Voting at Douglas and in the community
Douglas College and Coquitlam to hold by-elections By Mercedes Deutscher, News Editor A by-election has been called to fill in…
Douglas student calendar: January 20–27
This week at Douglas College, students who are looking into where to transfer post-Douglas will have an array of sessions available to them.
Dirty situations and health-code violations
A person who eats out regularly never wants to hear that a restaurant they’ve been to has been temporarily or permanently closed due to health violations.
Improving public safety in New Westminster for 2019
The New Westminster Police Department (NWPD) released a new plan on January 8 that aims to improve public safety over the next four years.
What’s under the surface?
Near the beginning of January, the Virology Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the viruses of animals, plants, and microbes, discovered that there is evidence behind the notion of a deadly virus in provincial waters—and it very well may be found in the grocery store.
And now for something completely different
The Other Press has hit a special milestone this year: everyone’s favourite student publication is 40. Sure, 40 may not be that old in the grand scheme of things, and compared to other papers (such as the University of New Brunswick’s The Brunswickan—set to hit their 150th year of existence in 2017), the OP is fairly young, but it’s there.
Douglas College through the years
A look back at Douglas College since 1976 through the Other Press’ eyes
Personal computers in development
Bill Gates, a young Harvard student with a knack for all things technological, has been working at MITS in Albuquerque with Paul Allen to create the world’s first “personal computer.”
New metal band Iron Maiden forms
Iron Maiden played a small venue shortly after forming this past Christmas, and many who were there do not believe that this small time metal band will ever make a name for themselves.
Local man late to meeting
In tragic breaking news today, Stewart Martin, a student at Douglas College, was late to meet his friend Will Mackentosh, and had no instant and convenient way to communicate with him.