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LIBRARY
ZEN AND THE ART OF TYPE MAINTENANCE

envelopes secreted away in dark corners, please

return them to the mailroom ASAP!
Congratulations to JOHN ROBERTS who was
the first Centricity reader to successfully "Spot
the Typo" (or more precisely the editorial error)
in our inaugural issue. The Editor would like to
reassure readers that this was not an error but

SANDRA JONES writes to remind everyone that
"Home Use" means just that! It is an

infringement of the Canadian Copyright Law and
the College's Copyright Policy (Policy 6.4.2.2) to

was done deliberately! We believe in the
Oriental philosophy that nothing should be
perfect (wouldn't want to offend the gods) and

show home use videos in classrooms. You may,
however, use videos with Public Performance

therefore some minor imperfection is necessary.

check the status of your video. If you need

Rights. Contact the Library and have them
public performance rights they will do the search

The "Spot the Typo" contest will be conducted
on an irregular basis (depending on the
perfection of the particular Centricity issue) and
prizes will include an all expense paid trip to

WHO'S THAT IN THE MAILROOM ANYWAY?

beautiful KEC, a sincere and warm handshake
from the Dean of Instruction, a coffee break with

Welcome to JOSEPHINE JEYAKUMAR who's

the Editor (who will pick up the tab for the
coffee - muffins and danish will be extra) and

for you. Contact Sandra or Rea at local 298.

the helpful new person in the mailroom.

other exciting prizes. Stay tuned!

SOCIAL NOTES FROM DENTAL HYGIENE
SEMI-ANNUAL REMINDERS DEPARTMENT

you are using the White Boards please, please, do

The Dental Hygiene Department and students
will be holding Dental Hygiene Table Clinics on
Wednesday, April 04 from 5:00 to 7:00 in the
Mall. This will be held in conjunction with
Dental Health Month (don't forget to brush and
floss your teeth diligently that month!). The
Dental Hygiene people invite everyone to come

Time once again to remind everyone of the

following:
GEORGE CLARK has asked us to tell you, if
not use anything except EXPO Marker Pens, and

and attend the clinics.

under no circumstances should yrm dean the
boards with anything except felt erasers - Never
ever use water!

RECYCLE RECITAL

LORNA GUENARD has asked that we beg,

SUZANNE PATERSON tells us that an
information meeting regarding Recycling on the
campus will be held Wednesday, February 28, at

plead, whine, wheedle and cajole you to return
your inter-office envelopes to the mailroom.
There is, once again, a dearth of "thousand
milers", so all of you who have the brown

VOLUME 1

11:00 in Room 237. Please attend if you're

interested in participating in the campus recycling
program, or if you have any questions about it.

Number 02
J. Gelling - Editor (Local 237)

February 19, 1990

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COMPUTER CACOPHONY

SOFTWARE SELECTION

JOHN ROBERTS (who

Langara Bookstore not only has WordPerfect 5.1
($175) - they also have the following Microsoft
packages:

appears to be getting a lot of
ink in this issue) tells us that
the latest version of
WordPerfect (5.1) will soon be
available. The upgrade on an

Canadian.
Marketing.

educational package is $97
The suggested supplier is JB
Purchase of a new educational

package is $175 (regular list price is $495 US).
John tells us that by the next issue of Centricity
he should be able to provide us with all the

Word Academic Edition ($119)
Works Academic Edition ($89)
QuickC Academic Edition ($59)
Excel Academic Edition ($149)
Excel Academic Edition for Windows ($149)

Learning DOS ($36)
all software is available in 3.5" or 5.25"

Contact Sue Reynolds at 324-5203 if you're
interested in buying any of this software.

details on ordering 5.1.

COMPUTER CREEPY-CRAWLIES
if you have a personal copy, you will be able to
upgrade through Computer Software Upgrades
Inc., P.O. Box 8788 Station F, Calgary T2J 8S5.
If you wish, you can bestow your old version to

the College's WordPerfect donation program.

VCC has purchased, from McAfee Associates, an
educational site license for the Viruscan program,

which will check computer disks for virus
infections. The latest version checks for 67
known viruses, and is upgraded once or twice a
month.

