Kids and staff from the Douglas College Early Childhood
Education Centre led the Chinese New Year's festivities with
the traditional dragon ceremony in the concourse last month.

Guitar Festival strikes right chord

Stringed instruments prevail in cultures
around the world. Luthier Michael Dunn
says that proves humankind’s age-old
love of musical instruments.

Dunn, also instructor of Douglas College’s
Musical Instrument Construction program,
has helped organize the College’s third
Guitar Festival, which runs February 11
to 13.

The festival opens with a free concert
with James Reid of the University of

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best Canadian turnaround time of 13
days. Albert College of Ontario also
scored 8-plus, but had a slower response
time, while Alberta’s Lakeland College
earned two points. McGill was given a 0
because its package arrived two days
after the 40-day deadline.

The high ratings have understandably
been well received by College staff in the
departments that assemble and work
with admissions packages: the Registrar’s
Office, Instructional Media Services, the
Douglas College Foundation and the
Public Information Office.

Idaho at 12:30 pm on February 11 in the
Performing Arts Theatre. The highlight of
the festival is the Gala Guitar Concert on
February 13 in the Performing Arts
Theatre.

Instruments will be displayed February
12 and 13 in the College concourse from
10 am to 4 pm. With the exception of the
Gala Concert, admission is free to all
events. For more information, call

526-6446. &

"It’s reassuring to see how different
departments in the College pull together
to provide excellent service for the
public," says Public Information Officer
Brad Barber.

Registrar Trish Angus praised her staff for
responding so efficiently to the letter,
which arrived in the busy period before
fall registration.

"I think our staff was very pleased with
the news," says Angus. "We get bashed
for different reasons so it was nice to
hear something positive." «

College Briefs

@® For sale: time-share in

Vegas ®
A one-week per year time share garden
villa is available in Las Vegas (extra week
paid for 1993). Contact Gail Skidmore at
5448 or at 939-3303.

@® Library notes

With a 2400-band modem and communica-
tions software, you can dial up to the
Library’s catalogue from your home or
office. For more information, see the
brochure in the Library. ...Beginning Feb
8, drop-in orientations to computer
databases, CD-ROMs and Internet connec-
tions are offered for students and
employees. Sessions will be held daily at
11 am. Call Jean Cockburn at local
5484...The Library has acquired a copy of
the North American Free Trade Agree-
ment. The files have been mounted on
the full-text data workbase station, and
copies of the diskette will be available on
one-week loan at the Reserves counter.

@® Decoration prices

reduced for D.C. staff
Valery Black Decorating Centre in Bur-
naby offers all Douglas College employees
and their families special prices on
decorating supplies (paint, brushes, wall
covering, etc.). Their address is 4339
North Road. Call Frayceane Yardley at
420-2620.

%® B.C.G.E.U. stewards
Shop stewards will continue to be available
to offer information and assistance during
noon hours in Room 1300A, local 5513.

@® Satellite preview

The College now has a satellite dish with
access to hundreds of channels. Everyone
is invited to the Douglas Room on Feb.
10, 11 and 12 to preview the stations
available on the satellite downlink (head-
phones are provided). This is a preview
to the Downlink Orientation on Feb. 15
in Room 2217 at noon. Call Gillies Mal-
narich at 5411 for more information. A