Reasons to fall in love with autumn all over again

By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor °

0 you’re coming off a hot streak of
sunshine, summer flings, and treating
every day like it were the weekend?

It’s not all bad comrade, this fall has plenty
of excitement to look forward to!

All of the good holidays

Nothing against the National Civic Holiday,
but summer time is pretty vanilla when it
comes to special occasions. Canada Day is
always a messy good time, but the leaves
turning colours means Halloween will be
dropping by the neighbourhood shortly.”
And who doesn’t love its gluttonous partner
in-time Thanksgiving? Also, we’re heading
into the last months of the year so Christmas
is on approach too! Make sure you get those
carols on the iPod early this year (that is, if
you haven’t already!)

The Muppets movie hits theatres

I haven’t been this excited for a puppet
driven comedy since, well, ever. Funny guy
Jason Segel is at the helm for this upcoming
laughfest and not even Amy “Plain Face”
Adams can dampen my hopes for it. See
you at the midnight screening!

U-pass receives less than universal praise

Concert season finally flexes its muscles
Just by looking at September and October,
there are more phenomenal concerts than
you can shake a glowstick at. It may

have been my lack of disposable income
preventing me from buying too many
tickets this past summer, but it seemed like
the season failed to really bring it, concert-
wise.

New school supplies

It’s inevitable that all your binders will
eventually become ridden with boredom-
induced doodles and coffee stains, but for
now they still have that new car smell going
on. Unfortunately, my bank account isn’t
nearly as excited for this part of fall as I am.

The Mod Club returns to Red Room
Poor Mod Club has been irked around
quite a bit this year. First off, the closing
of the Lotus Hotel meant the wonderfully
infectious, beat driven event was left
without a home. Then after a few quiet
weeks at the new location, Red Room, the
pafty starter was put on the back burner for
the rest of summer. Look for a fall debut
date to be announced soon and ask your
friend to give you back your go-go dancer
costume.

Why are some students criticizing Douglas’ new U-pass?

By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor

o you know what you’ll be doing
Dp: all the money you’re saving on
bus passes this semester?

Sure, technically all of the money the
U-pass is saving me is money that I didn’t
really have in the first place, but it also
means that that chunk of my student loans
can be allocated towards other things that
are equally important. Like stockpiling on
Granville Raspberry Ale before it dissipates
completely for the year. Or maybe even
possibly textbooks, I’m not really sure yet.
The point is that I’m ecstatic about the
U-pass finally getting the green light and
I’m amazed at the amount of criticisms it
has received so far.

For those of you who weren’t familiar
with the system before, here’s how
transiting to Douglas used to be: every
month you bought either a one, two or
three zone bus pass for $81.00, $110.00 or
$151.00 respectively. With the new U-pass
system, it works out that you’ll technically
only be paying $30 a month! Those are
definitely savings I can get on board with.

So why are some people opposed to
the new fee being tacked onto our tuition
costs? The only real argument comes from
those that didn’t use public transit at all in
the first place. Despite having an incredibly
thorough public transit system throughout

the Lower Mainland and having a SkyTrain”

station literally down the street from
Douglas’ New West campus, it is surprising
at the amount of people that choose to drive
to school rather than transit. I see how the
two hour commute from Maple Ridge may
not be the most appealing course of action,
but how are these people able to afford
driving for over an hour each day with gas

Fall television premieres

As we speak, a brand spankin’ new set

of freshmen shows are suiting up and
preparing to fend off the cancellation bear.
While I don’t actually have cable and
therefore can’t even watch television, I’m
pumped at the thought of making some new
fictional friends to replace those that left us-
at the end of last season. (RIP Smallville.
And by the way, your finale sucked.)

prices being around $1.40 a litre?

My advice, if you’re one of the rich-
uncle-pennybag types that drives to school
every day, is to quit complaining about the
changes that the U-pass has brought with
it and use it as an opportunity to shake up
your routine. A U-pass pays for itself after
six round trips on public transit so it’s not
like it’s difficult to justify. Maybe you can

 

 

Pumpkin spice lattes are back

It isn’t autumn in my mouth until I feel a
flood of pumpkin spice flavour tsunami
over my taste buds. And by the time you’re
reading this, these delicacies will have been
unleashed upon the general public! If you’re
aching for a new twist-on this fan favourite,
try mixing in some cinnamon dolce syrup
too.

 

use those extra hours on the bus to catch up
on some reading or even take the SkyTrain
home from the bar instead of opting for a’
cash-guzzling cab. 94% of students voted
last spring in favour of bringing the U-pass
into our lives and I couldn’t be more

grateful.

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