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Check us out online at langaravoice.com this week look for special features on the Downtown Eastside missing womens’ inquiry, student the loans, and giving CPR oice produced by langara journalism students V OCTOBER 27, 2011 • Vol. 44 no. 4 • vancouver, b.c. New look a hit with Langara One year on, the college boasts that its rebranding exercise continues to make a ‘big orange statement’

By ALANNA HARDINGE-ROONEY

angara painted the town orange with its new brand identity over a Lyear ago and the bright hue and snappy tag line continue to attract attention. “A number of other institutions have actually come to us to talk about the process we engaged in to create the DANIEL PALMER photos brand,” said Ian Humphreys, Langara’s Left to right, Occupy protesters took over the TD Canada Trust Saturday afternoon. Kyle Simpson, Langara College supporter of Occupy. acting associate vice president of student development and marketing. “Clearly, something we did resonat- ed with lots of people.” Cindy Sheldan, a graphic designer and communication arts instructor at Student joins Occupy protest Langara, said she likes the direction the college has taken with its branding. “Because they’d made this big orange statement, I really noticed it,” she Kyle Simpson calls demonstration ‘a movement that’s here to stay’ said. “I thought it was a bold step out.” It has been a lengthy and intensive By DANIEL PALMER change,” said Avi Sidhu, 24, who has your cause.” process, but Humphreys said reactions been spending close to eight hours a The diversity of causes is the move- have “generally been very positive,” ccupy Vancouver is here to stay, day at the VAG. ment's strength, said Craig Langston, MORE with the website in particular receiv- according to Langara student Occupy Vancouver’s daily schedule president of the Cerebral Palsy Associ- information ing numerous awards. Kyle Simpson. includes general assembly meetings ation of B.C. and active protester Sheldan said the rebranding gave

The 21-year-old biology stu- where policy is developed and motions against government cuts to disabilities Visit the website at the college something to talk about, O occupyvancouver. are passed, records keeper Jessi Zap- funding. have events around and “make a fuss dent has been attending the tent city at com Vancouver Art Gallery every day since ton said. “What I get from this is we are all about.” the demonstration began October 15. “Right now, we're building our foun- here in solidarity with each other, sup- Check out what “[Rebranding] galvanizes people,” “I don’t consider it a protest,” Simp- dation but I think we're getting some- porting each other's causes and inter- is happening at she said. “That’s when branding really son said. “It’s more a movement that’s where. People are just so used to expe- ests,” said Langston. the Vancouver Art starts working: when people buy into here to stay. It means people waking up diency in today's society that they get Simpson plans spend as much time Gallery it, recognize it, and can go out there to the fact that they don’t have control impatient, but I think we all need to as he can at the Occupy site and urges and talk about it.” over their lives the way they should.” slow down,” she said. fellow Langara students to make up Sit in on daily According to Sheldan, even the peri- As Occupy Vancouver moves into its Trevor Friesen, a part-time records their minds by experiencing the move- general assembly od in the logo is imbued with meaning. third weekend, many participants are keeper at Occupy, said outside percep- ment for themselves. meetings “[They’re] saying ‘don’t worry about optimistic about the effectiveness of tions of the movement are unfair. “Just show up. It’s an incredibly if it’s a college or a university, this is Attend the Inter- the cause and the community that it “Anyone who has an opinion on friendly environment,” he said. “Stu- Langara, period.’” national Socialist has created. what's happening here and hasn't been dents are just as affected as anyone Group meeting in But Humphreys said it was in fact “For me, Occupy Vancouver is about here is most likely wrong,” Friesen else.” A257 on Nov. 2 at critical that Langara retain its identity actually occupying this space and set- said. “If you actually come here...you'll “We're basically inheriting the world 12:30 p.m. as a college. ting up a kitchen, setting up home...and understand that we actually are the 99 with all of the problems that it has, so “We felt that ‘college’ actually had then we can start implementing per cent and we actually represent we need to be involved.” Source: Occupy Vancouver some characteristics and connotations in people’s minds that were really very important,” he said. According to Humphreys, the tag line became “The college of higher International enrolment drop not serious: college learning,” because it balances Langa- ra’s focus on academics with the posi- Langara By JEN ST.DENIS have, the more we three per cent drop was not significant tive things people associate with col- are able to provide when weighed against steadily increas- leges, like small class sizes, open doesn’t see nternational student enrolment at additional resourc- ing enrolment over the past few years. admission, and affordable tuition. significant Langara dropped three per cent this es,” said Martin Not all colleges saw a drop this year. Langara contracted market research Iyear at a time when the college relies Gerson, VP aca- Douglas College’s international stu- firm to poll Vancouverites on their per- financial on the higher fees foreign students pay demic and provost. dent numbers jumped by 17 per cent, a ceptions of the institution relative to difficulties to subsidize space for Canadian stu- “If suddenly we press release by the college said. others in the area. dents. were without in- Gordon McNeil, director of Langa- It also hosted brand conviction work- with inter- International students make up ternational stu- ra’s international education program, shops, conducted internal surveys and national eight per cent of Langara’s student dents, we would be GORDON McNeil is confident Langara can stay competi- completed an extensive website review. body. Their tuition fees are more than in significant fi- International tive in the international market. “We tested colours, we tested fonts, enrolment five times higher than those paid by do- nancial difficul- Education “We’ve been doing it for awhile and we did streeters,” Humphreys said. “All decrease mestic students. ties.” program director of that to get us to orange!” “The more international students we Gerson said the See Facing competition, page 2 A year later, people are still talking.

