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is the sludent newspaper of the British Columhia Institute of Technology. Puhlishcd hi-wcckly by the BCIT Student Association, The Link circulates 3,.SOO copies to over 16.()0{) studcnis and staff. Vancouver's neon past powered up again Conlrihutors: David Lai, ERIN GARLICK 1940's, 50's and 60's. The artwork Most of Ihe vintage signs were neon streets as viewed from three Shannon Lentz, Link Arts & Culture Reporter on display includes delicate fragile rescued from the scrap yards of perspectives: through a rain Erin Garlick, glass tubes that formed the dog• local neon companies, and stored soaked window in a cafe, a Carlos Assuncao, s you enter you are greeted wood flowers decorating the win• Jollean Willington, for two decades in the museum's glimpse from Dad's Buick, or the by the enticing Buddah, dow of the Silver Grill Cafe, as vaults. They have all been sidewalk shopper. Cam MacDonald, inviting you to move fur• well as behemoths such as the Owl Lygdcl dc Lynn, A painstakingly restored to working Only 40 years ago Vancouver's ther into the exhibit to see more. It Drug We Deliver sign — over 15 Vedran Monicinovic, condition and now brighten the commercial streets were a riol of is the mega sign that 54-40 named & Paul Dayson feel long and six feet tall. The walls they temporarily adorn. color and movement in one of the an album after, the neon wonder Regent Tailors sign shouts its mes• There were over 19,000 pieces of largest displays of neon in the that was restored so it could tour sage using a full vocabulary of this electrical art ornamenting world. Now you would have lo wilh the band lo promoie Iheir neon — a huge projecting sign, Vancouver's streets at the peak of travel to L.as Vegas to see a dis• release, "Smilin' Buddah sheet metal letters fitted with neon neon's popularity in the 1950's. play as impressive.... Unless you Cabaret." It is just a taste of Ihe lo spell out Ihe name, a Vegas Managing Editor The museum has recreated a piece save yourself the annoyance of glamour lhat awaits in the new style lighl bulb arc, and flashing Paul Dayson of this spectacle wilh information long distance travel and check oul Vancouver Museum exhibit City "chaser" arrows. The sign is so about the science of neon, many the City Lights exhibit now on at News Editor Lights: Neon in Vancouver. large that il's elements had lo be Carlos Assuncao humming neon signs, a documen• the Vancouver Museum. I highly You set foot in the room, and reconfigured to fit inside the muse• recommend Ihe latter. um — even with 16-foot high ceil• tary film called, "Glowing in the Arts & Culture Editors are drawn in by Ihe slice of excite• Dark" and a re-creation room. This David Lai ings. ment that was street art in the room of the exhibit highlights Advertising Representative Liz Gaigc Distribution Manager Campus Events Cam MacDonald This Calendar column is open for notices of events on all BCIT campuses. Submissions can be faxed to 431-7619, sent by campus mail or dropped off at The Unk office in the SA Campus Centre (down the corridor belween the video arcade and the new copy centre location) April 19-23 Wednesday, April 28 Electronics: Last day lo Tuesday, May 11 7:00am. SA Boardroom, withdraw from Term B SA Campus Centre. Medical Radiography: Quintathalon. 11:30- courses and recieve a 'W' Toastmasters. Public Exam Week. As a member of 14:30. See Rec & Athletic on transcript. speaking club. 7:00am. SA Tuesday, May 18 Canadian University Press (CUP), Services for more Boardroom, SA Campus The Link adheres to CUP's April 22-28 information. Friday, May 7 Centre. Toastmasters. Public Code of Ethics. speaking club. 7:00am. SA To this end The Link TV Tum-ofTWeck. Friday, April 30 Aerobics ends. Thursday, May 13 v/ill not publish material deemed Boardroom, SA Campus by the editors or steering committee Centre. Thursday, April 22 Last day to withdraw to be sexist, racist, homophobic Recreation Council All Rec & Athletics from Term B courses or in poor taste. Social. Programs end. Friday, May 21 Earth Day, (March 22 start) and recieve a 'W' on Sunday, May 9 Monday, May 17 Medical Radiography Monday, April 26 transcript. The views in The Link are level 1: practricum ends. Mother's Day. American Marketing not necessarily ihiise of BCIT, Medical Radiography: Saturday, May 1 Association Meeting. the Student Association, Practricums commence. or the editorial collective. Monday, May 10 Intermediate Goir. See Electronics Engineering Rec & Athletic Services Nursing: Summer Break Entry (ETE): Start day for more information. for April intake. SA EXEC. ELECTIONS May 3-7 ETE: Lasi day to apply for American Marketing course credil exemption & 3700 Willingdon Avenue Association Meeting. Nursing: Exam Week. 1 change registration lo audit VOTING: Bumaby. BC V5G 3H2 7:00am. SA Boardroom, status. Tel: 432-8974 Fax:431-7619 SA Campus Centre. Monday, May 3 American Marketing SA Council Meeting. American Marketing Association Meeting. 