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“WAY OF THE SWORD” ........................................8 The Langara Kendo Club has come a long way since its formation Relief efforts continue in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Check out the langaravoice.com to read our web exclusive. oice PRODUCED BY LANGARA JOURNALISM STUDENTSVNOvember 21 2013 • Vol. 46 no. 8 • vANCOUVER, B.C. Langara Students go abroad security Langara delegates flew to China to liaise with educators teaching across on alert the Pacific Ocean By VANESSA SZPURKO Women’s group charges angara continued to develop its Safewalk promotes international education program Lwith Chinese institutions this women needing men month, and there might soon be more opportunities for Canadian students By NICK EAGLAND to study abroad. Members of the Association of Ca- ith campus security gaurds nadian Community Colleges travelled poised to respond quickly in to China on Nov. 2 with a delegation of Wthe event of an assault, Langa- multiple representatives from vari- ra students can rest assured their safe- ous institutions, including Langara. ty is in good hands, but that doesn’t Former Langara president Roy mean they shouldn’t prepare for the Daykin along with dean of interna- worst. tional education Ajay Patel attended In the wake of recent assaults at a joint conference between the ACCC UBC, campus security has become an and the China Education Association important issue and Langara’s Safe- for International Exchange. walk program and blue emergency as- “It was quite a multi-layered mis- sistance towers were constructed to sion,” said Patel. help prevent such attacks. One purpose was promoting an Langara Safety & Security Manager ACCC program that Langara has Dan Krefting said he estimates Safe- been participating in for four years, in walk is used a few times per week but which presidents and vice-presidents that the nine-month-old towers have TAMMY ENGLISH photo from Chinese post-secondary institu- never been used in an emergency. A capoeira demonstration in A building was just one element of International Education week tions connect with their Canadian “We encourage people to get to counterparts. where other people are, to call 911 and “The Chinese to call campus security,” said Krefting, have asked us to adding that security’s response time to help them develop a tower call averages two to five min- their [post-sec- utes, depending on which tower is ondary education] used. Diversity displayed leaders into more Barry Eccleton, director of security entrepreneurial at UBC, said they used to average 10 to leaders that re- 15 Safewalks per night but peaked at 90 Langara shows its cultural side this week with spond to their Safewalks in the midst of the attacks. communities and AJAY PATEL And like Langara, their emergency demonstrations from around the globe focus on student Dean of interna- towers haven’t been used at all in the needs,” said ACCC tional education past year. Const. Brian Montague of the By TAMMY ENGLISH not know about,” said Padley. vice-president of Vancouver Police Department said as- Gothic field studies, for example, is a international part- sailants prey on those who are alone or early 10 per cent of Langara stu- month-long university-transfer course nerships Paul Brennan. distracted. dents call a country other than conducted primarily in the U.K. Instruc- The Chinese delegates job-shadow “Being aware of your surroundings Canada home. tor Karen Budra, who developed the Canadian college presidents and vice- is critical – paying attention to what’s N This week the value of cul- course, said integrating travel with presidents and discuss the differenc- going on around you and staying off tural exchange is being celebrated as course work allows her to emphasize es between Canadian and Chinese in- your cell phone.” part of International Education Week, the importance of atmosphere and con- stitutions. Montague said getting away from BRAD VAN DAM and over 100 countries are marking the text to understanding Gothic literature. “The president attended a recruit- the assailant should be a victim’s prior- International stu- event from Nov. 18 to 22. Anne-Marie Dussault, program coor- ment that we do at a school in the out- ity in an attack. dent coordinator “For Langara, we want to celebrate dinator for languages and culture, said skirts of Beijing. He was able to meet “Fight back with everything you not just our own international students . that in her experience, many people with their executive director for the have and be as loud as you can to draw . but also local students who have gone dream of speaking a second language first time,” said Patel. the attention of others.” abroad and studied elsewhere,” said but are discouraged by the difficulty. “We try and work with our part- Hilla Kerner of the Vancouver Rape For Lan- Brad Van Dam, an