Printed on recycled paper Check out our web exclusives at http://langaravoice.com/ 2 The Voice, THURSDAY, October 27, 2011 Editor Anne watson news & features Election not Newly elected LSU members as important have big plans for students as protest Students are more will- Yoga classes, a food bank and reducing water bottle usage are just ing to partake in Occupy some of the ideas being put forth by the various council members movement than to vote in next municipal election By Lynda Chapple Randhawa, women’s liaison, is planning to offer yoga classes and assis- he newly elected Langara Stu- tance to female students who deal with By Carly Wignes dents’ Union council were out for abuse and harassment issues. a meet and greet in the lobby of Freya Olson, environmental commu- hile many young people joined Building A last Thursday. nity coordinator, has two main initia- the protest at Occupy Vancou- T ver, a political scientist at Lan- They were there to discuss their new tives: to reduce the use of plastic water W initiatives for the year and what they bottles used on campus and to encour- gara said youth participation in elec- hope to offer to the student body. age students to use the LSU bike shop tions is in decline. The various members each had a ta- which is a free service. “You can’t distinguish between ac- ble set up displaying the departments Olson also takes care of the compost- tive defiance by a non-voter versus an they represent. ing and the community garden on cam- apathetic voter who is indifferent to the Carmen Chan, the new internal af- pus. results,” said Stephen Phillips. fairs coordinator, was instrumental in “We all keep an eye on it but stu- Phillips added some politicians, par- arranging the event. dents are definitely welcome to come ticularly those who win elections, per- “I am trying to bring in some new and work on it,” said Olson. ceive low voter turnout as proof they services and figure out what the stu- She credits their “great volunteer” are doing a satisfactory job. dents really want,” said Chan. Naoko Shiratori for the garden’s suc- However, students outside the art One service is an internal food bank cess. gallery at Occupy Vancouver said they to assist those students who need an Stephanie Boha, a second year photo want to make a statement to their po- extra helping hand. imaging student, likes the events the litical leaders. Ryan Hill, Rabia Mapara and Gunki- LSU has put on and would like to see UBC sociology student Jill McBride rat Randhawa are the three new direc- more in the future. said she will not be voting in the up- tors of the LSU. “Langara Days created a light atmo- coming municipal election. They are coming forward with prac- sphere, a bit of fun around the school,” “I don’t know enough about it,” said tical plans for the students but are also said Boha. McBride, referring to the candidates putting some personal experience into “It was nice to see.” and their campaign platforms. their decisions. The LSU also arranges student McBride said she thinks young peo- Hill, the disabilities liaison, is an ad- health insurance, tax returns and the ple choose to abstain from voting ei- vocate for other students that are dis- U-Pass program, to name a few. ther to make a statement or because abled, like himself. The new LSU members will be busy LYNDA CHAPPLE photos they are apathetic to the process. He hopes to establish support in the upcoming months with the addi- Clockwise from top: Freya Olson, environmental com- John Connor, another young adult groups, in conjunction with disability tions they are making available to stu- munity coordinator; Gunkirat Randhawa, women’s protesting in the Occupy movement, said there is no point in voting. services, for students with various dents this year. liaison; Rabia Mapara, United People of Colour types of disabilities. Connor said that regardless of who is in power “corporations tell the elected what to do anyway.” According to Phillips, political parties concentrate on issues that are of importance to the people that vote. Campus could be home for tent city “If few young people participate in elections, political leaders are less in- any outreach program or Occupy Van- clined to pay attention to youth issues,” couver initiatives to come on campus. Organizers say a protest he said. “What could we do? It’s a public in- This “very unfortunate” cause and outreach program might stitution,” said Humphreys. effect circularity “reinforces the alien- Melanie Prokop, a recreations stu- be just around the corner ation that young people feel,” Phillips dent at Langara, said she strongly sup- added. for Langara College ports the Occupy Vancouver move- Some students at Langara said they ment and feels students should get “should” take part in the civic election, By ALEXANDRA GRANT involved. but admit chances they actually will “It’s generational. If we don’t start are slim. ccupy Vancouver organizers are now, it’s going to be too late by the time “I always get lazy and forget the currently developing an outreach we decide we want to say something,” dates,” said John Lam, a social sciences program that would expand its said Prokop. “Right now, we need to be O student. discussion of social and political issues the voice, we need to be the ones to Phillips said the lowest levels of vot- to several Metro Vancouver post-sec- push decisions through.” er turnout, historically, have been at ondary campuses. Some students such as Meghan the local government level. Occupy Vancouver organizer Mi- Moug sympathize with Occupy Van- “People pay the least attention to the chael Mityok believes students are one couver’s call for change, but she feels government that is closest to them, of the groups that would benefit from the demands made by the protest are which seems a little paradoxical.” becoming involved in the protest’s dia- too vague. logue. “You know, sometimes you really “Let’s face it right, it’s cliché but it’s just wish people would take all of that true, these kids who are in school now, energy and channel it towards some- these are the people who are going to thing more specific,” she said. Facing competition inherit all of [these problems] that Moug said people can become in- Continued from page 1 we’re talking about,” he said. “Obvi- volved in the community by volunteer- ously, it makes sense for them to be in- ing or organizing events for the com- we’re smart about it,” said McNeil. volved.” munity rather than protesting. “Our biggest problem is that we don’t He added that the outreach pro- “It’s great for the community, and it have enough space. We had to turn gram’s aim is not to encourage stu- brings happiness and joy and connec- away students this summer.” dents to protest, but simply to bring tivity,” she said. “We can’t always be McNeil said Langara’s experience, awareness to campuses. like fight, fight, fight!” reputation, and urban location are all “We can’t stop people from doing No date has been set for the initia- draws for international students, but what they want to do but our intention tion of the outreach program yet. that Langara faces competition from is not to incite kids to [protest],” he Sabrina Modder, another Occupy other public colleges and private ESL said. Vancouver organizer, encouraged the (English as a second language) schools. “Basically, what we’d like to see is public to implement their own ideas Fine arts student Anchi Lin chose some debate and some discussion while the committee organizes their Langara over Douglas College because about the issues that we’re trying to initiatives. she wanted to take art history courses, raise.” “There’s a small group of us working which were not offered at Douglas. She Ian Humphreys, the director of com- on things, we would love it if people describes her Langara experience as munications and marketing at