by Polanski, a civilized, married add the intensity to the movie. It

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MARCH 10,2000 8 THE LINK BCIT BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTIONS

MARCH 20 TO 24

Candidates Statements

Steve Corrie Linda Lee Victoria Wills

Dear fellow students: Dear fellow students: Fellow Students,

I am a first-year student in Radio I am very excited to be nominated for Being the studeni body, we have the Broadcasting. In my sliort time here I have student representative for the Board of right lo have a voice in the policies and learned first hand what it means to iget Governors. With my resourcefulness, decisions made here al BCIT. involved!. I make it my business to keep diplomacy, professionalism, creativity, My name is Victoria Wills and I am informed and carry my own weight. Even drive to succeed, and a passion to pursue looking forward to having the opportunity though our course load and ongoing pro• meaningful causes, I am positive 1 will to be lhat voice. To the best of my ability, jects donit allow much time for extra-cur• represent the Student Body of BCIT with I fully intend to represent the students with ricular activities, I feel itis my extraordinary excellence and dedication. pride and confidence. responsibility to keep informed about the Wait a minuteOl was going to continue My strong interesi in Public Relations issues here at BCIT. But 'iti's not that easy with prolific eloquence, but would I get has lead me to enroll in the Marketing while on the outside looking in. Being on my message across to the masses in the Management Program here at BCIT. I oting will take the Board of Governors would afford me most effective manner? Probably not, so have been very active in volunteering my place March 20 - an opportunity to participate in this body now I want to continue in laymanfs lan• lime while attending BCIT, whether it is 24. Ballot boxes that has such an important influence on my guage and utilize this chance to be heard. through the Sludenl Association or Ihe V education. I can give you plenty of reasons to vote for American Marketing Association. In other will be stationed Radio Broadcasting is my second cho• me and the normal spew that comes from previous experiences, I have had Ihe honor sen career. I had a full one as an Air Traffic election campaign speeches, but will any• to represent my peers and community in Controller, including ten years as an one truly remember me? So let me reveal organizations such as sludenl council, grad • in the Registrar's instructor. That experience, coupled with to you my concerns for the Student Body. commillee and my hometown youlh the training 1 received in teaching technolo• How will I improve the role of Student ambassador program. My enthusiastic role Office, (SWl-2170), gy, should give me a good foundation to Rep. on the Board of Govemors: in these activilies has given me the ability better understand the complexities of BCIT lo lead and communicate effectively. and assist with my duties on the Board. • I want to uphold the quality of educa• If elected as your studeni representative • at the Student 1 feel 1 have a good ability to express tion that BCIT students want of Board of Governors, I can assure my myself , both orally and in writing. My • 1 want to represent equality and justice commitment and dedication lo all of the Association Offices trouble-shooting skills are a source of pride • 1 will always make my presence known responsibilities upheld by this position. If just off the Great Hall and I rely on common sense. Coaching with the Student Body and the Board of you would like any clarification or have both soccer and hockey were helpful in Governors any questions concerning my candidacy, in the SA Campus reinforcing team spirit and improving peo• • 1 always care aboul matters lhat affect please do not hesitate lo contact me at Centre (SE6), ple skills. us HYPERLINK I am convinced that I would be an asset • 1 always think ahead at where we will mailto:[email protected] to the Board and assist it in fulfilling its be [email protected] • at PMTC, mandate. Most notably, I would work dili• gently to ensure that the teaching staff at I will be Ihe ear of and the voice for stu• Sincerely, BCIT are empowered and enabled to maxi• dents' concems. I believe each and every .... VUtoria Wills • at DTC, mize their contribution to the organization. student has Ihe righl to voice their opinion Their remuneration, hours of work, work• and I am here to look out for the future of load, and other working conditions must be BCIT students. al a level that attracts the world-class • and at the Sea Island instructors BCIT is famous for. Sincerely, Campus. It is not easy to represent such a large Linda Lee studeni population, and try to keep them informed, and represent their interests, but On Wednesday, March if elected, 1 will do just that. Our set reps will be busier than ever! We are the client 22, during the three here. Education is supposed to be for our hour break (11:30 to benefit. We have to work hard for it, but in the end it is we who win. 2:30), voting stations will It would be an honour and a privilege to be set up in the Great serve as a student representative on the Board of Governors. Give me that chance Hall of the SA Campus and you won't be disappointed! Vote X Centre (SE6) and the Yours sincerely, Inglis Building (NEl) Steve Corrie Cafeteria

