ampus news EDITOR KATJA DEBOCK THE DAILY VOICE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 3 Photo-Imaging Snaps up prizes Photography student and instructor are feted at BC Image Salon Awards By JAMES MCLAUGHLIN Langara photography student’s ability to capture life’s subtle beauty is receiving praise from the province’s industry leaders. Jessica Luch, a first-year student, re- ceived the B.C. awards for Best Student Portrait, Student Photographer of the Year and General Category from the Professional Photographers of Canada — awards typically given to second-year students. The portrait Luch submitted is an in- timate black-and-white featuring a woman loosely clothed with one side of her shirt falling below her bare breast. “She’s super chill, really down to earth,” said Sydney Gregoire, the sub- ject of Luch’s portrait photo. “Someone with such a keen eye for editorial work rarely has such a soft nature. It was pretty comfortable. Jessica just makes you laugh the whole time,” Gregoire said in an email. Dave Scougal, an instructor at Lang- ara who will be awarded a master’s de- gree in photography during the Profes- sional Photographers of Canada’s national convention in Vancouver on April 17, said Luch’s winning photo- graph “Speed of Life” deserves the rec- ognition it has received. The photograph is of a fluttering hummingbird sucking nectar from a flower in a sea of pastel colours. The bird is beautifully in focus, freezing a fleeting moment of nature. “The composition, the choice of background, the depth of field, a lot of those technical choices that help the image have impact, which is the most important thing, she does very, very well,” said Scougal. Although competitiveness can ap- pear at odds with art, Scougal, an award-winning photographer, believes having work judged by a panel is bene- ficial regardless of the result. “It’s nice to get an award, but some- times when I learn the most is when I [submit] four images and all four of them don’t get anything but I get to talk to the judges about what went wrong,” said Scougal. Luch’s winning photos will be judged at the National Image Competition April 17 in downtown Vancouver. She could not be reached for com- ment. Photos clockwise from top: Jessica Luch’s Hypomania won Best Student Portrait, and Speed of Life won best Student General Award at the BC Image Salon Awards on Feb. 4, 2013. At the same event, Dave Scougal received the Langara Alumni Award for his photo Cheese! from the Professional Photog- raphers of Canada. 4 ¢ PST/GST no worry: Students End of HST will not make a big change to student purchasing of food, books and other learning tools By KELC] NICODEMUS the April Ist tax change from the HST to PST and GST. Student Anna Nastiuk said she doesn’t know much about the new tax change, but feels that it PST will please people. “People will be happier [with the PST] as a general,” said Nastiuk. Two years ago 55 per cent of British Columbians voted in favour of scrap- ping the HST for the PST and GST. Nastiuk said that she was unsure about the effect the change will have on her as a student. “Maybe my grocery bill will go down slightly, but I don’t k now if it will be that much of an impact,” she said. Nastiuk feels that the new tax change will affect small businesses negatively over the positive effects it could have on students. “My aunt works for a small business and she was saying that going back and forth between HST and PST, it costs small businesses a lot of money with things like changing the tills to accept either tax,” she said. Nicolas Torrado, who is also an ac- counting student, agrees that PST will be more of small business issue, but he’s in support of the PST because of some of the small benefits students will gain. University transfer student Sadie Stephens said she has no problem pay- ing any kind of tax, but is glad that the tax has changed back. “T feel like HST wasn’t really fair, be- cause nobody wanted it.” As for stores around campus, Mark Adams, director of ancillary services, said the bookstore has yet to feel any effect. “As far as the store and operation is concerned, it’s neutral,” said Adams. Adams said that the tax changeover was quick and was done in half an hour yesterday morning. “Most everything is the same as it was with the HST,” said Adams, who said that the price of textbooks would be the same. Li students feel unaffected by Commerce Carnival prepares students for career expo on April 10 Career tips'n tricks ORGANIZE Plan ahead, research about future employer, have questions and resume ready to go NETWORK Maintain contact with people in your work field, offer advice, join meet-ups DRESS FOR SUCCESS Suit up, look professional BE ON TIME Being timely has never been out of fashion Marketing students keen on preparing peers to perform better at job interviews, internships By MARIE-ANDREE DEL CID erate Career Expo, the marketing special events planning class held the Commerce Carnival on April 2nd at Langara. The carnival’s purpose is to encour- age students to prepare for the work force and to gain valuable employment resources for the real world. This event is held for third and fourth year students to learn how to impress future employers. The marketing class put the carnival together with three project managers, Melissa Williams, Emre O Gutcen and Melissa Arigonello. I: promotion of the upcoming Accel- “We came up with this as a team be- cause we were playing off of the career fair aspect of the Accelerate Career Expo, so we thought ‘what better way than a carnival to promote a career fair?’ ” said project manager Melissa Williams. “We just wanted to create a fun at- mosphere to get kids to come out and get involved and create awareness for the upcoming Accelerate Career Expo that is going to be held for next fall, as well as help give tips to be successful in the work force,” said Williams. Some things students learn at the event could prepare them for the work force, like cleaning up their resume and learning how to dress for success. As well as suiting up and having a professional appearance, students learn how to address the business world. “Students should probably — start looking for jobs before they graduate. Within a year before graduation you should start looking for a job and pre- paring to be out on the work force,” said Williams. She also said that students with a lack of work experience should consid- er internships. In the business world it’s all about networking and the people you know, agrees project manager Gutcen. “Maintaining in contact with people in your work field is vital, especially in Vancouver,” said Gutcen. “You definitely want to keep that connection and maintain a good rela- tionship with that person because that could land you a job.” All three project managers agree that students preparing for the work force need to cultivate good relation- ships with employers. They also need to follow up with con- tacts and to continue to network. The Accelerate Career Expo will be held on April 10 at the Vancouver Con- vention Centre. MARIE-ANDREE DEL CID photo Project manager Melissa Arigonello poses at one of theme booths at the Commerce Carnival.