Langa- just initiated and did whatever they felt “amazing.” ra, said the college would have to allow was appropriate,” said Modder. “Ever since I got into Fine Arts, I just feel like I can connect with everyone DANIEL PALMER photos Occupy Vancouver facts and we can share ideas about art, and Top: Occupy Vancouver protestors take part in a sit-in anything,” said Lin, who is from Tai- Tent city at the intersection of Burrard St. and Georgia St. on The protest started Oct. 15 in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery wan. Saturday general assemblies “It’s a small college and all the pro- Bottom: Protestors outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery Meet daily at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. to present and discuss arguments Source: Occupy Vancouver website fessors are super friendly and helpful.” Campus news Editor kyla Jonas The Voice, THURSDAY, October 27, 2011 3 TEDx talk All systems grow for Langara offers words Plants take root at college’s of wisdom society garden On Nov. 18, speakers are By Shawn Gill giving Langara students ideas worth spreading fter a year and a half of organizers butting heads, the Lan- By Jennifer Fong gara Community Garden is Aflourishing after its first sea- ormer Vancouver mayor, Sam Sul- son. livan, is among six prominent lo- “My philosophy is that as many peo- Fcal figures who will be speaking at ple at Langara that want to use the gar- the first TEDxLangara event on Nov.18. den for their purposes, that’s great,” Speakers will be sharing personal said Mario Moniz de Sa, assistant chair success stories and advice at this four- for biology and Langara Community hour student-organized initiative. Garden Society member. “It’s about bringing in different peo- Of all the ongoing projects in the ple from the working world to discuss works for the garden, none is as unusu- leadership,” said Stephanie Koonar, as- al or offers more potential benefits sistant chair of Langara‘s school of than what the chemistry department is management. “It’s giving access to stu- cooking up. dents to meet with these individuals on Langara chemists are experiment- a one-to-one basis.” ing with a promising new form of car- Presenters include Doug Burgoyne, bon sequestration called Biochar. They co-founder and president of FROGBOX; have asked Moniz de Sa to grant them Ron Kubara, vice-president of sales test plots in the community garden to and marketing for Noritsu Canada; see whether or not Biochar is detri- Faye Wightman, president and CEO of mental to plant life. Vancouver Foundation; Allison Bond, The Langara Students’ Union has assistant deputy minister of the BC two plots in the garden. “We are just Ministry of Social Development; and trying to spread awareness about the Terry McBride, co-founder and CEO of garden, get people interested and make Nettwerk Music Group. it work,” said Freya Olson, head of the “I’m planning on talking about the LSU’s environment committee. city, and how we need to be aware of the Naoko Shiratori, the LSU’s new gar- implications cities have on the environ- dening volunteer, thinks gardens ment, the economy, and our social vital- should be self-sufficient and beautiful. ity,” said Sullivan, a Langara alumni. She helps educate beginners on gar- Burgoyne will be speaking about dening because “I like to grow stuff.” “sustainable prosperity, the idea that The college gave the LCGS supplies you can run a business that is profit- needed to build and maintain the gar- able yet provides a service or product den, and volunteers pitched in by sup- that is better than current alternatives plying free labour and seeds. for the environment.” A living fence made of perennial “I like the idea that Langara is offer- plants surrounds the garden. Next ing any students, who are interested, spring, the LCGS will hold a sale to sell an opportunity to see community lead- excess plants from the fence, with pro- ers,” said business student Patricia ceeds going to the Langara bursary Sayer. “They also have women [speak- fund. ers] which I think is nice too.” Sayer Langara gave the LCGS a five-year adds that sustainability is interesting, lease of the land for a dollar per year. and “the fact that they’re promoting it When the lease is up, there’s an option is really forward thinking.” to renew for another five years. After- TED is a non-profit organization de- plot approval was given on May 1 stake- voted to spreading ideas. Conferences holders were planting their beds by are made available on their website ted. June 1. com. TEDx events are local, indepen- The garden contains 26 plots. Plot dently organized events meant to em- use is roughly split three-ways: with a body the TED experience. third of the plots going to faculty, a SHAWN GILL photo Tickets are $20, but students must third to students, and the remainder to Mario Moniz de Sa, assistant chair for biology, demonstrating correct shoveling techniques in apply online by Oct. 28. Visit langara. members of the community. Langara’s community garden. bc.ca/tedxlangara for details. City cyclists ready to ride Langara faculty is gearing up for Bike to Work Week, starting Oct. 31

By MATT HYNDMAN places to get employees to commute by bicycle. WHY bike conomics instructor, Fulton Tom On Nov. 1, a commuter station will be to work? started biking to work out of set up near Langara’s employee park- Eshame. While he drove his car ev- ing lot entrance on Ontario Street and ery day, a colleague in his 60s was rid- 50th Avenue. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. any- Beat the traffic. Bik- ing his bike all the way from North one on his or her bike can take advan- ing is just as fast as Vancouver. tage of free bike mechanic services travelling by transit “I figured if he could cycle all that from VanCycle Mobile Bicycle Shop, and car. way, at half his age, I should be able to enjoy free Tim Hortons refreshments ride from New Westminster,” said Tom. and enter a prize draw for a $100 gift Engage with your community and That was 12 years ago, now Tom card at Mountain Equipment Co-op. enjoy the scenic bikes every day. He’s become so dedi- The station is one of 25 that will be route of the bike cated that he’s organized a faculty set up around Metro Vancouver. lanes. team and celebration station for Bike to As well as being an environmentally Work Week, a city-wide cycling initia- sustainable and cost-effective mode of Get in shape, men- tive that begins on Oct. 31. transportation with no emissions or tally and physically. To take part, employees can sign up gas costs, cycling is also an easy way to at biketoworkmetrovan.ca. So far, 50 add more physical activity to a person’s

You’ll save money faculty members have signed up. daily routine, Tom says. on car insurance The website allows people to log Alecia Willis, a human kinetics stu- and fuel. their commutes for a chance to win dent at Langara, bikes to college, and Cut down on per- prizes. It also pits different businesses sees more people doing the same. “In sonal greenhouse and colleges against one another, com- Vancouver it’s gone up a lot because of gas emissions. peting to log the most combined trips the initiatives the city has taken.” and distances. The fall rain hasn’t forced her to re- MATT HYNDMAN photo Source: wwwx.vacc.bc.ca The Vancouver Area Cycling Coali- consider her routine. “It’s a good thing Fulton Tom, Langara economics instructor, is in his 12th year of spinning tion runs the event to encourage work- to do to stay fit while going to school.” the spokes, rain or shine. 4 Editor first name last name centrepiece The Voice, THURSDAY, MONTH XX, 2011 5 Boo! It’s Halloween Creepy calorie count Spending Treat or treat, trick or treat, do you really want all those calories to eat? Turns out singular treats aren’t the problem. However, Ghoulishly gorging is.

