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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. 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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. Heine and play a significant educational role in BCIT President Brian Gillespie particpating in Shinerama in 1996. Nelson tied during last spring's SA elections and this province during the next ten ble people in whom we can be justifi- make up the institute. aferwards decided to split the position — Nelson years. I am proud to have been part of ably proud," said Gillespie. The appointment of a student rep• during the fall and Heine during the spring. this institution, and my memories will "Over the years, I have also resentative to the committee was dis• • The SA discussed appointing a member to the Board be those of pride and confidence in its enjoyed many rewarding professional cussed at Monday, January lOth's of Governors' Presidental Search Committee which future," he said. relationships with staff and with Studeni Association Council Meeting will look for a replacement for retiring BCIT Gillespie credits this emergence of friends of BCIT in the external com• but no decision was reached. The President Brian Gillespie. A decision on the the institute in the past years to the munity. I will recall these times with Council decided lo vote on an appointment will be made at the nexl meeting on faculty, staff and other members of pleasure." appointment at their next meeting January 24. the campus community's efforts. inorder to give those interested a The SA Council approved Ihe holding of a party at "One of my greatest pleasures is search committee of the Board chance to better inform themselves the Commodore Ballroom on March 10, in conjunc• the commitment of the BCIT staff to of Governors is being struck about the time commitment involved. tion with the American Marketing Association's students and their pride in the success Athat will include representa• BCIT chapter of graduates. Our graduates are capa- , tion from various communities that The Student Association as been able to have a new CAD plotter donated. It is being placed in the SA Copy Centre and will be up and running in the next few weeks. The Food Drive organized in December by the SA Quiting smoicing: was a huge success resulting in 2.700 items being donated. Deserving special mention are Set D of Med Services is there with information to help Marketing who alone donated 1,200 items. •"^V uitting smoking takes prepa- nicotine, the behavioral condition• The SA and the adminstration is embarking on a I Iration. Some people who ing and the social aspects of banking deal for the campus. Any deal will include smoke can just decide to quit smoking a bank (or banking partnership) that will include and be successful the first time. • Develop an effective personal Student Loan services. However most people have a great strategy for quitting—find out The administration and the SA have reached an deal of difficulty quitting smoking what resources are available lo agreement to split the costs of providing additional and often have relapses before they help you couches, chairs and coffee tables for the Campus finally succeed. • Sel a target date and support sys• Centre's Great Hall. Additional garbage cans are So before you implement that tem also being looked into. New Years resolution, your quit The week of February 1 to 4 will be Sustain-Ability smoking preparation needs lo BCIT Medical Services is hosting week at BCIT and will also serve as a kick off to the address a number of topics: a display to assist students and staff SA Environmental Education program's Open House • Have a clear understanding of why with their plan to quit smoking. efforts. you do it h and what it does for There will be lots of information to The SA will have a studio for grad photos set up on you assist you with your personal quit campus for about three weeks this spring. • Identify what has really motivated smoking plan. The SA voted to renew the purchase of a corporate you to finally give up cigarettes See you Wednesday, Jan 12th in pass for fie people to Science World. This will con• • Learn about the real nature of your the Great Hall. tinue to be available for students lo reserve al the SA habit: the physical addiction to offices.

