Neo:

Welcome to the second half of the
1990’s. Only five or six years until the
millennium, depending on who you
ask...some chronologists say that the
new century starts in the year 2000,
others say not until the year 2001. But
we digress, and anyway, there’s lots to
think about here and now...like sticking
to 1995’s New Year resolutions. Here’s
a list of College employees’ promises to
themselves...some of them are very
practical, some are a little odd, and the
last one in particular is way out there,
but that’s what resolutions are all about,
no? So here goes.

Georgina Ferguson, Student Services.
“To lose five pounds.”

Marilyn Houlihan, Student Society.
“To put a new roof on my house and
repair the leaks.”

Peggy Caughill, Student Services. “To
start biking more.”

Ginny Batke, Administration. “To be a
grandmother. My daughter’s expecting
in June!”

Barb Bessey, Administration. “To
grow more flowers and less weeds.”

Al Atkinson, Administration. ““To
refrain from anything in excess of
moderation.”

Christine Unterthiner, Public

Information Office. “I’m definitely
going south next year so that I don’t
have to buy presents for everyone.”

Adrienne Peacock, Biology. “To not
be a non-fulfiller of resolutions.”

Terry Farrell, Arts & Humanities. “To
stay married. New’s Year Eve is our
wedding anniversary. Love to Jan!”

Howard Eaton, English &
Communications. “I resolve to be out
of here by age fifty-five.”

Amanda Michelsen, Learning
Resources. “To bring all my overdue
library books back.”

Richard Norman, Community Support
Worker Program. “To cut it down to
ten hours a day in the office.”

Drew Young, Stagecraft. “I’m pretty
perfect. I can’t imagine having to
change anything.”

Murray Leslie, Commerce & Business
Administration. “I resolve to continue
shaving my head to resemble male
pattern baldness. I’ve been doing it a
little wider every year. I’ve wanted to
look older, and it’s worked out very
well. It takes about an hour, and every
year it takes a little longer.”

And other INside Zone items...

Renate rocks to Stones

Switchboard Operator Renate Brown
picked up two free tickets to the Rolling
Stones’ December 18 concert at B.C.
Place. She was one of the winners in
ICL’s contest in the College cafeteria.
Unfortunately, the deal didn’t include
back stage passes, so Renate didn’t get
Mick and Keith’s autographs like she
wanted to do.

Susan publishes children’s book
She’s written poetry for twenty years,
but English and Creative Writing
Instructor Susan McCaslin took a
different direction with her latest
publication. It’s a children’s picture
book entitled Thinking About God, and
it addresses the spirituality of children
and the big questions they sometimes
ask. Contact Susan at local 5288 for
more information.

LONE

Retirement? What retirement?
Venerable musician Henry Waack
stopped teaching Douglas College
students how to tickle the ivories in
1993, but Henry’s going stronger than
ever. He recently received the Tri-
Cities Award of Excellence in the Arts
for his outstanding contribution to the
arts. Henry was musical director for
The Pajama Game which ran in
December at the James Cowan Theatre
in Burnaby. That was his sixth musical
in 1994...among the others was
Sentimental Journey at Douglas College
in November. A portion of that show
was broadcast on the CBC on
Remembrance Day. Henry may have to
come out of retirement to get a rest.

Eight c-notes and change
Criminology Instructor Mike Mangan
was November’s 60/40 draw winner,
pocketing $824.20, with $549.60 going
to the Douglas College Foundation.
The winner of the special $1,000
voucher from P. Lawson Travel was
Marie Andree Rivet from Modern
Languages.

More than words can say

Learning Centre Assistant Carol
Leyland wishes to express her sincere
thanks to everyone for their kindness on
the occassion of her retirement.

Have a great year...see you in
February! ff