VOTING STRATEGICALLY, NOT IDEALISTICALLY wnnsesnsscnssenssenneennll Strategic voting offers the option to vote collectively rather than according to personal preference to make voting more effective 20 YEARS STRONG JOURNALISM DAVID COOPER photo Camille Legg and Adelleh Furseth star as a same-sex couple in the modernized production of Romeo + Juliet, set in the year Studio 58 was founded. Warholesque Romeo + Juliet pays homage to Studio 58’s beginnings By RUMANA DSOUZA illiam Shakespeare’s global audience has witnessed his plays re-imagined in differ- ent settings and themes. Langara College’s Studio 58 chose a setting in accordance with its 50 year anniversary. Studio 58, in association with the Chop Theatre, presents Romeo + Ju- liet, set in 1965 in Andy Warhol’s famed New York City studio, the Factory. The anniversary also coincided with the passing of Studio 58’s founder, the- atre legend Antony Holland. Anita Rochon, the director, said the milestone was the inspiration to set one of Shakespeare’s most iconic plays during a period of societal upheaval, parallels that I also witnessed in Ro- meo + Juliet,” she said. Audiences might assume that set- ting this tale of star-crossed lovers in 1965 may lead to drastic alterations of the orginal play, but Rochon said there were few changes. in 1965. “T began researching the era and it revealed interesting things in society See STUDIO 58, page 4 66 The era revealed interesting things in society DIRECTOR ANITA ROCHON COMPASS CARDS Electronic Compass Cards have now officially replaced paper U-Passes across BC campuses this fall. Now that the system has been fully intergrated, students are forced to adjust to the change. The Voice asked Langara stu- dents: How are you liking the new Compass Card system? Are you remembering to tap in and out? INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY JULIA WICKHAM >. FRANCES MCDONALD AUSTIN DO Fine arts student Kinesiology “I find [the student Compass Card] a “T’s pretty useful, little odd. I thought Ican go wherever I that the U-Pass want without using was really easy to any coins. [always use, and honestly, tap in, but Inever T feel like Pm being remember to tap it tracked when I out. It’s very conve- use the Compass nient and P've never Card. I feel like they had a problem with know what bus Pm on, which kind of freaks me out, sol tend not to tap out of the bus because I don’t want them to know where Iam.” it? TYLER GAUDET JUSTIN LUI General sciences Computer student science student “Treally like the “The Compass Compass Card, Card is alright, because going [for] compared to what free everywhere is Talready know awesome. I always tap it in, because that exists. In Hong Kong, they have the the bus drivers are Octopus Card, and always kind of the system is way looking at you, but I better. Iremember always forget to tap to tap in and out it out. I try to, but I about 90 per cent always worry that of the time.On the my wallet is going bus there’s way to fall and it’s not too many people mandatory, so who [getting off] to tap cares?” out.” GLOBAL fare cards FLEXUS Olso, Norway OCTOPUS CARD Hong Kong OPUL CARD Sydney, Australia OYSTER CARD London, UK RABBIT CARD Bangkok, Thailand T-MONEY Seoul, Korea Source: wikipedia Elections Canada New voter bill poses problems Stricter identification rules present roadblocks for students planning to vote in federal election By BEN BENGTSON be the first time the Fair Elections Act is put to the test and the con- troversial act has already caused con- fusion about the voting process. The act, officially called Bill C-28, was passed last year by the Conserva- tive government. The bill raised con- cerns from students and special inter- est groups that say the bill would make voting more difficult for them. The bill attempts to decrease voter fraud by reforming voter identification rules. In past elections, students could verify their voting address by using a government issued card that contained their current address or the address of their parents. Under the new rules, the card is no longer valid. Changes to voter identification could mean students whose living situations are temporary are not eligible to vote. “Contained within this law is a not- so-thinly veiled attempt to depress voter turnout,” said Paul Prosperi, de- partment chair of history, Latin and political science at Langara College. “Tm concerned that there may be instances in which people will either be unable or they will be put off the T:: upcoming federal election will PAUL PROSPERI prospect of going political science down there to department chair vote.” Roberta LaQua- glia, who operates a Vote PopUp as a volunteer for Samara Canada, a non- partisan group that encourages civic engagement, agreed that the new rules are unclear. “The perception out there is that voting is more confusing,” she said of the bill, adding that many students are unsure about what identification they need or where they can cast a ballot. Some students are unaware of the new act all together. “No, [haven’t heard of [the Fair Elec- tions Act],” said Victoria Chernyaeva, a computer science student at Langara. Dorothy Sitek, a spokesperson for Elections Canada, argued that stu- dents who wish to vote have “every op- portunity to.” She added that it’s im- portant for Langara students to make sure they are registered to vote on Oct. 19, and encouraged visiting the elec- tions.ca website for more information.