started and the line-ups and wait lists
normally seen at New West are mere
haunting memories. Some chemistry
classes are not full, and a tranquil :
- ealmness has set in o’er the David Lam
~ Campus.  .
All is blissful, now that th
weeks are over. Now we havea ,
temporary full before a mad craze
_ engulfs the student populace at the Mid-
Term Week of Hell; enjoy the serenity

— While it lasts. _

 

The bookstore

by Marcel Martin

his is the little shop that houses

reading and writing essentials,
texts, clothing, tote bags, candy, and
more. Aside from the twenty minute
lineups, as opposed to one hour in New
West, the shop has a nice atmosphere.
The only texts I could not find were the

two for English 130. The fact that there
is only seven percent tax is a welcomed
relief. Students can use the other seven
percent to combat inflation. The staff is
kind and courteous. Overall, I enjoyed
my brief visit to the David Lam Book
Store.

 

Life in Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam

by Marcel Martin

hen a person asks, “Where do
you call home?,” I answer their
question and they respond with “Oh, the
boonies,” “Where?” “How did you
escape the traffic?” or “I feel your pain.”
The Coquitlam/PoCo area is a relatively
beautiful area. There used to be vast
forests, but the trees are now exiled to
Burke Mountain. With the growth in
population comes a need for housing, so
the various woodland critters are
evacuated after a mild protest from the
bears, dear, squirrels, raccoons, and
birds.
Some uninformed Vancouverites
would have you believe that Coquitlam

is a frontier land that still requires
exploration. This is not the case. We
actually do have shopping malls. After
the shock wears off, the Vancouverite
then asks, “What else is there to do in
this wild frontier apart from camping and
wilderness appreciation?” Then my
response is “ummmmm.”

Coquitlam is a city that has absolutely
nothing to do in it. If there was a
professional sports team of some sort,
I’m pretty damn sure the seats would be
packed. If it wasn’t for this newspaper
that allows me to vent my teeming brain,
I would be a sorry individual counting
the stucco pieces on my bedroom

 

replenishment.

 

8 September 17 1996 The Other Press

D o you like to draw, snap
photos, invoke your muse, or

write controversial essays regarding
the issues of the day? Do you have a
two hour break between classes that
begs to be filled? Do you want to
have the power to influence the
masses? If these questions are
answered yes, then you are the
prime candidate to create a piece for
your student newspaper.

We are kind of nice (if this sounds
positive it has been censored) once
you get to know us.
the room 1020, our office in New
West. Or look for our soon-to-be
announced location in Coquitlam;
our creativity is in desperate need of

Please stop by

 

ceiling.

The biggest event to take place in
Coquitlam in recent memory is the
unveiling of the West Coast Express;
although it was promised approximately
ten years ago, it just now became
operational. The strange and disturbing
thing about the price structure is that the
West Coast Express cost less than one
twentieth the cost of the SkyTrain to
build and maintain but requires a larger
fare. Go figure.

Aside from the aforementioned lull in
PoCo and Co, these are nice areas to live
in. One thing that has to be addressed is
the fact that the TransCanada Freeway

Help:

the

  
   

is the world’s longest parking lot; once
you park your car there and walk to work
all is fine. The new DC campus is very
nice. The walls are not concrete and the
classrooms do not resemble the
dungeons in New West.

There is even a rumour that there will
be an Other Press office coming soon to
a David Lam Campus closet near you.
We had to compromise our beliefs and
promise not to draw on the walls (really,
we did), but we figured it was worth it.
According to our sources, it even has a
window. We’ve been out shopping for
plants in anticipation of the big day.

Our brains
have been lifted

 

room 1020
Join the conspiracy.