The Voice • November 3, 2011 • Volume 44 • Issue 5

Growing a MO?.............................4/5 Inside look November, or Movember, is the month to raise money and lower razors. Also learn how to grow and maintain your moustache

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CSI Langara.............................3 Forensic students to dig up fake bones

Flu season.............................2 Shots are now available on campus

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November 3, 2011 • Vol. 44 no. 5 • vancouver, b.c.

No way to NPA: instructor Occupy Vancouver protestors should vote in the city’s election, but not for the NPA party, says Langara poli-sci teacher Peter Prontzos Prontzos told the crowd that a vote swer but it’s a hell of a powerful way to

By Daniel Palmer Mayor for the NPA would lead to less emphaget your message across.”

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eople taking part in the Occupy Vancouver protest need to vote in the Nov. 19 municipal election to keep the Non-Partisan Association out of power, said Langara political science professor Peter Prontzos.

Prontzos made his comments last Sunday when he was invited to speak at the Occupy Vancouver site at the Vancouver Art Gallery downtown.

“We have to get off our bums and take part in the municipal election coming up,” he told the crowd of about 50 people. “Voting isn’t the entire an-

Last week, a number of student protesters said that they didn’t see the point of voting. John Connor, an Occupy Vancouver protester, said he is apathetic about the municipal election because regardless of who is in power, “corporations tell the elected what to do anyway.”

But Langara student Freya Olson, 22, said she was encouraged to vote by Prontzos and other politically active friends.

“We wouldn’t need to Occupy Vancouver if we occupied the voting booth,” she said.

sis on environmental and social issues in Vancouver.

“My feeling is that the NPA represents the corporate elite,” Prontzos said. “If they come into power, we will not continue to be the second-greenest city in North America. We will not see continued efforts to try and deal with the homeless like we’ve seen under COPE and Vision.”

NPA city council candidate Mike Klassen said in an interview afterwards that the NPA has been responsible for some of the most progressive

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hopefuls

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Mayor Gregor Robertson is campaigning again with Vision Vancouver NPA candidate Suzanne Anton NSV candidate, Randy Helten

12 candidates in total

Source: Vancouver’s website

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The new Falcons logo, pictured on the jersey of Langara women’s basketball player, Carling Muir, replaces the old one (left).

New team logo soars into action Langara contest winners design a new logo that proves popular among athletes, and students

By MARTIN WISSMATH

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angara students and faculty love the new Falcon.

Langara College held a competition last year to redesign the sports logo – the Falcon. The winning design, which is now worn by athletes for the fall 2011 semester, is being praised as an improvement over the old one.

“The whole design just comes off as sharp, classy and fierce,” said Leila Morzan, Langara’s Athletic Facilities Assistant. She said that almost everyone’s reaction has been positive. “It’s a logo that you’re proud to wear and represent.”

Printed on recycled paper

Those who wear the Falcon agree.

“The old one looks like a chicken, “ said Hailey Hebron, a guard for the women’s basketball team.

“I definitely think it’s a huge improvement,” said Jason Cordeiro, 21, a first year student on the men’s soccer team. He said the old logo needed an update. “It’s more modern [now], more aggressive, more up-to-date.”

Cordeiro suggested players might be more proud wearing the new logo.

“No matter what logo, you still gotta play with pride. But they say, ‘feel good, look good, play good.’”

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the soccer teams are already sporting the new design, and basketball teams debut their new uniforms at the home opener on Nov.26.

Other students also appreciate the new graphic.

“I’m a sucker for orange and black,” said Cyrus Larsen, 20. “And the font is nicer – it matches the new Langara brand.”

Accounting student Courtney Scott said it was more meaningful that the new design came from Langara students.

Kyle McWilliam and Joe Donnelly were the contest winners. The winning prize was $1,000 and an Apple iPad.

Dance and sing to a BA degree Performing arts students will soon have an easier time getting a degree

By EMMA CRAWFORD

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erforming arts students will soon be able to earn a bachelor’s degree by taking a nine-month degree completion program, starting in May. This is the first time students will have this opportunity. Currently, students with a three-year arts certificate will only get credit for one year from schools such as UBC. The program is open to those with certificates in dance, music, theatre, film arts, stagecraft, digital media and arts and entertainment management.

Langara, Capilano University, Douglas College and Vancouver Community College are working together on the program.

This format is the first in Canada.

“There are collaborative programs in other fields, but this is the first one that is a designated performing arts program that is collaborative in nature,” said Linda Arnold, Langara’s associate vice president.

It’s the first collaborative performing arts degree program, because institutions tend to be “proprietary and controlling” in terms of administering their programs, said the coordinator of the bachelor of performing arts, Marcus Youssef.

“I think that [collaborating] goes against established large institutions’ instincts,” he said.

The program is open to any arts students with similiar certificates, not just the students attending one of the partner schools, said Arnold.

Youssef said that there will be one intake per year, starting in May 2012.

The registration deadline is Jan. 10, 2012 and auditions start the same month.

For the first three years the program will be housed at Capilano, and that the other three institutions will later take turns hosting the program once Marcus Youssef they have the coordinator of the BA program space to accommodate the students, said Youssef.

First-year Studio 58 student, Max Wallace said he is interested in taking the program after he completes his certificate and works in the industry for a few years.

“I’d rather go right out and do the acting thing after [school]... and I have connections,” said Wallace. “But definitely, in the future I’m interested.”

