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Matthew
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two groups
of students
approached a

 

school project
in two very
different ways. The course they are taking is
on health promotion, a part of the Bachelor
in Physical Education and Coaching. Their
goal is to find something unhealthy on our
campus environment and to demonstrate
why it is unhealthy.

Dave Grender and Steve Hanson took
on Douglas College’s Concourse and saw
numerous problems, from the physical
seating, which is cold concrete, to holes
in the glass ceiling, which allow heat to
escape. They took their chosen issues to
the College’s Facilities department, who
were less than receptive to their demands,
according to the pair.

The other group, consisting of Amanda
Hemingway, Lauren Hillman, and Katrina
Lindroos, also noticed a similar problem
just a few feet from the concourse. They

saw that the smoke pit is so near the
building and allows smoke to come in
through the ventilation of the concourse
and creates an awful stench around the first
floor. They would like to see the smoke

pit moved to another location to solve the
problem.

The groups decided to take these issues
to the Concourse to inform students about
what was happening. However, the two
groups have very different objectives.

Grender and Hanson believe that if
3,000 students sign their petition within
three weeks, some change can come from
this initiative. The pair believes it will
show that college community is united and
change will follow because of this.

Katrina Lindroos, with the smoke pit
group, however, has a much more modest
goal.

“In reality it probably won’t do
anything, this is more about promoting
awareness,” explained Lindroos. Her goal
is to take a first step in dealing with a much

longer process.

 

 

Amanda Hemingway, Lauren Hillman, and Katrina Lindroos

 

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