The Giant Robot Duel: Mecha battle comes to life
Though the Giant Robot Duel didnât have a live audience on site, the event was presented like a boxing or UFC show
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The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper since 1976. Articles, insight and updates from the New West and Coquitlam campuses.
Wrapping up my new clothes is unnecessary
We live in a society where every bag, take out box, and yes, clothing store wrapping paper gets a single use and then is chucked out the second we get home.
Spanking your kids is abuse
According to a 50-year study done by the Journal of Family Psychology, spanking your child not only does not work as a form of punishment, it hinders the childâs development and learning, and can negatively affect their mental state.
Stop faking your orgasms
Faking your orgasms creates a wall between you and your partner. Because they think you are enjoying what they are doing, they areânaturallyâgoing to keep doing it.
Why is this still a thing? Grading on a bell curve
There are many professors who foster this grading system because they believe that if you want to get a good grade in their class, you have to work extra hard for it, but isnât that what getting a good grade entails anyway?
Nothing wrong at all with taking Adderall
Itâs perfectly fine to give your brain backup when it needs it, and the stigma people have around it is nonsensical.
Why Canadians deserve universal pharmacare
No one should ever have to choose between buying food and medicine.
College hosts presentation on open pedagogy
âDoes it help to call such things open pedagogy ⌠[or] is it just confusing things?â Christina Hendricks, philosophy professor, UBC
Additional homeless shelter beds now offered in Vancouver
âAlthough this is a temporary solution, our government is working on a homelessness action plan that includes long-term strategies,â Selina Robinson, minister of municipal affairs and housing.
Douglas College to host Global Engagement Days
Douglas College will hold a series of multicultural events from November 6 to November 10 in their first-ever Global Engagement Days celebration, according to a Facebook page for the event.