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BCIT Archives ARCHIVES Campus Events Link call 432-8974 This Calendar column is open for notices of evenU on all BCIT campuses. Submissions can be faxed to 431-7619, sent by cam• pus mail or dropped off al The Link office in the SA Campus Centre (down the corridor between the video arcade and the new copy centre location) Unclassifieds nelink TRAVEL-leach English: 5 .lanuary 10-21 Last day to apply for SA Council Meeting. SA Monday, January day/40hr (Mar 20-24) TESOL course credit (exemption) Boardroom. SA Campus teacher certification course Intramurals Registration and change registrations Centre, 5:45 pm. American Marketing (or by correspondence). to audit status. Association Meeting. 7am. LOGO'S of jobs available Wednesday, January 12 Tuesday, January 25 Call 451-6777 for more is the studeni newspaper of ETE & Nursing Level 1-4: information. NOW. FREE information the Brilish Columbia Quit Smoking Information Last day to withdraw and Toastmasters. SA package, toll free 1-888-270- Institute of Technology. Table, Presented by receive a full refund (less Boardroom, SA Campus Electronics: First day of 2941. Published bi-weekly by Medical Services. Great $200 commitment fee). Centre, 7am. classes. Winter Term. the BCIT Student Association, Hall, SA Campus Centre The Link circulates 3,500 copies ATTENTION STUDENTS ETE: Last day to apply for Nursing Level 5: Last day Beginner's Squash. Contact to over 16,000 students and staff. $1200-$3500, Flexible hours, Thursday, January 13 course credit (exemption) to withdraw and receive a Rec & Athletics for more 5 postions available and change registrations to full refund (less $200 information. Fax resumes lo 208-730-9959 Recreation Council Social. audit status. commitment fee). February 1 - 4 Contributors: Friday, January 14 Recreation Council Wednesday, January 26 BUST LOOSE HOLIDAYS Carlos Assuncao, Meeting. SusUin-Ability Week is looking for outgoing Kimberley McLean, Nursing Level 5; Fee Electronics: Timetable & Contact SA Environmental enthusiastic people to become Melina Rousselle, deadline. Wednesday, January 19 registration for students on Education for more part time reps. The fun way to Lygdel De Leon, modified programs. information. eam free vacations, pub crawl, Cam MacDonald, Monday, January 17 Faulty Towers tix. and extra $$$$. Navdeep Singh, Competition. 11:30am- Next Editon of The Link Tuesday, February 1 & Paul Dayson Call Michael @ 582-6044 1 American Marketing 1:30pm. Contact Rec & hits the stands. Association Meeting, 7am. Athletics for more Toastmasters. SA Call 451-6777 for more information. Thursday, January 27 Boardroom, SA Campus The Link information. Centre, 7am. Managing Editor Beginner's Swing. Contact Electronics: Timetable & Paul Dayson Beginner^s Ballroom Rec & Athletics for more registration for students on Wednesday, February 2 is always News Editor Dancing. Contact Rec & information. modified programs. Carlos Assuncao Athletics for more Introduction to Juggling. information. Friday, January 21 Women's Self-Defense. Contact Rec & Athletics for ooking for Arts & Culture Editors Contact Rec & Athletics for more information. David Lai Tuesday, January 18 Deadline for next edition of more information. Melina Rousselle The Link, Tai Chi Begins. Contact Rec new staff. Advertising Representative Toastmasters. SA Friday, January 28 & Athletics for more If you'd like to help Navdeep Singh Boardroom, SA Campus Monday, January 24 information. Centre, 7am. Electronics: Registration & out drop by our Distribution Manager American Marketing orientation for Level 1 SCUBA Lessons. Contact Cam MacDonald offices behind the Last day to withdraw and Association Meeting. 7am. shidents. Rec & Athletics for more receive a full refund (less Call 451-6777 for more information. video arcade in the $200 commitment fee). information. SA Campus Centre. As a member of Canadian Univerity Press (CUP), The Link adheres to LETTERS CUP's Code of Ethics. Win cash for targeting Sustain-Abliity To Ihis end The Link will not Re: "Some victims have been for• publish material deemed by f you've got a major project gotten..." article the editors or steering committee or assignment to complete lo be sexisl, racist, homophobic before Open House (April 7 I aving just read your article or in poor tasie. & 8), there's money - $1600 in on the fallout of the FSA cash - plus other prizes - avail• strike on BCGEU employ• able for focusing on environ• H ees 1 had to wonder about the omis• mental protection and The views in The Link are Ml sion of a rather major factor. Were not necessarily those of BCIT, sustainability! you not informed by any of the sup• the Student Association, The drive behind the contest, port workers that they received a or the editorial collective. sponsored by both BCIT's 70% target (net) pay for not report• Environmental Awareness ing to work on those strike days Committee and the Student from their union? This little over• Association, is to help