Comic Corner: More bore than boo
When it comes to the modern reader, we expect new and innovative concepts and narratives that both excite and sometimes terrify. Unfortunately The Strain by David Lapham doesnât deliver any of that.
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.
When pop music was meaningful
Whenever you turn on the radio nowadays, especially on the Top 40 stations, the music is mostly electronically generated, the words are mostly plain and shallow, and the lyrics are largely about relationships and partying.
So, then that happened
In the bestselling book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Alexander Cooper goes through a bad day and thinks that the rest of his family doesnât have bad days.
The final countdown
With only three more games until the CFL playoffs, the pressure is on for the BC Lions. Currently at 7-7 and sitting second-to-bottom of the Western Division standings, the Lionsâ chance of competing in this yearâs post-season is at risk.
Douglas College Foundation hosts 17th âA Class Actâ
The 17th annual âA Class Actâ fundraiser will be taking place October 17. The fundraiser serves to raise money for Douglas College scholarships and bursaries, while offering wine and beer tastings
Examining the contraction and spread of Ebola
An Ebola virus disease outbreak is currently affecting parts of West Africa. Some inevitable spreading to other countries has already occurred, with potential spreading on the horizon for many others.
Michael Phelps receives six-month suspension after second DUI
On September 30, Olympian Michael Phelps was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI). The 29-year-old Phelps, well-known as a decorated athlete with a total 22 Olympic medals, has received a six-month suspension
Trinity Western graduate facing discrimination over Christianity
On September 30, Bethany Paquette, a biology graduate from Trinity Western University, filed a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal against Amaruk Wilderness Corp.
Vincent, the worldâs first transplanted-womb baby
The first baby to be born from a transplanted womb entered the world in September. On October 3, an announcement from the babyâs birth hospital in Sweden revealed the successful birth.
How do digital laws protect us?
An open letter published on October 1 to opnlttr.com by University of British Columbia graduate Anisa Salmi has brought into question police handling of cyber defamation.