Other Press February 25, 1987 Page 3 ther Press Douglas College’s Autonomous Student Newspaper -Orher Press _ Fhe Other Press is a dem- ocratically un, autonomous student newspaper serving Douglas College since 1976. It publishes 16 times a seme- Ster, once a week, under the auspices of The Other Publi- cations Society...Our funding comes by way of a direct stu- dent levy paid at registration } and through local and_natio- nal advertising. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University —_ Press | and subscribes to it’s state- “ment of principles. OPS Board of Directors . News Co-ordinator: | Editorial Co-ordinator: Entertainment Co-ordinators: Jeff House Kirstin Shaw _ Features Co-ordinator: Vacant Classifieds Co-ordinator: : E Vacant _ Sports Co-ordinator: Be Veronica Blok . Recruitment Co-ordinator: : ES ~Karen Dhillon _ Graphics Co-ordinator: Bees Chris Brown | Photographic Co-ordinator, | oa : Rachael Smith Contributors | John McDonald } Chris Brown ‘Rachael Smith Rob Hancock _ Chairperson: ; Vacant Member at Large; Vacant Member at Large: Vacant Staff Representative: John McDonald Staff Representative: : Kirstin Shaw Business Manager: Mark Roberts Other Press Staff | Production Co-ordinator: Ea John McDonald - Typesetting Co-ordinator: he : Jeff House } Production Assistant: ge San : Pee Saks _ Mike Roberts - opy Editors: John McDonald | Colin Turkingdon A Student I sit here wondering what to write about. I ponder what to bitch, com- plain, decimate or edit-orialize about. It’s really been a slow week. Bill Vander Zalm hasn’t said any- thing bad. The DCSS has Deen pretty quiet too. The only thing is that Mike Booth is trying to with- draw from the CFS. But as a Douglas College student I don’t care. I can just sit here and try to become one with the cosmic rhythms of the universe. Let life at Douglas College flow around me. Let all the concerns of a future ath- letic levy drift away into yesterday. Even though I don’t use the athletic facilities, I am just a Douglas Col- lege student. I have no cares. I only come here for an education not to worry about who does what with my money. Even though it seems year after year they want more of it. All I really want is to sit in the concourse and study the members of the opposite sex. Alas a concern has crossed my mind. I just realized the next social is a day before one of my mid- terms. This truly is a major crisis. I just pray that I am not too hung over when I write the exam. Alas, now my only concern has been whisked away joining the con- cern of the athletics levy. Now I can just relax and again try to become one with the distant chant of the cos- mos. I can get back to my studies in the concourse. After all, I’m here for an education, I am a Douglas Col- lege student. Sigma W. the Other Press. University Press statement of principles. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Letters may be edited for brevity and clarity and to subscribe to the Canadian Graphic / Imprint To Jordan Acomba Ha Reply to a reply This letter is in response to your response to our letter in the Feb. 18 issue. We were discussing the “qualitative” value’ of the school “paper. You responded by saying we were ‘afraid’ to sign names. I wasn’t and = enclosed you will notice we have signed our full names this time. You stated that our claims were inaccurate and yet you provided nothing to prove them otherwise. Our _ statements were ‘opinions’ which we are en- titled to express. You avoided the primary issues raised in our first letter and failed to answer any questions. We raise them once again: - How many issues do you pro- duce? - How many paper? - What does it cost students? - Have you ever surveyed your students read your readers to determine if they enjoy, read, or feel the paper is worth the cost? Other Press room (under the door) PENT ? Graphic/Uniter P.S. Sorry we can’t attend the meeting you suggest March 12, 1986 but that’s last year - Good proof reading! Signed: Dave Edwards Dale Houtman Thorsten Knees Darrin Snell Patrick Lavin If it's answers it’s answers you get: 1. We produce 16 papers a seme- ster each with a press run of 6,000 issues. 2. We don’t know how many people read the paper, but it gets distributed throughout the college, to other colleges & universities in Canada as well as to all of our advertisers. 3. It costs students between $1.00 - $4.00 per semester, this means that a student pays between 6¢ and 25¢ per issue. 4. No we haven't. you want, P.S. We can always use more proof-readers, drop by sometime. Gee Jordan, you’re as bad as Bill Vander Zalm in your ready-shoot- aim way of putting things. Re: your editorial comments in the Feb. 04/87 issue of this paper. The Lord’s Prayer is recognized by all Christian religions. Christians make up over half of all those who follow a religion or belief! So why not introduce it into the school system. It will only do more good than harm! ‘Speaking of morals...’ Mr. Van- der Zalm is not imposing his opin- ion but merely his beliefs and the Canadian law (I suggest you look up the specifics). Even the notion of letting the public vote on whether to kill or not to kill an in- nocent baby let alone a human be- ing is absurd. You obviously lack an education in the two subjects mentioned above! And as far as Mr. Vander Zalm abandoning his non-confronta- tional approach, be specific! Give examples! And finally, your comment on Mr. Vander Zalm_ changing his personality. Do you think .one should change his personality just for leading a public life or leading a government?! Next time you de- cide to shoot your mouth off and display your ignorance — through this paper or any other medium, do us all a favor and PUT THE FACTS WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS! Timothy Bonner Editor's Note: Just what do you think the public should be allowed to vote on? And speaking of shoot- ing mouths... A Release from the Rhinos At the first inaugural meeting of the Douglas College Young Rhinos disorder was ‘observed at all times, an executive was clec- ted (by Vegas rules), and the following motions were passed. 1) In order not to waste good track, the Douglas College Rhinos will try to have the Scream Machine hooked up to the existing Sky- Train system. 2) The following mascots were elected: Gumby, Pokey, Hobbes, Batman and of course the Rhino. 3) Douglas College Young Rhinos deities were also elected, they include Oral Roberts, Howie Meeker, André Bissonette and Bill the Cat. 4) Upon winning millions and millions of dollars in the 6/49 lottery the Douglas College Rhinos will, at all costs, have the Douglas College Student Society incorporated into our club. 5) The Aleister Crowley incantation must be said before each meeting. ‘he is the Aleister Crowley incantation: O, blessed Aleister Crowley, father of the truthpig and greatly silly anti-pope, watch over this meeting and prevent all harmful order and sense from occurring, ensuring that what issues forth from this gathering of super-fools constitutes divine madness and holy horse- shit and give us the courage of Redjack to disable sanity and enduring emotion whenever it is encountered. Motto: God is not dead, he’s just drunk silly be our truth council everything we say is unalterable objective truth ahbeer LET THE CHAOS BEGIN! The meeting was then adjourned and over the disorder the cx- ecutive was heard to give notice of resignation. Election of a new executive will be held at the second inaugural meeting on Thurs- day, February 26 at 12:27 in room 4603.