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Turkish Film Fest coming to Langara First ever festival held in Vancouver will showcase Turkish life and culture

By RUMAN KANG

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he first ever Vancouver Turkish Film Festival will be held at Langara College on Sunday, Nov. 20.

The festival taking place in the foyer of the A building will include 12 awardwinning films, a Turkish coffee brewing workshop and Turkish market with handmade crafts and food.

The festival was created to introduce and showcase Turkish language films and culture to a local audience.

“There are so many award-winning Turkish films and they are being acknowledged around the world right now. So we thought why don’t we do a festival so that people in Vancouver have the chance to see them,” said Eylem Sonmez, Director of VTFF. Of the 12 films being shown at the festival there will be nine dramas and three documentaries.

Among the dramas will be Three Monkeys, a Cannes film festival award winner for best director in 2008.

There will also be two musical documentaries, Lost Songs of Anatolia and Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. According to Sonmez, the much-acclaimed documentaries capture and represent the diversity of music in Turkey.

“These two great documentaries represent the music and culture of Turkey, Turkey has different areas and there are lots ethnic groups and they represent them all,” said Sonmez.

The market at the festival will include all sorts of handmade items from jewelry to traditional Turkish clothing.

There is also expected to be a variety of Turkish foods including salads and baked goods.

Although the event is still three weeks away, students seem to be excited about the festival.

“I recently travelled through Turkey so personally I think it would be fun to go because I have spent some time there. Watching films is a way to travel if you don’t have the time and money to travel,” said Surya Carmichael, art and science transfer student. “By watching films from different countries its way to understand their culture.”

For students interested in attending the festival the cost for tickets will be $5 per film or $12 for the entire day.

The proceeds from the event will benefit the Turkish Canadian Society.

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Nursing student Ian Li braces himself while getting a flu shot in the main foyer of Building A last Tuesday. Future clinics will be held next week and the week after. The B.C. Ministry of Health estimates that 10 to 20 per cent of the population suffers from the flu each year.

Campus flu shot clinics open

To get yours, drop by college health services on November 8, 9 or 15

By MORNA CASSIDY

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t’s that time of year again, flu season and with it comes the annual flu shot campaign.

Langara health services began its annual flu shot clinic for students earlier this week. Future dates are Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 9, noon to 4 p.m., and Nov. 15, noon to 4 p.m.

“I would absolutely recommend all students getting the flu vaccine,” said Jenifer Timer, Nursing instructor at Langara College. “It’s not only important for protecting yourself, but those around you.”

“Many people incorrectly believe that getting the flu shot gives you the flu, or a weakened version of it, and thus don’t get the shot for fear of actually getting sick and missing class or work. This assumption is wrong,” Timer added.

Last year in B.C. 1,080 people were hospitalized due to influenza, which resulted in 57 deaths.

“It’s very important to note that people with compromised immune sys-

tems, seniors, and children can get lethally ill from the flu – they can die. So, if you’re not concerned about getting sick yourself, you should still get the shot to protect those around you and prevent passing the flu to them,” said Timer.

The Ministry of Health estimates that 10 to 20 per cent of the population suffers from the flu every year.

According to HealthLink BC “Influenza spreads easily from person to person through coughing, sneezing, or having face-to-face contact. The virus can also spread when a person touches tiny droplets from a cough or sneeze and then touches their eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.”

Nursing instructor Shannon Redmond said you can reduce the risk of getting or spreading influenza by washing your hands regularly, disposing of used tissues in the waste basket or garbage, coughing and sneezing into your shirt sleeve rather than your hands, staying home when you are ill, and getting the influenza vaccine.

Over the course of a season, one in 10

adults will get the flu and health officials combat this by offering flu shots for the public. In B.C. there are over 1,300 doctors, pharmacists and nurses qualified to administer the flu vaccine.

According to a report from the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey, in 2010, 41 per cent of Canadians reported that they received the H1N1 vaccination. However, the same report revealed that only 36 per cent of British Columbians received the shot, well below the national average. Also, the report showed adults aged 20 to 44 were the age group least likely to get the vaccine at only 32 per cent.

Arts and science student Hanna Little said she has never received a flu shot but she is reconsidering.

“I think I will this year based on advice from my biology teacher and the fact that I am just getting over a really bad cold,” said Little who often attends classes even if she’s ill.

“I try to stay home from class but if I’m sick for a while I tend to just tough it out and go to class in order to not fall behind.”

THE FLU in Canada

3 to 7.5 million: Estimated number of Canadians who suffer from the influenza virus each year

4,000 to 8,000: The approximate number of Canadians who die each year due to inluenza

70 to 90 per cent: Percentage of inluenza vaccinations that successfully produce the antibodies to fight off the flu in health adults

Source: Health Canada

We’re driving less, says study Not by much — only 1.7 per cent per capita — but it’s a trend that’s catching on, even here at Langara

By JEN ST. DENIS

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A man pedals past the traffic on West 49th Avenue.

More Canadians are driving less according to a study released last month by an Australian researcher. And some of those Canadians work and study at Langara.

ou wouldn’t know it from looking at 49th Avenue during rush hour, but people in North American cities are driving less.

Driving in Canada’s five biggest cities declined 1.7 per cent per capita from 1995 to 2006, Australian researcher Jeff Kenworthy has found. The numbers are part of a worldwide trend that includes the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

The Voice canvassed students and faculty at Langara to see how the phenomenon is playing out on campus.

