SEDITORIAL

 

A new semester means some changes to go with those warm 'n'
fuzzy familiar college features. Some good, some not so good.

More for worse than better, the bookstore is back in operation.
And at least for the first two weeks, so were the lineups. They weren't
too bad. That is, if you brought along a camping kit. Otherwise, you
had a long f-ing wait. (Hey! Who was s'posed to bring the Coleman
lantern?) When you finally got through those pearly doors, you were
lucky to find all your books in stock. Sound familiar?

And who can keep up with the constantly changing editions?

For those that couldn’t afford new books, you've almost certainly
found by now that a limited selection exists at the library with some
out-dated editions in stock. They do have many texts, but they're behind
on the new edits, too... é

Even used books are pricey. That handy dandy Book Buyback
Program isa rip off! They pay $10 for a used text from some starvin'
student just like you, then gouge you for $40. Hooray for capitalism!

Some of you may have noticed a little change in your coffee or
maybe even the name change at your favorite coffee stop in the college,
Urban Espresso is now known as Italia D’Oro. Give it a try and
everything; it is under new management and may taste a little different,
perhaps even better. (By the way, watch this space for info on the fact
that the company currently running the cafe may be getting the boot
come December...)

Anew feature you may have noticed is right above our heads. During
the summer break, new signs were placed on the overhead beams to
direct the new, old, and very lost students. Strange, though, the
directions to the Other Press office were left out. No comment.

Campus safety should be improving in the near future. The DCSS
has been trying to coordinate the Safewalk program since last year.
With proper planning and some direction from former coordinator Joe
Spear, it will hopefully be in place by early October. This program, for
those in the known't, will offer a safer solution for those parked outside.
(ie: a series of teams available to walk single students to their vehicles)

There's lots more on campus to check out, and we'll probably drone
on about more of them soon.

Til then...

 

 

 

 

September 21, 1994

The Other Press is Douglas College’s autonomous student newspaper. We've
been here since 1976. We were conceived in the back of a 1954 Dodge Stealth,
which is kinda weird, since they've only been built since 1990, but it happened.
Really. We aim to serve the students, staff, and faculty of Douglas College with a
newspaper that informs them of things happening at the college, across Canada,
and around the world that affect them. We are here to give the college and
community a chance to write and express themselves. We try also to be an interesting
read, and damn good nine ball players. If we're not doing any or all of these things
to your liking, please let us know. You can mail a letter to us at Box 2503, New
Westminister, BC, V3L 5B2, or drop it off at the mailroom which is right beside our
office, or you can fax us at $27-5095, or you can call us at 525-3542, or you can
come see us at Room 1020 in Douglas College’s New West campus... (gasp...) We
like you.... come visit.

Staff This Issue

Do bea: ls than, Ayeleeg Maw > pd ka: cye spn pul Levent Molton,
Ronnie Bains, Jyoti Kapdee, Scott Simmer, Jason lo, Dug Hebert, Candice
Lee, Charlotte Holst, Bert C. Ennah, MAD, Feargal Sharkey, Holly Keyes, Trent
Ernst, Denise Walker, Daniela Zanatta, Mike Dutton, Ken Spittel, Tammy
Coombes, Jeff Laschuk, Jim Irving, Feargal Sharkey, The Buchan Gros Comic
People, Paul Andrew, Danielle Duthie, Peter Howitt, Haroon A. Khan, Kim
Dutton, God, my parents, and the United Way.

Coordinating Staff

Advertising and accounting: Marion Drakos
News: Tony Sousa
Photography: Mike Dutton
Arts & Entertainment:Jason Kurylo
Sports: Vacant (Candice Lee acting)
Production: Charlotte Holst
Features: Holly Keyes
Opinion & Editorials: Ronnie Bains
Graphics: Daniela Zanetta
Creative: Jyoti Kapdee

If you are interested in helping with the paper or taking on coordinating duties
(like coordinators don't help, right?), call 525-3542.

 

 

Other Press

 

Are you a looker?

To all the lookers in the world,

I have for you something interesting I
came across, quite by accident, while eating
a turkey sandwich in the deli. My sandwich,
by the way, was exceptional and I must
commend the deli staff.

I was seated by the window and found
myself looking out as I was busy chewing.
I watched people come and go for about
ten minutes when I noticed a definite trend.
At this point I started recording my
observation.