By PATRICK JOHNSTON doesn’t have e careful attacking your treat bag this Halloween – you might find yourself munching down 40,000 calories without Beven realizing it. It’s the deceptive portion size of Halloween that leads us overboard, said registered dietician Kara Vogt. Individual treats aren’t a problem, as the body breaks them to be spooky down to their basic nutritional building blocks, just like anything else we eat. “A Halloween treat is the perfect example of enjoying treats in moderation because of their portion size,” Vogt said. The Langara students don’t have the creepy treats given out to trick-or-treaters are usually 70 or 80 calories apiece. crawlies about eerily expensive Langara Arts students Elaine Teldor said she would collect “400-500 candies” in a night, while her friend Palvinder Kular costumes this Halloween guessed his best total was lower: closer to 300. Teldor and Kular were both easily surpassing 20,000 calories in their treat bags. Canada’s Food Guide recommends that By ALANNA HARDINGE-ROONEY Funk, a fine arts student, saved money active males should consume 3000 to 3300 calories per day by monitoring Wal-Mart’s website until beginning in their teens. The Guide suggests active females he scariest part about Halloween his Ghostbuster costume went on sale. aged 14 to 30 consume 2350 calories per day. doesn’t have to be the price of your “School is kind of more important Asked about the health costs of trick-or-treating, Teldor and costume, say cash-strapped Lang- than a $1,000 costume,” he said, adding Kular’s friend Christina Shi smiled wryly and said that hiking ara students. that he has opted to watch movies with T around the neighbourhood in pursuit of the ultimate bag made In recent years, Canadians have typi- friends Halloween night instead of dol- trick-or-treating good for your health. cally spent about $1.5 billion – or $60 per ing out cash to attend a party at a down- Teldor felt her dad’s home in Gibsons was an advantage in person – on candy, decorations, costumes town nightclub. her pursuit of the “pillow case” bag. “The whole area is all kids,” and event tickets, according to the Retail Design formation student Bjorn Rie- she said. “Every house had candy.” Council of Canada. der said he’d rather not discuss the cost Shi always trick-or-treated at several mansions near her “Everybody overspends,” said recre- of his knight costume. childhood home in Surrey because the homeowners would give ation leadership student Melanie Pro- “It’s not like I’d go out and spend ri- away cans of pop and big chocolate bars. Kular found old folks kop, who plans to dress up as a Mexican diculous amounts of money in one year, homes to be a good source because treats would be left out on a Day of the Dead style skeleton. but I’ve accumulated stuff over a long table. “They’d say ‘take whatever you like,’” said Kular. Prokop hopes to keep costs down by period of time,” he said. Halloween isn’t a time a time when we think about healthy using clothes she already owns, shop- His elaborate medieval costume in- eating, but Vogt said we should keep it in mind. She points out ping at thrift stores and enlisting the cludes a handmade cloak and a $200 that four mini-sized chocolate Halloween treats are equivalent help of a friend who owns a makeup stu- sword. to one regular bar. dio. “Last year I decided two weeks before Vogt suggests dark chocolate is a good choice as it is a good “The face paint is the main costume Halloween that I was going to be a knight source of anti-oxidants. Chocolate is also more satisfying, so and that’s cheap,” she said. “Anyone can and I hid in my room and chain mailed – you’ll eat less, she said. do it really.” like actually made – a full suit of ar- Specialty costume shops sprang up mour,” he said, estimating that he has across Vancouver in October, with every- spent about 250 hours crafting various thing from vampire teeth to angel wings components of his costume. Review of Halloween sweets to Top Gun flight suits on offer. But the Despite the high cost of materials, Rie- abundant – and often overpriced – plas- der says his costume is priceless. which one do you prefer? tic-wrapped options have encouraged “Halloween shouldn’t be expensive, it students like Ryan Funk to take their should be fun,” he said. Oh henry? business elsewhere. Christina Shi: “I never understood the popularity. Elaine Teldor: “Too dry.” Mark Wong: “Okay, I’d eat one or two. It’s got good peanuts.” Palvinder Kular: “I’ll eat one, and leads to two, max three.” Wunderbar? Shi: “Ten! I love them so much.” Snickers? Teldor: “They’re the best!” Kular: “I don’t like the texture.” Hershey bar? Shi: “It’s like a regular chocolate bar. I’d eat five at once!” Kular: “I like the white chocolate with Oreo.” Wong: “My teacher says they taste like rubber!” Reese’s peanut butter cups? ALANNA HARDINGE-ROONEY photo Teldor: “Amazing,” and would eat “at least 10 of those.” Clockwise from left: A volunteer at the Dunbar Haunted House puts on his costume, decorations on display at Spirit Halloween Superstores, costumes at Merchant of Dream on Commercial Drive and the Dunbar Haunted House Shi: “They’re pretty close to Wonderbar.” Pumpkin patch perusing and carving the perfect jack-o-lantern You don’t have to summon Beetle- While some people search for a prize-winning you would like. “I’m going to use a stencil, and I think I am going pumpkin there are those who prefer the green and The rise in popularity of Halloween with adults to make a witch,” said Priscilla Hong, nursing stu- TIPS pumpkin carving juice or dance around a cauldron deformed instead. has led to pumpkins becoming biodegradable pieces dent. to make a great jack-o-lantern “Normally, I get the outcast pumpkin, the really of art. Most kits come with carving tools and stencils and weird one. It inspires me to do some crazy face,” said “I’m going to get a really decent sized pumpkin range in price from $4 to $30 for more advanced ones. Make sure to inspect your pumpkin before you buy Scrape out the inside with an ice cream scoop Sarah Gobel fine arts student at Langara. and try to make it unique this year really go all the Pumpkin carving is great excuse to throw a party 1 5 it After selecting your perfect spooky specimen the way by shaving it and getting the light to come so round up some pumpkins and spend some quality By Ruman Kang 6 Draw your design onto the pumpkin real fun can begin. through instead of just cutting holes,” said Bjorn Rie- time with family and friends. 