Fulton Tom, an economics instruc-

tor, used to drive or carpool to Langara from New Westminster. About 12 years ago, he ditched his car for a bike because he wanted to get more exercise.

His two sons, 17 and 19, have followed his lead and get around without a car. They don’t even have driver’s licences yet.

“It’s just not a priority for them,” says Tom. “One of my biggest fears as a parent was when my sons might start driving, because it’s not particularly safe on the roads.”

Like Tom’s sons, Adam Shambrook, a 24-year-old computer science student, has also never bothered to get a driver’s licence. He has gotten around exclusively by bike since he was 18, and said family and friends have never pressured him to become a driver.

“My mom was thrilled,” he said.

“She admires what I’m doing.”

Design formation instructor Kevin

Smith has been a non-licensed, nondriver for all of his 48 years and isn’t shy about it. He gets around by taxi, transit and on foot, and uses couriers to transport large items for his freelance design work.

“It’s amazing, the stigma around not driving,” said Smith. “And yet I can tell you that I have plenty of friends my age who are closeted non-drivers. They just don’t talk about it.”

The convenience of the Canada Line lured nursing student Anna Villalobos out of her car. The result has been less stress and more savings.

Villalobos drove to her job in North Vancouver every day, until she started school at Langara. She likes the train because it’s fast, and she doesn’t have to pay for gas. But what she enjoys most is not dealing with other drivers. “Some of them can be really aggressive,” said Villalobos.

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Cafeteria renos draw positive reviews Most Langara students are enjoying new food options as well as the spacious layout

By PATRICK JOHNSTON

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he renovation of Langara’s cafeteria is drawing mostly positive reviews from students. “It looks beautiful,” said Langara economics student Rita Wong.

Like many of her fellow students, Wong thinks the prices are good and likes the numerous options.

But while most reviews were positive, there was also some criticism.

Women’s studies student Noor Mann is a fan of Triple O’s. He also said that while it’s great to have Tim Hortons, more chocolate items throughout the cafeteria would be nice.

But, he also felt the seating options could still use some “rejigging.”

“They should have rules on the booths, two or three people at least to use them, or just more booths.”

Lawrence Marchand, cafeteria food service director, said student response has been excellent and highlighted Triple O’s as being consistently the most popular food counter.

Business student Mike Zheng said, “It’s a little bit better, but it’s still too expensive.”

Zheng wasn’t the only student with concerns about prices. Engineering student Dave Daniels also said they’re too high. His solution is to bring lunch.

“My girlfriend makes me lunches; this is why guys get married!”

Psychology student Terence Pang attended UBC and said Langara’s new cafeteria compares well with the options available at UBC. The renovations mean the cafeteria is “more spacious and has more variety,” he said.

Pang was disappointed that because Langara’s cafeteria is licensing the Triple O’s and Quiznos brands, they don’t accept coupons.

Business student Kyle Baek said he loves the new cafeteria and eats there at least twice a week. He likes the new look, which he calls fancier and tidier.

Pizza or noodles are his food of choice.

Travis Chase, another business student, said the new changes were decent. He was disappointed there was no Indian food left when he was looking for a meal last Thursday afternoon. Instead, he ate pizza.

Carling Muir, who is studying to be a social service worker, likes the salad bar so much she said she eats there almost every day but said Quiznos is “disgusting.”

However, she liked that effort has been made to provide more options.

She acknowledged that with any change, not everyone will be pleased.

“If people don’t like it, make your own lunch!” she said.

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If people don’t like it, make your own lunch!

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Skeletons on campus Forensic anthropology class will find the cause of ‘death’ after unearthing replica human remains

By MATT HYNDMAN

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or the time being, anthropology professor Stanley Copp is the only one who knows the circumstances surrounding the skeletons he buried on the Langara campus.

But soon, students in forensic anthropology will be in on the secrets as they dig up and inspect the replica human bones in a project Copp designed to mimic real-life fieldwork.

“Students who take forensics do get to handle real human remains,” Copp said in a telephone interview, but actually excavating remains is “something they only get out of the books and videos.”

Thanks to his efforts, students in the class will get to practice forensic excavation in the sunken garden between the gym and the bookstore, which he has transformed into an artificial burial site.

The nature of the “deaths” will have to be uncovered by the students.

Copp hasn’t pinned down an exact date yet, but when the dig takes place it will be on display for the student population to observe.

“They’re getting the skills required to excavate the remains in the proper manner so they don’t lose information,” he said.

Copp has also set up the sites so that there’s “something a little off.”

“I’ve traumatized [the skeletons] and added in artifacts and bullets.”

The artifacts will help the students date when the burial took place.

After excavating the remains, the students will take pictures and record everything they find.

In the lab, they’ll try to decipher whether the skeleton was a victim of homicide, suicide or an accident, as well as the age, sex and ancestry of the person.

Copp hopes that the dig will spark interest in a new summer course devoted to forensic and archaeological field studies. He wants that course to begin in May 2012, but his request still needs to be approved by the college.

looking for an election issue because they don’t have much to run on,” Prontzos told the crowd.

But Klassen said the NPA is following existing bylaws that prevent citizens from living in tents in parks and public spaces.

“And that’s public space. We completely support and encourage people... to speak their mind on issues of public importance. The right to protest is sa-

cred,” Klassen said. “...We can’t have a double standard. Mayor Robertson, when there was a housing protest in the Olympic village, he sent the police in within minutes. They pulled those tents down and ripped them out.”

