Douglas College Wrap Up © ee News Editor | Upcoming “Rec Your Lie” Actes ‘ comipetiivints the cutie tock: 1313 . from 1: oe oedane sane wate ente ouscnaell - ~ also ‘ - other regular services as ‘well. Students pay $30 a semester in their — student fees te inakd these activites free. feted: bs Woodlands, a facility: for mentally | ae handicapped children, burned down last : ‘summer, and the Douglas College Theatre’ Program will be. remembering the tragedies _ and abuses that happened there at the school from 1950-1996 next month in a new play entitled Imperfect. de | There will also bea companion ey 4 _ exhibit in March as well in the Amelia oS Douglas Gallery entitled Dead and Buried: The Cemetery at Woodlands by oe Michael de Courcy. ‘There will also be some andes discussions organized as well on campus for those who wish to learn more. Climate change speaker comes to Douglas Botanist Richard Joseph Hebda is coming to Douglas College to talk to students, faculty, and staff about Climate Change. Admission is free and the event will occur on February 24" from 11-12 p.m.'in room 2203 at the New Westminster campus. : : i Pink Triangle Day The Pride Collective at Douglas College will be in the concourse on February 19" from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be there to discuss Pink Triangle Day’s history with fellow students and to promote their collective on campus by handing out pamphlets. To learn more, visit their table on the day or their office in the Douglas Students’ | Union building at the New ort Campus during office hours. - : | By Shaylee Perez : Associate News Editor ) he Dental Assisting students at Douglas College are asking their fellow students and staff to help them, help others. They are currently fundraising to bankroll a humanitarian trip to Masaka, _ Uganda where they will join the staff at Masaka regional hospital’s dental clinic beginning on n April 20" for — weeks. { The students will be assisting staff in providing care full-time, travelling to smaller towns to promote a preventative approach to dental health, and leaving teachers with educative materials. . ‘ ' Though absolutely all dental disease is preventative, most in Masaka don’t make it through their teens with a full set of teeth. According to Debbie McCloy, one . of the coordinators with the program, the front teeth and chewing molars are the first to deteriorate and if chewing is hindered the individual cannot absorb all the nutrients they need. Due to a lack of funds and dental health: ee the majority of dentistry performed in Masaka is emergency care. The goal of the program is to instil a suStainable level of preventative care. When asked what inspires the students to take part in this trip, Katrina Gardner replied “I’m excited for the new experience, and to learn new processes, such as the added steps from not having » access to running water.” “It’s an amazing opportunity, something I @oubiin’ t have done on my own, to go and (give back,” said Nicole Davie, another Dental Assisting student: If the trip proves to be a success, the plan is to continue ithe initiative, ‘with teams that include’ other Health Sciences students. The students, who will have to pay for any portion of their trip that fundraising may not cover, have been working hard selling Purdy’s chocolates:at Christmas, Valentine’s Day and will be selling again at Easter in the concourse. Throughout the year they have a wide variety of organic fair trade coffee \ and grinds plus whole beans, organic tea, cocoa and dark hot chocolate available for sale as well. ! . To offset the costs of their flights, they are asking for donations of RBC Avion points. As an alternative, if anyone has Air Miles points they can use them‘to purchase small items to be used for door prizes or in the silent auction. This is also a great way to use holiday presents that have been gathering dust on the shelf. The group explains that there is a dire need for door \ prizes along with any dental supplies that can be spared. Pencils and erasers and of course cash donations are also being accepted. All dentists in the community are urged to “clean, cupboards” — donate any materials in their office that are not in use but still viable, such as 2x2 gauze, cotton rolls, restorative oe rubber dam materials and } root:canal supplies. ‘The program is also hosting a pub night, on, March - 7" at the Cat and Fiddle to help raise funds. Tickets aré $12 and include guests’ choice of burger and fries or pasta and drink. There will be dancing, pool tables, television, door prizes and a 50/50 draw open to all as well. Please contact Debbie McCloy at,604.527.5092 or mecloydf@douglas.be.ca for more information or to set up a donation. One-year countdown to Olympics _iheld at Richmond Oval By Wendy A. Case remaining until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at the Richmond Olympic Oval went off without a hitch last Thursday. , Starting with a message from Oakdale Fonisk School students in London, England to their pen pals in Vancouver the theme of the event was all about connections. Shortly after 5 p.m., the Mayor of Richmond, Malcolm Brodie, introduced the event. Much of his speech focused upon the Olympic speed skating oval. “The Oval will be one of the premiere venues for the 2010 Olympics,” said Brodie. “Richmond is ready to welcome the world.” His speech was followed by a performance by the Showstoppers, a Richmond music and dance troupe, and a performance of the Musqueam Warrior Song. John Furlong came onstage to warn the attendees that there is only one year left before the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. “We’re at the last lap, the final bell,” he said before formally introducing Canadian Olympic gold-medalist, [T's Countdown to 2010 event marking one year Cindy Klassen. Klassen welcomed her fellow Olympians and Paralympians, and cheers of approval met Simon Whitfield’s bearing of a Canadian flag from Parliament Hill. After the Olympians and Paralympians left the stage, members of the International Olympic Committee and the Vancouver Olympic Committee took to it. Jacques Rogge made the official invitation to the world to participate in the 21“ Olympiad in Vancouver, Canada. The invitation is usually issued from Switzerland but was done differently for the 2010 Olympics. This was followed by the presentation of Hudson’s Bay blankets to representatives from foreign Olympic committees. From there a choir, the Showstoppers, and some of British Columbia’s own figure skaters sang “O Canada” and unfurled a large Canadian flag. The crowd even joined in for the bilingual rendition. The performers skated, danced, and sang with the three Vancouver 2010 mascots, Miga, Quatchi, and Sumi. Finally, at 5:58 p.m., the countdown itself began. The crowd joined in at the 20-second count until \the confetti spewed at 6:00 p.m. officially declaring the one- year mark before the 2010 Olympic Games. t