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1 WHO WE ARE NEWS The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student from local and national advertising revenue. The Other newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an Press is a member of the Canadian University Press autonomous publication, independent of the student (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes union. We are a registered society under the Society Act papers from all across Canada. of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we of directors appointed by and from our staff. Our head will publish, and we will not publish material that office is located in the New Westminster campus. is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal BC Teachers strike in the face of net-zero mandate The Other Press is published weekly during the fall activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to Dylan Hackett, pg. 04 We receive our funding from a student levy collected their respective owners. through tutition fees every semester at registration, and ARTS Student Newspaper of Douglas College PUBLISHED SINCE 1976 Room 1020 – 700 New Westminster, BC Douglas College V3L 5B2 Royal Avenue TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 Exploring Canadian culture at the Vancouver EDITOR IN CHIEF SPORTS EDITOR Art Gallery Cody Klyne Josh Martin Joel MacKenzie, pg. 07 [email protected] [email protected]

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Going 2012 KPH “Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn’t take Lorraine out that he’d melt my brain.” - George McFly

Do you ever get the sense that, without warning, someone’s come along and cranked life into overdrive and time is all but literally flying by you? Global phenomena or singularly circumstantial—I’ve had my suspicions of being a Dr.Who-style time traveler for quite some time— suffice it to say, something’s up. Whether or not this is just the first of many indications to come that the Mayan’s were onto something—only 287 days to go!—2012 seems to be determined to set a new record for the quickest lap of our 365 day calendar and, unlike the days of yore when Christmas and birthdays seemed forever away, I find myself at the point of asking whatever omnipotent force that’s locked us in at 11 to dial it back and slow things down a bit.

With my one conceit being that I wish summer, or at the very least spring, would hurry up and get on with the T-shirt appropriate seasonal programming as far as our chilly night-time temperatures are concerned, that’s where my desire for weeks passing in what feels like days comes to an end. On a college level, perhaps midterms taking place in mid-February is what has me reeling. When this hits stands we’ll be into the first week of March and I find myself still recovering from my reading break “blaissez faire,” take it easy attitude. On a personal level, perhaps it’s my inability to maintain a “healthy” sleep schedule. With my cushy pillow-top mattress and down-filled duvet mere feet away from my computer desk, giving up sleep and living off coffee for productivity’s sake just isn’t a realistic option. There’s not enough time in the day and what is there seems stone cold set on leaving me in 2011. At this rate I’ll be 64 before I feel 24.

Holding down the fort and embracing the here and now while I valiantly battle with what I’m dubbing a severe case of the “chronological Mondays,” the ever faithful staff and contributors of The Other Press visit a number of hot topics in this week’s issue. This week in news sees coverage of the robocall debacle, the ongoing BC Teachers’ Federation job action, among other buzz-worthy numbers (including an important reminder to students). Arts tackles a bevy of reviews while finding time to sit down with Douglas’ own Allan Lysell to get the pre-show scoop on the upcoming theatre production Goodnight Desdemona. Life and style checks in with our very own Jacey Gibb and Sharon Miki as their journey into the wormhole of weight loss, and involvement in Douglas College’s first Biggest Loser competition, further nears its ultimate conclusion. Life and style and opinions work to collectively remind us the value of a good meal (vegan or otherwise). Sports picks up the post- trade deadline pieces and reveals where some of your favourite NHL stars and prospects wound up after the events of last week. Last but not least, humour editor Liam Britten addresses life after death and reincarnation chronicling the cautionary tale of an overbearing music snob turned iPod. This week also sees the announcement of last month’s fiction and prose contest winner (PAGE 13) as well as the reveal of March’s keyword.

Alright, that’s it, the rest of the leg work is left to you. The conclusion of this lettitor marks an epoch in your time as a reader; it marks the beginning of this issue and the end of my asinine babbling. On with the show!

Later days,

Cody Klyne The Other Press Editor in chief

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BC teachers take job action Strike in the face of net-zero mandate Wednesday night after the union is an ideological attack. It is not came to a vote in favour of a three- based on reason, finances or good day strike. government.” The British Columbia Teachers’ Teachers have set their sights Federation’s negotiations with on a wage increase which is in line the provincial government have with keeping up with rising costs been ongoing since last March, of living. Currently, the BCTF is and have been met with no room asking the provincial government for negotiation by the BC Liberals’ for a three-year plan which would, Ministry of Education, who are in the first year, see a 3 per cent upholding their 2010 “net zero” increase at pace of rising cost of mandate—a wage-freeze on public living. The second and third years sector employees. The mandate would include the same 3 per cent came just three years after the increase as the first year but with Provincial Legislative Assembly an extra three per cent raise in the voted for a 29 per cent raise for all agreement as well. MLAs and a 54 per cent raise for the Currently, BC teachers make Premier. far less the rest of the country on In the BCTF’s Teacher average, with only PEI and Quebec Newsmagazine, Tara Ehrcke, making less at the maximum salary president of the Greater Victoria level according to the BCTF. Teachers’ Association, wrote, On the same day that BC “Despite the rhetoric, this teachers finalized the walk-out, government is all about priorities, the BC government introduced a not belt tightening. There was bill to the Legislative Assembly little discussion of affordability which would halt the strike and By Dylan Hackett, News Editor However the same poll shows that a when first a 25 [per cent] tax limit the ability for future job majority of British Columbians side cut and then the aborted 15 [per action to take place. The bill also his week, BC Teachers are with the teachers on the dispute, cent] tax cut was introduced. Or includes the appointment of a conducting a three-day and last Friday many BC students what about the $1 billion for the mediator for future discussions. walkout in the midst of the held walk-outs in solidarity with Olympics? The BC stadium roof? Since negotiations last March, ongoingT contract dispute with their teachers, including a meeting From contract stripping, to back to there have been over 60 meetings the BC government—a move of hundreds of students at the work legislation, to the zero wage between BCTF delegates and the that a recent poll shows British Vancouver Art Gallery downtown. mandate, this government has government. Columbians are 62 per cent against. Teachers finalized the walkout last attacked public sector workers. This Government shuts down student job centres

