This Week at Douglas

The Other Press

By Dylan Hackett, News Editor

Tuesday, Jan. 8

“Welcome Back!” Beer Garden, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The Douglas Students’ Union invites all 19+ students to properly kickoff the winter semester with cheap beer and coolers, free food, loud tunes, ski and snowboard videos, prize-dispensing trivia, and a couple rounds of flippy cup. Entrance is free with an option of one guest per student. Festivities will take place in the upper lounge, accessible from the fourth floor’s Laura C. Muir Theatre entrance.

Friday, Jan. 11

Volleyball vs. UFV, 6 p.m.

Come out and support the Royals bump, set, and spike it out against the Cascades in the main gym at the New Westminster campus. The women’s match begins at 6 p.m. with the men’s match following at 7:45 p.m.

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