Prontzos will be a featured speaker at the World Peace Forum Teach-in at Langara College on Saturday, November 12. Check out www.peaceforumteachin.org for more information.

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Langara Competitions Club members (left to right) Stephanie Wong, Andy Choi, Alvin Kwong, Emily Chan and Matt Kwok discuss an assignment in front of Langara Library. The group is preparing for the Langara Competitions Club Case Competition on Friday.

Dragons’ Den-like match at Langara Teams compete for $300 by completing custom-made case studies of typical business scenarios

By MARTIN WISSMATH

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f you’re a fan of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, now you can practice your business pitch at Langara.

The Langara Competitions Club will be hosting a simulated business competition on Friday and Saturday at Langara. Nine teams of three contestants each will compete over two days. A panel of judges, including Langara business instructors and local employers, will decide the winner.

“Students will feel what it is actually like to make [business] decisions on the spot,” said Andy Choi, founder and president of the Langara Competitions

Tents in parks should go, NPA

Club. Choi is a Bachelor of Business Administration student in his last year.

He was inspired to create the LCC because of a course he took in business competitions.

The course is only available to BBA students so Choi felt he could create an opportunity for more students to experience the same thing.

“It’s an opportunity to apply what you learn in the classroom,” said Alvin Kwong, an arts and science student and club member.

Langara Competitions Club Case Competition – or LC4 for short – will place students in a room with a computer without internet access, a custom-made case study containing a typical business scenario, and a pen and paper. After four hours, the teams of three give a presentation to a group of judges.

On Friday, teams present in front of three judges. The following day, the top

Continued from page 1 politics on environmentalism and homelessness in the city’s history.

“The NPA is an organization that represents all of Vancouver. We have a very strong track record of putting Vancouver’s homeless into homes,” Klassen said.

“Environmental sustainability as a subject came about under mayor Philip

four teams will give their presentation in front of six-to-eight judges. Winners will receive a $300 cash prize – $100 for each team member – as well as awards and certificates.

Stephanie Koonar, assistant department chair of the Langara school of management, helped the club get connected to local sponsors and employers. She said the most valuable reward the club can offer is the chance to meet prospective employers.

“It’s an opportunity for members to get additional experience and exposure,” she said.

Choi hopes to leave the LCC as a lasting legacy at Langara. By succeeding in future competitions, he hopes that business students will stay to complete their degree and not just see the college as a step to university.

“I want to help build the brand,” he said, “so students will be proud to have their degree from here.”

Owen. It has been NPA councils, and the COPE council under Larry Campbell, that really put forward some of the strongest action about environmentalism in this city,” Klassen said.

Prontzos also claimed the NPA is trying to create an election platform by opposing the occupation of the VAG grounds.

“As you know, the NPA is talking about clearing this place out. They’re

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information

Event begins Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. but to watch must arrive by 12:50 p.m.

Friday’s competitions are in B032, B022 and B147

Finals are held at 1 p.m. Saturday on the 4th floor of C-building

For more information check out www.langaracompetitions/lcccasecompetition.htm

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Editor JESSE WINTER

More than just the 'stache

M r a e b y m h e e v o m M

November might be famous for its cookie dusters, but the month is about more than silly lip ticklers and ironic mouth merkins

By DEVON MACKENZIE he month of November isn’t just about moustaches.

As well as the successful Movember campaign, November has become a catch-all month for other awareness campaigns that focus on everything from seniors and children to all manner of health isues.

So why November for these numerous causes and awareness campaigns?

“The winter months and the holidays are generally a season of giving by patrons of any organization,” said BC Cancer Foundation’s Allison Colina. “We always see more donations come through this time of year than any other.”

Through November, Langara is hosting a variety activities in support of the United Way like rubber duck races, hot dog sales and craft fairs. For complete coverage of the United Way events, check out The Voice Online at www.langaravoice.com.

There are multiple off-campus events during the month of November as well, including provincial and national campaigns for health and awareness causes.

Lung cancer as well as diabetes are two other noted national awareness campaigns that occur throughout the month of November and both causes hold functions and awareness campaigns as well.

The White Ribbon Campaign is a national campaign that runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6 that aims to bring awareness to gender based abuse. The campaign also aligns with the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and commemorates the women killed in the École Politechnique shootings in Montreal in 1989.

CHIMO (an Inuit word that means welcome/friend) Crisis Services in Richmond has been supporting the White Ribbon Campaign since 2007 and director of communications Rebeca Avendano is passionate about their goals.

“Our aim is to encourage people to become more aware and spread that awareness of gender-based violence,” said Avendano. “We see women and children at CHIMO all the time who have been victims of gender-related violence, so to spread the word about this issue - it’s very important.”

The campaign is marked by men wearing a white ribbon which acknowledges their pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women.

During the campaign, CHIMO also works with high schools, workplaces and faith communities around the city to promote the message of non-violence and distribute the symbolic white ribbons.

The BC Cancer Foundation has also jumped on the November bandwagon.

