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Douglas College student dresses up for

Healthy Chef Event at Hyatt Hotel Vancouver

By Stephanie Trembath, Fashion Editor

n Wednesday, March
17, Vancouver’s Annual
Healthy Chef Competition

was hosted at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel with chefs from all over
British Columbia competing for

this year’s Healthy Plate Award.
The large banquet hall was
decorated in all sorts of greenery
with participating culinary art
schools setting up displays of their
finest entrée’s and desserts. Every
competing school or hotel is judged
based on the use of fresh produce,
taste, and plate display. Amid a
roomful of BC Lions and the tastiest
looking works of art, it was difficult
for everyone to remain in their seats.

The British Columbia Chef’s
Association, and British Columbia
Produce Marketing Association
continue to work together to bring
BC the Healthy Chef to promote
the use of fruits and vegetables and
healthy eating at every meal. Since
1956 BCPMA has been responsible
for the fresh fruit and vegetable
industry in B.C. nutritional recipes
and generous boxes of fruits and
veggies, nobody went home empty
handed or hungry.

An annual volunteer at the
Healthy Chef competition, Lisa
Respondek aided in running the
50/50 to raise money for children’s
charity; each year roughly $1,500
is raised for charity at the Healthy
Chef event. Respondek, who wore
a satin green shirt with matching
matte nail polish in celebration of
St. Patrick’s Day, is a current student
here at Douglas College. Although
she knows exactly what she hopes
to accomplish in school, she is
taking her time and taking a variety
of classes instead of choosing one
program.

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Lisa Respondek

SFU where I can take PDP to become
a teacher,” says Respondek. “I have
always really enjoyed working with
little kids and would be happy asa
kindergarten teacher”.

After tastefully mingling with
guests to promote the 50/50 tickets,
Lisa was able to enjoy an entrée of
sautéed and stuffed vegetables by the
Sheraton Wall Centre, and delectable
dessert by the Art Institute of
Vancouver. After dinner, she was also
introduced to some of the BC Lions
and pastry chefs from culinary schools
around B.C.

“It’s a good experience to
volunteer and help out with these kinds
of things, you never know, you could
end up finding out something new and
changing your mind about what you
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Sex Sty/ es

Sex: it’s just like air
Have we become too casual in dealing with desire?

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By Stephanie Trembath, Fashion Editor

exual appetites and preferences
S vary depending on the person;

who and what you choose to
do in the bedroom may reflect who
you are as an individual or may
unearth some primal tendencies that
you were not aware of. Nowadays,
sex doesn’t mean you have to be
married, or even in a relationship
for that matter; teen pregnancies,
hooking up with friends, sleeping
with co-workers, and even mid-life
affairs, have become casual acts that
are forgiven

  
   

unless you’re not getting any.

Over the last week I began
to wonder if we have gone a little
too far in our interpretation of
intercourse. Having sex has become
like ordering a good steak: go to the
bar, order a drink, and wait for a juicy
piece to come your way. The morning
after, otherwise known as the “walk
of shame,” has become a topic to
brag about rather than something to
be ashamed.

I am embarrassed to admit that
this question of our generation’s
sexual appetite occurred when my

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our grandmothers has diamond rings
on their fingers before they went to
bed, women today deflect pregnancy
and are considered “a catch” if they
have sexual experience instead of
their virginity. Thanks to TV shows
such as HBO’s Sex in the City, the
image of an independent female is
Ms. Samantha Jones; scandalous,
wealthy, independent, and wearing
ridiculously nice shoes.

When it comes to sex, everybody
wants it, everybody needs it, and
everyone is searching for it; whether
they like to admit to it or not. Society
has come a long way in the ideals
and demands we have toward sex,
which has benefits such as legalizing
abortions and gay marriage. Today
sex is like air; it’s not a big deal

of lingerie is slightly bland when
it comes to color, I was under the
impression that it was classy and
simple a la Audrey Hepburn, but
maybe I am mistaken, as one of my
friends’ immediate responses was,
“Wow. We need to get you laid.”

While I love how non-
judgmental society has become, and
how women are no longer considered
“sluts” if we choose to take control of
our desires rather than settling for a
carton of Haagen Dazs, I feel that our
relationships suffer as a result of our
lack of respect regarding sex.

I may sound old fashioned and
have boring underwear, but when
it comes to ordering a good steak, I
prefer filet mignon.