at aia SSS Douglas Romage. WrapUp Whitens Steinbach and Ashley Obama in the concourse _ - The Office for New Students (ONS), the campus office -in charge of developing campus life, showed Barack Obama’s inauguration in the concourse and atrium on ‘Tuesday. Evelyn Wright, an ieitractos at the College; pitched the idea to the ONS and they ran with it. This _ was the first event of its type at David Lam since 9/11 eS ee — “RANFor Aftica New Years Update ‘Thanks to determination, publicity and a lot of hard work, Douglas College nursing students Nicole Moen — and Ruhina Rana of “R & N 4 Africa” are well on their : way to reaching their fundraising goals. . The pair aims to raise $12,000 to contribute to a volunteer project they are completing in Tanzania next summer. All proceeds will be used to fund community- initiated projects that develop infrastructure and provide education and primary health care for rural Tanzanian citizens. To raise money, “R & N 4 Africa” is ‘elites “Not so Naughty Nurses” calendars 'online as well as at Hotbox on Main‘ Street. The calendars have been a hit and only 20 copies remain for purchase. ~ Rana and Moen are also hosting a fundraiser at the Cat and Fiddle Neighbourhood Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday, February 6". ae For more information, visit their website at http:// m4africa synthasite.com DC Students “Get Involved” to Make “Rec Your Life” a Success Last week the Centre for Sport, Recreation & Wellness (CSRW) hosted “Get Involved Day,” a campus initiative to build community spirit through new student. clubs at both the New Westminster and Coquitlam campuses. Thanks to the hard work of the CSRW crew and the Student Ambassador program the day was a huge success and students can now look forward to some great new events and clubs. The idea behind “Get Involved Day” was to help ~ students create groups ani clubs with the support of ' Douglas College‘and CSRW. According to Paul Granat, Activities Coordinator for the Centre for Sport, Recreation & Wellness, “Activity groups are beginning to form.on campus and students have shown a lot of interest in the following groups: photography, drawing rowing, swimming, and hip-hop dance,” In addition to clubs, many sports are starting up for the season including intramurals and snowboarding. Intramural sports will take place every Friday in the New Westminster Gym and include dodgeball from 12-1 p.m., basketball from 1-2 p.m. and open gym activities such as badminton, volleyball, soccer and ball hockey from 24 p.m. Granat and the CSRW encourage students to “Come out and play with Douglas College.” For more info on campus life at Douglas College, visit room 1317, contact the rec office at 604.527.5775 or contact Paul Granat at granatp@douglas.be.ca Coalition government still a possibility aes he House in ; Commons recently went back to work to deal with Canada’s harsh economic situation. A once-strong economy that continued to grow despite a serious recession in the United States has cooled off, leaving political parties to debate the best course of action. Peter Julian, NDP MP for Burnaby-New Westminster was reached for comment on the possibilities of what could occur in regards to the coalition between his party and the Liberals as well as what the New ee are looking for in the 2009 budget. Julian explained that the coalition is “still in play” and that the “NDP doesn’t support the Conservative agenda.” But the budget will not be presented until Tuesday, and each individual party’s caucus will have to decide whether or not the coalition is still viable on Wednesday. The Liberals are poised to make their final determinations at that point. Julian explained that the reason his party warmed up to this initiative after a lukewarm reception was because they “felt they had to do something bold to address the issues,” and the ‘coalition was the boldest step” that the party could take. When asked what issues needed to be resolved for the NDP to support the budget, Julian explained that _ it “would take a miracle.” Their party is looking for the Tories to address what they see as 20 years worth of problems. His party wants to see student debt and better care of seniors addressed. He would also like to see other aspects of Canada’s infrastructure addressed, feels the minimum wage is too low, and has serious concerns regarding the condition of our health system. A Member of Parliament for the Conservative government was requested for an interview by The Other Press, but failed to respond in time for our deadline. Peter Julian, NDP MP Douglas College Learning Centre serves students By Ashley Whillans, Associate News Editor eed help with your courses? Don’t be shy; the N scott at the Douglas College Learning Centre is ready and willing to help—for free! The Learning Center offers face-to-face tutoring | services, online tutoring and self-help materials such as free grammar handouts and online multimedia tools. In addition to tutoring, the Learning Centre offers a quiet study space with internet-accessible computers (usually available if the library is full), books, a study skills area, time management and test anxiety counselling, as well as a ton of hand-outs for.writing, grammar, and essay formatting. Weekly tutoring is available, and thanks to the diversity of the employees and tutors who work at the Learning Centre, range from mature students to young adults; there are many different services and employees to meet student’s individual needs. As Cathy Tremblay, the Services Coordinator at the Learning Centre explains, “all of our employees are different, but we come together for a common goal of helping Douglas College students.” “Don’t be intimated, and don’t think you’re the only one [to need help], we already have a waitlist, and our staff is very kind.” To set up an appointment with a Learning Centre representative, students may call or stop by the front desk at either the David Lam or New Westminster campuses to find out whether the centre has tutors available to help. To visit the Learning Centre, or to register as a tutor, visit the Learning Centres at either New Westminster in | room 2209 or call 604.527.5539; for Coquitlam, visit room A1040, 604.777.6139. For'more information or to volunteer as a peer tutor visit www.douglas.be ca/services/learning- centre.html