The foundation hosted their annual Inspiration Gala which took place on Oct. 28 this year, but Colina, the foundation’s communications specialist, says the foundation is most excited to take advantage of November’s power as an awareness month for the launch of their first-ever awareness campaign which will feature television ads, print ads and social media.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ‘STACHE

1860s John Wilkes Booth sports a killer moustache 1940s Hitler and Stalin square off for best dictatorial mo 1980s Hollywood stars Burt Reynolds and Tom Sellick become synonymous with this classic symbol of male virility 1990s The moustache falls out of favour, possibly due to its overexposure in the previous decade 2000s The moustache’s popularity is revivved due to the growth of Movember and the hipster community’s embraces it as an ironic fashion accessory

Photo instructor gets first clean shave in over 10 years Photography students raise over $600 for prostate cancer research by forcing their instructor to the razor

By Shawn Gill

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ad, I’m doing this for you,” said photo imaging instructor David Scougal as his student, Dion Farrell, shaved off of his hair and beard.

Last Thursday afternoon, about 20 students and faculty gathered to watch as Scougal, who hadn’t been fully shaven in 10 years, revealed his baby face.

“My dad had prostate cancer, which is part of the reason I said I’d do this,” said Scougal.

Scougal’s shave alone raised $630 for Movember Canada, a growing worldwide campaign to raise awareness for men’s health issues. Movember helps raise funds for prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men. One in six Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

“It hit home,” said photography student Jan Snarski, when two people in his life were recently diagnosed with cancer.

About a week ago, Snarski posted to his class blog that he was trying to raise money for Movember, and asked, “Who’s with me?”

Scougal, who hadn’t had a clean shave for 10 years, responded to Snarski’s blog post by issuing a challenge to his students: If they could raise $100 dollars in donations for Movember Canada, he would shave his beard.

By the morning of Scougal’s date with the razor, his students had raised $230.

Upping the ante, Scougal said, “If you can hit $500 I’ll shave my head too.”

By 2:30 p.m. the students had raised $630 to support Movember Canada, which according to its website, donates 86 per cent of its raised funds to Prostate Cancer Canada.

Movember has grown by leaps and bounds since its birth in Adelaide, Australia in 1999. According to Movember Canada’s website, in 2003, 30 people in the world participated. Last year, there were 447,808 registrants across the planet.

There are many ways to contribute to this cause. The easiest, and most fun way is to register on the Movember Canada website. Let your friends and family know about your fundraising and direct them to your profile webpage to make donations. The three major credit cards are accepted, as is Paypal.

Movember Canada would like to remind you that in addition to boosting awareness for prostate cancer, Movember is about celebrating the moustache itself. For registered male Movember participants, growing and shaping your sweet ‘stache is the best way to ensure your fundraising success.

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Care and feeding of your mo Tips, tricks and suggestions for keeping your carefully crafted flavour saver in good health for the entire month and beyond

By PATRICK JOHNSTON ith Movember bringing facial fashion into focus for the next month, what are Langara students doing to look after their already growing facial foliage?

Asian studies student Robbie Jameson says the main appeal of growing a beard is not having to shave. After having to shave in August, he’s well on his way back to his customary “lumberjack beard.”

Jameson also likes sporting a beard because of how it looks and feels. To care for his beard, every other day he uses a special conditioner suggested by a friend who works at a salon.

This is not the only approach to beard care that can be found among Langara’s student body.

Jamie Walraven’s been “phasing his beard in and out” for twenty years and without using product of any kind. “I was twenty, I thought it was a scam. Why strip natural stuff to put plastic stuff in?”

Satish Kohli of Kohli’s Master Cuts disagrees and recommends using shampoo and conditioner to help keep the beard clean and healthy. He also says that men with longer beards should be sure to trim their beard evenly and to pay special attention to carefully trim the moustache to be slightly fuller than the rest of the beard.

Computer science students Florios Demosten and Adam Wutchnik both prefer using an electric trimmer on their beards rather than shaving. “It gets prickly when I shave,” Demosten said.

Gordon Stager, who’s studying business, keeps it old-fashioned – he uses scissors to care for his beard. He trims his beard every week to “get rid of stuff on my neck.”

Gordon Dyck, who works with Langara’s facilities department, has had a beard for 30 years. He trims his beard twice a week because he doesn’t like the “Grizzly Adams” look.

Alex Kennedy has had a beard off and on for three years. He’d keep it more consistently but he’s in the military so he doesn’t have much choice. He uses an electric trimmer once a week.

Will Walraven keep his beard? He said he’s mostly too lazy to shave his beard, so it will probably stay.

“Unless somebody mistakes me for a terrorist!”

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SHAWN GILL current photos

Photography instructor Dave Scougal has always had creative facial hair.

Pictured here (clockise from left) in high school, sporting classic 70s style sideburns, last Thursday just before his clean shave, part-way through the ordeal Scougal’s barber decided to redux the famous side burns and finally, the freshly shorne photographer ponders his new life with a clean face, thinking that perhaps November wasn’t the best season to shave off his face blanket.

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Jamie Walraven believes firmly in a product-free beard

early front-runners: race for the second-best moustache on campus

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EDITOR LEAH GOEBEL

Rio Theatre should be allowed to sell booze V

ancouverites can sip Chardonnay on restaurant patios, knock back tequila shots at the bar and nurse a beer at a Canucks game but, due to senseless and outdated liquor laws, they cannot drink anything besides soda while taking in a movie.

For the 73-year-old Rio Theatre in East Vancouver, prohibition-era liquor legislation means that it will have to stop showing movies if it wants to also host booze-filled concerts, theatre productions and special events.

It’s liquor and Ladyhawk or flicks and Fanta: one or the other, not both, according to the provincial government.