2 Avoid pumpkins with bruises and soft spots et out your knives and get creative. It’s time to The options for carving the perfect pumpkin are der, design and formation student. “I’m going to have a pumpkin carving party with 7 Save the seeds. Roast them for a deliciously healthy carve those pumpkins. This time of year pump- endless the only limit is your imagination. If you don’t feel up to creating your own master- pumpkin themed martinis,” said Rieder. 3 Cut the top off at a 45-degree angle snack Gkin patches and grocery stores are full of pump- Carving a pumpkin no longer means recreating piece there are kits that will help to create almost Whichever pumpkin you choose and regardless of RUMAN KANG photo kin hunters looking for that perfect the classic jack-o-lantern if you use your creativity any type of jack- o-lantern from the classic triangu- what you carve the most important to thing to re- 4 Use a serrated knife. It makes everything easier! Source: Xop 6 on 6 xop xop xop Pumpkins on sale at Southlands Heritage farm in Vancouver jack-o-lantern canvas. and some careful planning you can make anything lar face to the wickedest of witches. member is to have FUN. viewpoints Editor Derek Bedry The Voice, THURSDAY, MONTH 27, 2011 6

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Editorial opinions are those of the staff and City Hall are independent of views of the student government and ccupy Vancouver may have administration. entered a countdown to Oextinguishment. We welcome letters Mayor Gregor Robertson told CBC to the editor. All earlier this week that the protest letters must be would have to “wind down” because signed. They may be edited for brevity. the Vancouver Art Gallery is booked Names may be for other purpos- withheld in special es. He has been cases, but your letter careful not to say must include your that the protest name and phone must end entirely, number. as long as it no HOW TO REACH US longer occupies the Art Gallery. PHONE But it’s clear 604-323-5396 OPINION that Robertson FAX Derek Bedry would like the 604-323-5398 issue resolved E-MAIL under his [email protected] government. It will propel him DROP-IN toward the election as the candidate Room A226 who peacefully managed the Langara College annoyance. His opponent Suzanne There is a mailbox at Anton has made it a campaign issue, the entrance to the calling for forceful police interven- journalism rooms. tion. SNAIL MAIL In a way, she has the right idea. The Voice Adult Halloweening 100 West 49th Ave. Occupy can’t have it both ways. It needs to start proving itself. Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 The power of the current location is in the fact that it occupies land WEBSITE not owned by the city - and therefore www.langara.bc.ca/voice it might technically be illegal for the EDITORIAL STAFF government to intervene. need not be X-rated THIS ISSUE: Another barrier to the occupation alloween weekend may be fast indulge your alter ego or temporar- necklines to complete their sexy is a new bylaw restricting erection approaching, but daydreaming ily adopt an entirely new personal- pumpkin costume. MANAGING EDITOR/ of protest structures that block any Hstudents still have plenty of ity. Try something new. Wrap a PAGE 6 “road, highway, bridge, viaduct, lane class time left to While Langara students who bundle of brightly coloured mesh Derek Bedry and sidewalk, and any other way come up with an trick-or-treat might attract disap- around your middle and be a living PAGE EDITORS normally open to the use of the idea for a proving looks, a costume party for loofah. memorable young adults shouldn’t be hard to Decorate yourself with tinsel and PAGE 1 public”. To invoke it against Occupy, Natalie Cameron the city would have to define the Art costume. find. paper snowflakes and be a Christ- Gallery space as a “way”. Arguable. This weekend Challenge yourselves this mas tree. Give yourself a fake black PAGE 2 Anne Watson Plus, enforcing the bylaw to may be the only Halloween to push the limits of your eye and attach a broken piñata to repress legal protest and police a time of the year imagination. your head and be the product of a PAGE 3 space the city does not own would when it’s socially It isn’t impossible to assemble a wild fiesta. Kyla Jonas reveal the so-far-ambiguous law’s OPINION appropriate to prize-worthy costume with little The options are endless and PAGE 4/5 fascist side. Carly Wignes walk the streets time and even less money. varied. Even a quick peruse through Celina Albany The protest cannot afford to dressed as a And I’m not talking about the your recycling bin might spark the PAGE 7 simply acquiesce to orders from the swashbuckling young men who squeeze into a perfect idea. Brittany Lee city government if it is to maintain pirate, a dead one-piece, unicorn costume from the Most importantly, once your PAGE 8 what credibility it has been reluc- cheerleader, or President Obama. children’s section of Walmart, or the costume is complete, don’t forget to Jesse Winter tantly endowed with. Quitting now For young adults, it’s an opportu- women who use higher-than-aver- show it off at school on October 31. would be hypocritical and, worse, nity to show off your creativity, age stilettos and lower-than-usual Have a safe and happy Halloween! MANAGING WEB EDITOR wasteful. It stands to influence not Jared Gnam only the social talking points David Suzuki enumerated last Saturday, WEB EDITORS Leah Goebel but to expose potential corruption in Khethiwe Rudd our local government. REPORTERS I certainly don’t advocate vio- Not concerned with civic Morna Casside lence. But so far the movement has Lynda Chapple had little to resist beyond drunken Emma Crawford heckling. If it’s to have any impact at Jennifer Fong all, the movement must stay put. Shawn Gill Especially if