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Interested in a psychology degree, but
not sure what to do with it?

By Aleisha Husolo

he Douglas College Psychology
_ Society is having an info night

that will show us just what other
options are out there for psychology
majors. The info night will consist of
four main speakers from different fields
of work. The special presentations are
on human resources, applied behaviour
analysis, criminal justice and social
work. The speakers will show students
how their field of work can relate to
psychology degrees.

The night’s program will begin
with two speakers, followed by a short
break and finish with the remaining two
speakers. Once everyone has presented
there will be a short period at the end for
questions, so make sure that you come
prepared. The psychology department is
also giving us the opportunity to enjoy
some free food and the chance to network
with some of the speakers. There has

also been a number of Douglas College

 

psychology graduates invited to attend.
This will give students the opportunity to
learn where they can go with their degree
once they have it. Students could also
get the chance to receive some valuable
contact information from professionals in
the field.

Dave Guedes, a fourth year
psychology student and President of
the Psychology Society said, “So many
people get pysch degrees and wonder
what to do with it. There are more options
than just a professor or psychologist.”
He has told us that the society has done
events like this is the past and they have
always had a great turnout and positive
feedback from the students. So be sure to
attend this night of fun, psychology and
of course free food.

New West campus Room 1814

Thursday February 24 from 5:30-

8:00pm.

For more information visit the

Douglas College Facebook page.

 

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Did Valentine’s Day cost us too much

money and stress?

By Joel Mackenzie and Jenn
Markham

ccording to John Roach from
Awe Geographic News,

Valentine’s Day this year was
expected “to generate $15.7 billion in
retail sales.” Since people like to bounce
around statistics, The Other Press decided
to hit the streets and test that statement’s
validity.

Svetlana from the Queen’s Park
Flourist in New Westminster said
Valentine’s Day is “a good day for a
flourist, but stressful and very tiring”
When asked how many of her last minute
customers were men, she said, “10 out of
100 shoppers were female.”

John at Uptown Flowers in New
Westminster said Valentine’s Day was
“busy, but not as busy as previous years
and people are not wanting to spend as
much”. He didn’t enjoy working that day
because it was stressful. John also said
there were “a lot more men than women”
shopping last minute.

Sue from Purdy’s in Vancouver,
which opened earlier and closed later, said
“the day was really good, people shopped
late” She liked working on Valentine’s
Day and also remarked “there was a lot
of love in the air.” Purdy’s had a two day
sale, and Sue said about 90-95% of the

shoppers were men.

Marj from Charlie’s Chocolate
Factory in Port Coquitlam agreed it was
“crazy busy on Valentines Day and it took
two or three days to get my mind out of a
fog”. She looks forward to every season
in the beginning, but is glad when they’re
over. “It’s hard to maintain the store, and
keeping the displays full, you really have
to think ahead”. Marj commented that
compared to last year, there were a lot
more women shopping last minute with
the men, but “the men don’t care about the
price when they shop last minute.”

When asked if Valentines Day is a
busier holiday than Christmas, there was
a consensus among everyone. They all
agreed that Valentines Day is a shorter
season, so it’s busier for one-three days,
but Christmas is busy for the whole
month of December. On the bright side,
everywhere is selling off their Valentines
Day merchandise at great deals; it might
be a good time to stock up for next year.

 

 

 

 

 

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