Volume 14, Number 6, October 10, 1979 Bcit Student
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VOLUME 14, NUMBER 6, OCTOBER 10, 1979 BCIT STUDENT PUBLICATIONS the link, October 10, 1979, page 2 CAMPUS NEWS Worker THE FLOWER POT di(le s in by margaret Are your plants POTBOUND? the pot with the other and invert If the roots of your houseplant the pot. The plant should slide fall are coming out through the out of its pot. If not, try gently by Cindy Ott drainage holes, then it's difin- loosening the roots by sliding a A construction worker was itely time to repot. knife around the inside edge of fatally injured while working on the pot. the new PVI building last Here's all you have to do: 6. Loosen the root ball with your Wedneday. 1. Water your plant thoroughly., fingers, or give it a light pruning Twenty-two year old Harvy 2. Select a new pot that is at' with a sharp knife. Craig of Surrey fell two storeys least one inch or more larger 7. Stick the plant in its new pot. through an opening that was to that the old pot. (But don't go If it looks too low, add more soil; be sealed the next day. Ambu• putting a 2y2inch plant into a remove soil if the plant sits too lance attendents and a doctor one-gallon container-the in• high in the pot. who arrived at the scene were crease in pot size must be a 8. Fill the pot up around the able to get a heartbeat, but gradual one.) edges, tapping the soil down Craig died later in the Royal 3. Put a handful of broken firmly. Make sure that you Columbian Hospital of massive crockery or clean gravel in the don't fill the pot to the very head injuries. bottom of the pot for drainage. top-leave space so that the pot Workman's Compansation 4. Fill the pot part of the way doesn't overflow when you Board Officials closed the const- with sterilized houseplant pot• water it. rution site the following day for ting soil. You can buy this 9. Water your plant again. inspection, and ruled the cause pre-mixed at all plant stores and Keep it out of direct sunlight for of death as accidental. most grocery and department several days, mist the leaves If Harvey Craig was a graduate stores. they look wilted. of the Civil and Structural 5. Tap the old pot on the table,, Any questions??? Contact Technology at BCIT. hold the plant with one hand. Margaret, care of the Link. Will the REAL f^andrake please stand up? f ,1 IVCF to discuss Christianity Health Fair next week Fall Health Fair in the SAC • Interested in saving lives your• WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN Christianity is not some philoso• now living in them because He lobby Wednesday, October 17, self? As the St. John Ambulance EXPERIENCE? phical invention, but the physi• was raised from the dead In 1979 starting at 11:30 til 2:30. Association. cal, historical reality of Jesus. history. This power that •Want to stop smoking? Ask •Under stress and strain from Today we are living in a God made Himself known in conquered over death belongs to Operation Kick It studies? Let the Canadian Men• 'Christian' society. Ivlany peo• history by sending His Son, the God behind Christianity! •Test the beer content of your tal Health help. breath in the Batmobile ple and organizations label Jesus Christ. Christians believe Agree? Disagree? IVCF •Action BC will test your fitness •Counter Attack will give you themselves with the title 'Chris• their sins are forgiven because meets at 11:30 in room 220 for level with their computerized the facts on Drinking and tian'. But what is a Christian, of the recorded shedding of informal discussion, followed by bicycles. Driving and what is the Christian Christ's blood on the cross. the regular meeting at 12:30. • BCIT Nursing Students will experience? Christians believe that Christ is Come and join us. • Let the Paramedics show you test your hemoglobin and blood A Christian is someone who how they rescue and save lives pressure. has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because of this relationship, the person's men• Ed Council elections tal, moral and spiritual nature Nominations for student will be held for each division on is changed through the power of election to the Educational Wednesday, October 17th, from Need Extra Money? God's Holy Spirit. This is the Council opened on October 9th 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. The Christian experience. and will close at 4:00 p.m. on room numbers of each division It would be nothing, however, Friday October 12th. The will be announced later. unless it was relevant to all nominating forms are available Polling