New West school board introduces Gender and Sexual Diversity Inclusion policy
The New Westminster school board is introducing an updated policy regarding the inclusion of students who identify under different genders, sexes, and orientations.
Roger this, roger that
On January 11, famed Swiss-born tennis player Roger Federer claimed his 1,000th victory in the finals of the Brisbane International tennis tournament against promising Canadian-talent Milos Raonic.
Target, Sony close stores throughout Canada
Target and Sony Corp store chains announced mass closures throughout Canada last week. The brands join Mexx Canada, Jacob, and Smart Set, among other store chains, in recent closings announced in the past year.
Coquitlam charity campaigns for tech-awareness among parents
The Children of the Street Society unveiled its ad campaign for the first half of 2015, which attempts to balance the provocative with its sobering message.
Royals surpass ‘steep slope’
On January 10, Douglas College’s men’s volleyball team faced off against the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades. The Royals, coming into the game atop the PACWEST division standings with an impressive 10 wins and two losses, were looking to further their season’s success and shut the door on one of the only teams to have bested them.
Kickstarter in the Community: Goblins!
Animators Arron Robinson and Curt Spurging of Plan B Production House Inc. know that cartoons like Looney Toons are timeless, entertaining both young children and adults alike. That’s why, when they decided to create their own series of animated characters called the Goblins, they drew on inspiration from their childhoods and from the children in their lives.
College Confessional…
The beginning of the semester is an exciting and terrifying time when you are in college. For me, the fresh start of a new semester is eclipsed by the sheer terror of starting over. All of a sudden the comforts of last semester are gone and a new routine must be formed—including the meeting and remembering of fellow students’ and professors’ names. It’s a lot of pressure—my memory is the worst.
‘Neigh-sayers must share the road,’ says divided-road-obsessed Vancouver mayor
There’s a new thing for people to be mad about in the city, thanks to a particularly foal and controversial new proposal being pushed by newly re-elected Vancouver mayor, Igor Smobertson: downtown horse lanes.
Missed (textbook) connections
I’m looking for a textbook, and none of those dumb online sites ever seem to work. You find what you think to be a nice, good textbook, but then it turns out to be ruined on the inside or completely different than was let on by the pictures. I’m sick of it.
Disgusting refrigerator receives annual cleanup
Last Friday, the Other Press confirmed via David Schwartz, 20, that his roommates had finally gotten around to their annual cleanup of their shared refrigerator. Although scourging of the fridge had been done in the past, the actual resurfacing of the act was considered an unlikely event by all involved parties.