By David Hollinshead, Staff Writer general consensus coming from Canadian youth was that they’d ed by Minister Diane Finley, prefer access to government the federal Human Resources services online instead of in person. department is shutting down This prompted the enhancement of seasonalL youth job centres across the website, www.youth.gc.ca, to Canada in favour of bolstering comply. online job resources for youth. The youth website’s purpose is The move is slated to save the to offer tips on resume writing and government about $6.5 million job searching. The offices around annually. the country will still be open for “The number of students anyone who wants to go in for in visiting the seasonal Service Canada person help. Five employers were affected by is no job-creation strategy and now, Centres for Youth in person has The transition to online help the security breach, which the no Job Bank,” said Crowder. decreased significantly over the has not been seamless due to the department says it is working In response, Finley said that last few years, making them less suspension of the government’s Job around the clock to fix. NDP’s job creation is the department’s effective and relevant for today’s Bank website, which has been shut human resources critic, Jean top priority, and insisted that youth,” Finley’s spokesperson, down for weeks due to a security Crowder, criticized the government everything is being done to fix the Alyson Queen, announced via breach, causing much frustration in the House of Commons problem. email. amongst employers and job regarding the security breach. The wave of student centre Seasonal youth job centres searchers. “Unemployed Canadians are closures also includes Douglas spanning across the country were Over 135,000 employers trying to get back on their feet, College’s The Cave youth open from May to August—a time are registered to the Job Bank but they are not getting the help employment centre, which faces when most students are on summer website, which allows them to that they need to get a job. The permanent closure on March 31. break—and have existed in some post employment opportunities government is not serious about form for the almost 40 years. to the public. An example would getting people back to work. There Queen also claimed that the be www.vancouverjobshop.ca. 4 www.theotherpress.ca News Robocall scandal Conservatives attempt to counterattack accusations By Eric Wilkins, Staff Writer In an ill-timed move, Michael ter researchers, because there is a that made these calls.” Sona, an aide to Tory MP Eve Ad- firm in North Dakota with the same While Prime Contact turned s more reports of false elec- ams, stepped down from his posi- name but it actually does not work out to be a false accusation on Del tion day calls surface from tion claiming it “impossible” to do for the Liberal party.” Mastro’s part, First Contact (“the electoral ridings across his job “with the media continually However, also during question leading Canadian supplier of call ACanada, many in the Liberal Party repeating these rumours.” period, Harper would say “We’ve centre services to Liberal candidates are accusing the incumbent gov- After coming out on February done some checking. We’ve only and office-holders in Canada,” as ernment of electoral fraud. The 29 with the statement, “The hon- found that, in fact, it was the Liberal stated by their website), is not so “robocall scandal” has taken centre ourable leader of the NDP should party that did source its phone calls clean. In a statement over the tele- stage, there has yet to be any hard provide her party’s information from the United States. I wonder if phone, First Contact President Mike evidence of what individual is be- to Elections Canada. Otherwise, I the reason the honourable leader O’Neill wouldn’t say whether his hind the calls besides those traced think we just conclude this is sim- of the Liberal party will not in fact company had calls that could be to a cell phone registered under ply a smear campaign without any show us his evidence is it will point traced back across the border. the likely pseudonym, “Pierre basis at all,” Harper and his Con- in fact that it was the Liberal party Poutine.” Elections Canada has of- servatives would head out on the ficially stated that it is investigating offensive the following day. the calls, but due to the fact that On Thursday of last week, the Conservatives stood to gain the Harper’s parliamentary secretary, most from the calls, the fingers of Dean Del Mastro, said that, “We the opposition have been pointed learned that [former Liberal MP] squarely in the direction of Conser- Joe Volpe paid over $25,000 to vative Party leadership. Prime Contact, a calling company “We are entering into a kind with offices in North Dakota.” of Nixonian moment in our politi- The fact that this company has cal culture, where all kinds of dirty offices in North Dakota makes Del tricks seem to be possible, all kinds Mastro’s words relevant because of dirty tricks seem to be encour- there have been reports of voters aged,” said Liberal interim leader in Volpe’s Toronto riding receiving Bob Rae. calls from North Dakota’s 701 area The Liberal Party has said that code. Del Mastro went on to say, it has had voters from at least 29 “I see that they used this company ridings contact the party about the quite a bit. It seems that they were misleading phone calls. Prime Min- robodialing quite a number of peo- ister Stephen Harper has continued ple on behalf of the Liberal party.” to deny any Conservative involve- Del Mastro would be quickly ment in the scandal, saying, “In this corrected though when NDP MP case, our party has no knowledge Charlie Angus came forward with of these calls. It’s not part of our the statement, “Mr. Speaker, they campaign.” are going to need to get some bet-

International Women’s Day at Douglas ATTENTION This year marks 101st Women’s Day STUDENTS: By Dylan Hackett, News Editor items. across the world. Women’s Day has been a long- Other notable International arch 11 is the last day for his year, International Wom- standing national holiday in some Women’s Day events include the you to drop a course or en’s Day will occur on Thurs- countries around the world includ- Vancouver Women in Film Festival completely withdraw day, March 8 with a variety of ing China, Russia, Vietnam, and at the Vancity Theatre in Down- fromM the college—though note that eventsT around the college, country, you will receive a “W” on your and the world. The holiday, which “Women’s Day has been a longstanding national holiday in some permanent record! was first celebrated in 1911, is an countries around the world including China, Russia, Vietnam, and annual celebration marking the suc- Bulgaria—but the holiday is just starting to gain traction in poorer cess of suffragettes and recognizing countries and countries not especially proactive on women’s issues.” women’s equality. To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Douglas College Bulgaria—but the holiday is just town Vancouver from March 8 to Women’s Centre is selling lightly- starting to gain traction in poorer 11. The event showcases the talent used shoes at both campuses: on countries and countries not espe- of women in the film industry and March 6 in the atrium of the David cially proactive on women’s issues. features Canadian and internation- Lam campus and on March 8 in the International Women’s Day is also al directors and filmmakers. New Westminster concourse. Shoes a recognized holiday in Afghani- Young Women in Business SFU will sell starting at $2 a pair. The stan, Cambodia, Uganda and in is also holding an International proceeds raised will go towards Madagascar—where only women Women’s Day conference on March bursaries for women, and shoes left are entitled to the day off. Since 10 downtown at the SFU Wood- over will be donated to a women’s 2001, the day has seen a resurgence wards building. The event will host shelter. The Douglas College Wom- of events in a lot of western and keynote speakers, panel sessions, en’s Centre is open for all female English-speaking countries that do and a trade show. students and offers a judgement- not recognize the day nationally, free zone as well as free personal with over 1,250 events being held 5 Arts.

Finding yourself Race (and trick) down the (in the arms of others) mountains of solitude An interview with Allan Lysell on ‘Goodnight Desdemona’

By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor How has the cast taken to doing a Shakespeare-homage? n the blink of an eye, January AL: The cast has dived in with has magically transformed great gusto and commitment. into March. As the weather Good scripts that offer such strugglesI to sort itself out, so must terrific language and multiple we as exams and final projects opportunities for stretching really are just on the horizon. But yourself as an actor are welcomed before we can see that shining by the students. light at the end of the tunnel, Douglas’ departments of Theatre There’s a lot that occurs in By Cody Klyne, Editor in chief There are a handful of minor and Stagecraft & Event Technology Goodnight Desdemona; what’s the bumps and glitches that cause must pave the way with their central theme behind all of it? moments of frustration—like annual semester-end performances. AL: For this production, we getting stuck in geometry or tossed The first of these shows,Goodnight have focused on the theme of the ow pow. Blue bird. Pargnar. sky-high only to land somewhere Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) importance of self-knowledge to Do those words sound as off course—that interrupt your will be premiering this Friday create a happy life. The central foreign to you as the idea otherwise poetic descent down (details below). In anticipation of image is nicely manifested in ofP strapping a board to your feet any one of numerous beautifully this Douglas College adaptation, the set, which is a huge stack of and flying down a mountain rendered snowy locals. One feature director Allan Lysell shares a few metaphorical books (knowledge) at breakneck speeds? Well you in particular (or rather lack thereof) words with us on what to expect. on which the central character needn’t look further than EA has left this reviewer idly thumbing experiences and discovers the key Canada’s latest entry in their long a digital buckle or frivolous strap in What drew you to Goodnight elements of her own personality— running SSX snowboarding series disappointment: multiplayer. While Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)? her true self. for a crash course in jargon and the presence of an in-depth and Allan Lysell: This play has been over-the-top mountain sports intuitive online leaderboard system on my radar for many years. It has So what can we expect to see in insanity. mimics the competitive spirit of all the elements of storytelling that this rendition? It’s been 12 years since the true multiplayer, facing off against I enjoy: comedy (both high and AL: The play is a product of the first SSX shredded its way into another player’s best recorded low), action ([fighting sequences]), ‘80s and, as such, some of the the hearts and minds of wannabe “ghost” runs just doesn’t satisfy in great language (Shakespeare’s and social issues and cultural norms extreme sports stars. Now in 2012, the same way as skunking someone [writer] Ann-Marie MacDonald’s), have shifted. A new audience the SSX of today has taken what in real time. and a call to action that is hidden in coming to an older play needs to worked back then, blown the dust Fast-paced, ridiculous, and a happy ending. allow their imagination to work and cobwebs off, and wrapped it rhythmic, SSX is back just in There is a sense of having a little more. It is like watching a up in a shiny new package. Simply time to icecap off this console enjoyed a good story coupled with British period drama (like Downton put: EA have another rebooted- generation’s last gasp. So strap on a reminder that the social changes Abbey) and [accepting] what, to franchise success story on their your boots dear reader, because it’s the play encourages (including the modern audience, seem to be hands. time to get tricky. gender equality and aspects of the slightly ridiculous customs and feminist movement) are on-going beliefs in order to fully participate issues that may seem to have in the character’s stories. It will be been achieved, but which require fun to see some of the ‘80s mixed constant attention. with Shakespeare’s Cyprus and Verona and all tied together in a Quay What is Goodnight Desdemona thoroughly modern way. about? [In the end, the audience] may By Stephanie Toth, Contributor A snagged flag, catching the wind AL: Goodnight [Desdemona] is carry away some quiet thoughts like a sock the comedic story of a modern about how the search for your No rain and this place feels too dry; caught on the pole it hangs from. university academic [named] true self is a rewarding activity no Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt, Constance who finds a new matter what the challenges are. [Of it breeds desire. I dedicated this place to the space awareness of her “true” self course,] coming away with a smile Traffic gives the air a thick nap, created through the dreamlike experiences on your face will be okay too! Like a corkboard for the day to be when I told you it was over, of two Shakespeare plays (Othello posted. and haven’t had a reason to visit and Romeo & Juliet). What: Goodnight Desdemona And suddenly, the cacophony of since. Good comedy is life affirming (Good Morning Juliet) the docks and laughter making. Laughter Where: Douglas College Studio a scraping, winding, grinding A shift of waves, from is good for us, [whether it’s] Theatre, Room 4140, New West The ever-reverberating breath of somewhere. generated by slapstick, parody, campus the airplanes overhead. satire, puns, or language. Goodnight When: Friday March 9–Saturday The sun, sitting somewhere south You don’t realize how fast the river Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) March 17 of here, it’s sunny is moving has all of this plus swordfights Cost: $12 General ($8 Students and somewhere, but not here. until you watch something caught and some pretty bawdy action and Seniors) The distant meeping, screeching of in it. language. tow trucks somewhere, backing up. 6 www.theotherpress.ca Arts From Sour Kangaroos to those tiny Whos Looking back on the films of Dr. Seuss!