stations will be set up Wqnted Student phases of life. Nor would it have from the Campus Life trailer or on Thursday, October 18th in any basis if Christ's life, death the Student Association offices. the North Foyer and Friday, and resurrection were not fact• October 19th In the Student ual events in history. Students are eligible to no• Activity Centre. Tour Guides Firstly, if Christianity was not minate and elect one student Remember that nominations applicable to everyday living, from each of the Business, close on Friday, October 12th at one would question the hold it Engineering, and Health Divi• 4:00 p.m. For further informa• has had on mankind over the sions. The person nominating tion regarding the Educational From September to June, we need past twenty centuries. The the student must be a member Council, feel free to contact arguement that the Christion of the same divisions and Jenny Moore, your Student BCiT students to conduct tours. If conversion is psychological nei• nominations are open to all Council President, or Graham ther explains why it happens, registered full-time students. Fane, Co-ordinator of Student not negates its reality in peo- An all-candidates meeting Affairs. interested, coll dove Jones, ole's lives. Secondly, there is overwhelm• Information Services, local 738, ing evidence in support of Christianity's claims concerning Christ's life, death and resur• or drop in and see me at portable rection. The 'why' of the Christian 2V, behind the M echanical experience is the person Jesus Christ. The cornerstone of SINGLE PARENTS Building Callouses? MEETING with: Student Financial Services SchoH on: Wednesday October 10 Legal Aid On Campus In: Room 322 Effective Wednesday September 26 the B.C.I.T. Student at: 12:00 NOON Association m\\ be sponsoring a legal aid clinic on r'einove corns |campus. This service is offered by the Greater Vancouver Law Student Legal Assistance Society and will be co-ordinated by Norine MacDonald of U.B.C. Initially theclinlcs will be offered every week but this may be changed to suit demand. easily! The clinics will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and will consist of BRING YOUR LUNCH two law students. Each student will need tne use of one of the executive offices for this time. In addition, the receptionj Lost and found area will be used as a waiting area. As our clinic is sponsored in part by Vancouver Legal Aid, trailer 21 non-students from the area around the school may bej referred to our clinic by Legal Aid. The basic loc 878 requirement for all users of this clinic is they must have open 9-3;30pm a limited income. the link, October 10, 1979, page 3 SAY WHAT ? By Cindy Ott Did you have a good Thanksgiving turkey? "Jeez," you say, "Did she just call me a turkey?" Whoa, A bit edgy aren't you? Well, its understandable. September suddenly slipped off the scoreboard and up popped October. October. The month of semi-finals, when you make it or break It for the season. Its your ball as the October Mid-terms force you Into an offensive strategy. Artfully dodging study sessions. Parking Commlslonaires, and family; haphazardly tackling your way through lunch lines, pub schmozles, and short people; brashly blocking books, assignments, and girl/boy friends; You're Up for Victory. Tou're going to win one for the Underdog. Into the classroom huddle. Short, crisp directions. Break. You and your teammates form the I position outside the library. Hup 1, Hup 2...there's the snap! The crowd cheers, and the Librarians faint. You made it inside the library doors, its 2nd down and 5 yards to go. The Xerox machine was shaken up on the play. Back In the huddle. Clap. Break. Position. Snap. You're fading back to pass...but wait, go for the fake! You've grabbed a textbook and are wide open! The air conditioned wind is in your face as you peel across the carpet, sidestepping shelves and sailing clear over confused students. Finally brought down by the wall, its 1st and goal to go, with seconds left in the first half of term one. Time out! Into the study Carroll, memorize those plays.and concentrate on winning. A quick splash of Gatorade down the throat, and its back onto the field. You and your teammates try to pysch-out the October Mid-terms as you come out of that crucial huddle. Position. Call. Snap. You garb that paper and run with it. You leap over some flailing teammates...the instructor throws two arms up in the air,...you did it!!! The bell sounds, the half is over and the score is 6-0 for you over the October Midterms. Here come the cheerleaders and the fans.