5:30pm. SA Boardroom, Association Meeting. 7:00am. SA Boardroom, SA Campus Centre. 7:00am. SA Boardroom, SA Campus Centre. SA Campus Centre. Tuesday, April 27 SA Council Meeting. Tuesday, May 4 5:30pm. SA Boardroom, Toastmasters. Public SA Campus Centre. speaking club. 7:00am. SA Toastmasters. Public Boardroom, SA Campus speaking club. 7:00am. SA Centre. Boardroom, SA Campus Centre. * APRIL fi - 23

APRIL 21, 1999 2 THE LINK NEWS

Eco-Fair '99 draws large crowd to BCiT Carlos Assuncao JOLLEAN WILLINGTON Link News Reporter New Student ID Cards, l CO-Fair '99 was a big hit said the & Fees, On Their Way event coordinator, Greg Helten, E/drawing approximately 2000 visi• 'ew student ID cards with a mandatory fee tors. Students from local elementary of $10 in the first year and $5 every subse- schools, business and trades people ^N quent year are being implemented at made up the majority who took part in BCIT. The SA has voted in favour of a motion to the fair, with very few BCIT students co-operate with administration in their efforts to attending. Helten figures the low turn install the new system. out from the institute was mainly the "BCIT (administration) is going lo go ahead result of a scheduling problem. (with this new card) whether we pass this motion "It was on a Wednesday, so there or not, the question is are we going to be involved were classes all morning, and in the (with there decision) or not." afternoon people probably took off," Said Stephen Diebolt, SA President in said Helten. "We requested that the response to councilors suggestions about making time table be changed around to allow the new card fee a one time fee when enrolling. students to take part," Helten added, but Western Washington Univesity's solar car (above) and Eco-Fair '99 event The cards will be able to hold cash on account that request was turned down by BCIT's organizer Greg Helten (below). that can be used to make purchases at almost any administration. business on campus, such asThe Elephant on In the Great Hall, exibits ranged from Califorinian government ety as we know it. "We together in a ground break• Campus, The Bookstore or the T.N.T stores and Environment Canada's huge diplay on cannot hope to repair the the cafeterias, just to name a few. recycling and household information ing move that hopefully damage done to our envi• In essence the card will a combined copy card, and The Greater Vancouver Regional will begin a trend of zero ronment with the way print card, library card and student ID card all in District's extensive display on water emition transportation. things are presently set one. The first card will come with $5 already on and waste treatment, to the Western The main theme that an up," stated Dr. Rees. account, students can then put money on the cards Canada Wilderness Committee's "if you through from table to table Not only is our environ• similar to the way they do with copy cards now. were a salmon fry" roll of the wheel and through the seminars ment suffering, but he One main reason for the new card is security info-game. Even Apple computers were was that of a holistic view maintains that we as issues. With the new cards security on campus on hand with the funky new models in a As industry becomes humans are putting our• (or any staff) can check your ID card to see if you rage of neon colours to disply eco-soft- increasingly efficient at selves at a huge risk. are who you say you are. ware on the newest liquid crystal dis• production and technology "How safe is a city of one The security benefits for BCIT include: play screen. The house was jumping more powerful and far million if the sources of " Access to audio/video equipment through the day with ideas flying around reaching the environment it's food are threatened by information on every table top. Above is also suffering at an accelerated pace. climate change? How safe is a city of 10 • Access to computer labs the crowds environmental videos played Key note speaker in the IBM hall, million people if climate change dirupts • Checking IDs for exam writing and enviro-art hung