INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / March 17, 1992

 

 

The Inside Zone

by Carillon

Is you’re not wearing green
today, you should be. And if
you’re a real Republican, you'll
be reading bits of Joyce and
Yeats, sipping Bushmill’s whis-
ky, and muttering nasty things
about the Queen. Here are
some other notes from around
the College on this fine St.
Patrick’s Day...

The Wild Kingdom...

Move over, Marlon Perkins.
Al Harms, Mathematics Instruc-
tor, shot a video during his
recent one-year professional
leave in Kenya. It’s called
Sights and Sounds of Kenya,
and everyone is welcome to at-
tend a viewing on March 31
from 12 to 2 pm in Room
4702.

When’s the housewarming party?
Betty Clarke from Payroll is
moving into a brand-new condo

at 11th and Queens in New
Westminster. Not only can she
walk to work in a couple of
minutes, but we won't have far to
walk when she invites the entire
College over for coffee and cake.

Parking it in Parksville...

General Nursing Laboratory
Technician Shirley Farrell is leav-
ing Douglas College after 5 years.
She and her husband are retiring
to build their dream house in
Parksville on Vancouver Island.

You say it’s your birthday...

Health Sciences Departmental
Assistant Tina Perret had a birth-
day on March 3, but we don’t
know much more. All we can tell
you is that she’s “at least 30" years
old.

What a bunch of cards...
Debbie “Blackjack” McFadyen
from the Douglas College Founda-

tion reports success to the tune of
$23, 703.27 raised during the

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Frick is the first proud recipient of the Stan Stronge Award,
which is presented to the Volunteer of the Year by the B.C. Division
of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association. Frick is heavily in-
volved with wheelchair basketball, both nationally and locally. He
was a personal friend of Stan Stronge, who passed away in 1991
and was considered a founder of wheelchair sports in B.C.

 

Foundation Casino weekend
(most of which will go to existing
endowment funds). It was held at
the Richmond Entertainment
Centre a couple of weekends ago,
and a big thank you goes out from
the Foundation to all the people
who volunteered their time to
sling chips, including Heather
Campbell, Connie Frick, Chris
Johnson, Suzanne Chamberlain,
and Fadi Baydoun. The last hand
isn’t dealt until 2 am, so volunteer
workers barely get home before
sunrise. Apparently Debbie will
soon be supplementing her salary
with tips she picked up from fel-
low card sharks. “It was a great
opportunity to learn how to
gamble,” she says.

A note of appreciation...

It isn’t mentioned often
enough, but it makes sense. Our
student population has grown
tremendously over the past few
years, with increased demand for
courses, classroom space, library

materials...and food. The Cafeteria
serves a lot more meals and
snacks than before, and we think
they do a great job. They’re usual-
ly smiling, they always make you
feel welcome, and they serve a lot
of meals in a day. “I have a good
crew here,” says Wayne Taillefer,
Cafeteria Manager. “There’s a lot
of teamwork.”

Net results...

Congratulations to Chantal
Jobin, co-captain of the Douglas
College badminton team, who has
been selected as February’s Husky
Oil National Female Athlete (a
new award for community college
athletes). Chantal, 27, has been
undefeated in more than 40 col-
legiate matches over the past two
seasons. The badminton team
recently won the BCCAA title
(sweeping all five categories) and
will defend its Canadian champion-
ship this month in Ottawa.

See you soon!