Campusnews EDITOR CHELSEA POWRIE | Visit langaravoice.ca for more coverage dated sexual violence policy. c4ss iucKe PHOTO New policy says speak up Langaras sexual assault policy focuses on student concerns = By SYDNEY MORTON tudents are more comfortable speaking up and reporting in- cidents of sexual violence now that Langara College has ad- opted a new policy on sexual violence and misconduct. In 2016, Langara College began drafting a policy in accordance with new B.C. laws that state post-second- ary institutions must regularly update them. The policy defines consent and outlines the college’s stance on sexual violence and harassment. Students had the opportunity to be part of the draft- ing process through discussion groups and an online questionnaire. “The policy is a statement of the po- sition the college takes around sexual violence. ‘The procedures are how someone who has expe- sexual rienced violence can ac- y cess support,” said Maggie Ross, manger LL. of the Langara student conduct and judicial affairs de- partment. “T think students should always know what their rights are.” — DEBORAH SCHRATTER, LANGARA COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Maggie Ross, manager of the Langara student conduct and judicial affairs department, headed the college's process of implementing a new provincially-man- Janine Sicotte, a peace and conflict studies student, helped consult on the new policy. She said student feedback was vital in the process and as a sur- __vivor of sexual violence, she felt it was important to provide input. “People were very much im- passioned and interested about this. This wasn’t just making a policy because the government told us to,” Sicotte said. “This was the first time that being able to relate to the victim/ survivor side of things, I was able to take that perspective and make it some- thing useful.” Langara communications Deborah Schratter is informing stu- dents about the new policy. “T think students should always know what their rights are,” Schratter said. “These are basic human rights and espe- cially in a time like this it is important officer for us not to lose sight of what those basic human rights are, to feel safe and supported.” The policy will officially be imple- mented in September 2017. Spaghetti sticks stir up debate at cafe Lollipop Moment Café claims raw pasta greener, cleaner option than wood A customer at Langara College's Lollipop Moment Café uses raw spaghetti to stir her coffee, an option that has proved popular. violETTA KRYAK PHOTO = By VIOLETTA KRYAK he Lollipop Moment Café at Langara College is using raw spaghetti as coffee stir sticks in an attempt to reduce waste and promote an environmentally-triendly lifestyle. This is the first instance of spaghetti used as stir sticks at Langara, though UBC's campus has used them for sev- eral years. The manager of Lollipop Moment Café, Tahai Zhog, said he uses spaghetti because it is easily com- postable. He also wants to ensure clean- liness, since he doesn’t know how wood gets treated before becoming stir sticks. Plus, the change has been popular. “Everybody loves it. That’s why we keep using spaghetti, although the cost is higher than using the wood,” Zhog said. The question of which type of stir stick would be better for the environ- ment is a tough one, as experts would have to compare the impact of cutting down trees to the impact of growing the grain, and possibly using chemicals and pesticides. “Tm not familiar with any studies off the top of my head that say one is bet- ter than the other,” said environmental studies co-ordinator Katrina Erdos. “And those kinds of evaluations are hard to make. Spaghetti should be sustainable, and so should be the wooden stir sticks.” A potential is- sue for students is that the spaghetti used is not vegan, GMO-tfree or celiac-friendly. Zhog, however, is not worried. “If the person’s intolerance is that Tahai Zhog LOLLIPOP MOMENT CAFE MANAGER severe, they are facing risks all around, not just in our spaghetti,” Zhog said. “I started using spaghetti last term, so far nobody said "That gluten is going to kill 19 me. Some students find the change charming. “T think it is so funny! It is the strang- est thing I’ve ever seen! It’s good, it’s something different,” said business management student Laura Duong. THURSDAY, FEB. 23,2017 | THE VOICE 3 Broader themes at career week Annual Langara event will expand this March with new employers & By EVAN HAGEDORN rom March 13-17, Langara Col- lege’s annual Co-op & Career Week will appeal to a larger number of students than ever before. In past career weeks, there has been a strong presence of business and math- ematics related career opportunities. At this year's event, career opportunities from a wide variety of courses offered at Langara, including arts, will be present- ed from past graduates and companies. These changes come as both experien- tial learning and work integrated learn- ing are being highly demanded from industries. Jennifer Reid, Co-op & Career De- velopment Centre instructor, said the event is seeing science and other related industries increasing their campus pres- ence through working with students on integrated learn- ing projects. = “Our school of Bs management has done it well for years and years by bringing in proj- ects from employ- ers and that kind of thing,” Reid said. “And we're slowly starting to see it in [courses] like environmental studies and geography.” This year’s event will also incorporate Langara’s Volt program. Volt is a stu- dent volunteer program that promotes community engagement, social aware- ness and student development “speed connecting” events, similar to speed dating, which allow students to net- work with different volunteering orga- nizations. Maggie Stewart, co-ordinator for Volt, said that although students don’t always have the proper career expe- rience on their resumes, that can be gained in different ways. “We're looking to help students de- velop both personally and professional- ly through volunteerism,” Stewart said. With the high volume of career op- tions being implemented into this year’s event, the Co-op & Career Develop- ment Centre has decided to assign a specific academic subject to each day, leading to a more structured and navi- gable event for both students and em- ployers. One employer attending the event, Brett Kendrick, managing partner of Nurse Next Door Home Care Services, will be looking for students who are in- terested in health care, and have a drive to make a difference. “With our own company, we're al- ways looking for people that are great culture-fit to join in,” Kendrick said. Jennifer Reid CO-OP & CAREER INSTRUCTOR CO-OP & CAREER WEEK SCHEDULE OF THEMED DAYS 9 Monday Community pro- grams and social sciences Tuesday Mathematics and science Wednesday Creative arts and humanities Thursday Business management V Friday Health sciences SOURCE: JENNIFER REID