international student “Just to learn to say ‘hello,’ ‘goodbye,’ ners so that we have more of an inti- Relief & Women’s Shelter (WRRWS) “ coordinator. ‘how are you,’ is very satisfying. And mate relationship as that student had criticism for Safewalk. gara, we Langara’s participation in previous gives a window on the culture,” said comes here, and help them transi- “It’s still promoting the fact that want to years has been fairly low-key, but this Dussault. tion.” women need men to protect them from year the college is taking a campus- Earlier in the week, small but enthu- Patel thinks international students men,” Kerner said. “Conceptually, I’m celebrate wide approach, with events showcasing siastic audiences enjoyed music and are drawn to Langara for multiple not very fond of this.” not just international education, performance, martial arts performances – kendo and reasons: the city of Vancouver, the Kerner urged women to call 911 if and film, said Sean Padley, chair of the capoeira – from groups representative South Vancouver neighbourhood, the they feel threatened but also to contact our own IEW planning committee. of Langara communities variety of successful academic pro- the VRRWS, where they have access to interna- Today, Langara will use the A build- If you’re looking for a lunchtime grams and the Langara community, a safe house, counseling and strategic ing lobby to showcase over 20 cultural break, the library is screening interna- including students and faculty. advice from other women. tional and educational groups between 11 a.m tional films in the lounge near their “I certainly personally do hope “The grouping of women together is students and 2 p.m. front desk. Monsoon Wedding plays to- that’s something we look at in the fu- a very effective strategy to keep wom- “This is a great venue to peruse a lot day and The Motorcycle Diaries finishes ture because we do have good part- en safe,” she said. of programs that [otherwise] you might out the week on Friday. ners in China,” said Patel. Printed on recycled paper Check out our web exclusives at http://langaravoice.com/ 2 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER EDITOR BEN BULMER News Smash & grab on the rise South Vancouver and Oakridge to see holiday theft increase: police By GAVIN FISHER hieves struck the parking lot of Oakridge Centre shopping mall Tlast week, stealing items from cars after smashing their windows. Const. Brian Montague, a spokes- man for the Vancouver Police Depart- ment, said three smash-and-grab inci- dents were reported at Oakridge Centre on Nov. 12. According to a VPD crime map, at least four incidents of theft from cars occurred near Cambie and 41st Ave between Nov. 6 and Nov. 12. Jeremy Sally, communications offi- cer for the Kerrisdale Oakridge Mar- pole community policing centre, said there may have been more thefts than were reported and that these incidents become more common as the holiday season nears. Sally said these thefts will likely oc- cur in the mid- to late-afternoon. “If there’s day- light it makes it a little bit easier for [thieves] to peer in.” Some shoppers were surprised to photo courtesy of ERICA CARTER hear about these smash-and-grab Jessica Radonich-Scanlan legacy will live on through her bursary benefiting Langara nursing students JEREMY SALLY incidents. Communications “During the day- officer KOMC PC time I don’t feel like my car is in any sort of danger Bursary honours nursing student from this area,” said Vivek Sahay, an engineering student at UBC. “I just make sure there’s nothing The memorial bursary will help future nurses attend conferences valuable visible from the windows, and lock the car and put the alarm on. If I have anything valuable I put it in the By BILL EVERITT ager of alumni and donor relations at their best and help others reach their trunk, which is locked.” Langara, the amount of the award has potential,” said Huang in an email to Sally said these types of thefts are angara College is recognizing not yet been determined. The Voice. I think nursing student Jessica Radonich- “We try to keep awards over $500 so According to nursing instructor Deb “ “entirely preventable.” that “A lot of people just leave their pos- Scanlan with a memorial bursary that it makes a real difference for stu- Filleul, Scanlan was “totally involved in sessions in the vehicle . this makes it Laimed at helping nursing students dents, but it will depend on how much the program and wanted to help oth- honour- an easy target for thieves. attend professional health conferenc- the investment earns,” she said. ers.” ing her “It only takes seconds for a thief to es. A friend of Scanlan’s and fellow “She was one of the nursing tutors shatter a window, grab the good, and Scanlan was in her fourth year of the nursing student, Erica Carter, said the for biology,” she said.

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