ampus news EDITOR ALEX SKERDZHEV THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 3 7 | = Seerrrerrrrrry : --d ul Vancouver old is merged with Vancouver new in these two photos from the Merging Time calendar now available in the bookstore. The images were created by photo-imaging students who took archival photos of Vancouver street scenes and recreated them digitally. On the left, student Kaylin Godin re-imaged a 1940 photo of West Hastings street by W.J. Campbell (CVA# 371-2183). On the right, student Jan Snarski re-imaged a 1910 photo of 100 block Water Street by Philip T. Timms (CVA# 677-270). Calendar blends old and new Langara photo-imaging students digitally combined vintage photos with modern recreations to show the changes to the city’s landscape By KATJA DE BOCK tudents seeking original, inex- pensive Christmas presents could try looking at the Merging Time calendar and_ greeting cards created by Langara’s photo-imag- ing class. The calendar showcases 12 iconic Vancouver locations in time-leap com- posites. Students selected, and recreat- ed, historical photos, shooting from the same location and digitally merging them with their counterparts. “Tt’s been a very popular assignment, and they’ve been published on blogs,” said photo-imaging instructor Darren Bernaerdt, who launched the project as an assignment in early 2011. Jan Snarski, 27, created the August photo-illustration, which was shot on the corner of Abbott and Water streets in Gastown in 1910 and 2012. Snarski worked with shadows to fig- ure out the angle and used straight lines in buildings as reference points, which helped setting up the camera. “If you put your shadows the same way, you can blend together easily,” he said. The main work was done digitally. “You keep twisting the building and pulling the corners until you get some- thing that works,” said Snarski. “Tt’s not perfect. It’s never perfect, but it looks really, really classy.” Kaylin Godin, 19, created the page for March, showing West Hastings at Howe Street in 1940 and 2012. Her greatest challenge was dealing with nature. “Trees are definitely one of the hardest things,” she said, pointing out that one cannot merge an historical photo with a present-day tree, which is why she elim- inated several trees from her photo. Both students were surprised about how little changed at some locations. “In Gastown, you could totally recog- nize the original photo, you know exact- ly where it is,” Snarski said. The photo-illustrations are being ex- hibited on weekdays in the City of Van- couver Archives in Vanier Park until Dec. 21. The calendar as well as a set of greet- ings cards can be purchased in the Lan- gara bookstore as well as the Make store on Granville Island. PRICE and location LANGARA BOOKSTORE The Merging Time calendar, as well as postcards with images derived from it, can be found at the bookstore on campus for $10 each. MAKE STORE ON GRANVILLE ISLAND Both the calendar and postcards are available for $10 each. Source: Langara photo-imaging department LSU criticized for not doing enough Some think too little is spent on campus life By JULES KNOX ting on more than $1 million in the bank and a surplus of more than $29,000 from last year, but students’ dreams for changes around campus seem to be rather modest. “T think the school has plenty of re- sources. But I wish they would be bet- ter at informing students about those resources,” said Adam Giesbrecht, queer liaison for the LSU. “They have a lot, but students don’t know they do.” Peter Haywood, a Langara student in arts and scienc- es, said more mon- ey needs to be spent on outreach programs. Haywood _ said he would like to T: Langara Students’ Union is sit- have more feed- REINAKHAN back on how the Asian studies student LSU operates. “Money should be spent on a questionnaire asking for student input on how to make the LSU better,” he said. Reina Khan, an Asian studies stu- dent, said she thinks there should be several gender-neutral bathrooms in the LSU. “We want transgender and queer students to be able to use the wash- room without feeling constrained about their sexual identity,” she said. “It would make school more com- fortable for a lot of the students here.” Khan said the LSU could also use fil- tered water fountains that are found throughout the rest of campus. “There’s always a line-up because they’re so popular,” she said. Emmei Javier, a Langara arts and sciences student, said money should be paid back to students directly. “We need more scholarships and bursa- ries,” she said. “And lower union fees.” Treasurer James Li was unavailable for an interview and the LSU would not provide any further information. Campus cafeteria lacks healthy option — students Food called too fatty or expensive, despite staff claiming otherwise By GILLIAN HAMES cafeteria in search of a nourishing meal are mostly surrounded by fast food franchises like Tim Hortons and Quizno’s. In the cafeteria on any given day, students can be seen munch- ing on a variety of greasy-looking burg- ers and sugary donuts. Rizwan Bandali, the cafeteria man- ager, said students do have a variety of healthier options beyond the typical fast food fare, including a salad bar and stir-fried vegetables. Even some of the fast food restau- rants offer alternatives. Bandali recom- mended White Spot’s lifestyle chicken burger. “Tt’s low-carb, it’s not fried, it’s a great product. It’s served with water instead of pop,” he said. According to Bandali, nutritional in- formation for most of the food served on campus isn’t readily available, but stu- dents are still able to obtain it upon re- quest. However, some students don’t believe the cafeteria is doing enough to Si wandering the Langara provide nutritious meals. Hailey Graham, a peace and conflict studies student, eats in the cafeteria about once a week. “I actually pack a lunch most of the time,” she said. “All of [the cafeteria food] is not very healthy.” James Watson, a history student, agreed that the cafeteria doesn’t offer a lot of healthy food. Additionally, he doesn’t think the price of the food is fair. “Tt is expensive for what you get,” he said. “I pay like nine to ten bucks on a plate of salad that at other restaurants wouldn’t cost that much.” “Pm not going to pay three or four dollars for a slice of pizza,” Graham said, adding that she could buy essen- tially the same pizza for $1.25 down- town. Watson believes the school has a re- sponsibility to provide food that is af- fordable to its students. He said that he would be more in- clined to eat at the cafeteria if the prices were cheaper. Graham, on the other hand, wouldn’t mind paying more for quality, nutri- tious food. “We have an obesity epidemic,” she said. “Why are we serving burgers?” “A healthy lifestyle creates a healthi- er brain. It just doesn’t make sense that the food is the way it is.” es =a + GILLIAN HAMES photo Students lining up in the cafeteria during break. Some are criticizing the lack of healthy food options available on campus.