from the walls. UBC professor Dr. Bill Rees, spoke the water supply," he points out. He • Access to library material BCIT's Environmental Engineering directly to that issue in his seminar, stresses the need for regional self One major incentive for the SA is an opportu• students and instructors had their own "The Big Picture and the Future of reliance. At the same time Rees says nity to collect the funds that are left over on cards impressive display on water and solid Work". It is unfortunate that this talk this important step is impossible to take with accounts that haven't been used after 18 months. These funds would go to a SA bursary waste treatment and disposal. This dis• was not better attended by BCIT stu• right now. fund for needy students. play gave the industry advisor groups dents as the information give by this "We can't really do it under the cur• working in coordination revolutionary thinker was rent political system. Cities have no • The conclusion of negotiations between the SA with BCIT departmants a a "fork in the road" kind power outside the urban and BCIT administration has brought about chance to see students in of talk. Calling for a re• boundaries...but agricultural lands are some "Agreements in principle" according to action. think of commerialism and uner the provincial jurisdiction," Rees SA President Stephen Diebolt. The most signif• Out in the Campus it's effect on humans as a said with a shrug. His message puts the icant of which being the closure of the T.N.T. Square Ballard's hydrogen species and our effect on onus on people, governments and a store in SWI. The space will be used for 'a fuel-cell powered bus the world around us, his change from global outlooks to a good purpose', an Information Centre for part- drew a crowd. Ballard's message was powerful, regional level to turn things around. time students. display at BCIT comes just learned and fired with a Computer addicts would have found There are a few other changes of location that before their announcement touch of anger. His anger their fix with Dave Biggs in his seminar came as a result of the negotiations, the desk in California to begin a seemed to stem from frus• on O.U.E.S.T.. It's a simulation model top publishing and copy centre outside of the bus transit project. This tration at the futility of on sustainability, kind of like Sim City, library will be moved to the copy centre in the will bring Ballard, auto efforts to right the wrongs but more detailed and he maintains, Great Hall near Sookie's Coffee. The space makers, and the within the bounds of soci- more user friendly. Based on four ten outside of the library will be transformed into a year plans, there is a newspaper pub• student tutorial and environment office. Dr. Rees (above); BCIT Environmental Engineering students (left to right) lished at the end of each decade to Tom Paterson, Pope John Kanyi, Asifa Samji, Teai Schwertfeger and intruc- determin how successful the policies • The possibilty of having a video store in the tor Lome Samospon (below). were. While there are no winners or location that used to be occupied by the student losers, there are a full range of ecologi• travel office is being strongly considered. SA cal, economic and social indicators councilors and executives were very excited which must be balanced and considered. about the idea. An on-campus survey is Now five years old, this program is planned to establish if there is a need for the being used by governments, GVRD, service. public consultation processes with • The initiative to seek SA representation on the municipal and regional groups, on uni• Board of Governors has been set aside perma• versity campuses to generate discussion. nently by the SA. To achieve their goal would "Basically, it's being used by people require a change of legislation. After repeated who want to transend traditional bound• efforts to convince government representatives aries of academic thought or jurisdic• to consider the change that would require BCIT tional decision making... into a more to have SA representation on their Board of holistic set of thinking," said Biggs. Governors, Diebolt said, "That's just something This software is free and can be down they're not going to do, the iniative is not going loaded from their web site at: to be pursued. 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APRIL 21, 1999 4 THE LINK LYGDEL DE i£ON PHOTOS

Local actor/comedian Norman Nawrocki in number of his roles for My Dick and MM Dick anH Other Manly Taiesother Manly Tales.

