Fighting Fit: Drive-thru dojos?
People misunderstand when I say I like to fight. I’m not the sort of person who’ll break a bottle over a toothless biker’s head in a seedy bar, although the thought crosses my mind from time to time.
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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.
L&S Listed: 10 end of semester mantras
In order to avoid stressing too much, I always find it helpful to repeat a couple different mantras in my head.
Meatless Monday: Nut bread
For Meatless Monday recipes, I usually try to avoid doing desserts—one, because finding a meatless dessert is not hard, and two, because I don’t have much of a sweet tooth so I don’t often make them.
The Intrepid Gastronomer: Delightfully bland
The history of fish and chips is an interesting one. Originally brought to England in the 16th century by Jewish immigrants, it was a way of preserving food over the Sabbath before the days of refrigeration.
Let’s Talk Science: Mutation breeding, petroleum plants, and STDs
Living in a world constantly being stripped of its resources, the human race needs to find alternatives.
Summer 2015: What does your neighbourhood have to offer?
Summer is here! It is too rainy and gloomy these days, but officially we are in spring and the summer season is knocking at our doors with its bag full of wonderful and fun opportunities.
Chairman of the Board: Story time
From Greek poets singing the songs of Odysseus to the poorly written Twilight fan fiction of today, storytelling has always been an integral part of the human experience. Now it is your turn, gamers.
Comic Corner: Not quite novel
For those keeping up with trends in science fiction, Wool by Hugh Howey probably sounds familiar.
Cosplay in the community
Costumes are more than just Halloween attire for Greater Vancouver’s cosplay community, whose members spend days, if not months, creating elaborate, detailed costumes and portraying fan-favourite characters at conventions, cosplay events, and private parties.
Killer cuts by the contemporary king of Compton
Kendrick Lamar’s debut studio album good kid, m.A.A.d city was nothing short of the greatest rap album of the year, and perhaps the greatest deconstruction of gangster rap since the genre’s creation in the days of Dre and friends.