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Supporting 234 cultural organizations across Canada (luring the 1999-2000 season ARTS & CULTURE BCIT Student bands rock the Elephant CARLOS ASSUNCAO forming in Limelite for a year or Link Arts & Culture Reporter STP, and Oasis. Together only a so (weddings, parties, anything). year, Limelite is already looking Their performance at the pub forward to playing at the newly t's not unusual for a student to transformed the space and reopened Commodore Ballroom have a part-time job while showed the potential that our own on Granville, the Student Iattending classes, however, campus pub has for providing Association at BCIT is trying to some have more interesting jobs entertainment and escape for arrange a show with Limelite at than others. On December 3rd at stressed-out students. the Commodore for BCIT stu• the Elephant and Castle pub, two Chris (lead vocals) brings a dents. BCIT students brought their work confidence to the group that tran• to school. The same night HiFi shared scends their relative inexperience, the bill with Limelite at the especially in their performance. Elephant and Castle. HiFi is Rory CONCERT REVIEW Knowing that his cousin, Jordy O'Sullivan, Mick Fashion (aka Limelite and Hi Fi Birch of Vancouver's Pure, has Reggie of Marketing/Tourism at Elephant on Campus PuS made his mark on the music BCIT), Douglas Sinister (aka December 3, 1999 scene may have provided some Nairn), Paul and Jenny. Douglas inspiration. and Rory play guitar, Mick plays HiPy LYGDEL DE LEON PHOTO Graham, guitarist for Limelite Limelite's sound is highly pol• bass, Paul plays the drums and there's one thing that lies this and full-time marketing student, ished and they're great live per• ever, il didn't prevent the band Jenny brings it all logether with group together il's the British put on a high-energy musical formers. Their sound and image vocals. Brothers Paul and Mick from playing an impressive and spectacle in the pub. Along with influence, in addition to Douglas enjoyable show. is reminiscent of some successful met up wilh Rory in the eighth being a Glasgow native, most of Chris (lead vocals), Favio (artist Canadian artists like Sloan and grade, Jenny grew up on HiFi has played a couple of and bass player), and Ramsey the members have visited successful shows at the Railway the Tragically Hip, their other Vancouver Island and joined the England and have an admiration (drums), Graham has been per• musical influences include U2, trio latter on in Vancouver. Club in Downtown Vancouver for British music( however, Paul and has a 4-song demo album So why did HiFi come togeth• leans more towards electronic available, to get a hold of the er? What motivates them to make music and hopes to bring that demo you can contact the websile the music they do? and why in influence lo HiFi). The likes of al www.geocities.com/hifi_scifi. Vancouver? The answer is the Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, The future plans for HiFi include general decline or lack of quality Stone Roses, the Charlatans, and touring England and Scotland as in music (especially in Canada). Suede are where il's at for HiFi. soon as possible, and maybe The biggest perpetrators in this On occasion HiFi performs another show at the Elephant and crime against good music? Our inventive covers of Ihese artists, Castle (a must see). Lady Peace, Tea Party,Offspring, for example, You Stole Ihe Sun Smash Mouth, 1 Mother Earth, from my Heart, by the Manic Both Limelite and HiFi were and even the Tragically Hip. The Street Preachers, performed beau• worth the price of admission and HiFi mission? Make good music tifully that night. more. If they return 1 suggest the students of BCIT take some time (or at least better than the crap With only a year together il's off and see how the other half were used to here). already apparent that HiFi has a lives. Asking HiFi how they would bright future. On the HiFi web• categorize their music you'll site news link Ihe band mentions Limelite. LYGDEL DE LEON PHOTO hear, "modern pop", "brit rock" difficulty with the sound in Ihe or "the future of rock n' roll". If pub, which was noticeable, how- , Tea Party deliver showmanship MELINA ROUSSELLE on guilar, Kenny on bass, and sounds, he makes you feel Ihe Link Arts & Culture Editor Christian on drums. Ruben who music. His voice is so thick and was the singer for now defunked powerful. Between songs he told s cheesy as Edwin is he Canadian band "Glueleg" helped stories of how particular songs KISS: knows how to pul on a Edwin sing backup. When came about. good show. He had all nock n' noil All New Year's Long A Edwin