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EDITOR BONNIE LEELA MADELEINE |

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 |

THE VOICE

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What is the role of feminism?

INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY SYDNEY MORTON

» Paris Tadege General Arts

“T see feminism as not so much pro-women only, but as pro- everybody.”

» Harkaran Singh Mann

Computer Science

“To encourage women and give them equal space to pursue "their dreams.”

>» Anna Takeuchi Fine Arts

“We should fight for more equality for all genders, to be more aware.”

Few campus events for women

Students want discussion, not treats and decorations to mark March 8

= By SYDNEY MORTON

n International Women’s

Day, Langara College cel-

ebrated with popcorn and

cake, free screenings of two

feminists films in the Langara Students’ Union building and shiny decorations, but for some students in attendance, these efforts did not seem like enough. International Women’s Day comes around every March 8, but accord- ing to Harman Kaur, LSU councillor, the movie screenings at the LSU held

on Wednesday were planned the week before. The celebration was absent from the college's official calendar and some students said that posters advertising the event were hard to find.

This day, which takes stock of wom- en’s past, progress and future, had events planned for the afternoon. Last month’s Pink Shirt Day, an anti-bullying move- ment, had a full day of events plus two days of merchandise sales.

“Putting on a movie is just not enough to get people talking about it.

Anyone can watch a movie,” said Gab-

by Garri, a psychology student at the screening of Code. “It's important that we start discus- [—

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sion. "People are here, and some of them aren't

“Putting on a movie is not enough to get

“Tt is better listening to someone’s ac- tual story and personal experience than just watching a movie,” Gon- zalez said. “You

really get con-

even watching 1 lki nected to that

the movie.” peop e ta ng person and that Alex Gonza- ‘uy experience.”

lez, a general arts ab out It. The idea of

student also at the LSU event, said he'd prefer to listen to people talk

about real experiences.

— GABBY GARRI, PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT

a panel discus- sion also works for Garri, who would like to see well- known women come to campus to

speak about their experiences.

“If someone told me Justin Trudeau's wife was coming, I'd be there,” she said.

For feminism to advance, events like International Women’s Day need to holler said Tracy Ho, college relations and membership outreach ombudsman at Douglas Students Union at Douglas College.

“If we don’t keep watch, are not vigi- lant and keep pushing for equity and equality, there are always going to be forces that want to push it back on us,”

she said.

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Director of photography Jacinta Jones, on the set of the student short film Lazarus, at Langara College last weekend.

VIOLETTA KRYAK PHOTO

Langara produces talent

College film students see bright lights after graduating

= By VIOLETTA KRYAK

ccording to the vice president and acting film commissioner of Creative BC, the industry

is hiring as a result of high demand for young film talent.

“Maybe if there is a bigger budget [producers] would go with the more es- tablished writers or directors, but! think most projects are looking for a sort of a new talent and are always on the search for that fresh voice,” said Robert Wong, vice president at Creative BC, an inde- pendent agency that support the prov- ince’s media industry.

That may be good for this year’s graduating class from the Langara film arts program. They are entering the job market during a period of growth for

the local industry. According to the city, Vancouver had 353 productions, that include both film and television shows, in 2015, an increase of 66 per cent from 2014. Students can expect to find entry- level work as key grips and production assistants.

“It’s about them after they have trained,” said Garwin Sanford, an in- structor in the program. He tells his students that producers want to work crew that don’t complain, show up on time, and are hard working while on set.

Sanford also said that the program produces graduates who are properly trained to work on set and start build- ing their reputations. As a result, he said the film arts program has become the go-to place for learning how to work in film. He said students in the program get hands-on experience producing and working on films.

“No one is going to leave film school and get hired to be a director, it takes you time. This is why we get them to produce. They do their own work, they put it on festivals, that starts to move them forward,” Sanford said.

Myles Regnier, a film arts student,

was shooting a short film called Laza- rus on campus last weekend as part of his course work. He is hopeful about his prospects.

“Without education I was able to get film set jobs, so it should be even better with. I like it here and the film industry here has become the second biggest af- ter Hollywood,” Regnier said.

Clarification

In Two new voices, an article that appeared in the March 2, 2017 issue, The Voice wrote that newly elected education council student rep Gurlal Singh wished to address a lack of LET courses on campus.

In fact, the English department currently offers three courses de- signed for LET preparation and the Langara Writing Center of- fers free workshops and _tutori- als for students to improve their writing skills.

~The Voice editors

soccer net-working

Whitecaps marketing contest gives Brazilian students game- changing opportunity

= By DUNCAN ANDERSON

n Sunday, March 5, four Lan- @) gara students helped fans of

the Vancouver Whitecaps FC get more involved with their team.

Rodolfo Motta, Flavia Marcondes, Rodrigo Landim and Victor Zeefried, who are all international students from Brazil, benefitted from a five-week mentorship from the Whitecaps’ mar- keting team.

They were joined by teams from UBC, BCIT, SFU and Capilano Uni- versity. ‘The challenge for each team was to create and execute a marketing plan that would sell 200 tickets to the Whitecaps’ opening game against the Philadelphia Union, and boost mer- chandise sales.

“When you go to a game, it is a great atmosphere, but you have nothing to do but grab a beer, hot dog and watch the

game,” Landim said.

He said it was Langara’s challenge to make the experience more engaging.

Ray Khan, account executive for the Whitecaps and pioneer for the ‘Caps Sales Project is benefiting from ticket sales.

He feels that the real world experi- ence which he is equipping the students with is a fair trade-off for the free PR.

“We are getting access to markets we don’t normally approach, but I think they are getting a pretty neat practi- cum,” Khan said.

In Brazil, soccer is like hockey in Canada.

“Soccer is life in Brazil. It’s part of the culture. Selling soccer in Brazil is something totally different than selling soccer here,” Motta said.

Last week the four students set up a booth on the concourse of Building A. with one on campus, to sell tickets to the game. Their challenge was adapting to the new culture and thinking on their feet.

“For the four of us, I think this will be a great opportunity and we are looking forward to a position on the market. It’s experience, it’s networking, it’s learn- ing,” Marcondes said.

Team Langara sold 180 tickets for the game.

Team Langara celebrating the start of the Whitecaps’ season opener. From left to right: Rodrigo Landim, Flavia Marcondes, Rodolfo Motta and Victor

Zeefried. DUNCAN ANDERSON PHOTO