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1 MARCH 10. 2000 10 THE LINK OPINION BCIT'S missing time Grabbing life by the testicles and squeezing slightly capsule

f, hypothetically, you some• n Feb. 11, a time because I think I have a chance by now. The only logical solution capsule (closed on how found out the meaning of there. What if the meaning of is that god, or whoever is in Feb. 11, 1982) was life, what would be the point life is something like "a good cup O I charge of this sort of thing, is a of continuing to live? 1 know to be unearthed for the his• of coffee" or "mom's apple pie" woman. Only women have the that 1 would kill myself and "11 torical and cultural benefit (Faith Hill's song, let's keep in ability to remember every little either be reincarnated, forgetting of everyone at BCIT. mind that she is a natural blond). detail. They know how many les• everything 1 learned, or go to a Except no one knows I hope life isn't a good cup of bians it takes to screw in a light heaven-like place. Coming back where it is! I.s. pannu coffee, but only because 1 hale bulb. They know why we slill as a ghost or a spirit would be The time capsule con• coffee. I don't know how people hate Milli Vanilli (I think it had cool, but I still need proof that tains a copy of the throne Simple. can drink something so gross. Tea something to do with the way they ghosts and spirits exist. They say drinking is where it's at, yeah speech (submitted by Bill Now some people don't want danced, or maybe their hair, I that England has the highest popu• baby yeah! And mom's apple pie. Bennett), a copy of Ihe lo find the meaning of life because don't know). Thai's how women lation of ghosts, but I didn't see My mom doesn't even know how Canadian Constitution they don't want to die. These are get really good marks on tests and any when 1 went there. to spell apple pie, and 1 don't want signed by Pierre Trudeau, the people who get hit by buses. exams: they remember everything. The meaning of life. I think They are automatically disquali• to miss out because my mom newspapers of the day, never makes apple pie. But she Guys need a pair of lucky under• and numerous other items. everyone on earth is here just to fied from continuing the search wear to scrape a passing grade. find the meaning of life...and then for the meaning of life. But I does buy pies from Safeway The capsule was plant• (when they are on sale). Does that I wonder how long I will have die before they can tell anyone think that one second before their ed in honour of the new count? I hope so - if nol, I'm to think about the meaning of life. else. What would be the point of face meets the cold steel of the racquetball courts at the screwed. If I could buy the meaning of life living if you already knew the bus, their guardian angel tells student campus centre right now, I would, providing they answer? Let's say the meaning of them the meaning of life and then (now the SAC building). Now this is really trippy. What accept MasterCard, just so 1 don't life is Ihe number four. So you pushes them into oblivion. These Special guests, including if your meaning of life is different have to spend the rest of my life know il's four. Now what? You people come back reincarnated as then-premier Bill Bennett from mine? What if your mean• looking for it. 1 could then just walk because of four. You talk fish sticks and eventually work and then-mayor of their way back up the food chain. ing ot life IS four and mine is three rest in peace. I bet the meaning of because of four. You grow old thousand two hundred and forty life is something really stupid like: Burnaby, Bill Leware, because of four and you live Back to the actual meaning of seven? Is that legal? Do you "Never drive and gift wrap your were invited to attend the because of four. So now you life...don't you ever wonder what think that god, or whoever is in cat at the same time, because you closing of the time cap• know four, what else is there to it could be? Could it be a cliche charge of this sort of thing, would might hit a pothole and rip the sule. However, no one has do? You won the game of life (or like, "If at first you don't succeed, be that mean to us? How do they wrapping paper." Man, that any record of where the some people call it the dance of blame someone else", or "The guy keep track of all this information would really piss me off time capsule was placed. life, personally, I call it the busi• with the most toys when he dies anyway? It can't be in a comput• Don Rix, then-chair of the ness of life) and then you die. wins"? I hope it's the toy