By Allie Davison, Staff Writer How the Grinch Stole Christmas readers, they seemed to fall short Horton Hears a Who! is (2000) in the transition to the big screen. delightful from start to finish, and heodor Seuss Geisel (1904– “Their mouths will hang open a Everything from the Cat’s dramatic the first of the modern animated Dr. 1991) has been a household minute or two, then the Whos down entrance (soaking wet on the Seuss movies. In this 2008 rendition, name since the 1930s, but in Whoville will all cry, Boo Hoo.” – children’s doorstop) to the demise Horton the nature loving elephant youT probably know him better as The Grinch of Sally and Conrad’s neat and (another excellent portrayal by Dr. Seuss. His works have sold How the Grinch Stole Christmas organized home seems overdone. Jim Carrey) is on a mission to over 222-million copies worldwide, is one of my favourite Christmas Although the movie had a number save Whoville—currently located, and have been translated into movies. This festive flick covers of talented names involved (Mike very unsafely, on a speck of dust. 15 languages. He’s a rock star in all the major points of both the Myers as The Cat, Alec Baldwin In order to succeed, Horton must children’s literature—and with animated version and the children’s was the nosy neighbour, and get past the argumentative Sour sassy characters like The Cat in the book. Jim Carrey as The Grinch Dakota Fanning as Sally), the over- Kangaroo (Carol Burnett) and a Hat and Yertle the Turtle, who can manages to send chills down the the-top screenplay failed to do them venomous vulture (Will Arnett) blame the world for loving him. spine while being devious, and and the book justice. to reach the safest place in the Many of Dr. Seuss’ stories have tug at heartstrings during his jungle, Mt. Nool. Well-written and been adapted into classic television triumphant epiphany. Throw in the Horton Hears a Who! (2008) hilarious, the script managed to specials, some as well known as adorable Taylor Momsen as Cindy “I meant what I said, and I said duplicate the great rhymes that Dr. their original source material. In Lou Who to balance things out, and what I meant.” – Horton Seuss was known for—let’s hope recent years though, a number you’ve got a great Christmas film “An elephant’s faithful one The Lorax does the same. of the great doctor’s books have for the whole family. hundred percent.” – Morton been transformed into full-length features (How the Grinch Stole The Cat in the Hat (2003) Christmas (2000), The Cat in the “We looked! Then we saw him step Hat (2003), and Horton Hears a Who! in on the mat! We looked! And we (2008)). The latest of these films, The saw him! The Cat in the Hat!” – Lorax, was released into theatres on Sally and Conrad March 2. The Cat in the Hat is probably In celebration of the film’s release, the most well-known of Dr. it’s time to take a look back at the Dr. Seuss’ characters. However, while Seuss movie adaptations thus far. the Cat’s crazy antics delighted Exploring Canadian culture through art Lights Out! and Beat Nation at the Vancouver Art Gallery By Joel MacKenzie, Contributor instance, explores colour, shapes, amount that Canadians had to offer and rhythmic scraping of its and patterns to create a striking to the world of art at the time, as wooden “records” give the piece an wo new exhibits at the flat image that appears three- passionate, creative, and unique eerie, unsettling quality. Vancouver Art Gallery dimensional. Many other abstracts individuals. The whole exhibit emits a mix explore Canadian identity push the boundaries of the painting The passion and of the energy and passion found in throughT different perspectives. medium by changing dimensions experimentation found in Lights the bright, flowing colours, music, Lights Out! features Canadian with added paint or other objects, Out! is also reflected in Beat and satirical pieces of popular paintings from the 1960s, and tells or removing parts of canvas. Many Nation. Beat Nation, which culture along with inspiration from the story of people living in a time that are perhaps not instantly opened February 25, documents feelings including isolation, loss, of many political and cultural outstanding are made mesmerising the blending of identities, and and pride in a unique, evolving changes in Canada. Beat Nation by their amounts of detail and the meaning of an identity, culture. The artists display through features visual and musical art precision, and often their use of seen through the art of young their art both their love of history influenced by both hip-hop and contrast with colours and spacing. Aboriginal artists. The exhibit and their respect for it and one Aboriginal cultures. While the another. Being in the exhibit is works are vastly different, each being immersed in the culture; it tells stories of passionate people “Together these exhibits paint a portrait of different aspects of being gives a taste of Aboriginal culture, expressing many different sides of Canadian. They show the diversity, the separation, and often the unity of and a reminder of the importance of their humanity. the Canadian culture.” the human need for identity. Lights Out!, which opened Together these exhibits paint February 18, reveals the ‘60s as a portrait of different aspects of a time of exploration in painting Other sources of inspiration features video presentations of being Canadian. They show the for Canadian artists. As Lorna include more personal feelings, like dance performances and video diversity, the separation, and often Farrell-Ward, the gallery’s curator, isolation and freedom—topics that collages, sculptures, paintings, and the unity of the Canadian culture. describes on one of the many relate not only to individuals, but music, both on its own and used The exhibits show that Canadian information posters set up around Canada altogether in the 1960s, as in conjunction with other pieces. artists are linked together not just the gallery, the ‘60s represent a time it began moving further towards Many pieces are a blatant mix of by borders, but by their passion for when Canadian art “was thrown being an independent country. aboriginal and urban cultures, such self-expression and their courage to wide open to the imagination.” A good example of this personal as a wall of vinyl record images explore many different aspects of The styles range from abstract to expression is Jean Paul Lemieux’s painted on deer-hide drums, or humanity. impressionistic to realistic. Some “La Jeune Anglaise” (1963), which Jordan Bennett’s sculpture “Turning Lights Out! will be running at were inspired by topics that pushed uses a large, single human figure in Tables” (2010), which features the Vancouver Art Gallery until the limits on human experience, a huge, empty, simplistic landscape spinning wooden turntables. The April 29, and Beat Nation until June 3. like optics and abstract art’s to reflect, as the gallery puts it, pieces are more than just that mix reflection of the mind. Michael “the ultimate solitude of all human though: for instance, “Turning Morris’s “Untitled” (1967), for experience.” The exhibit shows the Tables’” skipping, unclear voices 7 Arts Have a story idea? E-mail us at [email protected] Big sound on ‘Little Mountain’ Of fugues and fandangos Chopin and jazz percussion make for an interesting By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor There’s an ambitious energy felt on every song in the album. Arts at One showcase Ben Worcester’s smooth voice narrates this great tale of a cross- By Kealy Doyle, Contributor sequences. Like many of the other Canada love story, filled with lost pieces, this was a technical showcase n March 6, Said the Whale and found romances, reflections on t was the understudies’ turn last for the performer and a barrage of released their third album the past, and self-discovery. week at Arts at One, with four loud emotion for the audience. Little Mountain. The Said the Whale’s nailed it, plain students and the Douglas College Études are usually demanding VancouverO darlings have won over and simple. They’re a talented PercussionI Ensemble taking the works designed to improve the the hearts of many with their gentle quintet of musicians who’ve found stage in a varied programme which performer’s technique. Christian sound and use of Canadiana; have their sound. The group knows ranged from Chopin (a perennial Bideau’s was certainly on show they done it again here? what clicks within them and their favourite) to contemporary jazz in Québécois composer François Little Mountain features much listeners, and they manage to work drumming. Fugues and fandangos Morel’s “Étude de sonorité II,” a of the same old, same old: an off both to create experimental were the order of the day in a piece of such fearsome complexity, extended track list of Canadian call pieces such as “Guilty Hypocrites” concert which sometimes made for shifting tempo, and surprising outs and soft rock. But with the as well as fun pop sing-a-longs like difficult listening, but allowed the direction that it defied this writer reuse of format of course comes “The Reason.” Little Mountain is young performers to showcase their almost entirely. Bideau hammered the inevitability that the listener is a necessary addition to anyone’s wprodigious skill. bass notes and treble, veering from going to fall in love all over again music collection. Anyone expecting a familiar forte to pianissimo and all the ‘mos with the group. tour of classical music’s great and in-between. It was truly a sonic good was quickly mistaken, as experience. Konstantin Klimov immediately With the audience suitably threw the audience off balance braced, it was time for the Douglas with a torrential opening “Prelude College Percussion Ensemble and Fugue in C Major” from to end the proceedings with a contemporary Russian composer triumphant finish. They did so in and pianist Rodion Shchedrin. style, with a raucous rendition of Utterly fixated on the Steinway’s Sherrie Maricle’s “Street Beats.” keyboard, Klimov skilfully Anyone who remembers the mid- constructed a steady barrage nineties will remember Stomp, the of sound which built into truly wildly popular percussion troupe extraordinary cacophony. It was who thundered tribal rhythms on over as soon as it had begun: garbage cans, oil drums, brooms, an edgy, deliberate assertion of and any number of unlikely a confidence echoed by every household objects. Maricle’s piece performer that afternoon. is a glorious homage, and the Jordan Charette then took ensemble did her proud. the audience in another direction Led by Robert Caldwell, the entirely with a gentle, pleasant group beat the daylights out of the rendition of “Julia Florida” by drum skins, their sticks, even the Paraguayan guitarist Agustín floor, in a martial, tribal beat so Lifestyles of the ‘Milk Famous’ Barrios. Barrios was forgotten for furious and sustained it resonated many years, but is now considered in your chest cavity. The soloists By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor (2009). Is that unique sound still one of the greatest classical guitarists were exceptional, their hands and prevalent on this album? of all time. Charette did him justice sticks a wild blur before they united It’s easy to group White with a dextrous, unhurried account in flawless time and ended in a Rabbits with bands like, again, of this ambling, relaxed Spanish brilliant rebel yell. It would take Spoon and even Radiohead, which meditation. a sour audience member indeed rooklyn-based experimental makes distinction on their part The pace (and pulse) quickened to resist a smile at the sheer joy of rock band White Rabbits somewhat difficult. While White with Santiago de Murcia’s making noise together. This was released their third album, Rabbits don’t necessarily bring “Fandango.” This was music for the ear-splitting, primal, and joyous—a MilkB Famous, on March 6. Known anything new to the table on Milk matador: a driving, strumming beat perfect finish. partly for their affiliation with Famous, it can’t be denied that this mellowed by some lovely baroque The Arts at One series continues Spoon, the group’s unique is a solid album with solid sound. interludes. It became increasingly on March 22 with an award winners’ sound has led to a steadily rising Singer and pianist Stephen complex, as Charette danced up and concert. Performances are free to popularity with albums like Fort Patterson and guitarists Alexander down the fingerboard in trilling, attend and begin every Thursday Nightly (2007) and It’s Frightening Even and Gregory Roberts shine falling motifs before returning to at 1 p.m. in the Laura C. Muir through, amidst steady bass and the chase. The Arts at One series has Performing Arts Theatre, New drums beats. Despite falling into featured some tremendous Spanish Westminster campus. something of a category, White dances, full of verve and moxie, and Rabbits retain their own space age this was a welcome addition. blend on tracks like “Everyone Chopin made his first and only Can’t Be Confused” and their appearance of the afternoon in his flawless opener “Heavy Metal.” challenging “Étude in C Minor, No. Again, true independence is 12,” tackled with gusto by pianist what’s keeping this band from Chris Hsu, who launched into the making an otherwise excellent opening frenzy after momentary album. White Rabbits have pause and didn’t let up until the rightfully earned every bit of final tumultuous conclusion. Hsu’s respectable credit on Milk Famous, body followed his frenetic hands but it wouldn’t hurt to go back to from one end of the keyboard to the drawing board once this ride the other, swaying with the rolling is over. 8 Life&Style. Stuck in Purge-atory Old spice, and not in that man-on-a-horse kind of way

