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MARCH 30, 1983

And Then There’s Alanna

Dear Students:

Aloha!! The Hawaiian Booze
Cruise was a huge success
thanks to 423 rockers aboard
the S.S. Britannia on Friday
night. Congratulations to the
winners of the best costume
and dance contest. Have you
ever seen a drunk Hawaiian in
a grass skirt? Well, Kevin Ish
was one of the drunkest
Hawaiians on board. Asked if
Ish enjoyed the cruise he rep-
lied ‘‘crmise, what cruise?’’He
can be found hiding some-
where on campus in embarr-
asement after finding out what
he did. When he woke up the
next morning with a Douglas
College bag wrapped around
‘his neck he found he not only
had one hell of a hangover but
a prize for best costume.

Then there’s Alec. Did you
think. I would forget you
Rosa! ? I should have let Dave
search you before you got on
board. Bet you didn’t know
that I knew! But I did!! You
ole smoothy. By the way,
you’re welcome.

Hi Al! You didn’t think I
would forget you too! Crepe
paper headbands are great!
Especially when you woke up
the next morning and it’s still
there! (Or the orange stripe
was!)

Aloha Tim! Nice shirt. You
still owe me a dance not to
mention a few drinks. By the
way, you can keep the shirt for
memories of a successful exe-
cutive you had the pleasure in
working with.

To Sue Phillips who seemed
to have minor difficulties with
her attire. Gino will buy you a
new pair of nylons.

Hey Bill Hamar. Turn. off
those pants! (Sears had a spe-
cial on red rubgy pants)

Hello Gavin: We didn’t need
to search you for liquor before
you boarded. You drank
enough to stock the bar for the
whole night!

I would like to thank the pea-
nut gallery; Sue, Gino and
Lisa for helping me with the

above stated incidents.

I would like to kill the person
who broke a seat; the person
who swiped a bottle from the
bar; and the person who dec-
ided that the people dancing
needed to be confined within
the perimeter of the fire hose;
therefore proceeded to wrap

the hose around everyone!

I would like to thank my post-

er committee, my decorating
committee and most of all my
sandwich making committee.
We had a great assembly line
going. Make one eat two.

A special thanks to the
Hawaiian Village for donating
150 leis (located 45 Eighth
Street, New Westminster),
and to Bill for allowing us to
use his facilities for sandwich

~ OP Bares Survey

In the March 2 issue of the
Other Press a survey appear-
ed. Fourty-four people respon-
ded to that survey, and their
responses broke down to 23
people supporting the paper
(though giving suggestions for
change), and 21 people oppos-

ing the paper, to the point of

asking for their money back.

The strongest suggestion
that came through was that
The Other Press should con-
centrate more on Douglas Col-
lege issues, limiting its focus
on national and international
political affairs affecting stu-
dents. Quite a lot of students
voicing oposition took a dislike
to our supposedly left-wing
stand on many issues. The
words biased and poor jounal-
ism came up frequently. This
is a point that the staff will
consider.

Among the student body
there is a great deal of animos-
ity towards the paper, if the
negative survey results are
any indication. Some respon-

' ses, which had complained

about biased or opinionated
reporting, carried comments
like: ‘‘I don’t give two shits
about the arms race, faggots

Production Coordinater = C. aroline Hardon
Photo&Events Page Coordinator

Typesetter
Business Manager

Ann Hardon&assorted staff
Brian Pharez

 

Entertainment Coordinator _
Graphics Coordinator

 

Sean Balderstone.
Dave ButtlerPeter Julian

Susan Knox, Pat O’Doberty
M argaret Park

Mary Palffy’
—Chris Page, Ernest Hawker

 

rights, or El Salvador.’’ ‘‘I
would bomb an anti-nuke
ralley; such ignorance should
not exist.’’

It seems that bias is not limit-
ed to The Other Press, but this
issue will be addressed.

One person suggested that
we print more letters to the
Editor. This is an interesting
statement in that we can 4
print ‘em if we don’t get ‘em.
This issue deserves some
mention. With all the comp-
laints, all the upset students,
there has never been a letter
written to complain about any-
thing, nor any students com-
ing in to voice opposition to a
particular policy that the pa-
per follow. Once again the sit-
uation must be emphasized
that the paper is run by any
students; all that is involved is
coming into the office, signing
the book, and writing a story.
If you’ feel that The Other
Press is not adequately an-
swering your needs as a stu-
dent don’t just complain, DO
SOMETHING. Write a letter,
tell us of a story you think
should be covered, cover a
story yourself. If you don’t
know what to do, come in and

Most of these
people spent
Monday night,
our production
night, awake.
To help us

get some sleep

please send letters

and submissions

to The Other
Publication Society
office on the second

floor , in the North Building, off the
concourse, by 4:00 every Friday. We
publish on a weekly schedual. so any
late copy will be,

 

ask. Someone will try to help.
This is your paper; and from
the survey responses, many
people seem to be unaware of
this fact. Think about it.

making.
Thanks again everyone and
I'll see you at next years’
Rockin’ Booze Cruise aboard
the S.S. Britannia.

  
  

Alanna Whitley
Vice President

 

tion of the person, or

education in this province.

aR

Empire of
Bill Bennet

 

$10, 000REWARD

for information leading to the arrest and convic-

persons
unlawful theft of one solid gold shovel stolen
during opening ceremonies at Douglas College in
New Westminster on Friday March 18th some-
time between 2:45 pm and 3:15 pm.

This rare piece of British Columbia’s heritage
was to have been used by the Right Honorable
Bill VanderZalm, Minister of Education, for the
planting of a tree representing the growth of

This blatant act of terrorism and affront a;
authority in this province cannot be tolerated:
Those responsible must be brought to justice and
the full force of the law brought against them.

Contact the nearest RCMP detachment or the
Douglas College Student Society if you have any
information that may be of use.

, responsible in the

against

Bill Vander Zalm
De-education Minister

 

 

Abortion

and
Religion ?

Dear Sir:
Your article on abortion sug-

.gests that Morgentaler sees

abortion as being a religious
issue. I believe his observation
to be true. If man is the author
of morality then abortion is
certainly in order if it is fa-
voured by the majority. To
borrow a line from Dostoevs-
ky’s novel ‘‘If God does not
exist then everything is perm-
itted.’” What is permitted is
for man to live in freedom and
harmony with his fellow man-
if he is inclined to do so. There
is no distinction between right
and wrong-in perfect freedom
we become tolerant of all
things (except possibly those
who remain intolerant.) The
whole world turns grey. We
find that what is also permit-

ted in Hitler’s Germany and El
Salvador. How can we pass
moral judgments among our-
selves? ‘‘Our hope is an acc-
eptance of despair,’’ to quote
Michael Novak.

Finally, in a kind of societal
regurgitation of the sickness
of the soul brought on the the
greyness of liberalism, and
having no God to turn to, we
will turn to totalitarianism.

I have experienced a period
of what seemed like enending
gteyness in my own life for
reasons I still cannot explain.
Rather than accepting despair
which I believe would have
resulted in insanity or suicide,
I found colour coming back
into my world through faith in
Jesus Christ. If God is the
author of moral laws then the
last chapter on the story of
abortion will not have been
written even if Dr. Morgental-
er manages to establish an ab-
ortion clinic on every street
corner.

Al Harms
Mathematics Instructor