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Russian ‘koumiss is a | | \ potent fermented drink made from NOW HIRING!!! mare’ milk Camel NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS REGARDING BY-ELECTION TO ox The only camel cheese factory in DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD Do you have a nose for news? If |) the world can be found in Mauritania, Northern Africa. While SO, the Other Press would love camel milk doesn’t curdle naturally, to hear from you. Five hours a and locals don't like the taste, camel A by-election to the Douglas College Board will be taking place week and all the fun you can cheese is being marketed as this desert nation’s equivalent to a French April 8, 2004. This notice is to advise all students regarding the Nomination Process. There is 1 position for the Douglas College handle. As of April we ae uy Be. aa ane : Board. The term of office is from April 13, 2004 to August 31, need of a News Editor. Apply camel yourself, leave it to one of the 2004. now! 1,000 herdsmen. Water Buffalo Nominations must be RECEIVED by the Registrar at the New Ppa, eae cee OR the Nile, Anthony and Cleopatra Is the phrase “She shoots, she caused quite a ruckus by feasting on scores” always on the tip of your water buffalo cheese. Sex-starved Roman lookie-loo’s thought this Westminster campus no later than 4:00 PM, March 31, 2004. Nomination forms are available at the Registrar=s Office and at the Student Union Office at both campuses. tongue but you never seem to food had aphrodisiac properties, and For more information please contact the Registrar, Trish Angus, at have a real use for it? Well, be the ee 28 oe bie a ® zarella began. loo bad its made trom 604-527-5358. silenced no more. The Other passionless cow milk these days. Press is looking for a Sports Yak The elections, if required, will be held on April 8, 2004. Pollin : : : : , Tibetan yak milk is heated, cur- = 8 Editor starting in April. Don’t : stations will be available at both campuses. The polls will open at delay sendin your-resume dled, drained, and molded into New Westminster and Coquitlam from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. y, y 10-12 Ib. ‘wheels of Rajya Metok, today! Flower of Rajya cheese. Dry-cured in Tears of Drolma, salt from an ocean WHERE WILL STUDENTS VOTE? that dried up 320 million years ago, Send resume by fax: the cheese is then carefully wrapped Students who are taking courses at more than one campus must 604.525.3505 ‘ ea scarves, packed in vote at the campus where they are taking more than 50% of their : ; amboo baskets, and shipped to the courses. Seodcae who are aaete in anes evenly split between ae : ip one ttati oat ; : : Drop off in person: RM 1020 The flavour of this cheese has been campuses will vote at the New Westminster campus. Student=s described ‘as “delicate, complex and polling station is determined by the registration in courses as shown : new west campus slow on the palate.” In other words, on the Douglas College Student Information System. 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