By Laurel Borrowman slight film forming inside, I noted the dreamy guy on a horse with a 3 cm of tomato chutney, five Life & Style Editor quickly that the jar is airtight and handful of diamonds for me. months old any smell is under wraps. I decided I know this paints a picture 3 cm of quinoa salad, two I have way too much stuff. You against eating, didn’t dispose of it, of our apartment looking like a weeks old probably do too. Stuck in Purge-atory and put the jar back in the fridge. torn-apart frat house. I assure you 6 chilli peppers, unknown is a weekly chronicle of the quest by I repeat this routine a few times it isn’t. But it’s pretty nasty how number of months old, quite my roommate Emily and I to get rid every week until… much food can accumulate simply fuzzy of extraneous excess in our lives by This week! I cleaned out because it hasn’t visibly gone bad, 3 cm black beans, at least two giving away or throwing out one thing both the fridge and the spice just stale. Think about it though; months old, borderline grey everyday until the end of time. cupboard, and it was disgusting. if your fridge or cupboards are 3 cm creamed corn, over 10 My reasons for tackling these were housing something older than three months old, top half is pink Warning: This gets a bit gross. two fold. The first is clear. My years, do you really want to ingest aforementioned trip to the fridge that thing? Would you let a guest in Old Spice cupboard (mostly a t’s been a few weeks since my became all too normal, and there your home eat it (without it being a reorganization project): last entry in Purge-atory. If was more old gross food sealed dare)? 5 shakers of various archaic you noticed, I apologize, and neatly in jars than anything edible. I sure as heck did not. spices assureI you I’m back on the wagon. The second? We started to get grain Here’s the list of things I 1 large Ziplock bag of mixed If you didn’t, I don’t apologize, moths (an accurate moniker; simply flushed, dumped, and chucked bulk spices, flavours unknown and assure you I’m back on the moths that feed on grains). Granted, from the fridge and the spice 2 bottles of rice vinegar wagon. Either way, it’s for the best our abode is an old apartment cupboard this week, along with the 1 small bottle of imitation because a key component in this and I think the age automatically estimated age and colour alteration, vanilla extract (because for week’s purge was the passing of exacerbates anything gross (or if any. The measurements on the some reason we have three time. A significant amount of it. The maybe that’s my excuse), but I don’t fridge inventory refer to the height large bottles of real vanilla) weird thing is that when it comes think we’re getting grain moths in the jar that the science project to this week’s items—dated edible only because it’s old. It’s because occupied, just to give you an (extra Days in Purge-atory (not including things—time passes without me there are expired, stale things in the gross) idea of how much I was hiatus): 93 noticing. Case in point: this week. cupboard that should be thrown getting rid of. Items purged this week: 10ish, Several weeks ago, I opened the out. The spice cupboard held loose and a confident thwarting of food fridge, hungry. I opened a drawer, tea and bagged tea and jarred spices Fridge (all items contained in poisoning peeked behind the peanut butter, that I can’t even recall getting. sealed glass jars): Items that didn’t actually leave the and shuffled the various containers There were spices that have moved 2 cm of white beans, five weeks apartment (mostly went down the (an assortment of glass jars) around, with me three or more times. By old, quite filmy toilet): 0 hoping to find something to eat. my math, that means over four 1 cm of tofu stir-fry, two weeks Total items purged this week: 10ish I come across a two-week-ish old years, and that means that those are old, as normal looking as tofu Total items purged to date: 309 tofu stir-fry. Grossed out by the old spices. And not the kind with stir-fry can ever look 9 Life&Style Got style? Contact us at [email protected] The Rival Report: The beginning of the end