LYGDEL DE LEON blah" six different people, from the freaky Dr find the G spot on a women by using the Link Arts & Culture Reporter My Dick, full of surprises and enter• Dick Rivera who seems to know every• size of a hand... mmmmmmmmmm. tainment, is a play with raw life situations thing about men and dicks to the Purple Interesting. That was how My Dick started. ell, what is My dick and other with a touch of humor, where the same Dick who showed us how important a dick The show went on with alot of facts and manly tales? That was the ques• actor performs 7 different characters. has to be treated in any situation. situations. It shows the typical life of dif• Wtion around campus. Many peo• Norman Nawrocki, a local actor, shows Just about 1:00 pm Mrs. Robinson ferent kind of men from the typical ple thought. "What the hell is that, another us that fun and education can collide (character) came out of the crowd running MACHO, the one who thinks that mas• sucker who came to talk about sexuality, together and handles the topic of a male's and screaming all around the Great Hall; culinity is everything in the world, to the and how lo wear a condom, blah blah most sensitive part. Norman characterized She let us know the most efficient ways to guy who fakes his sexuality to not disap• point the rest. During the show, Norman also made bracks to advertise sex toys, Sebadoh's music provides a unique warm seund which I think was one of the funniest bits in the show. CAROLYN DONALDSON and with piano, guitar, background vocals and Almost at the end of the show Mr. Dick BRANDON REILLY of course the drums. Part of the new comes out, a huge purple dick, I thought it Link Arts & Culture Reporters approach is the layered drum effect which was Barney the dinosaur but no it was El boldly shines through in the song iFlamei Senor Dick. Mr Dick shows all possible young and expectant crowd gath• where we can hear both drum kits beating way to treat a dick and advised everyone ered at the Vogue Theater on with an incredible intensity. Tuesday night to listen to the rock that condoms are very important in any A Lou Barlow, originally from Dinosaur relation as sometimes they can even save band Sebadoh. The opening band 'lower• Jr., soothed everything with his pure and case' from San Francisco started things off your life Then he starts singing the con• smooth vocals, then quickly trading ham• dom song, 'condomed dicks are in /Naked and put in a good effort with some interest• mers, slapped the bass for a few favorites. ing tunes before the awaited Sebadoh dicks are out/ When you slip on a condom/ The third and longest standing member it's easier to slip in/ la la la la ' would show their stuff. of the band is Jason Lowenstein who adds I think all of us who were in the Great As the Boston band casually stepped to the chunky grooves with his technical Hall that Wednesday had a great time, not foreword and began the first few notes of skill on guitar and bass while proving his only for the show, which it was excellent, 'Tree' off their latest album 'The versatility when he sits down and picks up but because we also learned a valuable les• Sebadoh', the crowd relaxed on the back of the beat on the drums. son about sex... their seats and absorbed the unique and As fans screamed requests the trio stuck Remember, treat it right, take care of it, warm sounds to the new album although frequently don't let it down, make it you best friend The sound on this album, a little more reminding us of their previous sound. as it could be really helpful in some situa• complex than past CD's including Sebadoh has recently been getting air• tions, name it, and please do not ignore it 'Harmacy', coulcj be a part of the more play which is giving the opportunity for a as its going to be there for the rest of your produced outlook the band had on the mak• wider audience to appreciate their music. ing of'The Sebadoh'. If you get the chance to see the band don't life You know whal I am talking about, Russ Pollard had an outstanding debut let this pass by the next time. don't you.????? performance and contributes to the album Sebadoh on stage at The Vogue. GIVE IT OUR or) £ HOT

