News ST IT Lisa Bellane Tre Douglas Students’ Union’s annual Free Pancake Breakfast was not only largely successful, but also very delicious. The event, featured at both campuses, was held in part to welcome students back to the College, but also to “promote student spirit,” as David Lam Campus Representative Sebastian Bubrick stated. Unlike the breakfast at the NW Campus, where the DSU themselves prepared the food, Chartwells—the food service provider for the college—supplied the pancakes at the DL Campus. “We went through about ten boxes of pancake mix!” said Member At Large Christine Nieder of the NW breakfast. Similarly, the DL breakfast accomplished its goal of serving 144 students a nice, hot, free stack of pancakes. Students had to show their Douglas ID, and were then given a ticket to claim their food. Initially, both events were slow in taking off, but as soon as students began to arrive, the pancakes were quick to disappear. The events were especially busy in-between classes, when students were en route to their next class. Last year, the DL Campus featured a “Cartoon Breakfast” held in the auditorium as a throwback to childhood when kids ate breakfast in front of their favourite morning shows. The event, though enjoyed by many students, was, according to Bubrick, “very time consuming.” The event was held at the DL campus on September 10" and at the NW campus on September 2”. Low attendance marks DSU Pub Night By Lisa Bellano Lisa . Bellano associate news editor ae pizza, cheap booze, and mediocre music made for an all around decent Pub Night last Thursday. In the case of the Douglas Students’ Union, the only thing they were lacking was a steady flow of students. Initially, the Pub Night was supposed to be host to a pool tournament, but due to low participation levels, the official tournament took on a more casual role. Instead, students freely played pool throughout the night. Students were clumped sporadically throughout the room, all appearing to be enjoying the night. However, students did comment on the overall turn out of the event. “They should have advertised more effectively,” said student Dann Card of the quiet event. The event was primarily advertised “through Facebook and word of mouth,” said College Relations Coordinator Hassan Chaudhry. Though the turn out was hardly ideal, the Pub Night did have some highlights. There was a DJ who churned out a mix of reggae, rap, and the usual “hot tracks” of the week. Also, the DSU provided beer, coolers, and high balls, all for $3 each. Some students did, however, bring their own alcohol, as evident from the empty two-sixes of vodka strewn on the floor. Additionally, the DSU gave out gift certificates, many of which were for the Old Spaghetti Factory. And, of course, the DSU provided free pizza. The Pub Night was just one of many of the DSU’s Welcome Week events, which also included the Welcome Back BBQ and the Pancake Breakfast. The event was held on Thursday September 11" from 7 p.m. until roughly 1 a.m. September 15, 2008 NEWS — | SHORTS Nikalas Kryzanowski Latin Beat Dance Club Heats Up Douglas College Douglas College’s Latin Beat Dance Club is holding Latin dancing lessons in Room 1313 at the college on September 21" and 22". Students will learn to salsa, waltz, foxtrot, cha cha cha and tango among other dances. New programs have been added as well such as Salsa Rueda, Swing ‘n’ Jive, International and Argentine dancing. The cost for the lessons is $65—115, depending on the day and the program. Interested participants can register in room 1317, or by calling 604-527-5775 or, call Susi at 604-584-SUSI (7874) for course details. The group’s website is latinbeatdanceclub.com. Tories Could Be Headed for Majority Latest polls suggest that the Conservative party led by Stephen Harper could be on its way toa majority government. Generally, to establish a majority, a party needs to garner 40% of the popular vote. The Decima poll puts the Tories at 41% with the Liberals a distant second a 26%. The NDP is polling third at 14%, while the Greens are at nine percent and the Bloc Quebecois which only runs candidates in Quebec registered eight percent. The numbers show that recent ads of a sweater clad Prime Minister have had a positive effect on voters and that he has rebranded himself as a moderate candidate. Gas Gouge: Prices Rise Dramatically The price of gas rose up to 13 cents per litre in some areas of the country as the prospect of Hurricane Ike barreling down on oil refineries in Texas caused the rise. “They don’t think they’re going to get any damage to the rigs themselves but it will do damage to production,” said David Doig, a gas and oil analyst on CIV. Prices in Vancouver spiked above $1.40 per litre. Liberal MP Dan McTeague suggested that the problem is much bigger than the short term spike. “The price increase at the world market for gasoline went up 16 cents a gallon (Friday), McTeague told CTV’s Canada AM. “We’ve been paying... something in the order of 48 cents a gallon. Clearly, there’s something wrong with the state of competition in the gasoline industry in Canada.”