Take me to the ballgame
It was a beautiful day out at Whalley Park as the Douglas menās baseball team kicked off the first of two games of the day in their four-game series against North division rivals Skagit Valley.
Author: The Other Press
The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper since 1976. Articles, insight and updates from the New West and Coquitlam campuses.
Sport/Schmort: Medieval sports edition
Sports of centuries long past generally served an important purpose in feudalistic society: namely, to show off oneās talent at killing people. Tournaments focused on events such as archery, swordplay, and joustingāsports that begged bruises and broken bones and often left the losing side with a permanent case of being dead.
In light of the Ghomeshi case
When I initially followed the Jian Ghomeshi case, it was with a half-hearted interest. The details of the trial were trivial to me, and I tried to stay agnostic on the whole thing since it was just another sensationalized headline.
You donāt need a tourājust go!
Recently, there have been a lot of critics against the popular youthful form of travelling known as backpacking. What people are saying is that backpacking no longer represents what it once did, when it came into prominence in the 1970s during the āhippy trail,ā when hippies traveled across Asia and Europe in search ofā¦ themselves.
Stick with red
When it comes to painting, I enjoy seeing a piece of work that skillfully incorporates the full range of the colour spectrum. However, when it comes to homework assignments, receiving a marked page with two, three, four different colours in not only disarming, but also a bit confusing.
Subtext is not representation
In a world where the representation of queer people is so desperately lacking, some of the glaring examples of gay characters usually fall within the twilight realm of stereotyping.
We are only as smart as our AI
While we use technology to do our bidding, we donāt always feel that we have supremacy over it. More often than not, we feel dependent on the computers, appliances, and mechanics that help our every day run smoothly.
The speech tells us that ābetter is possibleā
Since Justin Trudeau became the prime minister of Canada, the Liberal Party fulfilled some of the promises that they made during the federal election last year.
The Dungeon Burger
As a practicing pescatarian (someone who doesnāt eat meat except for seafood) it isnāt often I say this, but Iām in love with a burger.
Quick exam cramming tips
It is now the end of the semester. Undoubtedly, there will be several of us who have left all of their studying until the last minute. You figured you had plenty of time to get to the material, but suddenly looked at the calendar and realized that exams are starting already. So what do you do