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E-mail Katrina and Torey at [email protected] news Torey Ellis Assistant News Editor Loaded Ladle wants to be heard Society members waiting on levy Students pitch web designs WebApp Concept Design Competition takes Dal Torey Ellis “We knew we’d get a lot of involve- Assistant News Editor ment from the MLIS students since Anatoliy’s a professor in our faculty,” Dalhousie students had the opportu- says student co-ordinator Melissa nity to pitch their own web creations Anez. “But I see a lot of different fac- to an internationally based publisher ulties represented out here.” Oct. 25 at the Elsevier WebApp Con- The seven judges, who divided cept Design Competition. the 19 entries between themselves, The competition challenged stu- included four Dal profs, two from dents to design a new application to other universities and the producer help students, professors and experts of the designs. research more efficiently online. “We want to improve the way peo- ple search for information,” says Gruzd. “It’s not just about records. It’s also about converging other informa- “One way to tion and thought processes.” Elinor Crosby, a second-year grad- evaluate success uate student in library and infor- mation science, created a “Lending is the variety of Library” design with two other stu- dents. ideas and variety “The most effective way to write and work on a research paper is to of points of view.” have all your articles printed out and scattered in front of you on your desk, right? Well, we wanted to capture Students from five different facul- that on the computer,” she says. ties –library and information science, E-commerce student Jude Abbey computer science, health informatics, says his idea is based around the idea electronic commerce and engineer- of bringing people and databases ing – put together poster presenta- together into one hub of social media. The Loaded Ladle wants to share delicious, healthy, local food with you. • • • Photo by Angela Gzowski tions in groups of three or four. Each “I just got here and I’m looking group was judged by three judges. around and I think mine is really sim- Anatoliy Gruzd, a professor of ple. I think we have the most plain Adam Faber questions. We offered some answers DSU has worked hard in the past to library and information science and one,” he says of his collaboration with News Contributor to questions they might have had (...) accommodate student groups which an organizer of the event, says he was fellow student Victor Hireh. “They’re They brought up some of those issues have had concerns, and the Loaded surprised at how many faculties were all intense. We’re keeping it simple,” After a washout moment with the in their report [to council] but not Ladle is an expression of what the stu- represented. Abbey says. DSU, the Loaded Ladle hoped to any of our answers.” dents want. Both sides should either Presentations were judged on orig- resume communication on their Alexander Gopen, another Loaded honour the agreement or refund the inality, feasibility, usability and suit- pending ratification. But after pre- Ladle board member, added, “We're money to students,” says Hobbs. ability. “You can come up with a great senting for seven minutes at a coun- a little worried they've already made Hobbs was the VP (internal) when “We want to idea, but if it takes a year to put into cil meeting, all they got were crickets. the decision for the appeal. They the Loaded Ladle got off the ground. place or it’s not useable there’s no “We want to start serving students didn't ask us any questions. It just He says he wasn't originally a fan of improve the way point,” says Gruzd. as soon as possible. That's what we seems they're not interested.” the idea, but believes the DSU has Winners were announced online do. Our supporters ask us why we Kayla Kurin, VP (internal) for a financial commitment that was people search for Nov. 1. Three groups will have their aren't doing that right now and we DSU says that throughout Septem- already voted upon. “Once it's passed designs produced. “It’s a multiple just really want to start,” says Ladle ber, the Loaded Ladle held several in a referendum, and the students information.” step process,” says Gruzd, “and some member Ryan Lum. events on campus that were in vio- have spoken, it's their duty to carry students may take it further if they The Loaded Ladle staff presented lation of municipal and provincial through,” he says. wish.” their case to the ratification society in health regulations as well as in viola- Lum points to the fact that stu- “One way to evaluate success is the hopes of getting the levy, voted in last tion of DSU society policy. “All societ- dents care about food. “I think this variety of ideas and variety of points Results are online at year, approved through the DSU. ies must uphold the society policy in whole process will be good. It will of view,” he says. “That was one of the SocialMediaLab.ca In the face of de-ratification, the order to become and remain ratified,” bring these things to light.” He says goals — to include as many schools Loaded Ladle is leaving no stone she says, “The society review commit- the union is working within a struc- as possible.