ENTER “THE CHAMBER OF EXTREME’ sxcucucueucucueusueuususus® Last week, The Voice took in the Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling’s latest event in Surrey, featuring a steel cage, barbed wire, thumb tacks, weapon free-for-alls and a blood-stained ring =~ — " nea we) i WF pi it i iin co Minn 4 ll =" Dean out in leadership change John Belshaw’s sudden departure comes after just 2 years of service 66 Ihave detemined that there is a need for [a] leadership change MARTIN GERSON Langara’s vice-president and provost By ASHLEY VIENS ohn Belshaw, former dean of so- cial sciences and management, has left Langara suddenly. In a faculty-wide email sent mid-March, Martin Gerson, vice-presi- dent and provost, expressed the col- lege’s sentiments regarding Belshaw’s departure. “Lam sending this message to let you know that I have determined that there is a need for leadership change in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Manage- ment,” said Gerson. “Consequently, effective immediate- ly, John Belshaw is no longer with the college. I have expressed my gratitude to John for his contributions while he was with us, and for his commitment, hard work and loyalty to Langara Col- lege and its students.” Neither Gerson nor Ian Humphreys, associate vice-president, would com- ment further. Veronica Yeung, one of the deans’ administrative assistants, also refused to comment after repeated attempts. Belshaw was hired as a dean for Lan- gara in September 2010. He was appointed to work with the provost and faculty members to re- vamp Langara’s academic planning and program offerings. A media release in July 2010 stated that Belshaw’s addition to the college was “a significant part of Langara’s strategic reorganization of its academ- ic leadership structure.” In the Oct. 21, 2010 edition of The Voice, Belshaw commented on the up- coming term and the changes that were in motion for Langara. “T think it’s an important time for the colleges, with the new universities be- ing established recently,” said Belshaw in the article. “We have an opportunity and re- sponsibility to de- fine ourselves all over again.” Belshaw was previously the dean of academic programs and the associate vice L president of educa- JOHN BELSHAW tion and research Former dean of at North Island 80Ct@l sciences College in Courte- and management nay, B.C. for four years. Belshaw could not be reached for comment. Gelson assured staff in his email that the “chairs of the division of social sci- ences and business and the division of community programs will report di- rectly to me... giv[ing] me an opportu- nity to consult much more widely in the college before putting in place a longer-term solution for the vacancy in the dean position.” = IAN McALLISTER photo A female grizzly takes a bath in the cool waters off B.C.’s central coast in what is now known as the Great Bear Rainfor- est. Langara journalism instructor Ef- fie Klein and members of a Global TV crew won a broad- cast award this month for a four-part series on the forest that was broadcast late last year. Instructor wins broadcast news award Effie Klein honoured for her work in Land of the Spirit Bear, a feature on the Great Bear Rainforest By SASCHA PORTEOUS Klein, took home a broadcast news award for Land of the Spirit Bear — a four-part news feature film on the &, te Leen: journalism instructor Effie Great Bear Rainforest. Editor Klein, reporter Linda Ayles- worth and cameraman Mike Timbrell were honoured with the Dave Rogers award for best long feature news cover- age earlier this month. The award comes from the Radio- Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). The association is an organi- zation that speaks for the leaders of Canada’s radio and television news op- erations on issues that impact the newsroom. “This was something that was spe- cial to us. We were able to reach people with this [series] and to win an award for it was just extra special,” said Klein. “The idea was to bring a little more awareness of this area .. . and just let- ting people know it’s there. It is its own little sanctuary for these wild crea- tures,” said Klein. This temperate rainforest lies be- tween the Pacific Ocean and the Coast See KLEIN PASSIONATE, page 2 SPIRIT BEAR statistics ME Weigh 150 to 300 pounds on average HE Anestimated 1,200 are in B.C. ME Can run 55 km/h Source: bespiritbear.com Feds cut summer employment Opportunities Canada closes its youth resource centres to save money, opting instead for a greater online presence By OMAR SHARIFF ly made cuts to programs that help students find summer employ- ment. The Department of Human Resourc- es and Skills Development, which saved $6.5 million from the cuts, is planning to improve their website to provide students with the same amount of help. The offices that are normally set up every summer were closed after atten- dance rates began to decrease and more of a demand was heard for online services. “By enhancing the online features on [the website], and offering services at Service Canada offices, there is no lon- ger the need for these seasonal, tempo- rary locations to be established,” said Alyson Queen, a spokesperson for Hu- man Resources Minister Diane Finley. The Service Canada Centres for Youth offered students a wide range of help with many different tasks, such as resume and cover letter writing tips, preparing students for interviews, pro- viding students access to computers to search for job listings, and access to printers for resumes and cover letters. Despite the closures, Langara Eco- nomics instructor Fulton Tom thinks that the job search won’t be any harder for students this summer because the economy has remained fairly similar to this time last year. “T would think that job opportunities for students should remain the same,” said Tom. “Although, it may mean less service for job seekers and more diffi- culty for locating those jobs.” Alexandria Everitt, a clerk specialist with the Financial Aid Services at Lan- gara and former employee of a Service Canada Centre for Youth in Duncan also believes that the job search may not be more difficult for students. “It depends if employers are hiring this summer and if students are out looking for the work,” said Everitt. “SCCY was a one-stop shop, [students] are just going to have to use the online resources that Service Canada is offer- ing.” First year arts and sciences student Natasha Killian thinks that finding summer employment without the SCCY won’t be all that challenging. “T think if will be harder for those who depended on the services,” said Killian. “But I think most schools teach kids how to write resumes in high school.” T: federal government has recent-