ampus hews EDITOR TONY SU THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2015 3 JENNIFER OEHLER submitted photo Langara College instructors, John Russell (left) and Shannon Redmond (right) at the Scholarship Café. Scholarship Café has arrived Two Langara clubs unite for families Both organizations are fundraising through ticket sales for a social hangout at the end of the month By SEAN LEE from two Langara College clubs this holiday season. The Langara Social Club is aiding the Langara Business Association in its 4th Annual Holiday Hangout charity fund- raiser for Langara’s Holiday Hamper program. “Tt is an official initiative set by Lan- gara College to help out single-parent families during the holiday season,” Khaled Sukkarie said, a first-year busi- ness student and member of LBA. “Half of the ticket sales will go to Holiday Hamper and half will go to paying for the venue.” The program provides single parents in Vancouver with hampers filled with food, presents, and other useful house- hold items. Langara Business Association, allow students to give back to the com- munity. “That’s what the Holiday Charity Hangout is. Giving back to the community, S™ parents are getting funds Students and teachers brainstorm together for community solutions By MARK STUART angara College is getting students engaged to help solve real world community problems through the Langara Scholarship Café. The open house-style event, which showcases student and instructor’s re- search work, is a collaborative event with different faculties at Langara, ranging from nursing to bioinformat- ics. “We are excited to welcome the col- lege community to the fall Scholarship Cafe. It’s exciting to see what students and faculty are exploring in the class- room next door,” said Heather Work- man, co-op and career development centre chair at Langara. However, Langara differs from what other post-secondary research institu- tions in Metro Vancouver might pres- ent. Margaret Heldman, dean of science at Langara and head of scholarly activ- ity for the Scholarship Cafe said that unlike SFU and UBC, Langara strives to engage in research activities around innovation that help society. “Faculty at Langara do a bit of that but there’s also a whole lot of work be- ing done by faculty where the knowl- edge they have will assist community partners to be more successful, wheth- er that’s a business or an industry,” Heldman said. Heldman added that schools in the Lower Mainland, like SFU and UBC are “big-time discovery researchers” and that their research purpose is to gener- ate new knowledge, but Langara’s mandate goes in another direction. The mandate focuses primarily on education over scholarship and re- search, which is capable of bringing some of the college’s creative and unique minds together in a research setting ultimately means lending a hand to the South Vancouver commu- nity. a. “We have the knowledge, the exper- tise and the student power to make a positive contribution, and we want to do that,” said Heldman. The Scholarship Cafe takes place Thursday, Nov. 26 from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Scholarship Café showcases research. JENNIFER OEHLER submitted photo while also work- ing in a fun, real business _ envi- ronment,” Suk- karie said. “We were brought in to help the LBA. I think it just helps to have more people help- ing out,” said Spencer Kemp, a member of the LSC. LSC is doing a food and toy drive at the venue to supplement the money raised. SPENCER KEMP Langara Social Club member 66 I think it just helps to have more people helping out The fundraiser will take place at St. Regis Bar & Grill on Dunsmuir St. on Sunday. “We're going to have boxes where peo- ple can donate canned or non-perishable foods, and sealed toy products, but the main focus will be on the hampers,” said Kemp. Students apply h A* DIALOGUE AND DIALECT] ees > | Wellenic Traveller ROSEMARY NEWTON photo A bust of Medusa sits on the desk of Jennifer Knapp. istory to present day situations Lecture aims to establish connection between con- temporary culture and historical events By ROSEMARY NEWTON using themes from the classical past to make connections with modern-day issues. The classical studies department will host its final lecture today of a three part series. Retired Langara clas- sical studies coordinator Gwyneth Lewis will speak about the Greek is- land of Amorgos, which is steeped in tradition as a place of refuge. The is- land, once home to pirates and travel- lers, is currently host to refugees flee- ing Syria. The theme of historical connections, Aste College lecture series is and the relevance of the past as a foun- dation for the cultural present, was a focus of this fall’s lecture series, said Jennifer Knapp, a classical studies in- structor at Langara. “We're looking at how modern tech- nologies study the past, or how the present is affecting our understanding of the past,” she said. The theme of the past informing the present is a major draw for students who pursue classical studies, Knapp said, in addition to the initial interest in exciting subjects like gladiators, sex and war. “A lot of elements of our culture come from the past. Not just govern- ment systems, but ideas like not having the state into your house originated during this period,” she said. Free speech, modern literature, wedding customs and language all have roots in Latin and Greek history, according to Knapp. Alexander McAuley, a UBC lecturer in classical studies, spoke in an earlier part of the series. His lecture ex- plored how the 9/11 terrorists attacks and modern politi- cal rhetoric has shaped our under- standing of history. Students are drawn JENNIFER KNAPP to classical studies, he said, for reasons Classical studies beyond just the imstructor “nerd factor” of learning details of ancient civilizations. “It’s fascinating, remote, but simi- lar. It gives you awareness and per- spective” he said, and noted the ability to make sense of history is a transfer- able skill.