Portrait of Vancouver

On the 18th of March, 21 intrepid first
year photography students headed out
into a spring downpour to try and
photograph the life of a city, and the
resulting pictures will form a unique
exhibition here this month. "A Rainy
Day in Vancouver Town" is the result of
a challenging assignment where students
divided up the lower mainland between
them and then attempted to cover in one
day all of the myriad places and
activities that make up this city.
Photography instructor Gerry Blitstein
was pleased with the results of this
project, which he had assigned for the
first time. "It proved to be a great
adventure for the students," he said,
although the rain had added an
unexpected degree of challenge. "The
weather forecast said there was only a
40% chance of rain, but it poured down
all day," he said. Undaunted, students
shot over 100 rolls of film using a
wide variety of equipment and
techniques.

The Informer borrowed eight photos by
seven students to illustrate this issue
and demonstrate the wide variety of
subjects that students found for their
cameras to record. To view all the rest
of the pictures, go to the All College
Lounge between April 21 and 25. The
show will be open from 9 am to 9 pm.
"It was as bad a day as any," said
Blitstein, "but realistically, that's
Vancouver, isn't it?"

more photos inside...

Sunshine Coast to welcome Elderhostel students

Scores of students over 60 years old
will be coming from all over North
America to Sechelt to attend the
Elderhostel program this summer.
Coordinator April Struthers from the
Sechelt campus reports that "plans for
the Elderhostel program are going ahead
full steam." Students will be coming
for the program in the first two weeks
of June, and will attend one or two
weeks of short educational courses
while staying with families on the
Sunshine Coast. Courses will be taught
by Cap faculty at the Sechelt Centre
and include such topics as Canadian Art
and Drama, Logical Self Defence, Marine
Studies, and Aquaculture. Students will
take from one to three courses per week.

Summer course schedule

Academic courses being offered this
summer are the Math 009 to 012 series
of self-paced refresher packages, and

English 100, English 104 and Math 105.
For details on this crowded timetable
call Registration.

Art at Robson Square

The Studio Art department will be
having an exhibition of student work at
the Robson Square Media Centre from
April 21 to 28. The work displayed will
be that of both first and second year
students, and students from the Art
Institute program. Exhibition hours are
11 am to 6 pm.

Outside community activities are
considered as important as course
content in the Elderhostel program, and
students will by hosted by various local
groups for special events. "Local
facilities like the Art Centre are
cooperating with us, while other
activities could include anything from
a tour of the Beachcomber set in
Gibsons to cookouts on our beautiful
local beaches," said Struthers. The
Sechelt staff is expecting anywhere
from 25 to 40 students per week, with
registrations coming in from the central
Elderhostel registry in New Brunswick.
Struthers is working with Louise Krohn
and a local Advisory Group in setting
up the program.

Grad wins contest

Joanne Jepsen, graduate of the Craft
program in 1984, recently won a banner
designing contest. Held by the New
Westminster Arts Council, the contest
was to choose a design for 450 banners
which will be hung this summer from
street lamps in that city. Jepsen was
one of two winners.

North Cafe closes

The North Campus Cafeteria will be
closing April 16, so your only source
of Beaver Food until September is the
South Cafe, whichis open daily from 8am
to 3:30pm (except Fridays when they
close at 1:30). There will be extended
hours in the South Cafe during exams
from April 14 to 25.