* * &* * * NOVEMBER 19, 1979 * * * * * This memo contains aii sorts of items to titillate, enthuse, and entertain (theoretically, anyway) the reader. k ok & * VOLUME I No. 23 * * * * OVERWHELMINGLY HUMBLE, SINCERE, EARNEST DEMONSTRATIONS OF APOLOGY to all Informer read- ers for churning this issue out late. NEWS * NEWS Congratulations to Richard Glass from the Department of Modern Languages who... .oops * correction--Congratulations to Dr. Richard . Glass from the Department of Modern Lan- guages. Have you guessed it? Richard re- ceived his Ph.D. officially on November 9 from the University of Washington. It was a lot of hard work, but it must feel good now. If you see him, give him a pat on the back--it's well deserved. @_sa @ ea No longer will you be seeing the uniforms of our Pinkerton security guards. The un- iforms you will be seeing will belong to Trans Canada Patrol, which is taking over security on December 1. They underbid the Pinkerton people in the last tender that was put out, hence the change. 1 ext If you can get some spare time from 1:00 to 3:00 on Thursday, take yourself along to the South Cafeteria to listen to an in- teresting speaker. Max Saltsman, Chairman of the Committee for an Independent Canada will be talking on Petro Canada/Energy. Sponsored by the Canadian Studies Committ- ee at the College, this is free to anyone “and promises to be well worth attending. Ca (= Fetal Monitoring--the detection of genetic defects or abnormalities in the unborn - child will be the subject of a Biology de- partment seminar on Thursday Nov. 22 in the All College Lounge. Dr. H. Salidor of the Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine from VGH will be talking and the Biology department invites anyone who is interested to attend. Learn something new. But we have all sorts of legitimate excuses..... NEWS NEWS * Next Monday (Nov. 26th) is the last chance for you to get in on “Expeditions '79" the Outdoor Rec. slide show series. At 7:30 pm at West Vancouver Secondary they will be showing the Mt. Vancouver Expedition, nar- rarated by fearless expedition leader Roger Griffiths. This climb attracted na- tional attention this summer as a college team of feet+sh brave people scaled the never before climbed southeast ridge of the Yukon mountain in temperatures of -30C (on the good days, not counting wind chill factors). Tickets are $2 through Community Education or at the door. si Ce Architectural and Industrial I]lustration, that ever popular introductory course for designers, draftsmen, students and anyone with a hankering to learn about the sub- ject, is being repeated by Community Ed. The course will run Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 all day and costs $41 (don't scream, that in- cludes both materials and lunch as well). Students have been giving this course rave reviews, so if you're interested call loc. 321 and sign up. qe On display at the Rembrandt Gallery, 1333 ‘Lonsdale, is none other than Sid Dyke. His show opens (opened?) Monday night at 7:30 and will be continuing for two weeks. Sid ‘around the corner, will be exhibiting watercolour landscapes, primarily of Alberta, B.C. and Oregon and along with him is Robin Hopper, a potter from Victoria. So as you're returning your overdue library books through the return slot when the library's closed on Monday (you thought I didn't know, eh?) just pop into the Gallery and take a stroll through.