Ss Douglas College Wrap Up By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor Brother and Sister win same competition Seveh and Aso Palani became the first brother and sister act to win at the same wrestling competition. They won the NCAA championship in Virgina this year. This competition was against competitors all across the US and Canada. _ . The NCAA is the highest league in all of wate Sports, —— uanales ieee Chartwells switches to wild salmon By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor ( “owas the company that runs the cafeteria at Douglas College, has announced that they have stopped using fish from salmon farms and have officially switched to using wild salmon instead. The change comes as a part of a new partnership between the Living Oceans Society, the Vancouver Aquarium and Chartwells. Salmon farming is still widespread in BC but is controversial because of the number of diseases it causes in both farmed and wild fish. The farmed fish are prone to diseases because there are so many fish in such a close proximity to one another. Diseases from farmed fish are able to jump from one fish to another so much faster because of the close proximity, and wild fish often catch those diseases when they swim nearby the salmon farms. Because of these issues Chartwells decided it could no longer support farmed seafood. Mebs Lalani, Director of Food Services with Chartwells at Douglas College, stated that the switch to wild salmon is to be a part of the solution. She said this decision is not about bringing more students to the cafeteria, but is about improving eco- sustainability because Chartwells is a major purchaser. Their bulk orders have a bigger impact than the average person who purchases food in a grocery store because Chartwells purchases a much larger amount. Student scholarships presented last Thursday By Shaylee Pérez, Staff Reporter n Thursday, March 19", the Douglas College Board and Douglas College Faculty Association presented their respective scholarships to a total of 13 students at the College Board’s March meeting. The Douglas College Board Scholarship was given to 12 students this year, each receiving $507. To be considered for this award, a student may be in any program of study, with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and rank on the Dean’s List. The Douglas College Scholarship committee and the Bursary Selection committee decide which students qualify. The recipients this year were chosen from 827 scholarship applications for this year’s Winter Semester. The Douglas College Board Scholarship comes from an endowment fund distributed annually; the dollar amount and the number of awards given out is decided each year by the committee. It began in 1989, when, replacing the old practice of recognizing an outgoing Board member at the end of term All graduating accounting students invited to attend Speed Interview Night n Wednesday, March 25", the Certified General Accountants Association of BC is holding a Speed Interview Night. All accounting students who will be graduating in 2009 from a post-secondary institution are invited to attend. The event is sponsored by the Partners in Employment Program (PEP), an initiative in which the CGA recognizes companies providing opportune working environments for accounting students and networks partner companies with students looking for employment. “The idea stems from ‘speed dating’ in that you’re trying to make a favourable first impression in hopes to getting a ‘real date,” explained Jerrick Barroso, coordinator for the Partners in Employment Program. “This is the student’s chance to make a positive first impression and hopefully land a full interview with the employer later on.” Some employers will be interviewing with current positions open for hire, and others will be promoting future positions and the methods most effective in attaining them. The majority of positions will be entry or junior-level. Some of the companies will have two or three positions available, but other such as Accountemps can have countless jobs open. The interviews last an average of three minutes. Students may interview with as many companies as they choose, or as few, but only one interview per company. Attendees should bring résumés. “Be prepared to impress the employers with your strengths,” said Barroso. “This is very effective for both the employers and the students in that the employers get to see the person and the personality behind the résumé and the student gets to back up the résumé and bring some personality to it by being there.” “Tt is also effective for students in that it brings together several employers who are looking for candidates all in the same room saving them a lot of time,” said Barroso. Companies who are confirmed to date include Accounttemps, OMICRON, and the CGA firms of Evancic Perrault Robertson, Galloway Botteselle & Company, and McLaren Trefanenko Inc. The event will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Attendees will be assigned into one of three groups upon confirming attendance, and each group is assigned a one hour long time slot. Interested students can register at www.cga-bc.org/speedinterviews. Space is limited. with a name engraved silver tray, the College instead made a donation in the outgoing member’s name. In 1992, many Board members began donating their Board honoraria in addition to the contributions made each year honouring an outgoing member, until the fund had grown enough to incept the scholarship, which was first given out in 1994. One recipient this year is Lisa Bellano, a criminology student in her fifth and final semester of studies at Douglas College. Lisa received the scholarship after filling out an application online, in conjunction to many others she also applied to on the College’s site for Winter 2009 Bursaries and Scholarships. She plans to use the money towards books this fall at SFU, where she will complete an honours BA in anthropology, after volunteering in India during this summer. This is not the first scholarship she has received in this fashion, in fact, Lisa has won over $12,000 in grants, most of which she applied for online and all of which she found on the Internet. “T’ll most likely be working for international NGOs, working on poverty reduction initiatives at the community level, or will become a lawyer and specialize in international law. At this point, I’m just letting my educational path guide me,” said Bellano, who said the recognition from Thursday’s ceremony made her feel a bit embarrassed and awkward, as she hasn’t been to many presentation ceremonies. The Douglas College Faculty Association Award was presented to one student this year in the amount of $460. This scholarship is awarded to students in a University Transfer academic or career program, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, demonstrating special aptitude in their field of study. They must be enrolled in no less than nine credits, and this award gives preference to students with financial need. This year’s winner was chosen from 1068 potential recipients. While presented at the same ceremony, the Douglas College Faculty Association Award comes from different funding than the Douglas College Board Scholarship. It is distributed annually, in the Winter Semester, and has been around since 1993. : Lisa Bellano