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News Shorts

By Nikalas Kryzanowski, News Editor

Douglas to host Aboriginal
reconciliation speakers series

Starting February 26, Douglas College will be hosting a series of
talks on Aboriginal Reconciliation with the aim of fostering greater
interracial understanding and remedying the hardships faced by
aboriginals throughout BC’s history. Issues such as land claims, treaties,
health care, aboriginal education, and BC history will all be addressed
by four speakers. The event begins at 2:30 pm in the Performing Arts
Theatre at the New Westminster Campus with the Honourable Steven
L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, giving opening
remarks.

Owner of destroyed
restaurant found fead

The RCMP has confirmed the death of the co-owner of a destroyed
Vancouver fast food restaurant. Taco Del Mar on Broadway exploded
last week from an act of arson that also destroyed the Starbucks next
door and damaged five other buildings. The body of Manjeet Kaur
Nandha, 42, was found Friday in Howe Sound. An apparent suicide
note was left in her car stating that the suspicion swirling around her
and her family was too much to bear. The suspect in the explosion
remains in hospital with severe burns covering 40 per cent of his body.
Harjit and Manjeet Nandha had earlier stated that they knew of no
enemies in the Sikh community and did not owe anyone money except
for the bank.

 

Wal-Mart strikes decisive blow
to HD-DVD format

Toshiba has conceded defeat in the battle between its HD-DVD
format and Sony’s Blu-Ray discs. Last week, retail giant Wal-Mart
stated that it would no longer sell HD-DVD discs in its stores. This
decision mirrors the decision by mail order site Netflix, Target and
rental giant Blockbuster Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

CAMPUS HAPPENINGS

By Laura Kelsey

 

 

Denis challenges Angel to a rematch on Tekken and loses again...and again and again.
Give up, Denis

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Students Denis and Laura chow down on free pizza supplied by the DSU

 

 

 

 

   

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The DSU: It does a student body good—with free pizza!