COMPUTER COMPREHENSION
The best way to guard against any disk problems
Human Resource Development tells us that they
are offering the following computer courses at
Langara, all will be instructed by Jack Yensen.

is to keep a complete, clean backup. Viruscan
helps you to ensure your disks are clean and to
check any outside disks you want to use. If you

Each session is limited to twenty participants.

would like a copy of the latest Viruscan, please
send a system-formatted, double-density disk

INTRODUCTION TO WORDPERFECT 5.1

(with your name on the label) to ICS. They will

April 19, 20, 23 and 26 (3 hours each day)

copy Viruscan for you, write-protect the disk, and
return it to you.

8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

MOVING FROM WORDPERFECT 5.0 to 5.1
April 24 and 25 (3 hours each day)
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
or

MORE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
COURSES:

April 27 and 30 (3 hours each day)

HRD tells us that they are also running the

8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

following courses:

ADVANCED WORDPERFECT 5.1

THE MANAGEMENT OF TIME

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1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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March 26 - 8:30 to 4:30 (limit of 20 seats)
Facilitator: Maureen Hannah

For further information see the handouts

distributed which have been distributed to all
departments, or call Diane at 875-1131 (local
337).

LEARNING ABOUT DISABILITIES
April 1 - 9:00 - 12:00
- 1:00 - 4:00

May 17 - 9:00 - 12:00
A signed, completed, green form will be required
if you plan to register for any of these courses.

- 1:00 - 4:00
June 07- 9:00 - 12:00
- 1:00 - 4:00

Visual Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Mental Handicap
Learning Disability
Mental Illness
Physical Disability

CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
TRAINING

PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

May 22, 24 and 29 - 8:30 to noon

For women employed in colleges and

Each session is limited to 16 participants

institutes - May 3-6 in Vancouver

Contact Stephanie Forsyth (local 243) or
John Vandenakker (local 128) for further

Contact Diane at 875-1131 (local 337 or 291) or
look for the handouts which will be distributed

information.

to all departments.

"INTO THE WS TOGETHER"
Sponsored by the Workshop *90 Planning

COUNCIL COUNSEL

Committee and the B.C. Registrars'

(Highlights from the meetings
of the Academic and
Administrative Councils)

Association: Thursday, March 1 and Friday,
March 2. Thursday's workshop will be held
at City Centre and Friday at SFU Harbour

ACADEMIC COUNCIL:

Centre.
For more information contact Wynn Keenan

(local 200) Wynn is an active member of the
planning committee for the workshops.

Terms of Reference - have been approved by

the Council and distributed to all
Departments. (If you wish a copy contact
Jackie Gelling at local 237).
Anyone wishing to attend an Academic
Council meeting must give five days notice
of intent to attend.

JOIN INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION AND SEE THE
WORLD!!
Canedcom International Ltd.
of Toronto requires:

All Academic Council Agendas are
distributed to Department Heads and Co¬
ordinator II's a week prior to the meeting.

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL:
The Council, after considerable discussion
and some amendments, approved a new
format for City Centre calendars.

- Education Research

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Specialist from September
1990 to February 1991 and an:
- Entrepreneurship Training Specialist from
September 1990 to November 1990.
Both positions are based in Sri Lanka. If you're
interested in further information contact Jindra

Repa at Central Administration (local 244).
Council moved that, effective immediately, all
Program Content Guides (new or revised)
will conform to the format of the Electronics
Basic Program Guide, as prepared by Jerome
Schatten. It is expected that all PCG's will
be reformatted by September 1992.

CONFERENCES AND OTHER EXCITING
THINGS

FAN MAIL DEPARTMENT
WYNN KEENAN sent us a note that a student
had written her which said in part: "thank you
for the letter of space availability it enabled me
to apply for an out-of-province student loan. My
future goals are closer in sight, because you took
some time out for me."

MODELS FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT - Issues and Practices

He:

Seminar sponsored by the College-Institute
Educators' Association of B.C.

Saturday, March 3, 1990 : 9:00 - 4:30
(in Vancouver) For more information call
736-0311.

She:
He:

I worked for three years as a waiter at the
Ritz restaurant, but I had to quit because
of the headwaiter's nerves.
Oh, was he really nervous?
Yes, he was. He couldn't stand the sound

of breaking china.

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