it means conflict. election? Think again Alexandra Grant Alanna Hardinge-Rooney ou may not know a lot about election platforms the way health- ballot, according to the City of Matthew Hyndman the 94 candidates running for care is, for example. Boomers vote. Vancouver’s election records. Patrick Johnston mayor, councillor, school board, We don’t. Phillips says voter turnout is Ruman Kang We want to hear Y Devon Mackenzie and parks board. “What’s new is the level of lower for municipal elections Daniel Palmer But if you need a reliable way to non-participation is much higher because compared to federal or Jennifer St. Denis from you get from your house to school, a job than it used to be provincial races, there is less TV Carly Wignes after you graduate, a place to live … especially exposure, and municipal candidates Martin Wissmath that doesn’t cost a million dollars, among youth,” are not identified with traditional Did we get a fact wrong? and money left over to buy yourself says Langara political parties such as the Conser- Tell us. a latte every now and again, then political science vatives, Liberals and NDP. He says Got a different point of view? you have an opinion on municipal instructor voters often complain they are “too politics. Stephen Phillips. busy” to seek out information about Write to us. Generations Y and X fail to show “There’s a candidates. Check our up to vote in election after election, larger pool of Today’s young voters need to new blog: Problems with something we’ve http://langaravoice. and it’s catching up with us. permanent decide whether they want to be com said? A UBC study released last week non-voters than OPINION described as “permanent non-vot- Let us know. showed that today’s young families there used to be.” jen st. denis ers” or if, with a few clicks of the Find us on Twitter at are working harder, making less, Municipal mouse, they’d like to become @LangaraVoice Journalism instructor and living in crappier apartments elections attract empowered to make a decision on Nicholas Read oversees than young families in the 1970’s. the fewest voters. In Vancouver’s November 19. Youtube at Part of the problem, say the last election in 2008, voter turnout For more information on the VoiceLangara The Voice. Email him at study’s authors, is that young people was the lowest it’s been in 60 years. upcoming municipal election, visit Flickr at [email protected] don’t vote, so the issues young Just 31 per cent of the city’s the City of Vancouver’s web site at Langara Voice people face are never part of eligible voters turned up to fill out a vancouver.ca. entertainment Editor BRITTANY LEE The Voice, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011 7 Langara grads star in The Penelopiad Two former Studio 58 students perform in play written by Margaret Atwood at Arts Club

By DEVON MACKENZIE The production includes an 11-mem- with the Arts Club Theatre Company ber, all female cast to tell Penelope’s and she said she is very excited for it to he curtain is rising this week to story. open. reveal two Langara Studio 58 “You don’t come across very many “It’s a show I really believe in and it’s graduates in the Arts Club The- plays that are an all female cast and great to be a part of something that you Tatre Company’s latest produc- crew, so this [show] is pretty special,” can feel you’re really behind,” she said. tion, The Penelopiad. said Sparrow. “Also, I’ve gotten to work on this show Rachel Aberle and Quelemia Spar- Acclaimed director of The Penelopi- with several women who I’ve looked up row are starring in Margaret Atwood’s ad Vanessa Porteous has worked in a to for years and all of a sudden I’m in The Penelopiad. Atwood’s story was large range of theatrical styles and is this show with them – it’s a real privi- published in 2005 as part of Canongate currently the artistic director of Alber- lege.” Books’ project, The Canongate Myth ta Theatre Projects. Sparrow said she is also excited for Series, in which contemporary authors She has guided the actors through the show and has really enjoyed work- rewrote ancient myths. the production of the play where most ing with the all-female cast. “Some- The play runs from October 26 to No- of them are cast as maids and trans- times it happens, when you’re doing a vember 20 on the Stanley Industrial Al- form throughout the show into differ- play like this, where things are very liance Stage at the Arts Club. ent characters. serendipitous. You end up working The Penelopiad is a renewed version “[This show] is a really ensembled with people you really connect with of The Odyssey in which the story of piece, so we all play maids except we and everyone is so talented in this DAVID COOPER photo Odysseus’ wife, Penelope and their step into other roles throughout the cast,” she said. Meg Roe, Laara Sadiq, Rachel Aberle, Ming Hudson teenage son Telemachus, is told as they show,” explained Aberle. For more information or to purchse and Sarah Donald all star in the Arts Club Theatre deal with a group of unruly suitors. The Penelopiad is Aberle’s first show tickets visit www.artsclub.com Company’s latest production, The Penelopiad. Heart of City Fest celebrates local art Musketeers Residents of Downtown Eastside share their artwork, stories, music and more to help build community falls flat but By DANIEL PALMER beautifully ancouver’s Downtown Eastside may be Canada’s poorest postcode 3D remake a visual feast Vbut it also has a more positive claim to fame, said Heart of the City but lacks script substance Festival producer Teresa Vandertuin. Rudolf Penner “We have the highest percentage of By LYNDA CHAPPLE artists in this neighbourhood than any- displays his where else in Canada,” she said. work at the he recent remake of the classic The eighth annual Heart of the City Oppenheimer story The Three Musketeers shot Festival kicked off yesterday and runs Park Art Show Tin 3D sadly falls flat in substance until November 6. It offers dozens of at Gallery and script quality. events ranging from art shows to pub- Gachet in the Director Paul W.S. Anderson, known lic speaking tutorials to guided walking Downtown for the Resident Evil series, is