went to go introduce his His first story was about a big the girls screaming from the band he relized he didn'l have a music festival in England where moment he stepped on stage, name for them and decided that VIPIN BAJPAI pumped some life inlo the he made love lo a beautiful Link Arts & Culture Reporter until Ihe moment he exited stage "Edwin" suited Ihcm just fine. Australian girl in front of a huge crowd prepping Ihem for Ihe left. As for the mosh pit, il was full crowd after getting high (there main attraction—Kiss. he atmosphere was elec• With his face glistening with of teenage girls at Iheir first rock are some things better left The stage was set, two four tric. All Ihe hardcores sweat and his shirt clinging to his concert or of overbearing "Tea unsaid). story high dolls of each band were out in full gear, Paul member on either side of the body, he opened wilh "And You" Parly" fans. Before 1 knew it he He also gave us his point of T Stanley and Gene Simmons slage and plenty of fire, lights but was sure nol to miss any of was saying "goodnight" and view on organized religion. In, look alikes everywhere you and fireworks to entertain the his big hits, such as "Hang Ten" didn't come back for an encore. the words of Martin "The world turned. It was very exciting lo crowd of approximately 18,000. and "Trippin"' which of course That totally surprised me because would be such a belter place know lhal one of Ihe greatest In full gear the band members got the best response. He also someone like Edwin craves atlen• without organized religion." Not Rock 'n" Roll bands of all time made their appearance at did "" from lion, I thought he would love to lhal I'm a fan of organized reli• would choo,se Vancouver of all ll;30pm singing Psycho Circus his IME days (that's when the hear the 15 year-old girls scream gion but after that statement my places to pul on a Millenium as their openning song. They crowd started lo get rowdy), and oul his name asking for more. I respect for him diminished by a Concert. continued lo jam right Ihrough sounded like Ihc good old Edwin would definitely see him live great amount. Some of you are the New Year, missing Ihe we used lo know. He didn'l mess again and recommend getting his thinking right now "He's allowed Concert Review countdown, but the crowd wilh any of the songs, ju.st played CD. Then you'll understand why to have a point of view", yeah he Kiss with Big Wreck, Lit and didn't seem a bit disappointed. Ihem like on the CD. There's he is selling more then 2,000 is but 1 think it would have been Nicklcback Kiss was on slage until LOOpm nothing worse then hearing your copies a week of "Another Spin better said in a less offensive BC Place Stadium singing 15 of some of Iheir favorite song remixed live. around Ihe Sun." way. Friday. December 31, 1999 greatest hits of the pasl four 20 minutes later after the The concert lasted between decades. They ended the night Concert Review crowd started to get ancy oul one and a half to about two hours Three bands openned the with plenty of fireworks and Edwin and came Ihe Tea Parly. They pul long. His stories were intriguing concert, beginning with three encore songs: Detroit PNE Forum Edwin lo shame. Jeff Martin is and il was nice to see a musician Nickleback at 8:30pm, followed Rock City, Black Hole and such a good singer. If you gel who wanted lo share lhat wilh the by Lit at 9:15pm and concluding Rock 'n' Roll All Night. All in Of course he couldn't have goose bumps listening lo his audience. pulled it off without his killer albums, hearing him live is with Big WQreck al 10pm. Big all it was a good way to bring in back up band. Ruben and Chris incomparable. As lame as il Wreck put on a good show and the New Year in Vancouver,.- . THE LINK JANUARY 12, 2000 AL PACINO CAMERON DIAZ DENNIS QUA! JAMES WOODS JAMIE FOXX LL COOL J —ANY GIVEN SUNDAY • • NOW PLAYING - IN THEATRES ONLY 1 JANUARY 12, 2000 6 THE LINK OPINION / FAQ ZONE Does the Downy ball still work if you All it with Fleecy? Sort out Where ell, does it? This better. When are they going washer when there are, like, should call the Emmy people is what my mom lo come out with Hugo four different kinds of to see the action going on in you stand in your Wasked me. I could Boss' Hugo "flavour" or brewed chemicals each com• there. Even Ihe Oscar peo• not make that up if I wanted Calvin Klein's Eternity peting to clean your clothes? ple would agree there should to. I told her that if she did "flavour"? That's what I'm What if they cancel each be a special category for reiationships fill the Downy ball with waiting for. other out and make your laundry. You can sit there sitive and insightful