COLIN MOCHRIE. .1scesenscesenceeceeeeeeesensenseeseesensenenes4l Studio 58’s Colin Mochrie received Langara College’s outstanding alumni award LSU files response to lawsuit Owners of Duke’s allege a breach of lease agreement By TYLER HOOPER filed a response to a lawsuit by the owners of Duke’s Gourmet Cook- ies & Cappuccino. The response, dated Oct. 17 and filed in B.C. Supreme Court, denied allega- tions made by Dae Kyu Kim and Myung Sook Kim suggesting that the LSU vio- lated a lease agreement between the two parties. The Kims filed the suit in September claiming the LSU owes them compen- sation for the period it was out of busi- ness from January 2008 until August 2009, when the new Students’ Union Building was being built. They are also seeking relief because they claim the LSU “negligently mis- represented” the terms of the lease, suggesting that it would be renewed beyond Aug. 15, 2013. The response filed by the LSU said that the plaintiffs agreed to the inter- ruption and accepted compensation in accordance with the terms of lease agreement. But Marcus Kim, former manager of Duke’s and son of the plaintiffs, said Duke’s did not receive any monetary compensation from the LSU during the building of the SUB. The LSU’s written response claims the agreement made between the two parties in January 2008 said the plain- tiffs could occupy Duke’s from Aug. 1, 2009, until their tenancy expired on Aug. 15, 2013, but made no promise or guarantee that the lease would be re- newed beyond that date. Ben Edelstein, LSU media represen- tative, told The Voice he had no com- ment because the dispute is before the courts. The Kim family had owned and man- aged Duke’s since 2003. Lollipop Moment now operates out of the former Duke’s location. T Langara Students’ Union has No. VEE vancouve f INTHE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA eT WEEN, Dal 12 KYU KIM and MYUNG SOOK KIM PLAINTIFES: ANp: LANGARA . ON STUDENTS" UNION ASSOCIATI pert NDANT RESPONSE TO CIVIL CLAIM TYLER HOOPER photo LSU files response to alleged breach of lease agreement with owners of Duke’s Cookies & Cappuccino. i) New president wants Langara to be top tier Working toward a nationally recognized college SUBMITTED photo Lane Trotter will begin his term as Langara’s new president and CEO on Jan. 20. By BILL EVERITT angara College’s new president Lane Trotter said he wants to build on Langara’s excellent repu- tation and see it recognized na- tionally as the best in Canada. “T look at an institution that has a great reputation in B.C. and western Canada, but I would like to see it have a national reputation,” he said. “I want to see it recognized as the best college in Canada.” Trotter, named president in an an- nouncement last week, brings with him over 22 years of experience in higher education. He turns 50 on Sunday. Trotter will be Langara’s third presi- dent in 19 years and has served as dean at two other institutions including BCIT and most recently as senior vice- president academic at Fanshawe Col- lege in London, Ont. This will be his first presidential po- sition and he will begin his term Jan. 20. Trotter said he was attracted to Lan- gara because of its reputation for strong academic programs and its op- portunities for students and the com- munity. “Students are the next generation of leaders in our community,” he said in an interview with The Voice. “They will be providing for a range of needs and we need to make sure they have great opportunities.” Anne Lippert, chair of the Langara board of governors that selected Trot- ter, said that the board was excited for him to begin his term. “We looked for someone with excep- tional leadership skills and we looked for someone who was visionary,” she said. “We are very pleased to have him join us.” Trotter signed a contract for an in- definite term. “There is a lot of demand for high quality presidents for post-secondary institutions,” said Lippert. “What I would like to see is a five-year tenure.” Trotter said he couldn’t be happier to be coming home to B.C. “People keep telling me I’ve been smiling a lot,” he said. “My family is there, my spouse’s family is there. We are ready to be a little closer to home.” 66 Students are the next gen- eration of leaders in our com- munity.... We need to make sure they have great op- portunities Lane Trotter Student Stress takes heavy toll Thoughts of suicide not uncommon for students, Langara nurse says By NADIM ROBERTS ost students probably don’t Mi: a nurse to tell them the collective blood pressure on campus is beginning to skyrocket. As final exams loom, students at Lan- gara are feeling the increase of school- related stress. Susan Kensett, a Langara health ser- vices nurse, said stress and anxiety are year-round issues for students, but they feel the tension now more than ever. “Tts not uncommon for us to be ad- dressing suicidal thoughts in our pa- tients,” said Kensett. “Anyone who is dealing with any kind of stressful event, if they are also dealing with school, it just becomes compounded.” Kensett said that students should seek out the assistance available on campus as untreated stress can lead to more serious problems. A survey conducted by nursing stu- dents in 2011 revealed that the majority of students at Langara experienced some level of stress during their stud- ies. Fifty-three per cent of those sur- veyed said school was the largest con- tributor to stress, followed by time constraints and financial difficulties. Patricia Chu, a second-year nursing student, said she notices a changed at- mosphere on campus near exam time. “lve already had a few friends call me having breakdowns and I’ve had to calm them down,” said Chu. Christine Peterson, the assistant counselling department chairwoman, said she’s seen an increase in students dropping by for counselling. “Whenever students prepare for ex- ams, stress levels go up,” she said. According to Peterson, some meth- ods for dealing with school-related stress are spacing out one’s studying, maintaining a positive attitude and ex- ercising. Library assistant Gary Kalmek said he sees a larger numbers of students in the library this time of year “taking out books, making copies and spending longer hours in the library.” Often, the first responders to stress- or anxiety-related breakdowns on col- lege and university campuses are secu- rity guards. Dan Krefting, the safety and security manager at Langara, said campus secu- rity is prepared to deal with these is- sues. “There have been incidents where students have been under significant stress and I believed there was some kind of risk,” said Krefting. “Campus security can recognize if someone is under stress and provide them with the community resources they need.”