the other press Kelly Parry e kelly-parry@telus.net October 29, 2003 Best Practices in Aboriginal Education Kelly Parry News Editor The First Nations Education Steering Committee and the BC Ministry of Education are hosting the ninth annual Provincial Conference on Education in Whistler next week. This annual conference will bring together over 500 individuals from both public and First Nations school systems to learn about education practices positively impacting First Nations students in British Columbia. This year’s conference theme is Best Practices in Aboriginal Education, which offers an opportu- nity to examine a wide range of top- ics, including helping remote com- munities raise online learners, creat- ing racism-free schools for Aboriginal learners, and Aboriginal students in science and technology. In addition to lectures and work- shops, Aboriginal filmmakers will be showcased at the First Nations movie night. A trade fair comprising vendors and post-secondary institu- tions will also take place. The Ministry of Education will introduce two major First Nations projects, the 2004 Graduation Program, and the BC First Nations Studies Student Text. The Graduation Program outlines the changes for all grade ten students and includes new initiatives such as Graduation Portfolio Assessments to help steer students into a more career-focused future. The BC First Nations Student Text, a joint project with Pacific Educational Press at UBS, will be introduced and avail- able for purchase. The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) is now entering its tenth year as a non- profit organization run by approxi- mately 45 First Nations education technicians who provide overall direction to the Steering Committee's actions. The FNESC’s mandate is to “facilitate discussion about education matters affecting First Nations in BC by disseminat- ing information and soliciting input from First Nations.” More information about FNESC can be found at . Page 4 Trading Firm Looks to Hire New Kelly Parry News Editor Swift Trade is coming to town and looking for a few good grads. Swift Trade, Canada’s leading proprietary trading firm, is expanding across Canada and looking for college and university grads. This means more jobs with a com- pany that prefers hiring people with little experience. “The ideal trader is someone with the ability to see trends in buying and selling,” said Peter Beck, President of Swift Trade. “Decision making skills and discipline is all that is needed to trade millions a day.” The average age of a trader is 24 and most are post-sec- ondary educated. “Our employees don’t start out working in the mailroom,” said Beck. “On their first day on the floor they may see themselves trading millions.” Swift Trade is hiring for proprietary traders who will trade house accounts. Successful grads will receive base- salary and earn commission on the profits they generate. Employees are given extensive ongoing training and strict trading practices in order to protect them from large loss- es. The company works on the US exchanges, generally focusing on the NASDAQ since it offers larger stocks and higher profile. Swift Trade will be opening six new branches across the country in the following months. It was established in 1998 and it is now the leader in direct-access trading. Branches are located in Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Cambridge, Richmond Hill, Ottawa, baron: Montreal, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. For more information contact: Brown & Cohen Communications & Public Affairs Inc. at 416.484.1132 Kim Saunders ext. 4 or Brian Ravok ext. 6. Emotional Eating Workshops Held at Douglas College Melissa Beedle OP ee How Ne do you find yours meaching for a bag of chips | around exam time or a chocolate bar after a hard day's work? Do you eat without any signs of hunger? If it’s not hunger youre eat- ing for, then what is it? On October 14 ANAD (Awareness and Networking Around Disordered Eating) visited Douglas College's New Westminster campus to speak about emotional eating. This launched a three- week series of workshops soted by Douglas College’s Women's “How many of ue have e ever felt fa" asked workshop leader Cheap Tickets Angie Cameron OP Contributor If you didn’t know, the Vancouver Canucks are back in season. To that, I proudly cheer and wear my jersey, day in and day out. I hope and pray that we'll succeed this year. While I chug my beer and let my homework slide (hoping for an extension), I dream of using the e http://www.otherpress.ca Playoffs as an excuse for not doing my homework or studying for a test. That IS an acceptable excuse, right? even eight, before they're all gone! For more information, contact Dave Munro in room 1300B, at 604.527.5680 or at Now the Sports Science Department munrod@douglas.bc.ca. has made things worse. They have gone __ If you want to view the game sched- and started selling tickets ata 30 percent ules and ticket details visit: discount! Hurry up and get two, three or ~.