Fleecy, Ihe Downy police And whal's up with clothes dirtier than they were like a fool watching your letter that you wrote will come and arrest her for Bounce dryer sheets? Their when you first put them in? socks go missing in action (I outlining your struggle committing Downycide in commercial says to put Ihem I might Iry il, jusl once have yet to go through an with the decision to the eighth degree. She was all over Ihe house to make though. entire laundry day without dump him now, or wait not amused. bad odors go away. As if. Drying is a whole other losing anything). Where do until you grow bored I've been using Downy They just want you to buy ball game. You can choose all these socks end up? My with him, he'll dump for about two months now. Bounce to waste it in the from settings like bake, broil guess is that they go to a you. Il really does make your bottom of a garbage can or and shrink, I find the best "sock heaven" where they clothes soft and fluffy. My in your drawers. I don't setting is between bake and are free from bleach and Dear Lily, underwear can actually bend think so. And have you broil. Jeans take forever to teenage feet. They wouldn't A year ago I moved without cracking. My tow• smelled their bizarre dry. I still have a pair from have wings and a harp to Vancouver from els are thicker and they don't "flavours"? Their "unscent- grade nine, the jeans don't because that would just be Toronto, at which time fit in the drawer anymore. I ed" smells like flowers. even fit me anymore, bul silly (how would they play ASK I broke up with my don't know how I survived What's up with that? Ihey are still wet. Hanging the harp anyway, they don't LILY WHITE girlfriend. She still without this product - I was What does Wisk actually clothes to dry is one of my have any arms). I hope 1 go lives in Toronto. We living like a savage, a cave• do? Does it remove stains? favorite things to do (right to sock heaven when 1 die. I Dear Lily, have kept in contact man, Howard Stern. I can't Does it clean the clothes? up there with washing dishes imagine il's very nice. I have a problem regularly since that do laundry without it now. What does it do? 1 don't and being forced to watch Laundry day comes and with my boss: he con• time, always on her And I have to brag about know, but it's a very pretty Ally McBeal). Have you goes. I think on the next stantly tries to be my nickel, because I can't how good it smells; I ask bluish colour. Bleach. What ever hung a sweater to dry? laundry day, I will use buddy. He invites me afford the cost of long people in the street to smell is the point of putting bleach You only need to do that Snuggle in my Tide to dinner, for drinks, distance communica• my jacket and they walk, in your laundry? Sure you'll once, but lucky me, there are Rollerball and Wisk in my for coffee (I don't even tion. Six months ago I almost run, away very quick• get your clothes white, but a lot of tall people in my Downy Ball with a little drink coffee!!!), and he met my current girl• ly. I don't get it. It's not when it starts to disintegrate family. I hate the way the bleach and Sunlight for gar• calls me at home,..I like friend. I didn't tell my like I asked them to smell during a really long exam, clothes get crunchy. I am nish it. It would be my sis• my boss , but I'm not ex about the new socks. That would be gross. you'll be kicking yourself. almost afraid to fold them ter's laundry of course. You comfortable with the woman in my life until They have new You know bleach is destroy• because once, a pair of socks don't expect me to wreck my direction he is going recently, because she "flavours" now. Flavours ing your clothes when you shattered in my hands. clothes, do you? with this...how do I let had been so hurt by our like Vanilla and Tropical sneeze and your sleeves fall Watching the clothes spin the original freak him know this without break-up that I was Breeze are really exception• off. in the dryer is more enter• L.S.Pannu jeopardizing my posi• afraid of her reaction. al, but 1 know they can do So what goes on in the taining than Ally McBeal. I tion???.,,! hate office With good reason; politics!!! when I told her last Thanks for your week, she got very How can I apply for consideration. upset, and told me we bursaries or loan Corpora teclimber could only be friends if ThE FHO Zone I promised not to ever remission? Carlos HsBuncaa Dear CC discuss my new girl• I shouldn't think it friend. She ended the ow is the time to contemplate One such option is Loan Remission. likely that you're going conversation saying your financial future, not in two Students with a large government to be doing much