WHO WE ARE The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We are a registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by and from our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and OtherPress. from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners. Student Newspaper of FERRO LZ aa PUBLISHED SINCE 1976 Room 1020 — 700 Douglas College Royal Avenue EDITOR IN CHIEF Cody Klyne editor @ theotherpress.ca ASSISTANT EDITOR Sharon Miki assistant @ theotherpress.ca BUSINESS MANAGER Angela Szczur accounting @ theotherpress.ca PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Stephanie Trembath publicrelations @ theotherpress .ca DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Chris Paik distribution @ theotherpress.ca NEWS EDITOR Dylan Hackett news @theotherpress.ca ARTS EDITOR Angela Espinoza arts @ theotherpress.ca LIFE & STYLE EDITOR Laurel Borrowman lifeandstyle@ theotherpress.ca OPINIONS EDITOR Jacey Gibb opinions @ theotherpress.ca New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 SPORTS EDITOR Josh Martin sports @ theotherpress.ca HUMOUR EDITOR Liam Britten humour @theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITERS Allie Davison David Hollinshead Eric Wilkins LAYOUT MANAGER Brian Yoo layout @ theotherpress.ca GRAPHICS Timothy Arndt graphics @ theotherpress.ca ILLUSTRATOR Oliver McTavish Wisden illustrator @ theotherpress.ca CONTRIBUTORS Dominique Leclair Jane Lytvynenko (CUP) Joel MacKenzie Kealy Doyle Livia Turnbull Mico Mazza (CUP) Naomi Ambrose Natalie Serafini Anyone can get published in The Other Press! Just email your story to the appropriate section editor from the list on the right. Please send your file as an MS Word .doc file. The weekly deadline for submissions to section editors is Thursday by 12:00 a.m. for publication the following Monday. Time- sensitive articles (weekend news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted until Saturday at noon and can be submitted to the editor at editor@theotherpress.ca. All submissions will be edited for clarity and style. The Other Press will pay $50.00 to any contributor who writes, and successfully has published, a feature article of at least 1,200 words. Also, The Other Press will pay $50.00 for every five issues a contributor is published in on a per semester basis. The Other Press holds weekly staff meetings at 6:00pm on Mondays in room 1020 at Douglas College’s New Westminster campus. All interested students are welcome! NEWS SUBMISSIONS news@theotherpress.ca ARTS SUBMISSIONS arts@theotherpress.ca LIFE&STYLE lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca OPINIONS SUBMISSIONS opinions@theotherpress.ca SPORTS SUBMISSIONS sports@theotherpress.ca FEATURE ARTICLES editor@theotherpress.ca i Crime bills passed by parliament Dylan Hackett, pg. 04 A big theatre experience: The Very Ecstasy of Love Kealy Doyle, pg. 06 i Top bargain hunting tips from a thrifty thinker Natalie Serafini, pg. 09 FEATURE i What are digital locks, and why should you care? Jane Lytvynenko, pg. 13 | Does quality count? Workplace diversity and discrimination David Hollinshead, pg. 16 i To bench or to play: the Cory Schneider story Josh Martin, pg. 18 HUMOUR | oh, oe, § NDP hopefuls declare a state of pointless bickering Liam Britten, pg. 23