The Other Press

  

 

So here we are at .the end of another term.
1981 gave us tuition increases, Reagan, a
campus in decline. What will 1982 give us?

More tuition increases? A new campus?
More Reagan, nuclear war? Or what? '

7 ~~ 1 don’t know.

Heck, | am just a newspaper man cronicall-
ing the campus events and other hicups in
history.

The Sofa Scandle is one such _hicup.
Here we have a student council, burnt out from
protesting and terrible dances weirily contest-

ing the aquisition of a couch from its friendly
~ headache the other press.

This is not a serious issue.

So why read this editorial? Good question. |
will atempt to answer it.

Um, ahh, well; like, you know, there was this
couch, eh? And we like ahh, needed it...see?
So we ahh, like took it, Ya know?

 

 

 

The staff (survivors of this fall’s gruelling
semester) wish to make an appeal to any
comradres at arms (or legs, or whatever one
-can type or click a camera with) for the spring
term. The Other Press Liberation Army, with
our policy of being agents of social chains,

oops, change, welcomes new recruits. You -

don’t have to be proficient at typing, grammar,
spelling, etc. Every littlbe bit counts. If we

had your help we wouldn’t have to enlist the —

energies of Cap Courier or Peak, or even:
Ubyssey people (Dave Balderstone, Stew
Murray, Al McColl, Craig Brooks, Arnold
Hedstrom or Glen Sanford.)

This issue’s miraculous production was
possible only through the concern and dedica-
tion of students (like you) who have volun-
teered their time, energy and stimulants. The
Other Press would like to thank the following
masochists: lan Hunter, Perry O, Warren
Laine, Helene W, Claire Christian, Cal
Reyburn, PJ Stallard (no relation), Tom Goode,

- and, of course, Lina and Paul.

This is it, the last OP for the term. We leave
you now to recover from the past gruelling
term of putting out this rag so you can read
these incredible staff boxes. We'll be back in
the spring term, behind the juice machine in
the cafeteria, once again striving to produce
the finest college paper in New Westminster.
How about you?

The Other Press is a democratically run,
autonomous student newspaper.published eight
times a semester under the auspices of the
Other Publications Society. Membership on
staff is open to all Douglas College students,
with the exception of executive members and
employees of the Student Society.

The Other Press is a member of Canadian
University Press, a cooperative organization of
Candaian student newspapers. National adver-
tising is handled by Canadian University Press
Media Services, a CUP member owned
advertising cooperative. i

The Other Press strives to be an agent of
social change, and as such maintains an
editorial policy of opposing sexism, racism and
facism.

The Other Press news office is located
behind the juice machine in the New
Westminster campus cafeteria.
phone number is 525-3542. Our mailing
address is Box 2503; Douglas College, New
Westminster, B.C.

Ihe Other .-

 

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Why can’t some people
shut-up sometimes?

| Editor: Other Press,

| am sitting in the cafeteria

because | figure the noise
level is relatively the same
here as in the library and |
might as well sit here than
over there; either place offers
the same amusements.

Rather than going home on
my breaks to watch ‘‘soap
operas’’ all | have to do is
visit the campus library
dates are made, future plans
developed and hearts are
broken. | tind this type of
behaviour acceptable in the

cafeteria, but | am quite
confused about the library. Is
this what is meant by being
‘“‘liberated’’ in the area of
freedom of speech; anywhere,
anytime, at everyone’s ex-
pense? | differ greatly to the
majority if this is so. I’m
afraid | attend college and

use the library to learn. The
library to me (of course | can
only relate to what a library
should be from my exper-
ience at SFU and UBC) is a
place where | can go to study
and use information in a
peaceful way. This is not so
on this campus.

You may wonder why or if |
have made my _ complaint
know to the librarians. | then
will ask you if that is not part
of their job. Aside from the
fact that they are very helpful
in many ways (i.e. getting
information) why can’t they
quieten down the library?
However, students should
take responsibility for plan-
ning their futures etc. else-
where! Please oh wise and
wonderful newspaper can you
comment on_ this horrible
situation?

Anon

 

 

 

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- and big gun for
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