Math student comes out on top

Submitted by Lisa Lajeunesse

A second-year science student,
Zuzana Modrovic, is Capilano
College’s top performer in what
Time Magazine calls “the world’s
toughest math test.” The William

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College student, Zuzana Modrovic (left),
receives her award for outstanding student
from math instructor, Lisa Lajeunesse.

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addition to an old one, nor does
it leave the old one in peace. It
never ceases to oppress the older
media until it finds new shapes
and positions for them.”

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__ The College's intranet has been
redesigned and renamed
Frontlines. The first phase of
development was introduced to

the College community on May 8.

Changes to the revamped site
were all designed to improve
employee access to important
information, shared documents,
applications and more.

Lowell Putnam Mathematical
Competition is written throughout
North America every year on the

first Saturday in December. Students

who love creative and challenging
math problems dedicate a full day
to solving 12 separate problems.
The first six problems are tackled
during a three-hour session in the
morning. After a two-hour break,
students reconvene to try their
hand at solving the remaining six
problems. They then wait four long
months to hear how they've done.

Zuzana placed in the top third of

competitors out of a total of 3,545

undergraduate students from

universities and colleges throughout

North America. Each institution
encourages its best students to
participate. Capilano College

students are competing against

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announcement page that
complements other print and
electronic communication
methods for College employees,

such as the informer, the bulletin

board and the College’s home
page on the Internet. [his
section is for daily events
occurring at all three campuses.
They could include: office or
College closures, summer
registration starts, a call for
volunteers, retirement news or
parties, emergency or security

fourth-year math majors from
Harvard, Princeton, MIT and
Waterloo University, just to name
a few.

The problems on this contest are
so difficult that answering just
one of the 12 questions correctly
is a substantial accomplishment.
To perform well, as Zuzana has
done, a student must
demonstrate a strong and mature
mathematical background and
the ability to think creatively.

Zuzana, who first came to
Capilano College as an Adult
Basic Education student to
complete Grade 11 and 12 math
and science requirements, was
also recognized earlier this year
as an outstanding student at the
College.

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Leo nominees

Two productions by Capilano
College students were up for
Leo Awards this year.
Costuming program graduate,
Sanchia Wong, was nominated
in the category of Best
Costume Design for a Short
_ Drama. POV, directed by Motion
Picture Production program
graduate, Tanner Adams, was
nominated for the Best Student
Film Award.

The Leo Awards were
established in 1998 to
celebrate excellence in British
Columbia film and television.
The celebration and gala

__ awards ceremonies took place
_May 12 and 13 at the Westin
Bayshore Vancouver.

Saxophonist, Jimmy Heath,
helped the Capilano College
Performing Arts Theatre wrap up
another successful season with a
one-of-a-kind performance on
April 15. The jazz great appeared
with the College’s jazz ensemble,
A Band, and its vocal group,
NiteCap.

The 79-year-old musician
remembers his early
years hanging out back
home with a then
unknown saxophonist,
John Coltrane, before
teaming up together in
Dizzy Gillespie’s big
band. More than a

4 decade later, he replaced
his old friend in Miles Davis's
quintet. Driven to keep the
music surging forward, Jimmy
still occasionally flies thousands
of miles to play with college
bands. He’s pictured here with

A Band at the College's final jazz
concert of the year.

_To provide its students with the
opportunity to participate in a __

once-in-a-lifetime global

_learning experience, Capilano

College will extend its normal

two-day reading break to 11
_days during the 2010 Olympic
Winter Games. As per normal

reading breaks, all College
services, such as the Child Care
Centre and the Library, will

_femain open and available to

students and members of the
community.

The College believes that an
extended break from February.
12 to 28 will present its
students with a unique
opportunity to participate in
the 2010 Winter Games in a
meaningful way.

“By extending our reading break
during the 2010 Games, our
students will have the chance to

_gain the kind of real-life

experience that could not be
taught in a classroom,” said
College president, Dr. Greg Lee.

We are prepared to help the
2010 Games, our communities,
_and most of all, our students,

through. this. exceptional -

opportunity.”

Educate! Participate! Celebrate! .
has become the College's theme

for its involvement in the Games
and it continues to explore

more ways to provide |

experiential opportunities for its

studerits, such as volunteer
training and building the Games
further: into its curmculat mix.

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Shelley Kean, editor

Public Affairs
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Tel: 604. 983. 7596.

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