2 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 2015 EDITOR ETHAN REYES Pupils lose app-etite Still some bugs ina new app design program at Langara say students By JAKE COSTELLO he first term of Langara College’s new app design program is expe- riencing some glitches of it’s own. Web and mobile app design and de- velopment is a two-year post-degree diploma program that began teaching computer code and marketing at Lang- ara College this fall. It’s a collaboration between the de- partment of computing sciences & in- formation systems and the department of publishing, which has received fund- ing from the President’s Innovation Fund at the college to develop the new curriculum. Brian Koehler, who has been work- ing on the program since 2014, said that local demand for tech jobs got this proj- ect off the ground. “The industry is really exciting,” Koehler said, “We know the jobs are there, and I think a lot of people will find them really rewarding.” Not all of the students feel they are getting what they signed up for howev- er. One student, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, raised concerns about an unbalanced schedule that has students at school for 11 hours each Monday. Students also raised questions about the course’s design. Vikram Rana, a student from Delhi, said that with the pace of the courses “people without a programming background can feel se- cluded.” JAMES SMITH photo Vancouver-South political candidates address Langara Students on Tuesday. The Conservative candidate, however, did not attend. And then there were four... Langara’s lecture hall became a political battleground on Tuesday By SCOTT DRAKE e Conservative candidate’s ab- sence at a Vancouver-South all- candidates meeting on Tuesday didn’t dampen a charged debate about the country’s future. The riding, in which threehundre- deight.com projects a Liberal victory, has historically swung between the Conservatives and the Liberals. Harjit Sajjan, the Liberal candidate, lamented the divisive nature of politics under the Harper government. Speaking to the Liberal support of Bill C-51, which he called a “wedge is- sue,” Sajjan said it was “our job as re- sponsible opposition to make this bill better for all Canadians.” NDP candidate, Amandeep Nijjar, who had to be reminded by an audi- ence member that the Green Party also voted against Bill C-51, criticized the Liberal leadership for its support of the bill. “We should not have to choose be- tween our rights and security,” she said. The meeting featured 45 minutes of audience questions and provided a “good opportunity to start a dialogue,” said Hari Sun, a political science stu- dent. Sun added that the absence of the Conservatives shows that in some ways they are "not on the same level as us regular people.” Charles Boylan, the Maxsist-Leninist candidate, received the loudest ap- plause. He said that his presence con- tributes to a political discourse that wouldn’t otherwise make its way into federal politics. “T can guarantee you that a single Marxist-Leninist, like myself, in the House of Commons would really bring about serious discourse in this country about what direction it should take.” Elain Ng, who was unable to partici- pate because of an eye problem, watched as Green Party candidate for Vancouver-Granville, Michael Barkusky echoed earlier statements about the need to alter political dia- logue in Ottawa. “The key thing we need to do” he said, “is change the conversation about what economic prosperity is all about.” 66 We should not have to choose between our rights and security Amandeep Nijjar Vancouver-South- NDP Candidate OPENS TOMORROW! IT’S OUR FAVOURITE TIME OF FEAR. _ FRIGHT NIGHTS ne WESTERN CANADA’S SCARIEST HAUNT = —— POSSESSES Ses ReR DS, BB OCT 9-NOV1 (OPEN SELECT NIGHTS) Admission includes unlimited access to A“ 15 THE MONSTERS RADIANT HAUNTED RIDES, OF SCHLOCK HEAT HOUSES INCLUDING GRUESOME FIRE THEBEAST COMEDY ACT PERFORMANCE STALKUSON ££ WD PNE_-PLAYLAND PNECLIPS FRIGHT NIGHTS.cA Monsters of Schlock will not be performing Oct 9-T1 SAVE ON FRIGHTPASSES AT: