A not so happy holidays
I see Christmas as a season of love, joy, and caring. I look forward to it all year, so I get in the holiday spirit when fall strikes. Ten years ago, it was common to see those around me getting excited too.
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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.
Productivity beats positive thinking
When youâre stressed, you relax. Although itâs good to wind down after a long day, relaxing when a job or assignment is unfinished may actually cause more long-term stress.
Not that kind of role model
The awkward years of adolescenceâweâve all been there. For many of us itâs an aspect of our life we donât revisit often. We tend to bottle up our past, repress memories, and avoid conversations where we open up about those âinnocentâ isolated incidents.
All you need is love?
Dear McDonaldâs advertising team: no word combination or phrase will ever make your company more appealing. You can use the word âloveâ over and over again, but you donât need to convince us that you love anything. Just keep churning out your delicious mutated meals and youâll be just fine.
Offering thanks and remembrance isnât that difficult
Itâs often easy for us to take for granted the rights and freedoms we enjoy in Canada. Many of us are quick to complain about something which, in the larger sense, is insignificant compared to the hardships people from other countries face.
The right to die
Brittany Maynardâa 29-year-old who was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumourâdecided to travel from California to Oregon where assisted suicide was legal, so she could âdie with dignity.â After the events, we were all left wondering about the ethical repercussion of such actions.
Diary of a starter novelist
The writing has officially begun, and while I am a little behind on my word count thus far, I still have much of the month to hit that lofty goal of 50,000 words.
How to meal
This recipe is swell for any vegetarians and vegans out there, or anyone who doesnât want this harvest of sunset-coloured yams, âtaters, and squashes to end.
L&S Listed: 10 works of Canadian literature you havenât heard of, but should probably check out
Letâs face it; Canada doesnât have the best reputation for literature, aside from the stuffy fodder of literary academics. Our world-famous authors are few and far between, so unless you love Margaret Atwood or Yann Martel you might be SOL for discussing Canadian fiction at cocktail parties.
The effects of writing
Some consider it an art; to others, itâs a lifestyle. For many, itâs nothing but an annoying and difficult requirement that you want to do as little of as possible. Regardless of how one feels about the act of writing, itâs done by almost everyone every day in some form.