as... Page 2 ; April 9, | 98 i Orther Press the Orher Press The Other Press is a dem- ocratically run, autonomous student newspaper serving Douglas College since 1976. It publishes 16 times a seme- ster, once a week, under the auspices of The Other Publi- cation Society. Our funding comes by way of a direct stu- dent levy patd-~at registration and through local and natio- nal advertising. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press and subscribes to it’s state- ment of principles. OPS Board of Directors Chairperson: Paul J. Gill Member at Large: Vacant Member at Large: _ Vacant Staff Representative: é Kirstin Shaw Staff Representative: Vacant Business Manager: Mark Roberts Other Press Staff Production Co-ordinator: Jeff House Typesetting Co-ordinator: Jeff House Production Assistants: 7 David Mills Nicholas Tannen David Mills Jeff House News Co-ordinator: David Mills Editorial Co-ordinator: Colin Turkington Entertainment Co-ordinators: Jeff House Kirstin Shaw Features Co-ordinator: Classifieds Co-ordinator: Sports Co-ordinator: Veronica Blok Recruitment Co-ordinator: S Karen Dhillon Graphics Co-ordinator: Ph hic Co-ord: aoe ot ic Co-ordinator: — Rachael Smith Huan Rights Co-ordinator: Vacant Copy Editors: Vacant Vacant Contributors: Kim Wilhelmson David Mills Colin Turkington Jeff House | Irwin Oostinidie Geoff Robertson | &Jerry Mathers as “The Beav” Article ruffles feathers The article entitled “Killing Game Ruffles Feathers”, has bro- ught to light the controversy over The Assassin Game. We, as the organizers of the game would like to clear up several of the points mentioned in the article. The opening line “Guns have arrived on the Douglas College campus”, implies that the players are using real guns; all players are using rubber suction-cup toy dart guns. Although the article states that one of the organizers is a former Kwantlen College student, all of the organizers of the Assassin Game are currently enrolled in the sciences at Douglas College. The article goes on to state that Gerry Della Matia was making efforts to discourage a continuation of the game; at no time were any of the organizers approached by the Dean. The only person who ap- proached us was John Merz; he asked us to move from the front of the upper cafeteria. Permission was obtained through Pat Thoma- son for use of the lower cafeteria. As far as we know, Mr. Della Matia has not read the rules of the game, which clearly states that this game is in no way meant to con- done or promote violence or war, Alcohol! Now that I have your attention: In today’s society, alcohol abuse is becoming, if it isn’t already, the paramount issue. I mean with the drinking and driving laws being Strictly enforced, and Stats Can- ada spewing out numbers of alco- hol related deaths people are be- coming more aware of exactly what alcohol can and will do to your body if it is abused. When it comes to drinking, stu- dents at D.C. are still faced with the dreaded peer pressure. If you thought that p.p. was a problem in the past, it’s time you thought again! How many times have you been asked these questions? - Hey, how about going for a drink? or even - Well, what did you do Satur- day night? The answer to the first question is harder to produce than the sec- ond. I'll explain why. In the first question you didn’t have time to produce a ‘premeditated answer’! It is in this situation that you are faced with the ‘think fast’ answer, especially if you are dealing with someone who you would really like to get to know. A ‘yes’ answer will do whereas a ‘no thanks’ will : —Orther Editorials—— but is just a complicated version of tag. The student who was rude to Merz has been disqualified and all players have been warned that im- mature behaviour will not be toler- ated. This is also stated in the rules, of which all players have a copy. We understand the concern that someone, in the game or a by- stander, may get hurt. The dart guns being used by the players are sold in the toy sections of most Stores and are made available for five year olds. If the manufacturers believe that five year olds may use these toys, students should also be able to use them in the sense of fun. We are not running the game for personal or monetary gain. felt that it was something that stu- dents would enjoy and use as a stress release. Initially there was only 16 players. This rapidly grew to almost 50 by the end of the first week of play. Obviously, this should indicate the demand for ac- tivities of this nature. This game is not something new. It originated at one of the ivy league universities in the States and is currently played at several educational institutes in North America. Presently, in Vancouver, there is a game being run called “Secret Agent”, which is played along the same lines as our Assas- only stir more questions. Now, the second question is a whole new ball game! Here you usually have time to produce a premeditated answer. This ques- tion, if asked during a mideterms or finals is not-a problem, all you say is ‘I was studying’. Simple, di- rect, to-the-point but most im- portantly, accepted with no questions like ‘Why?’ or remarks like ‘oh!’. But if you are asked question two ‘out of season’ your brain kicks and a quick lie is for- mulated. “So, all of the above is fine and dandy,” you say, “but what other choice do I have?” Well why not make some new friends, “Ya that’s it, new friends!” But wait! A problem! Where can I find “new friends” I mean these people who don’t drink are about as extinct as virgins! But, have no fear, BSM is here! What is BSM, you ask? Very good question, BSM_ stands for Baptist Students Ministries. “Ugh,” you say, “I thought you said this was going to be different!” Well, it is different. BSM is a group of stu- dents just like you who are looking for an answer to all of life’s questions. Now don’t expect a lightning bolt to hit you! Why not just come on out for a visit and join in the fun. In BSM no premedi- unwanted sin Game, When the game was brought to the streets of Vancou- ver, I don’t recall hearing of any protests from the Vancouver City Council or the Vancouver City Police. Since our game is being played in a small, enclosed area, it makes it much easier to keep track of the players; therefore giving us a larger amount of control over the game, as compared to “Secret Agent” which is being played throughout all of Greater Vancou- ver. We hope that this has cleared up some of confusion and misconcep- . tion about the Assassin Game. THE ORGANIZERS Jane Thompson Ernest Dodd Andrew Flostrand We + Having no genitalia, the stick people supported the premier’s sex education policies. tated answers are needed and p.p. is virtually non-existant. We meet on Thursday’s from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in room 3343. So come on down and bring a friend, and if your worried about feeling uncomfortable, No problem! I just joined and they have so many things to talk about that I am clueless half the time! So now you have no excuses! See you later Kim W. the Other Press. University Press statement of principles. 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