By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor

lah. That’s the only way to describe my feelings towards the competition at theB moment. With only a week The home stretch remaining, instead of making a final last-minute sprint to cross the weight-loss finish line, I seem to By Sharon Miki, Assistant Editor sweet chocolate cake. At first bite, I felt an instant have slumped into apathy. I haven’t sugar rush, and within half an hour of eating it, I was been to the gym for several weeks, s we approach the home stretch in this nearly comatose, with a pounding headache. My body the only exercise I’ve been getting disgusting and exhausting process, I’ve come had come to crave the good things I’d been filling it is when I run to catch the bus, and to realize that both Jacey and I have been with, and showed me how poisonous the stuff I used I still find myself drinking more Afocusing our articles on touchy-feely emotional rants. to consume in droves really was. beer than water on the weekend. While it may be therapeutic for us—and who doesn’t Now, I realise this isn’t a normal reaction, and that In every way except officially, I’ve like to see otherwise normal adults have systematic eating small amounts of sugar on a regular basis won’t admitted defeat to Sharon Miki—a emotional breakdowns?—I’m thinking that you might kill you. Still, because I had been so deprived, the first! want some advice on how we’re losing weight. Since detrimental effects of the sugar were made painfully So what’s next for your Jacey clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing, I’ll share. clear. favourite frenemies? The other day, This was a real eye-opener, especially when I I was busy scouring the Internet My Diet think about my parents, who are both type 2 diabetics. for cockroach-related content and Going into this, I was given a lot of advice, and most of For them, eating a piece of cake like that is extremely Sharon asked me if I was actually it revolved around fasting—whether via juice, water, dangerous, no matter what they do. going to eat one, like we’d agreed or raw vegetables. Because I’ve struggled with my upon. A lot of people have been weight so much in the past few years, however, I really Give’r a Try asking me the same thing and I’m didn’t want to do anything crazy (I’m looking at you, Want to look like Sharon Miki? Well, go get a pair of here to verify that if I indeed lose to QuickTrim) that would leave me gaining it all back by mixed-race parents and a tube of Revlon “Real Red” Sharon, I will introduce a cockroach April. So, I decided to make my own reasonable rules: matte lipstick. Want to eat like me? Here’s a recipe for to the ecosystem known as my 1. No candy, cookies, cake, or anything the salad I’ve been eating almost every day. Enjoy! stomach. considered “junk food” I should probably be more 2. No white carbs (meaning white bread, white Sharon’s Spicy Salmon Salad concerned or worried about the rice, and (oh, sad) pasta) 2 cups of mixed greens (organic, if you’re fancy) situation, but I’m actually feeling 3. No red meat ¼ cup of chickpeas pretty content about it. We watched 4. At least one giant salad a day ¼ cup chopped jalapeno peppers a video of a cockroach giving birth 5. No alcohol ½ cup cherry tomatoes together and then we saw another Overall, this way of eating has been fairly ¼ cup banana peppers clip of a guy showing people how manageable, albeit somewhat annoying. Because of Filet of salmon to properly eat a Madagascar my restrictions, going out to eat has become pretty 1 tbsp of lemon juice hissing cockroach—because hard to do (aside from green salads and sashimi). This 1 tbsp soy sauce apparently there’s a technique for however, has been nice on my fledgling pocketbook. it. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. If nothing else, this competition Cheaters Don’t Win (and Get Sick) Place salmon filet, skin down, on baking sheet and gave Sharon and I some fresh new One of the things that has been most startling with this sprinkle with lemon juice and soy sauce. material to heckle each other about, process has been how quickly my body has adapted Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes, or until salmon is light and it’s made for some lovely table to the nutrition of my new diet—and how quickly my pink and flaky throughout. talk. Plus, I’ve already started body has come to reject the things I still crave, like Toss greens, chickpeas, jalapenos, tomatoes, and brainstorming how this will affect sugar. banana peppers on a plate. my headstone inscription: Here lies On Valentine’s Day, I figured that I’d been doing Throw cooked salmon on top. Enjoy! Jacey Gibb. He came, he saw, he lost, he so well that I would indulge in a small piece of ultra- ate a cockroach.

10 www.theotherpress.ca Life&Style Fun and effective drinking games: For serious drinking gamers only

