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“The important roles of the
newsletter are to share information and
offer recognition of the dedicated
people who work at Douglas College,”
Barber says. “This is a good time to
thank the staff who do such a great job
putting it together, and also to thank the
faculty, staff and administrators who
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While we’re talking about
changing INside, we should also
let you know that the College
newsletter has a new editor. In
March, Donna Dykeman joined
the Communications &
Marketing Office in the position
of Writer/Media Specialist,
replacing Jeff McDonald. Her
responsibilities include writing,
editing and compiling INside, so
if you’ve got a story suggestion,
questions, comments or a tidbit
for the INside Zone, please call
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Some thirty Lower Mainland employers, including the Vancouver Police
Department, met with students at the Career Fair on February 29 in the
concourse. The student turnout was the highest in several years.

 

 

 

Eve

My grandfather did not
believe the images of the Apollo
landing on the lunar surface. He
considered the whole episode a
studio-shot masterpiece of
propaganda for a purpose not
yet clear. Armstrong was an
actor. Why, all that giant step
nonsense could have come
straight from the mouth of
Charlton Heston.

From Joao Agapito’s
“Epiphany,” to appear in Event’s
25th anniversay issue, spring
1996.

or literary magazines in Canada,
) oe success can be as

difficult as landing on the moon.
But over the last 25 years, Event, the
Douglas College review of writing, has
built a stellar reputation for itself locally
and nationally. In fact, it now enjoys an
international readership, with subscribers
from just around the corner to Scotland,
Turkey, Japan and beyond.

“We have a good following of people
who like strong narrative, who are
intrigued by the eclectic flavour of our
fiction and poetry,” Event Editor David
Zieroth confirms. The journal also has an
international pool of contributors;
anniversary issue writer Agapito is
Portuguese (now living in Toronto), while
previous issues have featured work from
Irish, Spanish, and North American
writers.

Event is also known for its in-depth
book reviews (edited by Susan
Wasserman) and its annual creative non-
fiction contest, which encourages writers
to explore the blurring lines between the
real and the imaginary. This year, 150
entries are expected, and Fiction Editor
Christine Dewar admits that it will be
hard for judges to choose a winner.
“There’s a collective trend towards
personal narrative in writing right now, so
we’ re anticipating another big response.
What continues to fascinate me is that