INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / March 31, 1992

 

 

 

IN MEMORY OF CHRISTINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean Hammer (left) presented the Christine Young Award
to Early Childhood Education student Erin Cameron two
weeks ago. The award is given in memory of Jean’s
daughter Christine to a deserving ECE student each year.

 

 

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The fourth variable is degree of
centralization, particularly its im-
pact on curriculum. Should each
campus produce their own cour-
ses and calendars, or should there
be a central curriculum and single
calendar? Many other important
functions must be reviewed in
terms of centralization. These
include: budgeting, learning resour-
ces, planning (curriculum and
physical plant), public information,
and student assessment.

Your comments and concerns
about any of these issues would
be appreciated. You may contact
the author by inter-campus mail to
Gordon Gilgan, by E-mail to
$ADMGORDONG, or by voice
mail to local 5384. A response is
guaranteed.

 

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“It also shows that we all carry
personal secrets we choose to
share or keep from others. Every
person in this play has some form
of mask and hides things from
other people.”

As people discover and reveal
themselves in reaction to David,
the play touches on issues such as
teenage sex, ‘fag-bashing’ and
AIDS. But despite these weighty
matters, things don’t get bogged
down. Instead of preaching,
Lazarus’ script provides laughs as
David confronts his critics by run-
ning for the title of grad Queen.

David For Queen runs April 3-4
and 7-11 at 8 pm and April 5 at 2
pm, in Douglas College’s Studio
Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $5 for
students and seniors. Call 527-
5488 for reservations.

Also upcoming in April are the
Douglas College Choral Society’s
performances of Mozart’s Re-
quiem and Vivaldi’s Gloria. The
Requiem Mass was Mozart’s final
composition, and director Tatsuo
Hoshina says the piece is fascinat-

ing for performers and audiences
alike. “The music is gorgeous but
there has been controversy about
this piece ever since the early 19th
century.”

Recent audiences have been
especially intrigued since the 1984
movie Amadeus depicted Mozart
working himself to death while
composing the death mass. The
story is basically true, but the
people involved were changed.

In the movie, the mass is
mysteriously commissioned by a
jealous rival who plans to murder
Mozart and claim the work as his
own. In reality, a mysterious visitor
actually did pay for the work,
while Mozart wondered whether
the request was an omen about
his own death. The real-life visitor
turned out to be the agent of a
Count von Walsegg-Stuppach, an
amateur musician known for com-
missioning work and claiming it as
his own.

In both fact and fiction, an over-
worked Mozart died before
completing the mass.

The Choral Society’s performan-
ces will also feature Vivaldi’s
Gloria. Hoshina says the joyful
choral work by the composer of
the Four Seasons is a fitting com-
panion piece to the Requiem
Mass.

Performances will be held on
April 11 and 12 at 8 pm in the
Douglas College Performing Arts
Theatre. Tickets are $12, or $10
for students and seniors. For infor-

mation or reservations call
527-5488. a

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Tatsuo Hoshina, director