By Maria Asselin-Roy, Staff Reporter

fter a slow, rainy and exam

filled December, students are

in need of a little excitement. The New Year is off to a great start with many exciting events lined up for January, hopefully keeping students entertained for the first bit of the semester.

Almost every weekend in January there will be many sporting events, ranging from basketball to volleyball to badminton. On January 14 and 15, there will be a basketball game with the Douglas Royals vs. Langara. Both games will be at the New West campus and start at 6:00. On the same weekend, there will be two volleyball games at the College of the Rockies Cranbrook Campus. January 21 and 22 are also exciting dates in terms of basketball as the Royals will be playing UBC-O in Kelowna. The

following weekends will host more basketball and volleyball games against Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo and Capilano University in North Vancouver. On Friday, January 28 there is also a Kings Court Basketball Tournament at the New West gym from 12 until 3pm, and anyone is welcome. Intramurals this month include a soccer tournament at the David Lam Campus and a

badminton tournament at the New West

gym at the end of the month. For more information these athletic events and more check out www.douglife.ca

January is a gripping month for the popular “Arts at One” shows as well. This past Thursday, there was a compelling piece titled “Chamber Music” featuring classical music from Bach, Villa-Lobos and other influential musicians. Thursday, January 13 the UBC Orchestra will be performing in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre. The UBC Orchestra is known to play several genres of music, but mainly focuses on earlier classical music. Finally, on Thursday, January 27 “Little Light Band” will be performing. Along with having free arts performances this month, Lee Henderson (the author of The Broken Record Technique and The Man Game) will be speaking at the David Lam Campus on Monday, January 24 at 7:00pm in room B2010. Lee Henderson is a Canadian writer who has received the 2003 Danuta Gleed Literary Award as well as the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and a few others. He has also contributed to several newspapers and he is a . contributing editor for the magazine Border Crossings and Contemporary, specializing in Vancouver art.

On the following night, January

Did you forget something in the first

week of class? By Jenn Markham

- Locker from DSU ($10.00 cash) - Student ID and Translink sticker

- Parking Pass from Cashier (sold out) - Books and course packs from the Bookstore

- Pens, binders and paper - Set up Douglas Login for computers

- Forward school email to personal email

25) it’s Ladies Night at David Lam. Douglas college students are

_welcome to have an evening of nails,

hair, and make-up. Students can take the time to get made-up as well as receive tips from professional make- up artists and spa technicians. Finally, on Wednesday, January 26 there will be a Forum on Justice discussing addictions and corrections. This is an excellent forum for criminology students or for the general public who have a keen interest in the subject. The

_ forum is from 3:30-6:30pm in room

1614 by the library at the New West campus. Speakers will include: Dr.

Gabor Mate, who is the author of

“In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts”, Ray Corrado who is a professor

at the school of criminology, and Tim Veresh the executive director from SFU. The forum will provide information and insights from the keynote speakers, and the remaining hour of the lecture is used to benefit the listeners by having an open discussion. Admission to this forum is free, although registration is required. To register, please contact Lynda Fletcher at lyndafg@telus.net. For more information or enquiries on upcoming events, check out the Douglas website.