ampus hews EDITOR BRANDON REID THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2012 3 Art auction coming up By JUDY CHERN might find something special at the Art-fully Yours auction hap- pening at Langara on Dec. 6. A variety of one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces, jewelry, hand-knitted scarves, paintings, illustrations, greeting cards and prints -- many produced by the col- lege’s creative arts students -- will go home with the highest bidder or sold in the art market for smaller pieces. Students will receive cash for half the money generated by each piece while the rest will go to the depart- ment in the form of art scholarships. “Everything goes back to the stu- dents in the end,” said Deborah So, or- ganizer of the auction. Some of the pieces were created by students and faculty who might not usually identify with being an artist. “It turns out people have a crafty side; business students and science students have submitted pieces,” said So. “For example, you might not be in arts but you like to knit.” Business student Gigi Tsui will be selling hand-knitted scarves and greet- ing cards. “Tt’s my first time putting [my crafts] up for auction, so ’'m quite excited about it,” she said. Last year was the first year of the art auction, born out of high demand for items displayed at the college’s art graduation show. “We always got the question of ‘How can I buy it?’ but it was never for sale,” said So. The event drew a mix of 300 stu- dents, faculty and members of the pub- lic to display at the college library. T= stuck for holiday gift ideas 250,000 RICHARD HODGES photo Mystery man’s McLaren sitting in Langara’s employee parking lot while he lives his alter-ego instructor life. car sits in teachers lot Langara instructor rides to work in luxurious McLaren to teach math By RICHARD HODGES ho is the mystery man with the shiny toy car in Langara College’s employee parking lot on the east side of build- ing A? The voleano orange McLaren MP4- 12C that stands out as a beacon in the lot, you may have seen it and rightfully wondered who at Langara could afford such a car. The Voice tracked down an exclusive semi-interview with the mysterious owner and Langara math teacher who asked to be identified only as ‘E’. Why, we asked? “I want to remain mysteri- ous,” he laughed as he walked away. The MP4-12C was launched in 2011 and is powered by a 3.8-litre V8 engine capable of reaching 592 horsepower. It can go from 0 to 200 km/h in just 8.9 sec- onds. A modified version of the car competes in the FIA GT3 European Championship. E says the only reason he bought the car was the opportunity to have the first model of this McLaren in the en- tire province. He says he’s not in love with cars and might flip through a car magazine now and again, but the op- portunity to have the status symbol was too much fo resist. How did he afford such a car, espe- cially considering it’s not his passion? The Voice knows, but we’re sworn to CAR FLASH ME SSC Ultimate Aero $654,400 ME Pagani Zonda C12 F $667,321 secrecy. Let’s just say we’re pretty sure it’s not illegal. Ok, but how much did it cost? Again, E wouldn’t give a straight answer ex- cept to say it was north of $250,000. We did some digging on our own and called up McLaren Toronto to get a quote. We found salesman Horst Bulua, who had a surprising revelation. “Oh, I sold that car to him,” Bulua said. “I’ve sold them all. We’re the only dealer in the country.” Bulua, who estimates there are 50 MP4-12Cs in the entire country, says the sticker price for the model runs for $247,500 but “you could add $100,000 in the blink of the eye.” So why is it worth all that money? “The chassis is carbon fibre which is unique, everything is designed and de- veloped by McLaren you have all their expertise from their Formula One car. Lots of DNA comes from it so that’s also unique.” Bulua said. “It’s unbeliev- able to drive on a day-to-day basis.” We took to the streets of campus to ask students what they think. “It’s a professor’s car? How the hell did he get it? What’s he working here for?” asked Yoshi Kenji. “IT think ’ve seen it once before,” said Kelsey Farley. “I would never bring a car to school like that, why bring it here?” “People have all sources of income,” said Ingo Schoppler. HM Ferrari Enzo $670,000 Don’t Forget to Submit Your Health & Dental Claims from Last Year Important notice for students who were enrolled in the LSU Health & Dental Plan in 2011-2012 dental claims incurred on Have a smart phone with a QR_ code reader? Scan the box to be directed your Plan’s website. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING CLAIMS FROM LAST YEAR (for students covered in 2011-2012) All health and/or before August 31, 2011-2012 policy year) must be received by the insurance company (Sun Life) by November 29, 2012. Be sure to leave adequate time for delivery. Claims received after the deadline will not be reimbursed. The address for Sun Life is recorded on the back of all claim forms. Claim forms are available at www.ihaveaplan.ca or call the Member Services Centre at 1 866 369-8796 from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays. MILANGARA STUDENTS’ FIUNION 9012 (for the Se Oo ihaveaplan.ca