ultimate drinking game. It’s fun, it’s excellent, I’m sure). begins drawing again with the interactive, and it’s defiantly sure The terrible two (two or three cards in the same order. The player to get you hammered. The more people tops) drinks with every wrong guess. All people the better in this game, so Higher lower is a super fun you have to do is get through the 10 invite your friends, family, and even game to get the night started. It’s cards with no wrong guesses, and if a few strangers to this one! easy to learn, and fun to play, but you get it all right first round then What you need: A deck of the more you play the harder it the dealer must drink all of their cards, an empty cup, and a full gets. drink. Switch it up once you get it By Allie Davison, Staff Writer glass in every player’s hands What you need: A deck all right! How to play: Place the empty of cards, at least one friend to Solo drinking: no longer just rinking games are fun in cup in the centre of the table, and play with, and a drink for each depressing (Just you, baby) any drinking situation. fan the cards out in a circle around participant. How to play: If you find Need to break the ice? it. Each person takes a turn drawing How to play: This is the yourself alone on a Saturday night, DrinkingD game! Chilling at the pub? a card, and each card has a different simplest game ever—all you have with only your bottle for company, Drinking game! Bored at a party? meaning. Whenever a King is to do is remember the order. Pick all is not lost. Just whip out your Drinking game! Having fun at a drawn, the player who drew the someone to be the dealer and the awesome VHS collection (or, I guess party? You’re probably playing a card pours some of their drink into player. Have the dealer draw 10 if you’re more hip-happening, your drinking game! the cup in the middle of the table cards, and make sure to not let the DVD collection), and pop in your Basically, all of your subpar (the “King’s Cup”). The player who player see them. The dealer and favourite flick. social drinking situations can be draws the fourth King must drink player must agree if the Ace is Personally, I’d select one of solved by drinking games. And the King’s cup! And then, because high or low. Then the dealer draws the classics (say, Beauty and the trust me, there’s a game for any you’re having SO MUCH FUN, you the first card, and asks the player Beast or Mary Poppins). Then pick a situation. Here are three to try, each start another round. “higher or lower?” The player character, or two, or three. And then depending on the number of people To find out what each of guesses: if they are right, the dealer every time that character’s name is in your company. the cards mean, simply Google draws the next card and asks again. said, take a big drink. Yum! Soon The group game (three or more “King’s Cup Rules” and you’ll find Once the player guesses wrong, you’ll be in a better, drunker, place. people) countless variations of the game (all the dealer flips the cards over and King’s Cup is probably the College Cooking Vivacious and vegan By Joel Mackenzie, Contributor concerns about vegan diets is that to meet daily calcium intakes: they cut back on primarily carb sources they cannot provide a sufficient don’t provide too many calories, (like rice or pasta) to make up for Healthy eating doesn’t have to be about amount of protein. Vegan protein but some people simply find it those provided with the beans or giving up flavour, starving oneself, sources are plentiful, though annoying or boring to have to eat legumes. Vegan meals must also or spending a lot of money. With a different from animal-based ones. that much. Calcium is also best replace animal milk with many bit of work, it can be about creating The building blocks of protein are absorbed in the body when taken more leafy-green vegetables, unique food and feeling fully satisfied amino acids. Very few vegetable with vitamin D, which is tough provided one is not substituting while saving money. College Cooking sources, like soy and quinoa, to find naturally in either animal with a vegetable milk. focuses on spending less money on contain all of the essential amino or vegetable sources. It is easiest, Overall, a vegan diet can food and providing nutritious eating acids our bodies need to synthesize therefore, to supplement these be very healthy if planned and information for healthy, satisfying protein. Eating vegan therefore vitamins with a fortified vegetable executed properly. It doesn’t have recipes. involves eating many different milk beverage, such as almond or to be unfulfilling or boring, but it sources of protein in order to get rice milk. Vitamin B12 is the only does have to be different. have been following a vegan all of the essential amino acids vitamin that cannot be found in Next week: info on fats, and a diet, meaning one that involves required. These sources don’t need vegetables, and must therefore be recipe for pancakes with chocolate not using any products coming to be taken in all at once, though. supplemented; luckily, it is also peanut butter sauce. fromI an animal, since the start of When the body receives too many found often in these veggie milks. this year. Cheap, interesting vegan of one kind of amino acid, it Iron requirements can be easily met foods aren’t exactly plentiful in stores them while waiting for the in a well-planned vegan diet, as it most stores, so I’ve been forced to other ones. So as long as many is found in nuts, legumes, beans, do a lot of my own cooking. But it different sources are consumed, and whole grains: all staples of the hasn’t been a pain; it has led me to including beans, nuts, whole grains, diet. Though, if one does require learn so much about both cooking vegetables, and fruits (which can more for any reason, it can be and healthy eating. The recipes contain small amounts of protein), supplemented as well. included in this column won’t be the body’s amino acid requirements With these differences, vegan solely vegan. Whenever possible, are easily satisfied, and protein can meals must be changed in structure alternative, non-vegan ingredients be synthesized. from traditional ones. Vegetable will be provided with their vegan Another common concern proteins typically either come with counterparts, to suit a wide variety about a vegan diet is its ability to lots of fats, like nuts and seeds, or of tastes. Although, I completely provide adequate vitamins and lots of carbohydrates, like beans support anyone who is willing to minerals, most notably calcium, and legumes. If one gets all of try a well-planned vegan diet for vitamin D, vitamin B12, and iron. one’s protein from fatty sources, health or any other of the many All of one’s required calcium can then one would consume too much reasons to do so. come from vegetables. The mineral fat. This is why low-fat beans and This week, instead of a recipe, is particularly prevalent in leafy legumes should be made primary I’ll start off with a bit of information green vegetables, but also in many sources of protein. But these cannot about vegan diets. others. One problem with this is the be served on a plate in the same One of the most common amount of leafy vegetables required way as meat. Vegan plates must 11 Feature. What’s up with hooking up? Casual encounters are crafting a new campus relationship culture

By Ali Schwabe — The Fulcrum group. change their dating style when I’ve got all the time in the world to (University of Ottawa) “‘Hook up’ means making out they arrive on university campus in figure out who I’m going to marry, to me,” said Kimberly Orchard, a first year. “It’s not one thing,” she now’s the time to have fun,’” she OTTAWA (CUP) — A study third-year psychology major at the said. “There [are] so many different said. presented at the American University of Ottawa. trends that came together to Psychological Association “Hooking up essentially produce hooking up. Some of them What next? Symposium in 2000 stated that means you get lucky that night,” are the sexual revolution, the pill, According to Bogle, hook-up 87 per cent of college students said Zsolt Kocsis, a third-year the feminist movement that kind of culture is most prevalent during report having “hooked up.” The immunology and physiology major changed gender norms. freshman year, but eventually most vague term describes the type at the University of Toronto. “This “You also have … at least this people begin to want something of encounters that have been is variable between the sexes with is true in the U.S. … a lot of people more. replacing traditional dating on guys favouring getting laid while [who] live on the college campus “Freshmen year, both men university campuses over the recent women see hooking up as anything that they go to, so it makes it and women are like, ‘I want to see decades. The Fulcrum sat down past eye-goggling.” logistically easy to hook up,” she what college life is about. I want to with experts and students to learn “To me, the term ‘hooking said. do the whole college thing,’” she why dating is out and hooking up up’ means having sex,” said Bogle noted students’ concept stated. “Then women tire of the is in. Freya Crawley, a third-year health of what constitutes “being safe” hook-up culture quicker than men. sciences student. “At my [high] often changes when they begin Women say, ‘I’m not really getting Differing definitions school, hooking up meant sex, university. what I want from this — this isn’t What constitutes hooking up? but I know at some of my friends’ “You’re taught your whole that great.’ They are disappointed Kathleen Bogle, sociology schools even as little as making out life you don’t get in a car with a by a lot of things that they hoped professor at Lasalle University in meant hooking up to them. It all stranger, you don’t leave a public would evolve into some version of Philadelphia and author of Hooking depends.” place with a stranger,” she said. a relationship.” Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships Bogle explained most can agree “But if young people live on a She noted while many men feel on Campus, explained the term the term is defined in opposition to college campus and everyone’s a this way eventually, women usually isn’t well defined, even by those the idea of traditional courtship. friend of a friend and everything’s do earlier and in higher numbers. who use it in their everyday “When you put everyone’s walking distance, people don’t feel Kocsis said he will often vocabulary. answers together it can mean like they’re getting in the car with consider whether there could be a “There’s actually a lot of anything from kissing to sex,” she a stranger. [They feel like] they’re future between him and his one- confusion over what hooking up said. “The centrepiece of [hooking just walking to a dorm or walking night stand. means,” she explained. “Some up] is that it’s not going on a date. to an apartment with someone they “I’d like to go for the sex and students use it to mean sex, some It’s something physical happening know.” hope she’s cool enough to date, but students use it to mean make out, that may lead to dating later but Although Crawley is now I have no backbone so I must toil some say it’s more than making out that doesn’t start out as a formal in a committed relationship, she with the whole getting-to-know-her but less than sex.” date.” enjoyed hooking up in her first year process,” he said. “When looking Students’ answers varied at the U of O. back, I prefer [getting to know her], depending on what the word meant Why the change? “I like the thrill of hooking but at the time I see it as a complete in their high school and what it Bogle explained there are a number up with a person, and hopefully waste of time.” means among their current social of converging reasons why students having to never see them again,” In her research, Bogle found she said. “I loved the brief sexual eventually both sexes tend to turn encounters.” toward traditional dating, but not Another explanation for the until they leave campus. rising number of hook-ups is that “I explained that in the book as men and women are delaying when their environment changes, marriage. In 2003, a report released the behaviour changes,” she said. by Statistics Canada found in the “There [is] still hooking up going late 1970s men were marrying at 25 on, but post-college life was less and women at 23, but by 2003 the conducive to hooking up. Even average age for first marriage was logistically, they aren’t in dorms 30 for men and 28 for women. and apartments. They’re not “It’s also true that in the U.S. necessarily willing to go home with people are marrying significantly some stranger they don’t know — later than they used to,” said Bogle. they’re more likely to start texting, “It used to be common to use your maybe hang out, and maybe go on college years to figure out who a date. you were going to marry, and now “They might say they would’ve people say, ‘I’m definitely going to done a random hook-up in college, get married, but not until my late but now they go out on formal twenties’ or ‘not until my early dates,” said Bogle. “And [alumni thirties.’ I interviewed say] you can’t … Bogle noted students see their kiss on the first date — they really university years as a chance to sow change all of their behaviours when any wild oats. they go on these official, traditional “Because they’re delaying that dates.” age of marriage they say, ‘Well, 12 13 Opinions.