one^ er, hackers would have hacked it Board of Governors, recalls the ceremony but does not recall where the lime capsule was "hid How to recycle people you really hate den". None of the retirees know where it is, either. o you remember in ele• to the list. A list of not only bul• You see the reason you hale BCIT landscaping staff mentary school when you lies, but people you hale, people someone is because of something have been alerted to keep Dtried everything in your who hate you and people who stupid they said or did when you an eye out for the time power to stay away from the are related to you, even if you first met them, so you give them a capsule as Ihey begin Iheir bully? You literally tried to don't want them to be (my dad's second chance. And the other spring gardening. More become invisible so you wouldn't mm entire side of the family, for catch is that you have to be the than 100 olhers have been get caught in the bully's path of example: they hate me and I hate one to start the niceties. Like I asked, to no avail. destruction. It's a terrible lime I.s. pannu them back). Suddenly, you have said, it's pretty hard, but it really One person may know for kids...the ones who are not a phone book sized list of works! For me personally, I can its whereabouts: Robin bullies. 1 can't imagine what it guess it was expected, like some names. It's just easier to hate carry a semi-adult conversation Williams, then Student feels like for the bully. Do they sort of hierarchy thing. I noticed everyone(except Cindy Crawford, with anyone named Peter. Like Association president. But get a high from pointing out obvi• that the "cooler" bullies picked on who can hate her? Notice her Ihis guy named Peter in my class: we don't know his where• ous differences between people? I him, he being in the "not-so-cool" name is Cindy Crawford and not when he asked me if I was a trans• abouts either! don't know. group, and in return, he picked on CindyCrawford. Yes there is a vestite, 1 thought it was very adult Any information lead• In every 80's sitcom (Full me, me being in the "loner club difference). So now what do you of me to remind him that his girl• ing to the discovery of the House, Growing Pains), when the group," of which I was Ihe only do? The best thing to do is recy• friend called, and she wanted him time capsule would be kids had to deal with a bully, they member. My circle of friends cle Ihe people you really hate! to pick up some milk and tampons appreciated. A reward is dealt with him (it's usually a him) included the great me, fantastic How you ask? Easy, just send on Ihe way home from school. I being offered. in a half-hour and never had to myself, and infamous I. That's $39,95 plus postage and han• was looking out for him; I didn't For more information, think about him for the rest of the right; 1 wasn't the most popular dling...(joke). So this is how to do want him and his girlfriend to contact Stephen Miller at season, or series for that matter. pencil crayon in the box. it: just be nice to the person you have to have a big tiff over some• i^^iSfiOi _____ How unrealistic. In real life, you Popularity wasn't just a contest; il hate. It's called killing them with thing he forgot to do. I even told have to deal with a bully everyday was a way of life. I don't know kindness. It's really hard to do at him to get some more condoms, of school, unless he's sick that who invented popularity, but if 1 first, but give it a try. It's worth because he was all out at his day. ever met her, and I know it's a it. Here is a true testimony from house. See how kind I was? .\nd Have you ever noticed the her, I would have sucked up to her my second personality (I have it really works. name of the bully haunts you for like there was no tomorrow. three...that I know of): the rest of your life? Let's say the To me now, "Peter" is a word "I was nice to someone who P.S. If you still want to send bully's name was something thai that means "big meanie." really irked me, and now I can the $39.95, just mail me the rhymes with heater and starts with Everytime 1 meet a person named even stand to be in the same room money care of The Link. I'll glad• a"P". (Yeah, I'm just making this "Peter," I assume lhal he will be with them." ly take it from any fool. See how up; it's all fake). Anyway, there an asshole. The way it works, folks, is a kind I am? was this guy who used to push my Over the years, as you age, revolutionary new technology buttons. He was mean. But I more and more names are added. called "second first impression."

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