Stop HIV & hep C now
A woman is wheeled into the emergency’s trauma room on a stretcher. Although she’s conscious, she’s been in a car accident and is bleeding from several injuries. She whispers to one of the paramedics that she’s HIV-positive.
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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.
Missing someone?
Recently, my best friend of 10 years moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto on a full scholarship. Her high school GPA was around 3.8, in the accelerated program. Ridiculous, right?
Comic Corner: Round two for Briggs
In the second attempt at adapting a series by popular urban fantasy novelist Patricia Briggs, we are given Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf. Despite being a huge fan of Briggs’ novels, I regret to say that this book is no more successful as a graphic novel than its predecessor, Mercy Thompson: Homecoming.
‘Interstellar’ delivers deep emotion, cosmic visuals
Interstellar is the latest film directed by Christopher Nolan, the man who brought us such memorable blockbusters as Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy. This movie is a very difficult one to summarize without giving too much away and opinions of its merit are going to vary.
Nifty novel tips for NaNoWriMo
So you want to write a novel? Then now is the time to do so as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an international movement to get writers to produce 50,000-word novels during November.
If it bleeds, it leads
Not to be confused with the X-Men character of the same name, Nightcrawler is a movie taking place in the nightlife of Los Angeles. It focusses on one sociopathic anti-hero named Lou Bloom, who’s trying to make a name for himself any way he can, amazingly played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
Steven’s Man-Cave: It’s the funniest kind of warfare
When I heard that Plants vs. Zombies was going to evolve into an online multiplayer third-person shooter, I was a little skeptical: how could a tower defence game on handheld devices go so far? Well, the answer to that is, beautifully.
Douglas College grad becomes a kid again at Tremors Festival
Rumble Theatre’s Tremors Festival is shaking things up this year with three shows being performed simultaneously in different parts of the Russian Hall in Vancouver on November 12-15.
The End is Nigh
The latest production from the Douglas College theatre department follows the residents of a tiny Saskatchewan town called Unity during the waning months of 1918, as World War I is coming to an end and an influenza pandemic with a mortality rate close to 20 per cent is sweeping across the globe.
Chairman of the Board: Who needs sheep?
In the world of board games, there are a few game changers for the industry. Games that change how board games are perceived, like chess, Monopoly, and this week’s game.