November 26, 2003

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From The Editor ponies News 4 UBC Setting the PACE 4 Writing Matters oS Addictions Awareness—Walking a Fine Line 6 Yo-Yo Ball Toy Ban 6 Vancouver Women’s Shelter Fights for Mooney’s Rights 6 Democracy and Rule of Law Opinions 7. A Day of Buying Nothing 7 Children’s Suffrage 8 Science Matters a 8 Paparazzi Dear fellow consumers, 9 History Lesson 2020? 9 Third Degree 10 — Right Hook All I have to say is: Buy Nothing Day! 10 Editorial Cartoon Buy Nothing Day! I don’t know how to 11 What Do You Remember? buy nothing. Wow, that’s some great English. But honestly, I don’t like to leave the house unless I know I have Culture some money on me. Even if I don't 42 What’s On Around Town spend it I like to know I can if 1 want. A 12 This Week in History cup of tea or pack of gum perhaps. Only 13 Eanes Berner the essentials for me is my motto. y : So, Friday I am supposed to just sit at 14 House is Solid home and be imaginative? Do you know 14 Don't Buy These Albums : how hard that is? A whole day of it, 14 Friday Night Free-For-All—A Buy Nothing Day nonetheless. Maybe if it were just me, Guide but to entertain a child with my mere wit—it’s simply not possible. Someone commit me because I think Gallery I have what Kali calls “consumeritis.” It’s 16 Photo[graphic] sad really. Many a time bills have not 17 Poetry/Fiction/Essays/etc. been paid due to my disease. But on the bright side I have many unused and unwanted items in my house. I am going to revolt against Buy Features ‘ Nothing Day. In fact, on Friday Iam 18 The Weak Link ; : going to spend all my money on goods 19 Spend a Day Without Spending and services. Sure, the five dollars in my pocket is not going to go far but I will do it in the name of Do What I Please Sports Day, which is now what all the cool kids 20 Pearcy’s Rugby Write-Up are calling Buy Nothing Day. 21 Sun-Damned-Demons Get Basted by the Royals : Its — a 5 —— I a . 22 ‘Twin Towers Take it to Royals on Home Turf rom store to store making purchases. Well, I don’t know how many dollar - See rer stores there are in New West but I will a hit them all. I will whip myself up into a 23 Classifieds spending frenzy. Buy Nothing Day, pulease! Managing Editor, Kerry Evans The Other Press Submission Guidelines News Kelly Parry: belly-parry@telus net The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday Kerry Evans at: editor@otherpress.ca Opinions. Kali Thurber: opinionsubmit@hormail.com for publication the following Wednesday. Letters to _— All other submissions should be forwarded to the Culture Amanda Aikman: submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca the Editor, vacant sections, and “time sensitive” arti- appropriate section editor below. Please include your Features Barbara K. Adamski: featureseditor@otherpress.ca cles (weekend news, sports, and cultural reviews) will name, phone number/email address, the word count, Sports Adam Gordon: desportseditor@yahoo.ca be accepted until Saturday midnight and can be sub- and submit via email as an MS Word.doc attachment : : : ; ; : 3 ‘ ‘ David Lam Vacant: editor@otherpress.ca mitted to the editor via email: to the attention of the appropriate editor. Representative

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