As for an explanation, there doesn’t appear to be one.

“We do not understand or Alanna Hardinge- support the B.C. Rooney Liquor Licensing Branch determining that a so-called live-performance venue would preclude showing feature films,” wrote Vancouver’s city cultural department in a report submitted to city council.

I’d raise a glass to that. The regulations make absolutely no sense.

Both Ontario and Alberta recently passed legislation to permit the sale of liquor at movie theatres. Since 1990, independent cinemas in the United States were serving patrons drinks either in the lobby or at their seats.

Did chaos ever ensue? No, it did not.

The concern in B.C. is that movie theatres are frequented by minors and the co-existence of liquor and adolescents has a reputation for causing problems.

But here’s the thing: the Rio doesn’t want to sell liquor at movie screenings. All it wants is to be able to serve beer while hosting concerts and keep it to popcorn on movie nights.

And would that be such a terrible thing? For an establishment that sometimes serves alcohol to also sometimes screen sober films?

Crazier things have happened that are more deserving of our attention.

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h, Movember. The time of year when facial hair is the deciding factor between the boys and the men.

Unfortunately, the men often end up looking as if they spent three years trekking through the jungle. While this may be an admirable feat, the bristles sticking out of their chins will probably send the girls running away, lips first.

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nice five o’clock shadow, while still uncomfortably prickly, has more allure than a full garden on a guy’s face.

That being said, I can always appreciate a great styled beard… from an arms length away. It can add character and, if trimmed just right, can elicit a good laugh.

If I had to choose my favourite facial hair style, I think I would go with the Dali style mustache.

This is a thin mustache that starts under the nose and immediately goes upward at a 70-degree angle.

Obviously this requires some styling product.

In second place is Franz Josef style beard. This is when thin Mutton Chops stop mid-cheek and take a sharp turn to meet underneath the nose.

This looks best with dark hair.

Of course, my enjoyment of a well sculpted ‘stashe relies heavily on the fact that I would never have to come in contact with it.

To be fair, it’s the bushy beards that I’m really wary of. Who knows what could be lurking within the confines of that bramble? I like adventure, but if I have to bushwhack my way through that mess… well, let’s just say I wouldn’t.

Although, I’m sure the guys love being able to throw caution to the wind and leave the razor out of their morning routines. Oh the time and energy they must save!

Come to think of it, why should the men have all the convenience?

Maybe we should put down our razors too, ladies...after all, it’s for a good cause, right?

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obody wants to be around the person who is dripping from the nose and coughing everywhere.

So if you are hit with a cold or the flu, be courteous to others and stay home.

Even though the idea of taking a few days off school is scary, it is important for your health and the health of others that you do.

When sickness hits, your body works overtime to kill viruses and while it may seem important to cram for your exam, it is more important to let your body rest.

That means putting down those books and spending the day sleeping as much as possible, drinking plenty

of water, and taking appropriate medications.

Viruses are spread through physical contact; anybody that you interact with will have an increased chance of becoming sick themselves.

For most people, getting the cold or flu is nothing more Ruman Kang than an inconvenience but sometimes the consequences are much more serious.

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each year as a result of complications associated with the flu and thousands more are hospitalized, according to Health Canada.

If you want to avoid getting sick this year there are precautionary steps that you can take, the most important of which being washing your hands regularly throughout the day. Make sure to wash your hands before preparing food and eating, and after coughing, blowing your nose, or sneezing.

Other ways to boost your immunity are to get enough sleep, eat nutritious food, exercise and avoid stress.

Good luck and good health this cold and flu season!

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Liquor licence on hold for Rio Theatre The owner of the Rio Theatre must decide between showing movies or serving alcohol

By JEN ST. DENIS

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ovies and booze don’t mix, according to B.C. liquor laws, but an East Vancouver cinema owner is trying to change that.

Corinne Lea, the owner of the Rio Theatre, wants to operate as both a live concert venue and a movie theatre. The City of Vancouver has endorsed the Rio’s application for a liquor-primary licence, and Lea is now waiting for a decision from the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch.

But if the Rio’s application is successful, the theatre would have to stop screening films and operate only as a live venue. As it stands, the law bans theatres from serving alcohol.

“I’ve been joking it’s like Sophie’s Choice,” Lea said. “If I just show movies, then my business cannot survive as a single-screen cinema.”

Lea wants to show movies from Sunday to Wednesday, and book live events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

“Ultimately we’d like to get the law changed,” said Lea, but knows that may not happen “any time soon.”

In the meantime, she’s hoping the Rio will be granted an exemption.

“I would at least like to show movies without alcohol, and one would hope that it’s something the province could see as a reasonable request,” Lea said.

Lea is working with H.O.S.T. Consulting, a company that helps businesses get liquor licences, to assist with the Rio’s application.

Stephen Barron is “cautiously hopeful” the law will be changed. Barron, is a former liquor inspector and now managing partner of H.O.S.T. He says concerns that minors may be present in movie theatres could be the reason behind the law.

But Lea thinks venues should have flexibility when serving alcohol.

“A venue that has a liquor licence should be able to lock up the booze and have kids in their venue and have an all-ages event,” Lea said.

The Living Room, a movie theatre in Portland, has been licensed for five years. Bartender Aimee Bertani said the theatre had to work with the “very strict” Oregon Liquor Control Commission to get their liquor licence. The OLCC requires the theatre to check at

each screening to make sure patrons under 21, the legal drinking age in the United States, are not drinking.

