ampus hews EDITOR MICHAEL LYLYK THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOV. 12,2014 3 By SEYEDMOSTAFA RAZIEI Ihe new Langara Space and As- tronomy Club is looking for oth- ers who are interested in scenes outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Initiated by two physics students, Charlie Rud and Derek Greenaway, the club is trying to fill the gap of an ab- sence in scientific based clubs at the college. Since similar clubs like the UBC As- tronomy Club has many members, the absense of one at Langara was a reason for Rud to jump start his own. “I created this club, because I love space and astronomy, and there was a lack of such a club here,” Rud said. “Also I was looking forward to joining a community of people who are interest- ed in physics and space.” With their own personal telescopes, and other equipment available from Langara, they are planning stargazing events on and off campus. A trip to Vancouver observatory the ‘H.R. MacMillan Space Centre’, or to places like the town of Merritt, which is considered the best place in B.C. for stargazing. CHARLIE RUD photo (left) SEYEDMOSTAFA RAZIEI photos (right) A Shot of the moon captured by a Newtonian reflector telescope (left), Charlie Rud in a meeting with other members (top right) planning a stargazing trip (bottom right). Make a place for the wonder of space New student club looks to engage, excite and educate others about the stars above us During the day, they use special fil- ters, to provide a sungazing oppourtu- nity as well. “Watching space is an exhilarating experience. You feel very small, which actually is very cool,” Rud said. “It is remarkable how big the universe be- comes when you look at it from your telescope.” For stargazing, this club needs a clear, dark night, just after sunset. From campus through telescopes, it is possible to see planets, nebulas, or even galaxies. “Any bright thing in the sky, to be honest, what you can see with your na- ked eyes.” Greenaway said. The next meeting of The Langara Space & Astronomy Club is Friday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.. Their first stargazing meet- up will happen this weekend after sun- set on Langara campus. Further infor- mation is available on their Facebook page. “Come out with us, or come to our meetings,” Greenaway said. “See the beauty of space through a telescope. No math is involved. You will enjoy the fun and pleasurable side this experi- ence.” 66 Watching space isan exhilarat- ing expert- ence CHARLIE RUD PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY STUDENT Anime Is everywhere Curriculum of English department course exam- ines Western pop-culture’s Eastern influences By RUMANA DSOUZA a small cult following to a major pop-culture phenomenon. Its influ- ence on Western culture is clearly evi- dent, according to some Langara Col- lege students. Third year general sciences stu- dent Wren Go, said that contemporary western cinema owes a lot of it’s tech- nique to anime. “Anime has influenced a lot of things, it’s one of the most original forms of art and film which has come out within the last century. If you’re familiar with [the film] Pacific Rim, that was actually in- fluenced by an old anime title called Evangelion,” Go said. Go also said that the iconic film The Lion King, which has spawned musi- cals and video games since its release in 1994, very closely resembles the Jap- anese animation, Kimba the White J:'snan cartoons have grown from Lion, which ran from 1950 to 1966. The college’s English department now offers a film studies course called Studies in Anime: From Astro Boy to Attack on Titan which covers the origins, genres and influence of an- ime and its graphic novel sibling, man- ga. The course, taught by Langara pro- fessor Megan Otton, will outline various examples of anime’s influence on western film and television. “Most of my colleagues are not sure what I’m on about, but the course at- tracts an interesting group of stu- dents,” Otton said. “It attracts people already obsessed with anime and man- ga, as many students in the college are, and it also attracts many who don’t know anything about it and are fasci- nated by it.” Otton said she hopes her course will disprove misconceptions that anime is only for children, and show it for the sophisticated art form it is. “Tlike to show my students forms of anime that don’t exist in the West be- cause here anime tends to be only for kids,” said Otton. “But anime in Japan is for everybody, and it can often be very sophisticated, original and cre- ative in how it uses film technique.” ANIME inspired 1 Inception (2010): Inspired by Paprika 2 The Matrix (1999): Inspired by Ghost in the Shell 3 Black Swan (2010): Darren Aronofsky acknoledges simi- larities in his film and Perfect Blue 4 Looper (2012): Inspired by Akira 5 Van Helsing (2004): Hugh Jack- man's costume shares similarities with Vampire Hunter D 6 Avatar (2009): alleged influence from Princess Mononoke 7 Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010): too many refrences to list here Source: mentalfloss.com Earning others an extra life eSports club stays awake playing games to raise money for sick kids By JULIA WICKHAM ally more about having fun, a group from the Langara eSports Assiciation dedicated a full day to gam- ing for a more serious reason. Gamers from around the world teamed up with a fundraising event called Extra Life, where gamers live stream themselves playing video games for 24 hours to raise money for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Six members from the Langara eS- ports Association played in the mara- thon on Saturday, Nov. 7 and gathered $1,111 in donations. Jonathan Wong, second year busi- ness administration student and chair of the Langara eSports Association, said that this is the club’s first year tak- ing part in the event. “We are participating in the mara- thon to not only fundraise money for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Te playing video games is usu- but to do our part in the community and to raise aware- ness of the club,” he said. Since its cre- ation in 2008, Extra Life participants have raised more than $14 million for Children’s Miracle Network tals. As of Nov. 10, this year’s gamers have added just over $6.7 million to that number. According to a blog post on the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation web- site, 778 Extra Life gamers in B.C. raised $130,993 last year for the BC- CHF. Graham Bevelander, second year chemistry student and member of the Langara eSports Association, said the team’s fundraising goal of $500 was surpassed with a donation of $1,000 from Scott Cawthon, creator of the game series Five Nights at Freddy’s. Bevelander said that the team lasted about 22 hours and they got through it by consuming “lots and lots of energy drinks and coffee.” GRAHAM BEVELANDER Second-year . chemistry stu- Hospi- gent