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The EndeavourLethbridge Community College Features Volume 39 Issue 16 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day Page 8 TTight-lippedight-lipped securitysecurity leavesleaves studentsstudents Entertainment Rich movie history Page 14 inin thethe coldcold againagain Sports Students living in residence found Kodiaks go to Nationals themselves locked out of their homes Page 20 when the college re-keyed the old res units last January and February. Students are running out of patience with the hassle of having to get new keys each time they find another orange notice on their door. The only explanation the college has given is that missing keys required the locks be changed. See full story Page 2. Weather forecast: high/low Wednesday - 8°C/-3°C Thursday - 16°C/-1°C Friday - 11°C/0°C Saturday - 7°C/-6°C Sunday - 3°C/-4°C 2 • Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Campus News Endeavour Res locks out students Story and Photo by where maintenance staff and outside students were understanding of the Erin Bodman locksmiths got the job done as quickly issue and believe it was dealt with Endeavour Staff as possible. Albert said the project was quickly. undertaken by many different people "It’s good to know they actually LCC students who live in residence and was done in a timely manner. come and change the locks," said may have noticed their locks being re- "As the locks were changed, they Sheryl Tucker, a conservation keyed over the months of January and bring you the spare keys," said Straite. enforcement student at LCC. February. The residence life office was kept Currently the disappearance of the Students were told that the locks had open late for students who had evening keys is under investigation by the to be re-keyed because a set of keys classes. Lethbridge Police Service. disappeared. Resident assistants were also a Campus security hasn’t given any Anotice was placed on the doors of vailable to get new keys for any stu- further explanations for the old residence during Jan. 9-11, stating dents who were unable to get to the re-keying. that the residences were re-keyed office in time. "We don’t let all our secrets out, during the weekend to ensure securi- In spite of the inconvenience of things are done for security ty, following the disappearance of a set having their locks re-keyed some reasons," said Albert. of keys the week before. "We are trying to keep residences as secure as possible," said Perry Albert, Students deal with new locks at res manager of Public Safety at LCC. Albert said the locks were re-keyed scary, it raises security issues for me," because some keys were unaccounted said Straite. for. Other students such as Kristine He also added "a couple things" Apland, taking general studies at LCC, needed to be corrected to improve were unhappy to find their locks being security. changed not just once, but twice. "I was talking to my neighbour, and Kim Sullivan, resident manager, said she mentioned her lock had been the first and second lock changes were changed," said Brendon Straite, a two unrelated incidents but didn’t go Criminal Justice student at LCC. into detail. " So I checked mine and yeah they Sullivan said they are always were changed." updating the locks in residence. Campus residents were surprised to "I was pissed-off they didn’t get it come home and find a bright orange right the first time," said Apland, who notice on their door stating their locks returned home from reading week had been changed and they needed to unable to get inside of her house. contact a resident assistance to be let Extra security was on duty on Friday into their homes. and Saturday as a precautionary "When this happens, it’s a little bit measure. It was a weekend project The old Students Res: Only two will be hired to paint this summer It only takes two to paint LCC cuts maintenance budget students must find new summer job inside; making sure the windows are Story and photo by all good and the doors are all good," Trevor Olson said Slomp. Endeavor Staff Maintenance has done interior work on the majority of the old residence Students looking for summer buildings but some buildings still employment will find it harder to get haven’t been finished. a job at LCC. The maintenance "Block J and block M have to be department is only hiring two painters renovated. So that will be all new because of budget cuts. kitchen cupboards, carpets, and paint- "There were four (students) last ing. ,, year in the summer. Now we’re down "I don’t know if that’s going to to two," said building and ground happen this year. It’s in the process maintenance supervisor Clarence but it could take a couple of years to get it all done," said Slomp. , Slomp. He explained that there were ten He explained that once the inside is painters two summers ago, as well as done, the building is basically brand a year-round painter that became new and involves minor up-keep. unemployed after 20 years of work at They hire students during the sum- , LCC. mer because it’s too expensive to hire , "That’s why the painter was let go, current LCC grounds-keepers and because of budget crunching. The Slomp is watching his pocketbook. money is not there and they’re (the What painting doesn’t get finished college) going every which-way to this summer will "have to be done save money," said Slomp. Despite the during the fall with contractors," said fading and discoloration of the old Slomp. residences, no staining is planned Slomp will be looking through anytime soon. resumes at the end of March and "It’s cedar, so it lasts a long time. students can apply in the Human Right now we’re worrying about Resources department. Endeavour Campus News Wednesday, March 17, 2004 • 3 FFiinnddiinngg aa wwaayy:: AA tthhrreeee--ppaarrtt sseerriieess oonn hhooww ssttuuddeennttss ccooppee wwiitthh tthhee ffiinnaanncciiaall ssttrreessss ooff sscchhooooll Part-time jobs help students survive college Story By: loans. Katie Konopka For 15 per cent of the working stu- Endeavour Staff dents, they say work does interfere Student loans, part-time jobs and with school and that they have diffi- parents are all contributing factors of culties finding time to get assignments the modern-day college student. done. An anonymous survey conducted by Of students that have to get either the Endeavour polled 100 sociology two part-time jobs or a full-time job and general studies students over a while going to classes during the day two-day period to find out how stu- the average hours a week they work dents survive financially through out are 15. their post-secondary education. The lowest amount of hours worked 56 per cent of students said they by students is 3, and the highest was don’t have to work while going to 37. school, and of those, 29 per cent said Students who are struggling this their education is funded by a student year to get by are not looking forward loan, while 12 per cent said school is to the 10 per cent tuition increase for paid for by their parents. the upcoming fall term. The other 44 per cent of students This means they will have to make have to work part time in order to pay even more money this summer just to for college. 28 per cent of those work- afford their education. ing students still have to apply for Photo by kelsey hipkin A snowboarder at Castle Mountain. Local hills still have tonnes of snow to Parts 2 & 3 of Finding a way: a three-part series on take advantage of for spring skiing. how students cope with the financial stress of school will run in the March 31st and April 7th Campus News issues of the Endeavour. Scent sells popcorn for SA You can smell it from the other side SA and other organizations use it to of the school. promote or draw attention to their It brings you wandering with a event. drooling mouth. For those organizations separate of "It’s a cheap way of advertising," from the SA a bag of un-popped pop- says J.P. Gentile, Campus Rec. corn costs$2.00. It costs $50.00 to rent Coordinator, "People smell it and know the machine. there’s something going on." Students OK with lap-top fees Coughing up more cash doesn’t vative decision," said Leclaire. "But seem to bother Technology and Design after some initial complaints from stu- students. dents and a few software surprises we Coming into effect this year is a lap- reduced it by $175." top computer-renting fee of $625, Students being affected by the addi- which according to Peter Leclaire, tional costs have just completed a sur- team leader for Centre for Agriculture vey that Leclaire says is still in early Trades and Technologies, ‘isn’t too bad ‘executive’ stages of development. with students considering it’s original "In our recent survey the overall cost.’ results from the students are coming "This time last year the total of an back very positive." says Leclaire. $800 renting fee looked like a conser- Real forensics not like TV Real forensics work is not like the and non- – human applications for the TV shows, such as Crime Scene science. Investigation. There is a restriction on how many "It is good that it is popular because students can take the course because it of the entertainment part of it," says has just started.