students looked fact would lead lo quite a 3700 Willingdon Avenue better prepare for sustainability Bumaby, BC V5G 3H2 different slant on your story. Tel: 432-8974 Fax: 431-7619 challenges in their fields of Please check for yourself work, and to help BCIT :r'r^:iu"tj: ITS. improve its performance at the Thank You campus. encouraged. Randy Singer same time. There are several general Check out the following web "What is sustainable?" you areas of BCIT's operations that sites for background informa• might ask. In general terms, it could really use .some attention, tion on sustainability that may means meeting the needs of the like reducing the use of paper, spark some ideas: present generation without com• the amount of disposables in the promising the ability of future cafeteria or the number of cars http://www.natcap.org/ generations to meet their own coming onto campus. http://www.naturalstep.org/ needs. That's wide open to The best displays and pro• http://www.ecobooks.com/eco Advertise in interpretation, but the intent is jects will be shared with the mmerc.htm I- UNK LETTERS POUCY—\ clear. public during Open House www.rprogress.org Tiie Link welcomes letters. Letters With a focus on your partic• 2000, April 7 and 8 when should be typed, double spaced, under ular industry, leaming space or 15,000 people visit our school. Contest entry forms are 3tlO words an can be dropped off at the whole campus itself, it You can register as an individ• available at the Student The Link The Link or SA offices and sent could mean investigating ways ual, a team or an entire depart• Association office in SE2. For through campus or regular mail. Your to reduce energy or materials ment. If your project is on a more information, call the name, affiliation with BCIT and a tele• use, increasing recycling levels departmental or programme Environmental Education phone numt>er to contact you (which or exploring other issues of sus• level, it could also be nominat• will not be published) must be includ• Centre at 451-7060 or email: Call 432-8974 ed. Anonymity may be granted at the tainability and environmental ed for BCIT's Earth Apple ghelten(aa|ternatives.com. discretion of staff. Letters on disk, as a education. Extra marks will go Award (a staff/faculty award) Greg Hellen for rates or more information txl file, with a hard copy would be to projects concerning the reuse, that will be presented on Earth SA Environmenlal Educalion greatly appreciated. The Link reserves recycling or reduction of Day. So, faculty and staff par• the right to edit for clarity and brevity. waste/pollution right here on ticipation is permitted and JANUARY 12, 2000 2 THELINK NEWS Gillespie announces his Paul Dayson plans to retire this August Plug pulled on BCIT's Intercollegiate teams Search comminee CIT has decided to end its participation in inter• collegiate sports leagues which take up a siz• beingstruciitofinda Bable proportion of the Recreation and Athletics Department's budget while serving only a few slu• new head for BCiTs denls. The news was delivered to the Student Association in a presentation by Recreation and Athletics' Administration Programs Director Paul Fortier at the Monday, January 10th Student Association Council meeting. PAUL DAYSON Fortier said, BCIT has for the most part been al the Link Manging Editor bottom of the leagues they have participated in. He attributed this to BCIT students' workloads which ast week BCIT's President often twice Ihe size of students at the colleges, nor Brian Gillespie announced that does BCIT recruit athletes. I_^e will be retiring this coming "We know Ihere have been some very good athletes August. here who have not been playing." he said. "We Gillespie has worked at BCIT for weren't competative." the past 23 years in various roles, the For Ihis reason, Fortier said, most players and past 12 years serving as a Vice- coaches are supportive of Ihe move. President and then President. Fortier said, the money saved from intercollegiate "The decision to retire is never a sports—about $38-40,000—would be used for other simple one. However, there are many Recreation and Athletics programs. He pointed to the other experiences and pleasures to be successful new Rowing program and the weight room enjoyed. Most recently, 1 realize how as possible beneficaries. This Fortier said would be of little time and energy 1 have been able benefit to more students. to commit to my family, my grand• BCIT may still continue to field teams in sporls like children and my own community," j soccer, but instead in commuity leagues. BCIT's said Gillespie in a letter circulated to j rugby team presently plays in such a community the campus community through the i league. intranet. "BCIT is emerging as one of • Heather Heine has replaced Niki Nelson as the Chair British Columbia's preeminent educa• of Manufacturing, Mechanical, Processing, Energy tional institutions, and is positioned to and Renewable Resources Society.
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