PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Carrying the torch at Langara College
Langara student Evan Eichler passed the Olympic flame to the college on Feb. 11.
All stories on this page are condensations of larger stories, written by student reporters and shaped by student editors. A print edition of the Voice is distributed in Langara College most Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters, and daily (Tuesday through Friday) during the last week of each semester.
Our Editors
The editors of the online edition of the Voice change each week. This week’s editors are
Ghani Sana
Marie-Laurence Heon
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LANGARA ASKED TO BUY CARBON OFFSETS
by Rebekah Funk
Pacific Carbon Trust, a provincial corporation, is looking at the college to help fulfill the government's objective to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The government aims to reduce emissions to 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020.
B.C.'s aggressive reduction goals are legislated under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, which came into effect in January 2008.
According to 2008 estimates, the college is required to buy $50,000 worth of emissions reduction credits by June 2011. Langara geography student Larissa Braun Neville, who wrote a paper on the matter, assumes the quoted price has increased since, with the construction of the new students' union building in 2009.
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In Other News
Olympic symbol on loan from torchbearer
by Carlisle Richards
Langara student Evan Eichler, who passed the Olympic flame to the college on Feb. 11, will have to wait before taking the torch back home to Ontario.
The college purchased the $350 Olympic symbol. In return, the torchbearer agreed to lend it to the school for two to three years.
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Nothing unusual about getting into Olympic gear
by Phylicia Torrevillas
The area in the Bay store dedicated to Vancouver 2010 apparel was packed during the Games. Everywhere you looked, people were proudly wearing Olympic gear. There were thousands wearing the iconic red mittens, the Team Canada jersey, red-and-white scarves, toques and hats.
Being an Olympic follower didn't come cheap for many folks. Was it worth it? Definitely. And even though the Games are over, we should keep wearing our spirit and pride.