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THEUNK 5 APRIL 21. 1999 ARTS & CULTURE Silvercliair: someone's rock- god fantasy come true SHANNON LENTZ Ihe headliners took the stage. Link Arts & Culture Reporter That is when the cries and screams of young girls began. 1 hen I was a teen, I can honestly say that it can only would jack my head-j be compared to Ihose cries heard Wphones up and blasti at a Backstreet Boys concert. "Badmotorfinger" or "Epic"as ij Every little thing lead singer/gui• fantasized that I was Ihe one upj tarist Daniel Johns did resulted in Eagle Eye Cherry on stage at The on stage playing my guitar andi screams and shrieks, it was amaz• ing. The set was enjoyable and Rage flaying my hair around. I have to admit I still fantasize about that.' their stage presence has improved That's where Ihe differences] immensely since the last lime between myself and the boys in! they were in town. Johns had all Eagle Eye Cherry jammin at the Rage Silverchair become apparent.; Ihe moves down and il looks like was anxious to hear Eagle Eyei's One of the highlights for me They're living that fantasy. he's shaping up to be Ihe next CARLOS ASSUNCAO Pete Townslead. Link News Editor big hit 'Save tonight'. Even if that evening was an Eagle Eye you were familiar with his entire version of a Bob Marley classic. I Concert Review The band played through all ^irsl of all, I don't think the album and loved Ihe music, you believe it was 'Jammin', not sure. Silverchair the hils and didn'l miss a beat. Rage is a really fantastic would get lhat feeling of anticipa• One major disappointment at at Ihe Croatian Cultural Center The only complaint that comes to place to see a show. It is tion that permeated Ihe crowd. the show was how fast the bounc• Friday, March 26th ' mind is that the played all there F "good" songs loo soon and left more intimate than a stadium per• The only real reaction from the ers moved everyone out Ihe door formance, but Ihe layout makes it crowd came with the opening al Ihe end of Ihe show. You had I arrived at the venue just as nothing to crave come the encore. awkward to enjoy Ihe show. seconds of 'Save tonight'. I Ihink hardly finished applauding before Nickleback finished. 1 wasn't dis• Silverchair has progressed Mosl of Ihe area is off to one side everyone could have enjoyed the there was a big guy saying, appoinled by my late arrival as Ii beyond being young grunge of the stage and the space in front show a lot more if hey pul that "Can you drink up and move had no desire to sit Ihrough a set! wannabes and have taken their gets quite crowded, lhat makes it kind of excitement into every towards Ihe door please." of CFOX friendlies. The crowd own song with these new songs. difficult lo cross Ihe room to ren• song played. It seems Ihe price of admission was young and the odd parent There future seems bright as Ihey dezvous wilh friends, (or that At the end of the show Ihere does not include a leisurely could be seen in the back. Thisj will soon become veterans of this someone giving you a friendly was enough energy in the room to evening drinking at Ihe club. was defiantly a radio friendly tee-| industry. Now if 1 could only be glance). bring Eagle Eye out for two nie-bopper crowd and I was byj 17, famous and talented, with The music was good, inner encores consisting of cuts from far the oldest non-parent there. tons of screaming girls... city, top-forty blues. The crowd his album. It wasn't long afterward that

Apocalypse. network and it stayed at Awesome production number one for twelve con• stands out on track Ihree, secutive weeks. In a recent "S.O.S." "108 Battles (Of Australian Rolling Stone the Mind)" sounds like a Reader's Poll, they were seventies TV show theme voted, "Best Rock Band of song. Very good though. the Year." Very impres• Lead singer, Crispian sive. Bul does this album • Mills, has one of live up to all Ihe hype? those voices where he Their sound isn'l really could sing the alphabet and rock, I would describe it EXPLORE KULA SHAKER still manage to catch your more as punk. The guitar Compilation Review Peasants, Pigs & attention. The album ends work is great, very solid (Columbia) Astronauts off wilh a beautiful song and the vocals aren't bad EXPLORE is a very (Columbia) called "Namami Nanda - either. All in all a good ol' unique and well rounded Members of this band Nandana" which gives a fashioned punk album. compilation disk. I was spent much time working nice finishing touch. totally stoked lo see The in India and the eastern This album definitely Getaway People gol a cut musical influences are has a differenl personality on this Sony Music album. •the dUks obvious throughout Ihis than "K" and manages to You may remember Ihem album, more so than in stand strongly on its own, as Ihe band lhat opened for sweet, springtime welcom• if you listened to Z95.3 FM their debut, "K." showing much longevity the Barenaked Ladies when ing compilation disk that lhal have been re-mixed as "Peasants, Pigs & for this band. , Ihey were in town last year