the first tours. Most events are free or by dona- to incorporate this timeless story with tion, making the festival accessible and Eastside 3D elements. open to all. The movie provides a visual feast for “These events are really about shar- DANIEL PALMER the eyes immersing us in a world of photo ing the stories of the people here,” said seamless visual effects, stunning cos- Vandertuin, noting the festival hires tumes and rich production design. The and includes as many DTES residents detailed interiors and exteriors of 17th as it can. century Paris, Venice and London keep Gallery Gachet, located on East Cor- your eyes roaming the screen. dova, is hosting the Oppenheimer Park The story is the traditional tale of a Community Art Show, where many art- country boy, D’Artagnan, who travels ists are displaying their paintings, Art enthusiasts to Paris to join the Musketeers. Logan sculptures and carvings. look at the work Lerman, of Percy Jackson and the Curator Ali Lohan calls it a celebra- Olympians: The Lightning Thief fame, of Downtown tion of arts in the neighbourhood. is sure to convince young Beiber fans “We never thought we’d be able to do Eastside into liking long hair again. this, but here we are,” said Lohan. residents at the D’Artagnan wins the heart of the “Some artists only get to show their Oppenheimer Queen’s lady-in-waiting, Constance, work once a year and we facilitate that Park Art Show played by Gabriella Wilde, a British ac- for them,” she said, adding that several at Gallery tor, while Matthew Macfadyen, of Pride artists have sold pieces in years past to Gachet and Prejudice, plays Athos. off-beat buyers. Athos is the Musketeer who has DTES resident Rocky D., who has DANIEL PALMER been betrayed by Milady de Winter, several tapestry paintings on display, photo played by Milla Jovovich, from the Res- said the event is an inspiration to ident Evil series. Jovovich’s character young artists. not only sounds out of place but looks “I’m working on raising the money like she is posing for Vogue magazine. to open a year-round workshop for art- While your eyes will leave satisfied ists across from Oppenheimer Park,” your ears may not. American accents said Rocky, who is known locally by his FESTIVAL are prominent in what is meant to be nickname. 17th century France. “We need somewhere to create and events The romance in the film is found in come together to build our work per- the coming together of D’Artagnan and Magic Comedy manently,” he said. at Hastings Street Constance and in the separating of Music is also an important compo- Early Learning Athos and Milady, both are intermit- nent of the festival, said Brad Weins, Centre tent but set a basis for much of the sto- who plays saxophone with the Carne- Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. ry line.The film does not lack in action gie Street Band. They will be perform- due to some amazingly choreographed ing this weekend at Carnegie Commu- Halloween Dance fight scenes including sword fights, nity Centre, on Saturday at 2 p.m., and at Carnegie Theatre reminiscent of the Matrix brand of levi- at Pigeon Park on Sunday, 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. tation. “We play together once a week at If you can put away your expecta-

least, but I wish we did events like this Halloween Rock tions for any sort of historical accuracy ‘n Roll in Oppen- more often,” said Weins. or true grit of the 17th century and im- heimer Park Vandertuin said she hopes many will Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. merse yourself in the hilarious perfor- attend the festival and discover the rich mance of Freddie Fox, an actor from history of the neighbourhood. An 1886 Walking Britain, as King Louis XIII of France “Our story is all of that history, all of Tour at Maple Tree and continuous, well-executed action that experience, all of those people who Square scenes, you will leave the theatre feel- lived and died and fought here. By tell- Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. DANIEL PALMER photo ing satisfied and entertained. ing those stories, we build our commu- For a full schedule see Rocky D., a resident of the Downtown Eastside, shows off his piece, The Expect whimsical and you will not be nity,” she said. heartofthecityfestival.com Circle of Life, at the Oppenheimer Park Art Show at Gallery Gachet. disappointed. 8 The Voice, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011 Editor JESSE WINTER sports Couture, Falcons gear up for finals college both Both of Langara’s soccer teams are heading to BCCAA post-season score second Women’s team picking up speed at opening Female Falcons wrapped group, so there’s been a lot of learning Kwantlen’s Shanay Sangha tied the tourney that’s been going on about learning to game on Saturday, making the score up their regular season play at this level.” one-all at the end of the first half. Birt with two strong wins, Their strength, Birt said, lies in their said Sangha is one of the best players The Langara’s badminton high skill level and keeping possession in the conference along with Langara’s “ cohesion of team takes home silver looking good for finals of the ball. However, with 11 first-year Lana Rockhill, a third-year striker and By EMMA CRAWFORD players, their lack of experience is one of the team captains, with nine the team’s from their first their biggest weakness. goals each this season. been tournament of the season he Langara Falcons women’s He said the team will continue to fo- The Falcons’ Kate Steele got the final soccer team pulled ahead of the cus on their strengths and work to get goal of Saturday’s game in the second incredible By MARTIN WISSMATH competition this past weekend tighter defensively. half. the past with a 2-1 win against the Striker Danae Harding, a first-year Central midfielder and first-year angara’s Luke Couture took second T arts and science student, got the first arts and science student Dayn Mc- couple of place at the Vancouver Island Uni- Kwantlen Eagles on Saturday and a 2-0 win against Douglas College on Sun- goal of Saturday’s game. She said the Gregor said that the team members weeks... Lversity