Douglas prohibits e-cigarettes indoors
As of November 5, Douglas College has prohibited electronic cigarettes inside campuses. Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are now restricted to the designated smoking areas at each campus.
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You can âHelp Make Douglas Betterâ
Douglas College is asking students how their school can be improved. Throughout November, the Help Make Douglas Better initiative has been taking suggestions, with over 600 statements currently collected.
Douglas College honours victims of violence
November 25 and 27 mark this yearâs United Against Violence Against Women (UAVAW) events hosted by the Douglas Studentsâ Union (DSU). Each year, the events are meant to coincide with the December 6 anniversary of Montrealâs 1989 Ăcole Polytechnique massacre, which took the lives of 14 women.
Vernon man charged with âpredatory conductâ
On November 7, Vernon, BC resident David Willerth was convicted of 18 charges, with 16 counts of communicating via the Internet to lure a child under the age of 16.
State of health and safety of BCâs homeless
Several reports released last week offer updated information on the state of BCâs homeless population. Reports were published by Megaphone Magazine and the Womenâs Coalition of the Downtown Eastside, the latter of which formed in 2011.
Douglas awarded for international collaboration
On October 24, Douglas College was awarded in the category of âinternational collaborationâ at the 2014 Congress of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP).
Changes expected for BC transportation services
The Canadian Press revealed on November 6 that additional buses outside Vancouver will be experimenting with security cameras by next year. The outlet interviewed BC Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton, who stated the cameras were a measure in securing bus driver and passenger safety.
The height of Gamergate
We are now in the 12th week of the Gamergate movement. As stated in the last edition, Gamergate began after the combination of a multi-thousand-word blog post by one Eron Gjoni about his ex-girlfriend and game designer Zoe Quinn and the release of the sixth Tropes vs. Women in Video Gamesâa YouTube video by Feminist Frequency.
Did they cheat on all of us?
On August 16, Eron Gjoni published an over-8,000-word diatribe about his ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn. This particular diatribe was a post on his blog and reveals more than anyone wanted to know about the months-long relationship Gjoni and Quinn shared.