issue 12// vol 46

What's going down at Douglas?

» Events at the college this week

Jessica Berget
Editor-in-Chief

 

A s the end of the semester draws

ear, so does the holiday season. To
get students in the holiday spirit and to
celebrate the coming of the holiday break
we all so desperately need, the college is
hosting some events this week!

Thursday, November 21

It’s the most wonderful time of the
semester. The therapy dogs are back! Just
in time for the nearing final exams coming
up. Pacific Assistant Dog Services (PADS)
along with BC and Alberta Guide Dogs
will be hosting the canines coming to the
college. Pups will be at both campuses
from 1am to1pm.

If you are concerned with climate
change, this upcoming event may be for
you. The college is hosting a free public
forum called “Climate Change: Local
Responses to Weather the Storm.” It will be
held at the New Westminster in room 2201
from 6 to 8 pm. SFU’s School of Resource
and Environmental Management, Dr.
Andreanne Doyon, and Metro Vancouver
Director of Air Quality and Climate Roger

Quan will be speaking on this issue.
Those looking to cut loose next
week before the inevitable doom
of final exams, the DSU will be
hosting their last student pub night
of the semester at The Taphouse in
Coquitlam. The event begins at 9:30
pm and is for 19 plus students—
two pieces of ID is required for all
attendees. There will also be free
appetizers for Douglas students at
9:30 and 10:30 pm.
The Coquitlam campus will
be holding a workshop focused on
Indigenous Centred Self Care. The
event will be hosted by Dr. Teresa
Howell and Susan Powell in room
B3131 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
A tea-making workshop called
“Herbal Teas from Your Backyard”
will be hosted by the Institute of
Urban Ecology at the Douglas College
David Lam campus in Coquitlam. The
event will show attendees how to turn
common weeds into delicious teas and how
to make your own teabags. The activity will
be held in room A2zo050 and run from 4:30
pm to 6:30 pm.

Monday, November 25

Prog-rock fans rejoice—the Douglas
College Music Department will be
presenting Zappostrphe, a performance
of Frank Zappa music by the Music
Technology faculty and friends. It will be
held in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts
Theatre in room N4100. Admission is free
and the event will begin at 7:30 pm.

 

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Tuesday, November 26, 28
To celebrate the nearing

of the end of the semester,
the DSU will be hosting
holiday special events on
Tuesday and Thursday
from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm

at the Coquitlam atrium
and New West Concourse,
respectively. For lovers of
free food, Butter Chicken
and Chana Masala will be
served at 11:30 am (vegan
and gluten-free options
available). As well as photos
of Santa, holiday movies
will be playing on the big
screen. Movies start at 10:30
am and will feature Elf, The
Grinch, and Home Alone.

Illustration by Athena Little

Wednesday November 27

Get in the holiday spirit with the DSU by
going to their Frosty Crafting Festivities
event next week. Held in the New West
concourse from u1 am to 2 pm, attendees
will be able to make holiday cards and
ornaments for their loved ones.

Library due date fast approaching

» Twitter photo heralds grand reopening

Atiba Nelson
Staff Reporter

 

Sm to borrowed books, students

are wondering when they can return
to Douglas College’s New Westminster
campus library.

Closed since July 2019, the New
Westminster campus library (n2100) has
been undergoing a four million dollar
renovation to make the space “brighter and
integrat[ive] with today’s latest technology,”
said Dr. Kathy Denton, Douglas College
president and CEO, in a press release
announcing the renovation.

The large brown construction paper
covering the library windows overlooking
the college’s East entrance were taken

down last week, and a photo, posted to the
Douglas College Library Twitter account,
showed a preview of the new space.

Visually, there are bright white walls
and white columns throughout the new
space, with a brown wood finished ceiling,
and grey industrial carpet. Additionally,
lime green paint wall accents are among
the upgrades made to the large space.

The Douglas College Library
Renovation News webpage promised a
welcoming and flexible entrance and event
space. Currently, the main entrance is
cordoned off with orange traffic pylons,
however, the clear glass doors allow a
peek into the remodeled space. The
new entrance seems to have delivered
on the library’s pre-renovation promise

by featuring a large space that could
accommodate a small event, in front of
a glossy-white (with accented green)
circulation desk.

Another promise that the new library
fulfils is the creation of more natural light
throughout the floor, as the lit library glows
during dusk and nighttime hours due to
bright LED and interior lights.

Currently, the new study desks and
new shelving units that will furnish the
library are coupled together and wrapped
in plastic on the northside of the first floor,
and various areas on the remodeled second
floor.

Douglas College, through a sign
prominently displayed at the library
construction zone entrance, reports that

the renovated library is slated to open in
December 2019. Although an exact date
has not been given, the College believes
that students will be able to access the new
space before the new year.

Movement of the library and its
related services in their current form—
which is mainly in the concourse fishbowl
(n2005) at Douglas College’s New
Westminster campus, computer labs
throughout campus, and the Learning
Centre in s2662—will begin when
construction and cleaning of the new
library space ends.

After the December 2019 opening of
the renovated library space, the concourse
fishbow] will serve as the temporary home
of the Office of the Registrar.

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Photos by Billy Bui