news // 6 Scaring up a storm at Douglas College » Student associations to host Halloween activities : Cazzy Lewchuk Staff Writer he Douglas Students’ Union (DSU), Douglife, and the Office for New Students have organized a week of Halloween activities both on and off campus. Traditional Halloween celebrations as well as devilishly diverse events will be taking place. “It’s been a team effort for sure,” said Douglife representative Anna Schachner. “Although different organizations were in charge of specific events, we try to keep the promotion consistent. We want Halloween activities throughout the week that everyone can get involved in. “These activities are a great way to get the frosh students involved and keep the relationships going that they started in September. Many international students participate, and it’s often their introduction to Halloween as : celebrated in Canada.” October 28 saw 200 : students confirmed for the : popular haunted house-themed : : Playland event Fright Night in : Vancouver. Tickets were sold to : students at a heavily discounted : : rate of $10 each, along with : free transportation from : both campuses. Fright Nights : continue until November 1, : so while the DSU event has : passed, it’s not too late for : some late night carnival-style : scares. “Halloweek Fairs” will be : taking place at the David Lam ? campus on October 29 and at : the New Westminster campus : on October 30. On both : days, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., : activities will be present in the : respective campus atrium and : concourse. Activities including : pumpkin carving and trick- : or-treating, and a photo booth : will be available at both events. : Costume contests will also : be occurring, so students are : encouraged to dress up. Returning from last year, : and for the first time on both : campuses, students will get : to take part in a three-hour : murder mystery plot. From : 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., participants will be given clues and : work together to solve their : respective mysteries. David Lam students will need to meet : in room B3001 while students : in New West will meet at the : Aboriginal Gathering Place on : the fourth floor. Teams of up : to three or individuals (to be : paired up) can register for free : at tinyurl.com/douglifemurder. Finally, the week will see a grand finale with the DSU : “Nightmare Before Halloween” : boat party. Also taking place : on October 30, the boat cruise : will travel around False Creek : throughout the evening and : feature two DJ’s and three : floors of dancing, food, : and drinks. The event is for : students 19-years-of-age or : older with two pieces of ID. : Boarding starts at 8 p.m. with : departure at 9 p.m. Tickets are : $20 and can be purchased at : the Douglas Students’ Union : building on both campuses. ; Students are permitted to bring : one guest for the evening. theotherpress.ca SFU professor joins international study addressing climate change » Research will investigate how Canadian workplaces can minimize greenhouse gas emissions “ls Anthony Bianco The Peak A SFU professor has joined a newly formed international research project to assess the impact of the workplace on climate change, and to make recommendations as to how certain sectors can improve their carbon footprints. John Calvert, an SFU adjunct professor of political science and an associate professor of health sciences, is awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to pursue their research. The team’s project, called “Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change” (ACW), will investigate how Canadian workplaces can be modified to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, ACW : will examine what changes : should be made in law and : policy in order for businesses : and workplaces to be as green : as possible. Over $2.5-million has been : given to the York University-led : project. The SSHRC team is a : collaboration of 36 participants : from 17 organizations in : Canada, the US, and the UK. : Team members represent a : range of 20 different disciplines, : professions, and trades. Project members will : conduct their work in six stages, > : and in four groups. As an part of the team which has been : associate director of the Built : Environment group—which : will consider human-made : surroundings that provide the : setting for human activity— : Calvert will have a leading role. Although Calvert : acknowledges that changing : law, policy, and getting the : government on board will be a : challenge, the aim of ACW is to : : transition Canada into a lower- : carbon economy. The industries : : that the ACW project will look : into are construction, energy, : manufacturing, and public and : private services. Calvert emphasized that : action will be needed with or : without the full support of : the government. “Regardless : of what party is in office, : we will need to develop the : skills, knowledge base, and : best practices in order to : address climate change in the : workplace,” he said. Calvert already has some : experience creating policies : for the BC government, as well : as with policies concerning : monitoring, training, equity, : and employment related to : the Vancouver Island Highway : project. With regards to the : SSHRC project, Calvert told : the Peak that he would apply : this experience, with a more : pronounced green focus, to his : research. Specifically, Calvert will : be examining the construction industry; his knowledge of policy related to construction : projects in BC provides him : with suitable insight intothe —: : inner workings of the industry’s : : workplaces. “My focus is the impact on work in the construction : industry and the extent to : : which ‘green’ working practices : : are being integrated into the ; w , ri By Phoebe Lim = —— ed : training and skills development of building workers,” he said. According to Calvert, conducting research in climate : change, investigating new laws : and policies, and developing new strategies for greener work : environments will allow ACW project to anticipate the jobs and workplaces of the future.