AMPUS NEWS — orormas THE DAILY VOICE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2,2014 3 Trotter's many treasures: mugs galore Langara president has collected more than 300 mugs and 2,000 lapel pins By KARLY BLATS angara president Lane Trotter is a collector at heart, owning more than 300 coffee mugs, nearly all from educational institutions. “Tve got mugs from the East Coast all the way to the West Coast,” said Trotter as he gazed nostalgically at the mug rack mounted to the wall of his top-floor office. “There’s a story with each one of those mugs,” Trotter said. The wooden rack is home to 48 of Trotter’s favourite mugs and was built for him by a Trades Discovery for Women class at BCIT that he helped improve. Trotter said the case holds “memo- ries upon memo- ries” and says a lot about his journey through life. Trotter’s history as acollector dates back decades and includes more than just mugs. ANTONIA J.Z. The president’s HENDERSON hobby started with Langara research lapel pins — he col- psychologist lected more than 2,000 of them. Then there were golf shirts and even jackets. Antonia J.Z. Henderson, research psychologist at Langara, said there’s no clinical or deep-rooted reason be- hind why people collect certain things. People will notice someone else’s collection and in turn give them some- thing to add to it, she said. Trotter said he can’t quite remem- ber which was the first of the many mugs displayed in his office or stored in boxes at home, but he can remember how each one reflects on his career path. Although every mug holds a special place in Trotter’s heart, he favours a special one he helped design. The cherished y On display mug bears a red Fanshawe College logo, which has since been discon- Ml Saginaw Valley tinued because the State University Ontario school is looking to revamp ME sRutland Senior Sec- it. ondary, Kelowna “There’s a logi- BC, cal sequence to = how I have [the mugs] grouped. I try to keep mugs Mm Marine institute, that are related to- Newfoundland gether,” said Trot- ter. ME Western University, One empty spot Ontario remains on the top shelf of the mug University of North Dakota HM sRed River College, rack that Trotter Manitoba said is being saved gy Kennedy Space tor something Spe- Center, Florida cial but he doesn’t know what yet. HE sRed River College, The very centre Manitoba of Trotter’s mug display features a MM The University Col- black Langara lege of the Cariboo, mug that reflects BC. his passion for the college. “The focus of my life right now is mm Algonquin College, Langara ... I’m so pleased and _privi- leged to be here,” Trotter said. HE Northern Lights College, B.C. Ontario KARLY BLATS photo Langara president Lane Trotter, sporting one of his more than 2,000 lapel pins, has a 20-year collec- tion of more than 300 mugs. The 48 displayed in his office all come from educational institutions. Mia Knezevic collects signatures April 1 for the Langara Climate Action Team’s petition against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. Knezevic is a student in the university arts transfer program. ERIN BOE photo Anti-pipeline spills onto campus Club collects signatures to raise student awareness and spur action By ERIN BOE their first-ever demonstration to spread awareness about dangers from oil spills, ask- ing passersby Tuesday to sign their anti-pipeline petition. The club used black garbage bags to recreate the scene of a ruptured pipeline outside the main entrance of the campus. They even planted a stuffed bear, whale, and salamander that ap- peared to be caught in the spill. “We're trying to demonstrate the dangers of having the pipeline and how easy it is to rupture,” said founding club member Erica Cook. The demonstration was titled Fossil Fools’ Day as a spin-off of April Fools’ day. Signs around cam- pus read “Don’t be a fossil fool.” Members distributed leaflets listing their is- Ti Langara Climate Action Team mounted sues with the Northern Gateway pipeline, includ- ing violations of First Nations’ treaty rights. Anthropology student Zev Laven signed the pe- tition, even though he is not strictly opposed to the use of fossil fuels. “They’re necessary to an extent, but if we could cut them down and use them efficiently, then they’re fine,” he said. Langara human kinetics instructor Kathleen “KC” Emerson said it’s easy for Big Oil to get its message across. “TPeople] see all the fancy ads that Enbridge can afford to put on TV,” she said. But no one is investing substantial money to work against that message, she said, which is why grassroots public displays like this are necessary. “It’s getting peo- ple to realize that they can have a say, that they can make an impact, and it may be as simple as signing your name,” Emerson said. “TIt’s] just encouraging people that no matter how small a gesture they think something might be, that it is worth making the gesture to... [make] their voice heard in whatever way they can.” Langara nursing caters to Indians Revised program extends study and work permit for Indian-certified nurses By CHRIS SLATER will reap greater educational bene- fits and broadened work opportuni- ties after recent changes to Langara’s international nursing program, said nursing department assistant chair Pat Woods. Woods helped create the new Post Degree Diploma in Nursing Practice in Canada, approved late last year. It will allow nursing graduates from India to study at Langara for two years, where previously it was a one-year program. That extra year of study will allow students to better acclimatize to the Canadian medical system before they go off to work, Woods said. The newly revised program also gives international nursing students three years to stay and work in Canada after graduation. This is a change from the original international program, which only allowed graduates a one- year Canadian work permit upon grad- uation. “The feedback we got from the nurs- es was that they really like the [origi- nal] program but they wanted a two- year program,” Woods said. “They wanted clinical skills review [and] clinical practice. They wanted to actu- ally [work] in the hospitals.” Litre nursing students from India This new “bridging program” will help narrow the educational gaps be- tween nurses trained in India and Can- ada, Woods said. “It’s not that their nursing edu- cation is any less, . however the scope, and the standards, and the competencies and collaboration with the health care PAT WOODS team are quite dif- ferent [in Canada] Assistant chair of than they are in ”ursing program other countries.” Diane Bradley, r4 4 division chair of health sciences, They says the newly re- vised program will Wanted to benefit students in actua lly India looking to . study and work in [work] in Canada. the “Tt will provide a . fuller preparation hosp itals for obtaining em- ployment and com- pleting the nursing licensure exam. Canada can offer a great future and good employment opportunities to these students,” she said in an email. The fall program has already re- ceived 15 applications. Although the program is only open to nursing gradu- ates from India, Woods hopes it will open to a wider scope of nationalities.