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By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor whenever possible, and if any item is good, and this change would have countless sources that safeguards not available through the Canadian allowed the DSU to possibly save are in place and that the Board has ast Wednesday was one of Federation of Students’ Services on future bulk purchases. done thorough inspections in the the biggest days of the year that all efforts be made to purchase I voted against the change, past before dealing with companies, for the Douglas Students’ materials that are ethically produced, and so did a majority of the AGM’s but that doesn’t eliminate the UnionL (DSU), as their Annual environmentally friendly and produced attendees. The motion didn’t pass. window completely. General Meeting took place in the in an environment where high work From the moment I read Discussion over the proposed Dougout Lounge. I understand that standards are provided.” So what does the proposed addition to the motion covered a wide range of politics can be drier than a piece of any of this mean? DSU’s policy, I wasn’t on board. viewpoints. People were reminded toast, but this stuff affects me as a The DSU is commonly Generality is a major weakness of that the CFS works with businesses student, so I was forced to give a associated with free swag, ranging constitutions, and what is defined in Third World countries that damn. from USBs to water bottles, and as “ethical” and “environmentally benefit local populations while An Annual General Meeting they have an obligation to do friendly“ can be tailored. The maintaining ethical treatment of (AGM) is a once-a-year meeting the majority of their purchasing resources and time it takes to their employees. Someone argued held by societies/organizations through companies that are thoroughly inspect a company that buying internationally wasn’t where any changes to a society’s approved by the Canadian for all these traits is something ethical at all, considering the constitution or bylaws can be Federation of Students (CFS) based the DSU shouldn’t be taking environmental impact of having made, as well as where financial on their ethics, environmental upon themselves, especially if to ship products across the globe. reports are made available to the impact, and working conditions. the CFS is already providing the Another attendee wondered public. While the majority of the The CFS does their homework and same information. Isn’t a national why we weren’t supporting local AGM’s motions for changes were ensures that all of these standards organization better equipped to businesses instead. Eventually passed without opposition, the final are met, but the argument from handle this sort of thing than our the discussion became so diluted proposal 3.16 was subjected to a several DSU Board Representatives local operation? that, for some reason, the issue of thorough dissection by attendees. was that this often “handcuffs” My main concern is the starving children in Canada was And for good reason. them. If a company other than the window for conflict of interest, raised. Like I said, there was a wide The proposed change was the one approved by the CFS is able to especially stemming from the range of viewpoints. inclusion of the following into the provide the same products, meet “whenever possible” part. I’m not Personally, I’m glad the motion DSU’s Administrative Policy: “The the same ethical standards, and can saying that everyone, everywhere failed to pass and that the CFS Douglas Students’ Union purchase all offer the goods at a cheaper price, is only interested in doing what will continue to have the DSU’s materials through the Bulk Purchasing the DSU is unable to buy from benefits them, but positions of unwavering support, if only Program through the Canadian the cheaper company. From what power are susceptible to abuse. It’s because their policy “handcuffs” Federation of Students’ Services, I can remember, saving money = common sense. I’ve been assured by them into doing so. Pining for Pinterest By Allie Davison, Staff Writer ones you like. To add people who you actually know on Pinterest, ecently, Pinterest was you simply link your Facebook or named the fastest-growing Twitter accounts and then their pin independent site to hit 10 boards will show up on your feed millionR monthly unique visits (in as well. the U.S.) by comScore, the leading It’s easy to see why Pinterest digital world statistic measuring has become such a hit—with its system. Though Pinterest was slick design and the assortment of originally launched in 2010, fabulous pictures that grace your they only just catapulted to the feed, it’s hard to refuse. 10-million monthly user range in But there are a large number of the past few months. Pinterest copy-cats out there, and to What is Pinterest? Pinterest help you avoid getting sucked into is a virtual pin board, or rather, these fakers, I checked out a few of pin boards. How it works is you them to see if they had any merit. create boards according to a subject matter you’re interested in. For Fancy: www.thefancy.com example, a few of my boards are: Fancy is very similar to Pinterest. appearing on their site in the near then you’ll get along fine. My only Dream Home Stuff, Books Worth You browse through websites, or future. complaint is that Pinterest has all Reading, and Adorable Clothes. other people “catalogues” (their of these things, but also has more. While browsing the Internet, if you version of pin boards), and if you Pinspire: www.pinspire.com Overall, Gentlemint is pretty cool. come across a must-have item, you “Fancy” something, you can put it Pinspire is a complete rip-off of My favourite part? This quote “Pin it” to your board. People have in your catalogue. Nothing special Pinterest. At least the others had posted on their website: “...one of used Pinterest for planning their here. However, they do have one the decency to change the colour the more manly websites on the weddings, decorating their homes, cool feature: lots of companies have scheme. But not Pinspire—it’s red planet” ~ American Moustache finding awesome recipes, and even offered “Deals” on Fancy. They and white and pins all over, with Institute. looking up new hair styles. seem to be generally web-based nothing new to offer. Certainly not Despite the competition, When you sign up for Pinterest, companies, offering anything from very inspired. Pinterest is coming out on top. you select which genres you’re clothes to wacky gifts. Although It’s the hottest new social media interested in, and then you can this is a super cool feature, with the Gentlemint: www.gentlemint.com platform out there. If you haven’t browse other peoples’ pin boards to recent rise in traffic that Pinterest Gentlemint is Pinterest for boys. already gotten it, I strongly see what they’re pinning. You can has experienced, I wouldn’t be It’s all robots, and Star Wars, and recommend checking it out before also repin, like, or comment on the surprised to see something similar tools—so, if you like that stuff, you get left behind. 15 Opinions Have an opinion? Contact us at [email protected] Rrroll up the rim to lose A chain gang of chains brings change Seasonal campaign rrreally gets me rrriled up But how will The Plaza affect the surrounding area? By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor people feel obligated to keep By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor everyone on their friends list wasn’t always bitter towards updated on what their ratio of h, they grow up so fast! Tim Horton’s iconic “Rrroll wins to losses is. “2 for 7!” “0 for It’s hard to believe that Up the Rim to Win” contest. 10, wtf Tims!” “4 for 4, im on a roll barely a year ago, you were I remember back when I was a lol” Unless you rolled up your rim Oan underdeveloped, cesspool for wee boy, struggling to roll up and found a treasure map lurking crime. Now, you’re a $60-million my father’s Double Double and underneath, no one cares. complex ready to show the city that almost always having to admit My final problem with this there’s more to you than just a pair defeat, content to use my teeth to promotion is more of a personal, of SkyTrain tracks. chew on the cup’s edge instead. ethics dilemma: the rolling up of I’m referring to the New West But the novelty for me wore off discarded cups. There’s no specific SkyTrain station, or rather the a long time ago and, despite my code of standards for digging development occurring around it personal falling out with Tim’s over through garbage—sure, there’s the called The Plaza. Sure, give anyone the past few years, this marketing usual “it’s disgusting so don’t do 365 days and a sizable budget juggernaut is more popular than it” mentality, but homeless people and you’re guaranteed a new ever. What I can’t seem to figure have been rebelling against that look, but watching the station’s out is why. norm for years. If I see a cup sitting transformation has been like I wonder if people realize that at the top of a garbage and there’s watching a lean-to go through an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Before, it stood merely as “I see the lineup stretch all the way to the cafeteria and I just laugh at all a gateway to New West. But now, the people desperate to win a free doughnut; all while I walk past them, you might actually find yourself, grab a coffee from the cafeteria, and walk past again, only to see the line dare I say, sticking around the has moved barely two feet.” area? No need to pinch yourselves folks, cause I’m here to verify that you’re not dreaming. Construction their chances of winning a prize are no evidence that someone’s rolled is nearing completion and we’ve people there are around, the less one in six, meaning there’s only a it up, of course I’m going to claim already seen many tenants open likely someone is going to think 17 per cent chance that you’ll walk it for myself. We’ve all heard the their doors for business. they can get away with arson. It’s out of Tim’s with a winning cup. In story about the teacher who threw But all the glass side paneling pretty sound logic, I guess. I’m all case you’re not in post-secondary away her cup and then a student and fancy blue floodlights for anti-arson movements, but the to study mathematics, let me be the rolled it up and won a car, so accessorizing the station can’t development, while as bland and first to inform you that these odds maybe that’s why I feel compelled distract me from what’s going on generic as it is, is also bad news aren’t the swellest. While I too to take a chance with a stranger’s here: the neighbourhood is being bears for a lot of the businesses have found myself on the winning leftovers. I even recently found a consumed with chains. already in existence more than 100 team many times, you’re more cup sitting atop an ATM and won Look at what we currently metres away from the station. likely to win a “Play Again” than a coffee, thereby eliminating my have inhabiting The Plaza: Safeway, The River Market at the Quay anything else. need to take out cash and avoiding Starbucks, Subway, Extreme recently reopened and is home But this technicality seems the accompanying $2 processing Pita, A&W, with a Tim Horton’s, to a great assortment of local to be largely ignored, seeing as fee. If nothing else, Rrroll up the how around this time every year, rim forces us to push our personal “Look at what we currently have inhabiting The Plaza: Safeway, Starbucks, Tim Horton’s becomes a beehive sanitary values. Subway, Extreme Pita, A&W, with a Tim Horton’s, Megabite Pizza, and of customers, looking to satisfy It might seem petty to be more on their way. It’s as if the world’s most unimaginative city planner both their addiction to caffeine and complaining about a promotion was asked what businesses he thought the Lower Mainland already had gambling simultaneously. While that offers you the chance to win too many of, and then constructed a building to house all of them.” trying to grab a coffee from Tim’s free prizes at no extra cost, but that during your seminar’s break has doesn’t change the fact that I’m always been a risky move, it’s counting down the days to when Megabite Pizza, and more on their businesses and unique stores. become a Mission: Impossible type I can once again buy my coffee way. It’s as if the world’s most Unfortunately, New West was situation. I see the lineup stretch all in peace, without the excessive unimaginative city planner was designed by an adolescent wombat the way to the cafeteria and I just tongue rolling and bonanza-style asked what businesses he thought and The River Market is incredibly laugh at all the people desperate promotion banners. the Lower Mainland already had inaccessible. The majority of folks to win a free doughnut; all while I too many of, and then constructed a aren’t going to venture all the way walk past them, grab a coffee from building to house all of them. over the railroad tracks to grab the cafeteria, and walk past again, If you walk half a block up their groceries when they basically only to see the line has moved the hill from The Plaza, you’ll see trip over a Safeway sign while barely two feet. It’s definitely worth there’s already a Subway in place. getting off the SkyTrain. Most of paying 25 cents extra for their Take a left down Agnes Street and the businesses in the area will coffee over Tim’s. you’re five minutes away from suffer because they’re no longer Another annoyance that Columbia Square, home to another convenient—even if they’re only a emerges from the Rrroll up Subway. There’s also a matching block away from the station. campaign is the increase in Starbucks to mirror the one inside Aside from during rush hour, irrelevant Facebook statuses. of Safeway. Does anyone else think New West isn’t a high traffic area Sure, my newsfeed is traditionally this is all just some kind of a test and the delicate business ecosystem plagued by frivolous updates put in place by the city to see if in place is likely to feel devastating about how a person is in class or anyone notices? It’s ridiculous. repercussions. Not to mention that what they ate for breakfast, but The Plaza and the new the tenant selection thus far has a subterranean level is reached SkyTrain developments came as been about as inventive as a plain around this time of year when part of a plan to defer crime in vanilla ice cream cone. the area. Supposedly, the more 16 Sports.

