Local news roundup: Week of March 16
Around 4 a.m. on March 18, a Coquitlam house on Dawes Hill Road burned down.
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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.
TED Talks highlighted by Monica Lewinsky
TED Talks returned to Vancouver on March 16, showcasing another yearâs-worth of presentations between then and March 20.
Futurology 101
Technology as we know it today, considered a luxury by most in the 1990s, is an integral part of most peopleâs lives in the developed world. Smartphones, GPS, and the like have become deeply rooted in our daily lives. This, in particular, goes for the latest generation to reach adulthoodâa demographic commonly referred to as the millennials.
Curbing student suicide in South Korea
Recent approval of a mobile application in South Korea meant to be used as a student suicide-prevention tool has sparked some concerns in a country known as much for its Internet connectivity as for its high rates of suicide.
Releasing more expensive stuff that no one asked for
Mere weeks after announcing the brand new product âApple Watch,â Apple has announced a slew of even more innovative, interesting, and inane products for the consumer market.
College ConfessionalâŚ
When I gave my landlord notice, he immediately had the Craigslist ad up and viewings scheduled. I told him what times worked for me, and when I would be out, so to just knock and if Iâm not there he can just come on in.
The War of the Web
The year is 2018, though to those of us in the trenches, we just consider it Year Three. Three years of struggle. Three years of strife. Three long years since the Great Evil âbroke the Internet,â actively destroying any semblance of order, decency, and originality within these electric halls.
âIâll admit that I never foresaw the potential for sextingâ
With all of the SnapChatting and Tindering and Grindring thatâs going on nowadays, itâs hard for a modern Luddite to find someone to really take the blame for everything thatâs wrong in the world.
Habitual âvaguebookerâ revealed as legit high-level government security official;
In a move that left her 768 Facebook friends both shocked and weirdly satisfied, 24-year-old Douglas College pseudo-student Monica Gellar revealed today that she is actually an undercover federal agentâwhich fully explains why her online posts are always so damn vague.
Cash and burn
With the ubiquity of credit cards and mobile payment, fewer and fewer people are carrying cash with them on a daily basis. I barely ever carry cash around, just a couple of bills in case of an emergencyâlike if a hot dog stand doesnât accept debit.