AMPUS NEWS — enronsssvae THE VOICE, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 3 More health and dental coverage to come Referendum passed last week will help students with big health and dental bills By DEANNA CHENG health and dental referendum Ae passed last week leading to an increase in coverage from $199.98 to $235. The LSU reports the results were 207 votes to pass and 79 votes against. “As the price rises with inflation, raising the price for insurance is fair,” said geography student Joey Mak. Students would not be getting the dental care they need without the cov- erage from the plan. “Since I’ve been on the Langara den- tal, ’'ve been getting regular cleaning,” said Shaun Maguire, an English stu- dent. General arts and science student Helen Shen says she gets regular clean- ings as a result of the plan as well. With the school plan, she had two wisdom teeth covered. There is still one tooth bothering her. “The dentist is so expensive,” she said. Laura Jacobsen, a psychology stu- dent, considers opting in the plan this fall after weighing out her options. “If I were a full-time student, it’d be wonderful,” she said. Her last root canal was about $1,800. Having it subsidized would have helped her budget immensely, but she is still paying for it. Business student Jai Goyal was con- cerned with the health coverage, spe- cifically the physiotherapy. Goyal has a back injury and goes to for physiotherapy once a week. “Technically, it’s worth it. You’re still getting more out of it than paying for it yourself,” he said. Business student Hank Chang said he is neutral about it. “T rarely get sick and I don’t get into situations where I require the cover- age,” he said. Since the referendum passed, So- phia Haque, Langara’s Student Care program manager, said the health and dental plan will remain the same as this year. Om By KELC] NICODEMUS angara’s nursing students are let- ting the school know there is sup- port out there for people strug- gling with mental health issues. Term seven nursing students orga- nized the Mental Health Awareness Fair, held on March 20, which featured different mental health organizations addressing different aspects of mental health including. Nursing student, Gurjit Dhaliwal and fellow classmate Katrina Tan spearheaded the project. The nursing curriculum this term fo- cused on mental health issues and they’ve done a number of preparatory measures leading up to this fair. The nursing students surveyed around 200 students to see how high the stress level is for students at Lang- ara. The fair was organized to promote wellness and to show that Langara has an adequate support system for stu- dents, said Dhaliwal. Campus health services offer doc- tors and a psychiatrist as well a coun- seling. Mood disorders are the most treat- able mental illnesses, according to Catherine Wankiewiez, a volunteer for the Mood Disorder Association. “So as long as we can connect the people with the resources, then we can get the assistance that [they need],” she said. MDA offers psychiatric assessment, peer and doctor led group sessions for KELC] NICODEMUS photo Term seven nursing students Katrina Tan (left) and Gurjit Dhaliwal were behind the logistics of the Mental Health Awareness Fair. Support for mental wellness Organizations gather to help those struggling with mental health those who are diagnosed with mood disorders. Results do come from these group sessions. “We see [results] everyday,” said Wankiewiez. Here to Help hosts an annual confer- ence called Healthy Minds Healthy Campuses that focus on different as- pects of mental health. “We tackle issues such as stress, de- pression [and] anxiety,” said volunteer Lyle Richardson. Nursing student Hilda Tran said that there are many services available, but people aren’t aware of them. “A lot of it is word of mouth. You don’t really hear about these things.” Facts On mental illness WHO IS AFFECTED? -All Canadians at some time through someone they know -20% will personally experience a mental illness HOW COMMON IS IT IN CANADA? -Schizophrenia: 1% of the total population -Anxiety disorders: 5%of household population Source: Canadian Mental Health Association New keys for campus on the way from Finland Re-keying process taking over a month because new keys have to be shipped from Finland By BRIAN HORSTEAD ing all of its locks and keys, and while the B and C buildings were completed several weeks ago, the A building is awaiting an order of addi- tional keys — from Finland. The keys on-order are on their way from the production plant of the Finn- ish owned security company ABLOY. “A Request For Proposal was put out on BC Bid, the BC Government’s public sector procurement system. Abloy was evaluated as the best key system for the price after the bidding process,” said Wendy Lannard, director of facili- ties. The new keys are more difficult to duplicate, and according to ABLOY’s ea is in the process of re-key- website, can only be replaced through a certified ABLOY dealer. According to Lannard these keys represent a security upgrade that Langara has ABLOY” 0 ABLOY LOGO Finnish security needed for seven company years. “The campus has not been re- keyed in 17 years. It was overdue,” she said. Keys should be replaced every 10 years, according to Lannard. “With the process we’re undergoing currently, we will be able to have a more robust key tracking system and ensure higher levels of security.” Periodic re-keying of large institu- tions is commonplace for more than just an upgrade to security because it gives the college the opportunity to re- cord who will be issued keys through a key tracer system. BRIAN HORSTEAD photo A Langara instructor shows off his ABLOY keys on the second floor of the A building.