Royals host Georgia Bulldogs A game that is meaningless in the standings will mean a lot to the Douglas College men’s basketball team. Ina historic first, the Royals host a major US Division I team when the Georgia Bulldogs visit the New Westminster Campus gym for an exhibition game on October 30. “Our players are very excited about the game,” says Royals head coach Steve McGilligan. “For them, it is the opportunity to show everyone how competitive they are.” And the Bulldogs know how to compete. The powerhouse that produced NBA-great Dominique Wilkins is accustomed to big-audience televised games and last season twice defeated the Kentucky Wildcats and also beat national-finalist Georgia Tech. “To have the chance to play a team of the stature of Georgia is a tremendous opportunity for our program and offers a special evening for local sports fans,” says McGilligan. The game tips off at 8pm on Saturday, October 30. Advance tickets are for sale at room 1317, Monday- Friday, between 10am-4pm (advance price $10, door price $15) or call 604-527-5775. Flute of the vine Kathryn Cernauskas has a penchant for performing in peculiar places, but you could make a case for Calona Vineyards Winery as being the strangest venue — so far. “T’ve played in some odd places, but a winery is pretty unusual,” said Cernauskas, an accomplished flautist and Music instructor at Douglas College. Cernauskas studied at the University of Toronto, the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, as well as in master classes and private study with most of the great flutists of our time. She has performed in concert halls and a one-room school house, but the late- September winery concerts, “Tasting Notes,” were special for a number of reasons. First, it was an opportunity for Cernauskas to team up with soprano Heather Pawsey and pianist Karen Shumka in a unique setting. Second, Cernauaskas’ piece, “Tasting Notes,” especially written for the performance, had its debut. “The text is entirely made up of wine sampling terms like, ‘fruity and floral,” said Cernauskas, who has played solo and chamber music of all styles both nationally and Cody Berg (centre, number 24) and his Douglas College Royals teammates host special guests on October 30 when the NCAA's University of Georgia Bulldogs visit the New Westminster Campus in exhibition basketball action. in ternat ionally. The two concerts saw Cernauskas and the other musicians play an all- Canadian program in different parts of the winery in Kelowna, from the tasting room to “Large Fermenting Room #1,” where “Tasting Notes” was performed. During the concerts, the audience followed the musicians and sampled wines chosen to match the music by Calona’s Master Winemaker, Howard Soon. What sort of wine goes with flute music? “Tve found in my experience that red wine goes with everything,” laughed Cernauskas. Wine-making equipment formed part of the performance. Pawsey sang R. Murray Schater’s “The Princess of the Stars” into an empty 101,000 gallon tank, creating circles of echoing sound impossible to recreate in the concert hall. For Harry Somer’s “Kuyas,” percussion instruments included drainage grates and tanks. The concert is part of the “New Music in New Places” concert festival organized by the Canadian Music Centre. From September 24 until March 25, over 35 concerts will be held across Canada in venues range from a New Brunswick Penitentiary toa hot air balloon over Winnipeg. Teamwork key to success for Humanities and Social Sciences ‘Two new programs got off to a successful start this Fall, all thanks to the teamwork of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Douglas College/ UCEYV BA Psychology Degree program opened with 35 students who will graduate with a BA in Psychology from UCFV, all without leaving Douglas College. Another 50 students started work towards their Associate of Arts within the new Limited Enrolment Associate of Arts program. It takes many individuals and almost all departments to develop and runa successful program,” says Dr. Kathy Denton, Chair of the Psychology Department. “Without teamwork, the new programs would never have gotten off the ground.” “For the first time in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences we have a limited closed enrolment program,” adds Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Graham Rodwell. “These programs will improve student success and allow students to get individual help focused on their particular educational needs. We'd like to thank everyone for their contributions to the successful startup our two newest p i yoTAMS. 7 For more information please call Dr. Kathy Denton at 604-527-5562, or Arlene Patko at 604- 27-9903, “as Frick takes Canada to bronze They have bronze medals on their chests, but Coach Tim Frick and the Canadian Women’s Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Team also captured hearts of gold at the Paralympics in Athens. The team rebounded from a disappointing loss to the USA in the semi-finals to win the bronze on September 27 by defeating Germany 63-47. Chantal Benoit led Canada with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while team captain Linda Kutrowski and Sabrina Pettnicchi each added 12 more for the winners. ‘The third-place finish marks the first time the Canadian women have not won the gold medal in the sport. The team had won gold at three previous Paralympics. While they may have had to settle for bronze on the court, the hard-working Canadian squad won the hearts of the generous local Greek volunteers, who constantly slipped them treats like espresso coffee and cookies. But even the golden touch of hospitality wasn’t enough when Canada went up against the USA. The 57-40 loss was Canada’s “worst game of the tournament,” said Frick, Sports Science Instructor. “I'm very proud of our heart and togetherness despite the outcome,” said Frick. “We went down together with everyone doing everything that was asked of them.” Canada had rolled to a perfect 3-0 record in round-robin play, defeating Mexico, Germany and Japan. They defeated a tough Netherlands squad 65-46 in the quarterfinals. “Tam particularly proud of our Douglas College connection,” said Frick. “Four of the 12 women train at Douglas, plus two on the men’s team, plus an assistant coach and our team leader are in the Douglas training group. Frick said the selection camp held at David Lam Campus in May was an ideal launching point for “this incredible journey” to Athens. Oxford Reference On-line Premium now available The Douglas College Library has licensed Oxtord Reference On-line Premium for use by students and employees. This database is located on the Library Web site under All Databases. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford Reference On-line Premium contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas, from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences; 50,000 longer in-depth entries from an expanding range of acclaimed titles in the Oxtord Companions series; all 20,000 quotation entries from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; and bibliographies, external Web links, illustrations, including line diagrams, maps and tables. For offcampus access to the library's subscription databases, employees must have a valid Douglas College identification card. The barcode from your card must be in the Library’s database. Each semester the barcode must be reactivated by signing outa book or video, or it can by done over the phone (call the circulation desks: 604-527-5568 for the New Westminster Campus or 604-777-6130 for the David Lam Campus).