By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Africa: (Central African Republic) The former president of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, had an arrest warrant issued against him last week under the charge of crimes against humanity. Bozize was ousted from power in a coup in March and has since fled to Cameroon. The current regime claims [...]
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Print Futures program shakedown
Douglas professional writing program to reboot By Monica Rolinski, Contributor After 22 years of training professional writers, editors, and media professionals, the Douglas College Print Futures program is no more. “[It] is being redesigned as a one-year post-degree diploma,” explained Maureen Nicholson, coordinator for the Print Futures program. The tentative name for the redesigned program [...]
Pride collective talks non-gendered washrooms
Recently-elected Pride Liaison discusses aims for next school year By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Last week, the recently elected DSU Pride Liaison, Milo Leraar, discussed aims for the coming year within the pride collective including a push for Douglas to incorporate non-gendered washrooms and for better queer representation and understanding within the college. “The last [...]
Douglas Toastmasters host open house
Guest speaker focuses on leadership By Avalon Doyle, Contributor The Douglas Toastmasters, a chapter of Toastmasters International, hosted an open house last Tuesday featuring Darren Frew, director of planning and communication with the BC Bioenergy Network. Frew is a long-standing member of Toastmasters International as well as being a member of several other professional public [...]
Douglas arrives in Carmarthen
Wales Field School talks about first reflections at Trinity St. David By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Last Thursday, the 2013 Wales Field School took off from YVR en route to the University of Wales, Trinity St. David for a month-long soaking of Welsh culture and wet weather. The small University of Wales campus is located [...]
World Recap: May
By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Middle East: (Turkey) The Twitter-sphere erupted in praise on Thursday when Justin Bieber halted singing on two occasions for his 50,000 fans packed in an Istanbul arena to make time for the Azaan, an act of prayer practiced by Turkish Muslims five times a day. Bieber also performed two shows [...]
Rock the flash mob
Voter drive campaign plans flash mob By Dylan Hackett, News Editor The Canadian Federation of Student’s (CFS) Rock the Vote BC campaign is planning one last hoorah to mobilize student voters with a flash mob poised to take place on May 10, four days before the polling booths open up. The flash mobbers are looking [...]
Candidates debate at David Lam
By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Last Monday, a ballot of MLA-hopefuls for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding held court at the David Lam campus in an all-candidates debate hosted by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce. The debate paralleled the televised leader’s debate, also taking place Monday night. Questions were presented to the candidates by a Chamber [...]
Douglas College celebrates community connections with new website
By Avalon Doyle, Contributor In late April, Douglas College launched a new website as part of an initiative to build upon the institution’s presence in the wider community. Community Connections is the college’s new hub for local businesses, non-profits, and students to connect, while promoting the ways in which the college is already engaging with [...]
World Recap: April 5-11
Weekly geopolitical news By Keating Smith, Staff Writer Africa: (Tunisia) The Tunisian government received a $28.8-million cheque last week from Qatar’s attorney general doctor, Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, who has been put in charge by the UN to recover money embezzled out of the country by former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife. [...]
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