that the ball is in my Nor three monihs when the reality student loan debt when they graduate climbing if you don't court. What should I of being a starving student hits you in from their BCIT program may, in some want to socialize with do? the face. You see, the things you do or cases, have part or all of their BC your boss!!! Guilty in don't do now will affect your financial Student Loans forgiven. Based on Vancouver security in the future. Rshed 1995/96 regulations, the BC govern• Dear Lily The second term of any year is the ment may reduce the loans of eligible I'm having a prob• Dear Guilty, time where students who foresee diffi• students to $18,500 for the first post- lem deciding on Send her a culty in their immediate future should Q uEstinns secondary certificate/diploma/degree. whether to dump my Christmas card with a apply for a bursary. The most important ($23,500 cumulative for the second boyfriend, I have fun picture of you and your thing to know is THERE IS A DEAD• diploma/degree.) Debt levels are set on with him, we get along new girlfriend LINE! This year the deadline is an annual basis and may change during BCIT Fi 1 Aid and Awards cri• wonderfully, but I'm enclosed. Don't forget January 30th, 2000. Most years stu• the course of your program. teria for stu. .s to be considered for not in love with him, to mention in your dents have roughly a month to get in Only the BC Student Loan portion bursaries is as follows: and he is desperately in greeting that the ball is their bids for a bursary. of student loan debt is eligible for loan love with me, I have to now in her court. • students must be a Canadian Citizen remission consideration. Students may or a Permanent Resident of Canada, Id him this fact many So what is a bursary? receive remission for a period not • must be enrolled full-time in a BCIT times, but he still wants A bursary is a non-repayable award exceeding their program length plus program (full-time is defined as 60 to be with me, I am granted to full-time students who are in one year. For example, a student in a percent or more of a 100 percent happy with the relation• Does your marriage financial need and progressing satisfac• two-year BCIT Technology program course load), ship the way it is now, need saving ? Is torily in their BCIT program, (this may receive remission on loans taken • must be progressing satisfactorily in but I'm sure that I will BCIT's work load effectively excludes those students who over a three-year period. Please contact classes, eventually grow bored destroying your rela• are waiting for a BMW from your par• the Financial Aid Reception for • must have successfully completed at with it or tired of the tionship with that sig• ents when you graduate and those stu• detailed information and a booklet on least four months of full-time studies imbalance. I guess nificant other? Well, dents who spend more time mastering I Ai.in Remission, Loan Remission can• at BCIT in the last 12 months what I'm asking is Lily White is here and Iheir Sony Playstation than they do not be applied for until you have gradu• (Technology students must have an should I say good bye Lily is willing to studying anything). Bursaries range in ated. overall GPA of at lea,st 60 percent in now before he gets answer and advise on value from $100 to approximately There is a deadline for Loan prior full-time studies at BCIT), really attached to me or all your relationship $1000. Remission, You must apply for Loan • must prove they have financial need. just go with the flow woes. The bursaries can be applied for each Remission within one year of your and if he gets hurt, oh year a sludent attends school full-time, study period cnd-datc. Be warned how• There are many sources of (non• well, that's life!? Letters lo Lily normally after a period of study has ever, the Loan Remission Program is repayable) funding for students, the Conflicted can be sent lo: been completed in that year, so that the under review and is subject to change. important thing is to work hard to get grades of the student can be taken into For more information on bursaries the grades that will allow you to be eli• Dear Conflicted asklilywhite consideration. Although, grades alone and loan remission contact BCIT gible and to get involved and be aware Maybe if you show @hotmail.com are nol Ihe only consideration, the finan• Financial Aid and Awards Reception, that these services are for you. your boyfriend the sen• cial needs and Ihe apparant effort and SWl-2300. From 08:30 to 16:00, difficulty facing a student is considered. Monday to Friday. THE LINK 7 JANUARY 12, 2000 i

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