makes you want to groove. dance club numbers. The Astronauts" is actually a playing at their sold-out I highly recommend il for Spice Girls, "STOP" and more spiritual sounding Orpheum concert. The any diverse music collec• Meredith Brooks, "Bitch" album than "K." Where Ihe Getaway People were a tion. Erin Garlick are the two that immediate• songs on "K" were hilarious bunch of guys ly jumped oul at me from more "radio friendly" from Norway with big hats Ihis compilation. Olher due lo their infectious THE CHURCH and unique personalities artists include Vanessa rock/pop melodies, this Magician Among tbe and their music was addic• Mae, Robbie Williams, The album focuses more on Spirits and Some tive. Their song Heartists and Los atmosphere. Universal "Chocolate" is featured on Umbrellos. There are 15 The first single is The name made me EXPLORE. The clever tracks of upbeat, energetic "Mystical Machine Gun" think of ethereal and haunt• lyrics include phrases like, and "oh-so poppy" lunage, and Ihe radio version is dif• ing etc. Imagine my disap• "she's chocolate in my and the disk is well assem• ferent lhan the album ver• GRINSPOON pointment when I played it pocket, she's gum in my bled and cleanly mixed. If sion, which is unfortunate Guide to Better Living and it sounded like an old hair". Although Ihis is a you love dance music, and since Ihe radio version (Universal) Tom Cochrane record. Norlh American produced you thrive on Z's Friday sounds more dramatic. Never heard of Really boring record, noth- ^ CD, most of the tunes have night music feed from the POP GOES DANCE . Upon careful listening of Grinspoon but apparently ing stnads out. The vocals a strikingly European feel. Rage, this CD is a decent Compilation Review I this song which is about the they're HUGE in their don't sound any different There are a couple of rec• buy. Bul if perky, persis• (EMI) j end of the world, you can homeland, Austrailia. than Joe Schmoe off the ognizable radio tunes, and tent, repetitive club music This is your basic pop hear horses in the Their song "Sickfest" street and the music' the diverse assembly of annoys you, pass on this music mix CD. Lots of became the Most doesn't make Ihe band i artists makes this disk a one. background symboliz• songs you don't know, and; Erin Garlick stand out in any way. | great listen. EXPLORE is a ing, of course, Ihe arrival fo Requested Song on a few you would recognize i Ihe Four Horsemen and Ihe Australia's national radio]

APRIL 21, 1999 6 THE LINK EDUCATION COUNCIL ELECTION teering wilh WITT (Women I am the type of person in Trades and Technology) who gets the job done right, at BCIT, I have seen the and I go that extra step and dilemma of being outnum• say to myself 'how can I go VOTING: bered. Primarily, I am inter• Education Council out of my way to improve eiigability. times ested in WITT because or impress what I am work• women are Ihe minority on ing on'. a locations campus and I feel that they Elections I would like to conclude need as much support as AU students currently my statement by saying: enroled and in good they can get. For women, as of Science's Dean's I want this position, and standing and having met well as other students, set• Committee. And most if the students within all financial obligations ting beneficial policies or recently, I was co-Tech B.CI.T. will vote for me, I to the Institute at Ihe helping to resolve an appeal Rep of Financial will perform my duties to time of the election are would be remuneration in Management 1 for the year the best of my ability. Alesia Cameron, itself. ending May 1999. eligible lo vote for Ihe Petroleum & Natural Gas student positions on the Being of Metis descent, The positions 1 have Technology Education Council. and with considerable care, held in the past have helped At 23 years old, I have I feel that 1 could represent me to develop a sense of Please present picture ID seen and dealt with many of a large scope of Ihe ethnic professionalism in dealing when voting. the politics and bureaucracy minority groups on campus. with these matters. Issues of three post-secondary The government makes can become personal and Students enroled at the institutions. I have trans• many of the policies for stu• emotional so it is helpful to Burnaby campus must ferred numerous completed dents in these cases, and I remain calm and objective; vote at: courses from one school to would like to see that John Knapp, an ability I believe I pos• •Part-time Studies the next, and thereby realize school policies adhere to International Trade and sess. Registration all of the work and effort