“The way we [check] is to get night vision goggles,” said Bertani. “Before that the OLCC required us to seat minors in the front, adults in the back, but that became too much of a hassle.”

Bertani said the Living Room doesn’t allow minors in after 7 p.m., and has the same problems any bar has with over-served patrons.

“Here, because they’re in the theatre, that is definitely something we have to keep an eye on, so we try to monitor in terms of what we’re serving,” Bertani said. “[We’re cautious] so we don’t have to deal with loud, noisy people in the middle of the movies.”

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Nov. 4: V for Vendetta

Nov. 11: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Nov. 18: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Nov. 25: Team America: World Police Source: The Rio Theatre

A student’s cheap guide to the city No matter your budget, you can afford to entertain yourself with these tips

By SHAWN GILL

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Clockwise: Ron Filio participated as a volunteer photographer at Help-Portrait’s event last year. Lead makeup artist, Jenny Ruth, giving an attendee a free makeover for her photo session. Berglind Hafsteinsdottir offering her photography skills at a past event.

Give the gift of portraits this season Photographers are using their skill to give back to their communities in this world-wide photo event

By CARLY WIGNES

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angara photographers, aspiring and experienced, have an opportunity to give back to the community in what organizers say is a unique event.

The third annual Vancouver HelpPortrait is scheduled for Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Union Gospel Mission on East Hastings Street.

Help-Portrait was created by photographer Jeremy Cowart in 2009 and has since developed into a global movement reaching more than 50 different countries.

In Vancouver, members of low-income families living in the Downtown Eastside receive hair and makeup transformations, for free, and are then photographed by volunteers. The photos are developed on-site and delivered to loved ones in time for the holiday season.

“I really enjoy having the opportuni-

ty to network with people and champion them in the moment,” said Danny Taylor, who heads the general volunteers at the event and has been part of Help-Portrait since it came to Vancouver.

“This is a chance for [the less fortunate] to feel special and be valued for who they are,” said Taylor.

Ian Sheh, the lead photographer for the event said making relationships and creating a community atmosphere is “what’s really important.”

“The last thing we want to do is make it like a school portrait, where you’re shuffled in and shuffled out,” he said.

According to Sheh, about 300 people came to the event last year, and he’s urging Langara students to come experience it too.

“The impact of the event is amazing,” he said. “It’s really cool to see people enjoying themselves. They’re just glowing inside.”

Sheh said Clothes on Wheels, a mobile clothing store and non-governmental organization, will join local musicians in turning Princess Avenue into a community-wide block party.

With freshly combed hair and a big smile, John Turgeon said he enjoyed himself at the event last year and plans to attend again.

Taylor said organizers are not only looking for photographers. “At this point, the more [volunteers] the better.”

He listed many positions including: greeters, hot chocolate distributors, card decorators, and general conversationalists. Anyone interested in creating a positive experience for Help-Portrait participants is encouraged to sign-up.

To find out more information or to participate this year as a volunteer, visit the Help-Portrait fan-page on Facebook or go to help-portrait-vancouver.blogspot.com.

Danny Taylor Volunteer director for Help-Portrait

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This is a chance for [the less fortunate] to feel special and be valued for who they are.

ancouver may be an expensive place for a student, but there are ways to save a few bucks if you want a night out on the town.

For starters, you can satisfy your cultural appetite by perusing the variety of exhibits at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Displays are scheduled fromnow until the end of January covering everything from West Coast art to video installations displaying visually mesmerizing images on displacement.

Flash your student card and save $5.

If you go after 5 p.m. on Tuesdays admission is by donation.

After your high-brow experience at the VAG, try taking in a movie. Avoid the high ticket prices at many multiplex theatres by going to one of the smaller independent’s.

For instance, the Rio Theatre offers student discounts on new releases and second-run films, such as the recently featured E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.

On “cheap date Tuesday” you pay only $5.

Every Friday at midnight the theatre offers a classic movie. Dress up in costume for the late show and save a buck off the $8 admission.

“I like the retro feel of the place and the welcoming staff,” said Joere Estremadura, a Langara film studies student.

If you want to quench your thirst later, The Cambie Pub in Gastown might be a good destination. “It’s cheap, lots of fun, and more casual than a lot of places downtown,” says recreation diploma student Mike Easingwood.

Some of the beers on tap are $3 a pint, and every day a different deal for shots is offered. On Wednesdays, pitchers of the house beer are only $9.

To get yourself back on track after a night of drinking, yoga enthusiast Tanille Geib, a former Langara creative writing student, recommends Gastown’s One Yoga: For the People.

“I like what they’re doing there.

They have very supportive teachers,” says Geib.

Drop-in is by donation, which means students can pay what they can afford.

Langara marketing student, Kate Vasilyeva, has her own way of saving money.

“I get my boyfriend to pay for me.”

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The Voice, THURSDAY, november 3, 2011

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Falcons soar with Petreman Meet Marc Petreman, decorated mentor to Langara’s national silver medallists

By Lynda Chapple

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adminton is in Marc Petreman’s genes.

The Langara Falcons badminton coach is the grandson of a premier badminton player, Andy Walker, who competed after the Second World War. “My grandfather was one of the top players in the province in the 40’s and 50’s and played until the 1970’s,” said Petreman.

“It runs in my family. My grandmother played, and all my brothers.”

Petreman grew up in the small town of Lantzville on Vancouver Island.