With my limited time I only managed
to record the tendencies of 160 students,
half male, half female. I recorded 80 males
and 80 females in two categories, arriving
at school or leaving school.

This is what I saw: Of 40 males arriving
at school only two did not look in the
windows that act as mirrors in the area right
before the deli windows. Out of 40 females
only one did not look at herself.

There are also some similarities between
the “lookers”. I would say about 60% of
them made an attempt to improve their
appearance, ie. a flick of the hair, adjustment
of the cap, a straightening of the shirt, etc.
All but ten of the females watched
themselves the entire length of the windows
and about 25 males did the same.

For those who were leaving the results
were quite the contrary. Out of 40 males
only one looked at himself and it was quite
brief. Out of 40 females only five looked at
herself. Two of those girls were together
and actually stopped to look and then
readjust, the other three took brief looks.

To me this is such a phenomenon! I
guess when people leave their home for
school they are uncertain that they look their
best, which is important when surrounded
by peers and potential “mates” .Appearance
creates a means of acceptance and
admiration, everybody needs that so one
more look is necessary before entering the
doors of “society”.

When people leave school on the other
hand nobody cares anymore how they look.
If their hair is disheveled or their big butt is
showing it doesn’t matter, they're going
home where people already accept and
admire them and it’s usually not for their
exterior either.

Hmmmm, I wonder if I am an arriving
“looker” or if 1 am a leaving “looker”? I
guess now I'll never know.

Rebecca Watkin

Jim ain't a looker,
he's a Joser...

Dear Other Press,

Some of you might have stumbled
upon this guy strumming contentedly
on his guitar on the entrance to
Douglas College. Intrigued by
anybody who is contentedly to make
a point in this kind of manner, I just
had to engage in a brief conversation.

Upon careful scrutiny I concluded
that the majority of his story was and
could be true: why would anybody
be strenuously work on a computer
while being intoxicated? Slightly
incompatible.

Moreover, is it not irrelevant what
subject he was working on ??

Nothing passes unnoticed under
my vigilant eye: aprox $15-$20 in
various bills and change sat there on
his guitar cover. Hmmm??? My
intellect told me that something was
up, some slight discrepancy .

If you chuck an aggravating
cockroach outside, you may expect to
repeatedly see him back on your table
searching for food. It is not in the
nature of the cockroach to sit patiently
outside your door and expect you to
throw him food. Does this guy expect
to raise $50,000 to initiate a lawsuit
against Douglas College?

To write in euphemious language:
this guy has perhaps a languid and
monotonous existance; seeks attention
because his mother neglected him for
some reason. To put it bluntly: he is a
loser.

Dennis

Send any and all
letters to the
Other Press
office in room
1020, New West
campus. We /ove
letters from
Maple Ridge
campus students,
hint, hint!!

Bite me, fanboy...

Dear Other Press:

I went to a few shows at the Frnge
Festival this year, and think you guys
had one of the best Fringe previews
around. You could have covered more
shows, I think, but your two-page
spread looked fucking hot!

Anyways, I just want to say that I
am surprised at the number of people
that somehow, magically, mysteriously,
just know nothing about the Fringe.

How is it that people can allow
themselves to live within the confines
of this utopia of the Lower Mainland
(exaggeration? I think not...) and not
even once become familiar with the
biggest influx of amateur, professional,
and classic theatre to wander through?

I can't imagine living in such a
cultural vacuum, such a lifeless swirl of
TV, Haagen Daas, and Home Alone II
that I couldn't be bothered to interact
with the most talented, interesting, and
promising theatre talents today.

Get with it, people! You're pathetic!

As for the Fringe people, I love you
all. Thank you to the volunteers, the staff,
actors, writers, technicians, promotions
people, ticket takers, house managers,
Fringe Club staff, etc. You're the
lifeblood of one of the best events this
city sees every year.

You're the best.

Laura Brigham
Fringe Aficianado

This Jim Stewart
guy has got to go

Dear OP: g

Okay, so let me get this straight. Jim
Stewart wants to use our computers to
complete some million dollar business
proposal. He gets booted from the
campus for being unruly, pornographic,
and using the student phones. He starts
protesting (read: busking) outside the
school to overthrow the horrible fascist
pigs in charge. Right?

Wrong. Jim Stewart, you're a freak.
Get out of my school, get out of my
computer lab, and get out of my life.

If you really have a million dollar
plan, I'm sure you don't need my
student-loan-assisted-computer lab to

do it. Fuck off. Joe Student