When your budget won’t budge
There is nothing more sobering than dealing with finance. Now that we have accepted the fact that it sucks, let’s figure out how we can make it better, or at least bearable.
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.
Anti-aging preventative care
Now, I know what you’re thinking: you’re young, why would you be worrying about aging? The truth is that as with anything, it’s better to prevent a problem than have to deal with it later on
Meatless Monday: Bread soup
I will confess I’m not the best chef. But even I know that it’s not good to let food go to waste. As many of us are struggling to afford tuition, books, and rent, it’s important to find ways of using up the food we have, even if it might not be the freshest anymore.
Construction site: Diary of a mad costume maker
Vancouver sees its fair share of conventions—especially of the nerdy variety. With Fan Expo kicking off the convention season at the beginning of April, many a busy geek are finding time in their schedule to recreate the look of their favourite character. That’s right people, I’m talking costumes.
A Dynamic workout experience
Trying to keep up with my New Year’s resolution of getting into shape, I recently bought myself a membership at Dynamic Health and Fitness. For those who are unaware, it is located just beside Starbucks by the westbound platform in New Westminster SkyTrain station.
Meat Sweats
Memphis blues was started by a couple of guys who fell in love with southern barbecue and decided to bring the smoky flavour to Vancouver. I decided to check out the barbecue house named after what Men’s Fitness ranked the fourth fattest city in America and notorious for being the bane of vegetarians by putting meat in everything.
L&S Listed: Top 15 nerd anthems
Tired of breaking out the comic books and popping open a bottle of Mountain Dew to the silence of your basement? Well don’t worry, here’s a list of 15 songs that will set the mood before that long D&D campaign—if the mood you’re wanting is a little geeky.
‘Everyone deserves a chance to be heard and understood’
Meet Don and Avril Cummings.
What are your first impressions of them? Both seem to be in their mid-60s, victims of mental illness, and possible addicts. Their physical appearances are lacking soberness in many areas: unkempt hair, baggy clothes, and an almost childlike demeanour. If seen on public transit, many would want to avoid eye contact or position themselves away from them to avoid conversation.
Let’s Talk Science: Antioxidants, stem cells, anaerobic exercise, and sneezing
Sneezing is a natural phenomenon which is a response to any unwanted particle in our respiratory system that enters it and causes irritation. It is a reflex action and therefore is controlled by the brain directly. The sensors present on the internal lining of the respiratory system detect any foreign particle and send a signal to brain for the sneeze reflex to thrust it out.
This is your brain on social media
For better or worse, the Internet—and, consequently, social media—has spent the past 15 or so years establishing itself no longer as a luxury, but a utility. A complete and utter necessity for governments and citizens of the first world.