“I first started playing [badminton] about 1968, I was seven-years old,” he said. He began competing at 11-years old at the junior level and eventually moved to Vancouver to continue to play competitively.

From 1979-2007, Petreman took 70 BC ranking tournament titles. He was Canadian master doubles champion in 2005 and 2007 and won gold at the world masters games in 2005.

“I played the senior championship at the Richmond Oval with 700 players from 50 countries,” said Petreman.

After coaching stints at BCIT and Capilano College, the receiving the 1999-2000 BCCAA Coach of the Year award, Petreman has settled in at Langara and brought the Falcons to victory on several occasions.

Recently at the round-robin event at the Vancouver Island University badminton tournament they placed second, but only last year the Falcons’ mixed doubles took the silver medal at the Nationals in Sackville, New Brunswick where rivals Douglas College grabbed the gold.

Petreman is proud of his team, to whom he emphasizes tactics with speed and power in training.

“I’ve watched the game evolve to using graphite rackets,” said Petreman, who says the game is now played “with much more high power and is a lot faster.”

Petreman is looking forward to March when he hopes his team will be competing in Kamloops at the National Championships.

Until then he is coaching his team, running his own construction business and during baseball season he is pitcher on three local baseball teams.

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Above: Lana Rockhill dribbles.

Right: Danae Harding. Centre: women Falcons in a scramble.

Right: Loren Lidin takes a shot.

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“Lack of cohesion” leads women’s teams to disappointment, says coach; men’s team fares same

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he Langara Falcons soccer teams were out in full force at the BCCAA provincial championships at UBC Okanagan this past week-

end.

Though neither the men’s nor the women’s team made it to the gold medal championship game, the women’s team won the bronze medal in a sweeping 3-0 victory against rival Kwantlen Eagles Sunday morning.

“Obviously, you go there to win, so [I’m] disappointed,” women’s head coach Ryan Birt said of the results.

“The girls were very, very disappointed

because I think they realized as well that it’s something that they kind of let slip away.”

Birt added that though they were not able to advance to the gold medal game, he believed his team’s resilience helped them achieve their win against Kwantlen.

“One of the great things about this group is that they’re able to bounce back and move on, and we saw that in the results of the game they played on Sunday against Kwantlen in the bronze medal match,” said Birt. “It was really kind of a one-sided affair.”

Goalkeeper Loren Lidin ended her tenure as a Langara goalkeeper by tenaciously defending the net.

“In the last ten minutes she was required to make two or three good saves and did very well, so it was nice to see her perform at the level that she’s accustomed to playing at in her last col-

legiate game,” said Birt.

Before the tournament, Falcons forward Kate Steele believed her team would execute well under pressure.

“I think we realized how frustrating it is to watch us play not as well as we can, and I don’t think we’ll let that happen when it comes down to championship,” she said last Tuesday.

The men’s team had an early end to their run at the tournament, losing 1-0 to Capilano University on Friday evening.

Coach David Shankland said one of the team’s weaknesses is its occasional lack of cohesion on-field.

“I think we’re very technical…we’ve got some good, exciting players when we’re on the ball, we can finish when we get those chances, those are our strengths,” he said.

“Unfortunately, sometimes they don’t click at the one time.”

B-ball Falcon has high hopes, humble aims Dan Hobden only current Langara player scouted outside Lower Mainland

BY JENNIFER FONG “Dan [Hobden] is the type of player that every coach looks for: he’s easy to coach, he understands the game well and he works hard,” said Tim Whitehead, assistant coach for the Langara Falcons men’s basketball team.

Hobden, 19, is the only player on the current roster who was scouted outside of the Lower Mainland. Hobden was living on Vancouver Island, fresh out of Cowichan Secondary School, when he received an invitation to try out for the Falcons. This is his second year on the team.

“I was one of those kids who always

played all of the sports he could,” said Hobden. Hailing from Eastbourne, England, the 6’1 business student started playing basketball in grade 7. After joining a team in middle school he “loved it more than any other sports from then [on].”

“I like that it’s a team sport and it’s a really easy sport to practice by yourself,” said Hobden. He said he also likes the fast paced nature of the game, the sense of camaraderie, and the indoor setting. "That's a big thing, soccer was freezing," he said.

He told the Voice his best moment this year was scoring four three-pointers in the 3rd quarter during an exhibition game. "I'm kind of the guy who shoots three-pointers," he said.

"I take what I think are good shots. I try to shoot quality over quantity," said Hobden of his strengths. His sports-

manship is another. "If I think another man has a better shot than me, I'll give it to him over me shooting."

Teammate Devin McMurtry said "He's a leader in how he conducts himself. He's very respectful, good to all of the guys, never late, very reliable." McMurtry also added that "he's a great shooter, he's probably the best shooter on the team."

There isn’t a specific team Hobden aspires to be on, but there is a location.

"If I was to play basketball professionally, I would like to play in England, just because that's when I watched basketball first," said Hobden. "I know they don't make much, but I kind of like that.

It's just like, play a little ball, make a little money, have some fun."

As for his predictions for the Falcons, Hobden said he has high hopes for this year. "I think we'll be top 3 in

the league, and I think we have a really good chance of doing well in the provincials, if not winning it."

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Dan is the type of player every coach looks for.

TIM WHITEHEAD, ASSISTANT COACH

JENNIFER FONG photo

Dan Hobden, 19, Langara business student and basketball player.