badminton tournament last team feels prepared for the finals and communicate well with each other and weekend, with the team also finishing day. it’s getting Langara went into the weekend tied that they’ve been working on strength- agreed with her coach that keeping second overall. with Kwantlen for first place in their ening their game by focusing on transi- possession is one of their strengths. better and The tournament consisted of two tions, but that overall the group works She said these two games were impor- events. Langara’s second-place finish pool and with the provincial champion- better ships starting next weekend, these well together. tant for the team. in the round-robin team event was were important wins for the team. “The cohesion of the team’s been in- “I think that this weekend is a big Falcons’ striker their best result in recent years, ac- “For the most part, we’ve been pret- credible the past couple weeks,” Hard- weekend and that it’ll kind of get us in DANAE HARDING cording to coach Marc Petreman. The ty happy,” Falcons’ coach Ryan Birt ing said. “It’s getting better and better the process of preparing ourselves for Falcons were edged out of first by said. “We’ve got a really, really young every game.” provincials,” McGregor said. Douglas College. Each competition also had its individual event. Couture had a strong tournament but lost in the men’s sin- gles finals to Douglas College’s Rey Wei on Sunday morning. “I just wasn’t able to find a rhythm against him,” Couture said. “My strategy is to rally him until he doesn’t want to play anymore. His strategy is he wants to win it in four shots.” Cou- ture conceded that his opponent’s strategy outper- formed his own, but is “looking forward to being even tougher against him next time,” he Marc Petreman said. Langara Men’s team struggling Couture defeat- badminton coach ed Capilano Col- MORNA CASSIDY photo lege’s Kayzs Tama- Langara Falcons men’s soccer team battle it out against the Douglas College Royals, in the final game of regular league play. The match sauskas in the semi-finals. “He’s a very ended in a 0-3 loss for the Falcons. strong Canadian player,” said Couture, “we’re good friends, and we play each Plagued by inconsistent In Sunday’s game against Douglas able number of goals against, allowing other a lot.” The Falcons’ star was look- College, the Falcons produced a similar 20 goals during regular season play ing forward to the challenge, and man- FALCONS performance, the men’s result, with a loss of 3-0 to the top while only scoring 11. A sizeable defi- aged to win a hard-fought contest. the stats ranked team in the league. The result, cit compared to top scoring team, Van- “He was leading most of the game,” team faces serious Couture said, “but I was able to just Matches played: 12 however, does not affect Langara’s couver Island University with 21 fa- post-season challenges standing as Douglas has been disquali- vourable goals and only 6 against. keep fighting and play my way back into it. Ultimately, I think my fitness Win: 4 By Morna Cassidy fied from the season due to a clerical Despite what the statistics show, error. coach Shankland believes his team can prevailed. It was a really nice win Draw: 2 against a really tough competitor.” he Langara Falcons men’s soccer It has been eleven years since the recover from their poor performance Falcons have been CCAA national this weekend. Coach Petreman had high praise for team floundered in back to back Loss: 6 champions and seven since they held “They are a good enough team to get his team. “I’m really pleased,” he said, Tgames this weekend, losing to both “it’s a nice team, hard-working, and it’s the provincial title. Although the pro- through… with Douglas College being Highest home win: Kwantlen and Douglas College. The vincial division only hosts nine teams, eliminated, we have a good chance of enjoyable to coach them. They played Falcons vs Douglas team enters post-season ranked sixth well in the team event.” College Royals: 1 -0 in a field of nine. the Falcons have struggled to make it winning, but they have to perform.” very far in the playoff rounds. The 2011 BCCAA Provincial Soccer Petreman said he understood that Conceding defeat to Kwantlen’s lone some players were disappointed with Highest home loss: goal on Saturday, the Falcons finish the “We have a lot of sorting out to do Championships takes place October 28- the second-place finish, but defended Falcons vs UNBC season with six losses, three wins and this week in two days of training. I’m 30 at University of British Columbia Timberwolves: 0-3 not overly confident to be honest. We Okanagan. Langara opens their post- their performance given the difficulty two draws. of some of the competition. Coach David Shankland, was disap- seem to have a Jekyll and Hyde team. season against the second seeded Cap- “Some of their players have played Highest away win: pointed with the result against One day we play so good and the next ilano in the men’s quarter final on Oc- Falcons vs UNBC at an international level,” he said of the Kwantlen, “we were very, very, poor day we play so bad,” said Shankland. tober 28. The national championship Timberwolves: 0-1 Douglas College team. against a team we should easily beat,” As well as their weak wins to losses tournament will follow in Quebec City record, the team also has a consider- from November 9-12. Alisa Young played on a mixed dou- Source: pacwestbc.ca he said. bles team with Chris Chung, last year’s Nationals silver medalist. They fin- ished fifth overall, she said. “I haven’t actually played with him very often,” said Young, who is in her first year. “To finish fifth in the first tournament we played together I think is good.” She is looking forward to the rest of the season. “I think it’s looking good. We fin- ished well. [Petreman] is really optimistic about the year ahead. Hopefully we will get in to Provincials and maybe Nationals.”

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Source: pacwestbc.ca March 1 - 3, 2012 - Thompson Rivers The stats show the men’s soccer team has struggled throughout the season with lop-sided goals-against averages University