lethbrld^a CofniBunity College Lfbtafy Lethbridge Community College Expanding Your Horizons Issue: 9 Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 LCC students do Christmas shopping at the Upgrading . students' store Page 2 Year of the Volunteer comes to an end Page S EDITORfiU. Driving frustrations Honouring stafF and students Page 4 i^^\ i ••¥••' fe 1^ Hometessness in Lethbridge Page 9 %...u. Crime at Christmas :;.", .* Does it happen during thei'iy holidays? " • Pag0 13' ENtERTAlNMEI^T Revised 12 days of Christmas PagB f0'*";;^'f;Sti: ', Serial Joe sings at the Roadhouse LCC runners tai^e bronze* ' " ;.,__^,- PageZZ 'h"^"" Athlete of the WeeK Page ZA PHOTO BY AMY ANDERSON Barton Simpson siial^es the hand of Al Rudolph, criminal justice team leader, as he gets his diploma at winter Convocation on Dec. 1 In the Vai IVIatteotti Gymnasium. See related story on page 7. yl^fc'!t'^;si-?-ifet^'i!tefe'.i.'^, • • Goi oiJi of ilio r.lrjr/.rooiTi arirl irito ijioMirlr., "i Iri.^ AAoi'icJc;/, olfjf.f. roquiiT.'f. rJ.0V:0|.> rjr:.Vi|-0 to liVO tl'K: VA\[ \\\(: o\\(\ {'.\\\\c\^K\ \\\ {\Y.X.i)\l\\\(\(\ \M\\\. Of www.moxl 2 • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2001 COLLEGENEWS ENDEAVOUR Upgrading students offer economical Christmas gifts to help J raise money for their program's scholarship fund STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA BINGEL Bidaaiioiir staff After two days, Lethbridge Community CoUege upgrading students and staff met their goals for the Christmas store they managed on Nov. 29 and 30. "We definitely met our fmancial target," said Monica EkvaU, upgrad­ ing instructor./.^:-.-:' ^: •:•./ i- The store was openied to help reUeve the stress and financial difficul­ ties that are associated with Christmas. This is the secpnd year that the upgrading students held a student store,,-/,, ';• :' V; ,•'.•/:: ..-\ . "The first (year) was on a much smaUer scale," EkvaU said. '*We tairr geted a much wider student population (this year)." Not only did students and staff donate to the Christmas store, the community also did its part in contributing. Ekvall said that the upgrading program wasn't expecting the Lethbridge community to donate. The store was located in the Students' Association boardroom, and there was also a table setup in the Centre Core on Nov. 29. Upgrading . students and staff worked from 8:30 a.m. tiU 5 p.m. over the two days, Lynne Kinch (behind the table), secretary of case management, was one and over 30 volunteers worked in the store in one-hour shifts. of ttie many dhristmas store volunteers sets up shop in Centre Core. "The tunes I was in the store, people were in tiiere steadUy," EkvaU said. Although aU the items for sale in the store didn't seU, the items wiU go to several groups around the coUege. EkvaU said that the SA will look to see if tiiey can use any of the donations for tiiek Adopt A FamUy hampers, or if the early childhood program can use them. If there is stiU anything left over, EkvaU said it wiU be used again in next years' store. "We targeted a much wider student population (this year)." - Momica Ekvall When asked if the Christmas store will return next year, Ekvall said it depends on the amount of people who would like to be involved. "We'U have to see if the staff is interested." If the upgrading program chooses not to continue the Christmas store next year, EkvaU wiU find a home for the items. "I'll donate the leftovers to a good cause," Ekvall said. Students that shopped in the Christmas store were excited to find something inexpensive for their family or friends. EspeciaUy during the end of the semester when money and timing are tight. "I haven't had anytime to do my Christmas shopping," said Mark Edwards, second-year computer information technology student. The money raised from student and staff donations go to the upgrad­ ing student scholarship fund. Ekvall hopes that the Christmas store met the needs of smdents and staff, and also helped reUeve some of the stress that comes with the hoUdays. Students taking advantage of the savings available at the Christmas store "I heard people saying 'oh, my son is going to love this." In the Centre Core. LCC upgrading students volunteered at the store. ABookisaGift f$^^^ t^ln^ to teU^oa? you can Open J\gain and Again! Thousands of Gifts in Stock including Book Baskets and '.OME OF THE FATS DOMlNO, Gift Certificates! DEUCE COUPE 10% off with Student Card* Gently Used THE TRI POWER BURGERS Frontier Books HOTROD CAFE ' 1254 Srd Am S. BAR & GRILL 380-2001 ^0-10-1Z AM.X * Not valid with any other promotion LICENSED PREMISES ENDEAVOUR CAMPUS BEAT WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2001 • 3 <E|f||^"ii^ etedby^ir tol^Micast llie 18*" Air Defense Regiment was loumalisin at the Lethbridge Community CoUege bn Nov. 21 and 22. On Nov. 21, prograin iWlastej^^^^et^^ptttds and Seige^RK^SbfeiWere in the In the past year, Shaw has had to Andrews buiWipg targeting criminal change from long community type Justice student^^J^|mg into flie crimi- programming to shorter type program­ * hal justic^^^gps i^bout the same ming. as getti^^HRe r^^es. Sgt. Pat The Lethbridge Community College McNeil was^etup m cratiter core on combined its broadcasting and televi­ Nov. 22 witii pl^if of information sion programs this faU. These two regarding what the defense regiment is changes have caused many changes iaUabout. and aJpLvie^vorkload for both Shaw Tihe reserves are a part-time oppor­ and tunity for anyone WM'is'iaMrested. It ^Knt\are also experiencing wbtild inyolye wbrkiag Wednesday ions Wie| trying to do both oightS'for about 3 hours and the occa­ radio^lfeidt^evision work. Mark sioned Saturday or Sunday. Dofam, ^paager at Shaw and Veryl In April, taskmg bdque's come from Todd, conununication arts instmctor, Edmonton and Wainwright lookmg for have decided that adjustments are members to be tasked oiit for the sum- required. mer. The members would b^ttoj ' As of January, students will he taught how to use the equipment and paid for their summer work, to edit their work at the college, which could end up working used to be done at Shaw. Students wiU weapons, driving or stiU be assigned to work on mobile productions with Shaw. These include City-Council, Hurricane's hockey. Food ban BY lAiN SHUTE Cooking in the West and Southem Roxanfij^rCooke, meat shop manager, s the freez- Alberta Council of PutjUc Affairs. ers In^tlMimeai store. The training the students will receive with Shaw'will include shoot­ ing the events, setting up the equip­ ddtti^tii^tis ment and taking it down. The changes Registration for will bring a littie more of the workload For anyone who has a little extra food that to LCC to ease up on Shaw. they want to get rid of, think of the food bank general studies in the Student Association office. There is no deadline for giving food it is a Retuming general studies students have the year round project, but if you feel like door to ^5|^aty to register for all courses open to gen- Year of door carolling you better sign up fast. The 'dies students on Dec. 6 from 3:30p.m. to 7 3rd and you will be singing m the Cave. Sign up as soon as possible for 00pm to 9:00pm. fegistration time by visiting the registration area Volunteer ross from the bookstore. pr carolling is trying to get The Year of the Volunteer comes'to ei^^t the When students sign up, they wiU receive a reg­ ed goods from people around celebration of the new year. To commemorate dona istration package that includes the LCC winter the city p support the food bank. the past year, Lethbridge Community College 2002 tunetable. You canlign up as a group as long as the wiU be hosting the closing ceremonies on Dec. The sooner a student signs up, the ea Student Association knows how many are in 5 in the Centre Core from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. registiation, time wUl be. If students^ the group so they can give you the songbooks. Pizza, cake, pop and chips wUl be served, and questions, please contact the genei If you are coming alone than you will be set a sUde show wiU be shown of the student volun­ at 320-3597. up with a group. teers. Jennifer Daae pMlWitier. IBioatosilournalism ^I'f;-:?; Computer systems an^ electronic 'The^g^irec4dM h's birtkdm'ki^^*' technologies. ^; "/ stick them in a'chsett^ondjh^y colMtj^ustill • »-»*»-'*i»-W*rw« ••••w-«'»ti-i* -i-!,-*.!) 4 • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2001 ENDEAVOUR LCC students and Mmmni goodHl Recognize those around you Every morning somebody sits beside a stranger at a bus stop, while on a different street, others can't wait for the red Hght to tum green, because a pedestrian crossing a cross walk happens to be extra slow. We're all good at passing people in the hallways until they become just another blurred figure on our way to class. But if we only stopped for one second, maybe we'd see that these same dedicated people are the ones who haye touched the lives of those around them in a profound positive way, and may very well hold humanities essence within them selves. When he started teaching in 1971, Buster Burke wasn't aware that for the next thirty years, he'd be .doing a fun job that would make such a :;6»*Arcy Kavanagh -^^^^,..,. positive difference in so many students' lives.