Department, SWI, Ihese. In addition, I would Transportation Program 1 do not want to take up put in by those who make Main Floor like to establish policies I want to be on the too much of your time so I this possible. To better Monday - Thursday, that bestow fairness upon Education Council for two encourage you to select me understand the governing April 19 - 22, 0830 - all students. reasons: The first is that I to the Educalion Council body of an institution, I 1930; Friday, April 23, My interests for partak• would like to see that the because my mom said I would very much like a Emmanuel Lee 0830 - 1630; Monday - ing in Ihis council are inti• equivalencies between would do a good job! position on BCIT's Zamora, Friday, April 26 - May mate. I feel that my courses in other posl-sec• Education Council. Financial Management 07, 0830- 1630 background and my ances• ondary institutions and My name is Alesia I am a very involved try display that I have what BCIT are strengthened, Ihe member of the BCIT com• Cameron. I am currently In addition, voting will you are looking for in a second reason is that I munity. enrolled in the first-year of also take place at the candidate. I would repre• understand that the school I presently reside as the the Petroleum & Natural following locations: sent the student body with of business is going to be Technology Representative Gas Engineering technolo• optimism, energy and great going through some major • Building NEl, 2nd gy diploma program at of the Financial Floor Lobby, regard. ^ changes in ils formal and Management Program (Isl BCIT. This program has curriculum. I would like to Wednesday, April 28 very few students enrolled: Year). During the year, I and Wednesday May be able lo watch il and have been the voice of my 25 to be exact. I have come guide it from the council. 05, 1130- 1230 to realize that when policies program in terms of prob• lems with faculty and the • Great Hall, are made small classes are Wednesday, April 28 often overlooked. As BCIT administration. I deal with students at a personal level and Wednesday, May offers many programs, I am 05, 1230- 1430 sure that there are other as well where I serve over classes the same size as Daniel Snell, and above my required Civil and Structural duties as representative. I Students enroled at Sea ours. I think it is important Island Campus must to maintain the satisfaction Engineering Program am also responsible to I am very interested in announce information to vote at: of all students, including •Sea Island Library the small programs. As part running for the position as the students that I receive Chair of theTransportation from the student associa• Check-in, Monday - of the education council I Friday 0800 - 1500. feel that those students Society and the tion. Construction Society. My; I am also the set coordi• opinions would be voiced Students enroled at the Russell Fleetham, education, work experi-i nator for my set for the most appropriately by one Downtown Campus Marketing Management - ences, and genuine interest i Financial Management of their colleagues, such as (DTC) must vote at: Commercial Real Estate qualify me as a strong can• Reports Course. My duties myself. •DTC Reception area, Program Vinson Luu, didate for this postion. I include the planning of Three of my classmates Monday - Thursday, Some people go to Financial Management have completed the Civil groups' presentations, pre• and I created a proposal this 0830 - 1730 and Friday school and never bother to Program and Municipal Drafting sentation rehearsals, and semester, regarding dis• 0830 - 1630 become involved. Other My name is Vinson Luu program, and I am current• giving feedback to the missal from the program by and I am currently finishing ly in the Civil and May 1st rather than June than sports, 1 was like that groups of their mistakes up my first year at BCIT in Structural Technology pro• Students enroled at 1st. Through surveys, in high school. It wasnit and progress. I am a mem• the Financial Management gram. I would love to get Pacific Marine memos and several meet• until I came to BCIT that I ber of the marking pane! decided to get involved in program. 