6 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 EDITOR BRANDON KOSTINUK Online dating Is good, but risky ... ith today’s social media trend in full effect, more and more people are turn- ing to the Internet in search of friendship, sex and even true love. Some services are free while others charge a membership fee, and as they say, you get what you pay for. Industry leaders like eHarmony have a rigorous screening process to ensure the most compatible match possible. My cousin Susanna, for example, met her husband Orlando on eHarmony. She lived in Montreal and Orlando lived way down in Texas. Today, they are both happily Makeup not necessary [Jisorness: to me, makeup has its own consistently growing and evolving trend categories, similar to fashion. Fashion trends are far more understandable and forgiving, given they are generally temperature based. For example, scarfs and boots for winter to defer the brisk breezes. However, makeup? The trend for this season is said to be pink lips, pastel colours, “dewy” looking skin and on top of that, big eyebrows. For those who don’t know, dewy means a greasy, haven’t-showered- in-three-days look, instead of the less-concerning, healthy looking maite. Dewey skin and big eyebrows? Am I the only one here that doesn’t wish to look like a | Re an unhygienic t oo Frida Kahlo that ws hasn't stepped OPINION Sine? JES CUNNINGHAM Being someone who doesn’t wear makeup, except for a bit of cover-up here and there to hide those beloved blemishes, keeping up with the evolution of trends is nowhere near a priority. I don’t participate or care to keep up with the trending fashions many find compelling, not as a boycott, but purely because money, patience and the time to be consistently updating my look are not on my side. Even so, there are far more impor- tant things that need to be done ona daily basis, like making rent, buying groceries and, most importantly, sleep, in comparison to waking up early to get dolled up for the day. Don’t get me wrong, having an understanding of makeup and fashion and using it as personal expression is a completely different concept and could be impressive. Some people use makeup and fashion trends to express how they feel whereas others do the same with piercings and tattoos. Pressure from society to look beautiful, to have perfect skin and to have that china doll look is always going to be an evolving thing, and really it’s a double-edged sword. Makeup creates facades. While it’s a tool to hide one’s beauty, true beauty that is, but many also say that it is used to enhance one’s natural beauty. That being said, when they aren’t being made to look like Frida Kahlo. married with two young children. One of the more popular free sites is Plenty of Fish. While they do advertise several successful marriages from their site, everybody I know that uses it, including myself, is just looking to get laid. While eHar- mony is for those seeking a rela- tionship, Plenty of Fish gives users the option of specifying particular arrangements. OPINION WARREN JANE Options include relationship, casual dating, hang out or intimate encounter. Hang out is essentially a less obvious way of looking for an intimate encounter. But there are some risks that exist in the online dating world. One of the biggest problems is fraud. Anyone can pretend to be any- body they want online. This has resulted in many hopeless romantics being “catfished.” A catfish is someone who sets up a fake account, whether on Face- book or an online dating site, and uses it to gain the trust of somebody, either for personal satisfaction or financial gain. Common catfish schemes include perpetrators asking their intended victims to send money to pay bills, or other unexpected expenses. Of course, this happens in real world relationships as well, so be careful who you trust, especially when there’s money involved. The bottom line: online dating still has many of the risks associated with old-fashioned dating. It’s up to the individual to decide which one is right for them. But don’t be afraid to try some- thing new. A soulmate might be a mouse-click away. The LSU dantol - Ceferendum Posted | NAS Noting, Never Nokes, o~ drRerencel \ © LETTERS to the editor Letter regarding the article entitled, “D2L problem identified, fix to come soon”, appearing in The Voice, Thurs- day, March 21, 2018. Dear Voice Newspaper, I wish to make a clarification of some remarks attributed to me in the article on the D2L problem appearing in The Voice on March 21. When I said that “Things had gone from bad to worse,” it was not in regard to D2L. Although many of us experi- enced birth pangs with the new system, things are going along relatively smoothly now thanks to the attentive support that we receive from EdTech. Instead, the remark was referring to the podium computer, the hardware system that delivers our computer- based material in the classroom. In our anthropology classroom that adjoins the lab, our podium computer has been acting up since the beginning of the year. We haven’t been able to log onto the workstation to show Power- Points, let alone log onto the network so that we can access our online D2L course in order to link with relevant online sites, show video clips, orient the students to resources available on D2L, ete. The crux of the matter is that both Dr. Copp and I have made the transi- tion to incorporating D2L in the class- room, but the hardware is not well maintained enough for us to take ad- vantage of the full potential of D2L. Each of us called IT nearly every day for almost four weeks before it was fi- nally fixed. Budget cuts may have reduced the effectiveness of the IT department to respond to our computer needs, just when we need the computers to func- tion well more than ever! Thank you for giving me the oppor- tunity to clarify my remarks. Sincerely, Dr. Carol MacLeod, anthropology department Apologies to PacWest and Holland College for last week's error Hello Voice, Just a heads up regarding some information in your story on the back cover of today’s Voice (Mar. 21), written by Sera AKdogan, and somehow attributed to the Pac West The body of your story says Harlem College took silver and VIU (Vancou- ver Island University) took gold - this placing is correct. The sidebar - which lists PacWest as your source - says the opposite. I don’t believe this is anywhere on our website. It’s Holland College, not Harlem College. (Holland College is located in Prince Edward Island. All this information is readily available on the tournament web- site, http://ccaa.ca/mensbasket- ball2018 . If you have any questions in the future, don’t hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Mark Dawson PacWest Media Manager @pacwestbe The Voice is published by Langara College's journalism department. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and are independent of views of the student government and administration. We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must be signed. They may be edited for brevity. Names may be withheld in special cases, but your letter must include your name and phone number. HOW TO REACH US PHONE 604-323-5396 FAX 604-323-5398 E-MAIL thevoice@langara.be.ca DROP-IN Room A226 Langara College There is a mailbox at the entrance to the journalism rooms. SNAIL MAIL The Voice 100 West 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. 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