Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. October 6 Noon at New West presents Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble —Naomi’s Road (based on the Joy Kogawa novel) Composer, Ramona Luengen Librettist, Ann Hodges 12:30pm, Performing Arts ‘Theatre October 13 Noon at New West presents Sukha Trio Jared Burrows, guitar Colin MacDonald, saxophone Clyde Reed, bass 12:30pm, Performing Arts ‘Theatre October 20 Noon at New West presents Ellen Silverman, piano Bruce Henczel, percussion 12:30pm, Performing Arts ‘Theatre October 27 Literature Alive presents Steven Heighton Poet, short story writer, novelist 12pm, Room 1808 Coaches want Royals to go the distance Besnik Mece and Jamie Oei both want to see their teams go the distance. Mece, of the new cross country running program and Ocei, the incoming men’s basketball bench boss, are the newest members of the College coaching community. While he may be new to the College, Mece is no stranger to New Westminster. He coached the Royal City Track and Field Club for five years and mentored several BC champion athletes. He’s also an assistant coach for UBC's Cross Country and Track and Field program and coaches York House School track and field team. A 1974 graduate of the Academy of Physical Culture and Sports Besnik Mece: cross country running coach Celia, Marcus Lau mourn the loss of their son, Cameron Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor Celia Lau and her husband Marcus wish to inform the Douglas College community that their son, Cameron, lost his battle for life on August 19, 2005. Cameron had a very rare disease called SCID (Severe in Albania, he has over 30 years experience in track and field and cross country as an athlete and coach at both the national and international levels. Mece wants to make the Royals cross country team a strong contender on the college scene, competing with top Canadian and American teams. He says planning and preparation will pay off in the long run. “T believe we have an opportunity to establish ourselves as a competitive mainstream school on the cross country stage,” says Mece. “After evaluating the situation, we'll prepare for a more solid, long- term program for the future.” While Mece is new to Douglas College, Oei has worked as an assistant under two previous Royal coaches. He assisted David Munro for half a season before taking a head coaching position in a professional Swedish women’ s league. Last year, Oci Combined Immunodeficiency, aka “Bubble Boy disease”), leaving him with no immune system to fight infections. He was admitted to Children’s Hospital in July 2004 when he was only five months old and stayed continuously in worked with outgoing head coach Steve McGilligan. The North Vancouver native has basketball in his blood. Oei’s father, Ernie, coached at Windsor and Argyle High Schools for 30 years and earned the respect of generations of players. “I’ve always been a natural leader, something I credit to my dad,” says Oei. “Once your players respect you, they can feed off your attitude. That's something I definitely got from my father.” Oei, who turns 29 in October, won consecutive national championships while playing for the Langara Falcons in the late 1990s. He won BCCAA (provincial) and CCAA (national) Coach of the Year honours in 2000-01; he remains the youngest person to ever garner those awards. g “Il find my age is a positive, y ag definitely,” says Oei, who started his coaching career at the ripe age of 23. “I think it helps me relate. I know I can’t sit these guys in a room to break down video for two or three hours; that’s my job, to watch the tape. an isolation room for almost 13 months while battling various lung infections and complications stemming from a bone marrow transplant. Many colleagues from the Chemistry department attended his memorial service, as did Science Jamie Oeil: new men’s basketball coach I get them on the Hoor, show them how committed | am to the program, and eventually it filters down until they find the same energy. In addition to coaching, Oei is spending a lot of time meeting local business owners and prominent citizens around New West, something he gleaned from his time in Europe. “There, everything is community-based; you can’t play without corporate sponsorships and community-based projects,” he says. “I want people to know I'm not just here for one season. I want to build a successful program and a tradition of winning. Everyone wants to play for, to coach for, to support a winner. | want to bring that back to Douglas College.” and Technology Dean Des Wilson. “My husband, Marcus Lau, and | wish for Cameron to rest peacefully, without any pain and medical procedure,” says Cynthia. Marcus has built a Web site for Cameron at www3.telus. net/baby-cameron/home.htm. October 27 Noon at New West presents Jesse Read, bassoon Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet Michael Strutt, guitar 12:30pm, Performing Arts ‘Theatre Term Paper Clinics ready The term paper clinic started last year has been officially named PaperWERKS (Writing, Editing & Research Know-how for Students). This year’s drop-in clinics will be held in the New Westminster Campus Library on Mondays, 1- 3pm, and Wednesdays, | lam-1Ipm starting October 12. Canada Savings Bonds available Douglas College is offering employees the chance to purchase Canada Savings Bonds by automatic payroll deduction. Forms are available in the Payroll office, room 4720. The deadline for new applications or change £ forms is October 19. For more information, contact Rosemary Small at 604-527-5375. Wine and Dine at A Class Act Fine wine and taste treats from all over the globe are on the menu for the eighth annual “A Class Act” fundraiser. The Douglas College Foundation event takes place at the Executive Plaza Hotel in Coquitlam at 7 pm, November 17. Live and silent auctions and music compliment a sampling ot foods from around the world served by Hotel and Restaurant Management Program students. Partial proceeds to benefit student aid — no admittance for those under 19 years of age. For tickets, please call the Douglas College Foundation at 604-777-6176. Briefly Leonard Angel (Philosophy) has had an article published in Religious Studies called “Compositional Science and Religious Philosophy.” It attempts to show how religious philosophers need to accept the view that every physical change is caused by a physical cause. * New DKNY, Guess and Reebok - plus, the thinnest plastic lenses ever, now available at the Douglas College Vision Centre. Open Mon-Fri 9:30am - Spm Drop by and see us. 604-777-6108 Finance: Claire Turner moves from auxiliary to regular as Accounts Payable Clerk replacing Eileen Klassen, who will move to General Ledger Accounting Clerk upon her return from Maternity Leave. CMO: Chris Hubert moves from auxiliary to regular as Website/ Graphics Specialist. Office of the Registrar: Mary Cope moves from the auxiliary pool to Information Services Assistant. Gillian Cowan moves from auxiliary to regular as Information Services Assistant. Science & Technology: Samantha Palmer moves from auxiliary to regular as Biology Lab Tech IV. Ray Yu was elected as Chair of the new Computer Science and Information Systems Program. John Girard was elected as co- chair for transitional year. Sarah Stephens, former CISY chair, assumed her new duties as Education Technology Coordinator for the College. John Blackwell of the CISY faculty has taken early retirement. ‘The CBA faculty wishes him all the best in his new endeavors. Technology Services: Steve Sproston has moved on to the Nanaimo/Ladysmith School District as Manager of Information Services. Allan Pukila is now the new Manager, ‘Technology Services, CEIT. Pukila has been with the College for almost 11 years -- the last seven as Supervisor, Network and Production Services. He can be reached at local 5519. Payroll: ‘The Payroll department welcomes Geanina Vacariu, who comes to the College from UBC and started on September 19. Co-operative Education: ‘Team Co-op welcomes Zebeen Panju as a Co-op Education Placement Officer, replacing Paula Renning who has moved back to Victoria. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to denofreot @douglas.bc.ca; or call 604-527-5325. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.