1 would like to more experience in this for the presentations when Training Campus must ings we provided abundant vote at: evidence that we wanted school. I chose to run for be elected to the BCIT field and I feel that my the whole program is pre• the Education Council Education Council because involvement as Chair is the sent. • PMTC Reception and needed to be dismissed Desk, Level 3, by May 1st. Our program because more than once I am interested in being opportunity I have been I am very interested in Monday - Friday, 0830 head, Robin Kinney, pre• this year 1 have questioned involved with Ihe school waiting for. students' affairs and prob• - 1630 sented our detailed proposal the sel op of the curriculum and in the school's policies. During my course of lems. I feel if I can make a to Ihe board of governors. or why an exam was done a 1 understand that this posi• studies in Civil & difference in the academic Part-time Studies stu• Recently, we were certain way. By involving tion is to represent and Structural Engineering, I policies at BCIT, which is a dents can receive a ballot informed that il was passed. myself with the Education voice sludenl opinions and have acquired skills in Ihe great concern for students, at their campus location By making this proposal, Council 1 will get the concerns related to school area of surveying, land I will be making a differ• or the Registrar's Office. and allowing the council lo answers 1 need while pro• issues. development, and site ence in their lives and the Distance Education deliberate over it, 1 learned viding others with answers On that nole, I have preparation. future as well. that policies can be changed to their questions. some experience on coun• I am a go-getter and students will receive a with many voices and hard If I am elected Ihe cils where I represent stu• have a positive attitude. I notice of election in Ihe work. It felt wonderful that Education Council, the dents' opinions. I have have no problem speaking mail. our opinions were taken Council will be acquiring a been a student representa• in front of large crowds.I seriously. Moreover, it was very vocal, outgoing, team• tive for School District 34 have good organization rewarding to see our elated work oriented individual (Abbotsford) on a skills. 1 am punctual, and classmates when they heard that will do his best to Superintendent's Strategic always eager to help other the news. ensure another successful Planning Committee. 1 was people. I spend most of my new year. also a student representa- free time windsurfing, sail• Again, throu^ volun• tive at UBC for the Faculty ing, and boat rebuilding.

THELINK APRIL 21, 1999 Hi-Tech Firm Recruiting at BCIT

CARLOS ASSUNCAO and twice as powerful as Radarsat Katie, who attends career sympo• siums all over BC praises Ihe Link News Editor 1, CAATS, the world's most pow• erful air traffic control system, organization of BCITis CST n anlicipation of the 1999 the Canadian Advanced Radar Career Day. BCIT graduates impending Deception System and theyire Sludents who are inlerested in job hunt, MacDonald involved in the Canadarm project. exploring Ihe possibility of work• I ing al MDA can check out their Dettwiler Technical Recruiter, BCITis Compuler Systems Katie McCarron, and Director of Technology (CST) students website at www.mda.ca. Katie Public Affairs, Michael Harding should have already had an suggests serious applicants apply have taken the initiative and con• opportunity to mingle wilh MDA Ihrough Ihe website as it facili• tacted BCIT in hopes of eliciting recruiters al Iheir Career Day.j tates quicker processing. resumes from promising, high achievers. MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA), whose headquarters is located in Richmond BC. designs software and other technology solutions for leading-edge earth observa• Now you can tion projects. Spatial information, mapping, commercial high-reso• lution satellite programs, sonar image mapping systems and air keep the same traffic control systems are among the fields MDA is involved in. "Candidates should be able to phone number until express themselves well in writ• ing, have a strong background in math or physics and have the you graduate. ability to think internationally." Said Katie McCarron, who (No matter how long that takes.) also happens to be a BCIT gradu• ate. Katie adds that although computer sciences and program• mers are the focus of the recruit• ing, students enrolled in any program at BCIT can send in a resume. Katie graduated from a Human Resources program. "MDA has a lot to offer any graduate seeking employment, most notably an opportunity to work for a company that is lead• ing-edge in itsi field. As well, internal training programs like MDAU and Techwatch, assign• ments can involve international travel, a relaxed and flexible work environment and competi• tive compensation and benefits package," says Michael Harding. Some of the projects MDA is working on include; Radarsat 11, which will be privately owned

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