Canucks Corner Mike Gillis: ingenious, or a complete idiot? By Josh Martin, Sports Editor them before the dreaded ‘R’ word produce as a second-line center on a stronger team than they were creeps into their lives. That’s right, a team that is 11th in the before the trade deadline. ast Monday, GM Mike Gillis retirement. standings. All of the questions will be executed a trade with the So, with both centers locked It’s hard to say, as of right answered in the playoffs this Buffalo Sabres organization away with what looks like the rest now, if it was a smart move on spring, judging solely on the thatL could either go down as the of their playing careers with the Gillis’ part. They want to be the performance and success of the worst trade in Canucks history— Vancouver Canucks that didn’t best team that they can possibly Canucks and whether or not they next to the Cam Neely trade to really give a whole lot of wiggle be, right now, to win a Stanley can finally bring home the big the Boston Bruins—or one of the room and potential future playing Cup. And with this trade along prize. Only a month until the race best and smartest ones to date. time for Hodgson, who has proven with the addition of checking begins! There will likely be no common thus far that he is better than a line center, Sami Pahlsson, the ground unless both players, Cody third-line checking forward. The Canucks believe that they are now Hodgson and Zack Kassian, almost exact circumstance that

“Overall, Kassian is a tougher, stronger and bigger player that the Canucks oh so desperately needed in their lineup, who will keep opponents second guessing and always on their toes when he’s out on the ice.” dwindle into mere fourth-line backup goaltender Cory Schneider players who play eight minutes will be going through in the off- a game. Highly unlikely, I know. season when the final year on his A risky move by Gillis that will contract is up. either make him look like a genius With trading Hodgson at mad professor in a chemistry lab the trade deadline and not in the or a dumbfounded fool that just off-season this summer, Gillis gave away our golden boy. arguably gets the best value for Only time will tell which team the forward who was starting to really came out as the clear winner slow down as he only had three from this trade. points (two goals and one assist) Initially, when one looks at in his final 13 games as a Canuck. this move, you can’t help but feel Gillis also gets Kassian in return, frustrated. This guy spends several who in his three games that he has years developing in the minor played with the Canucks so far has leagues since being drafted by shown a lot of upside—especially the Canucks in 2008; he’s the one on the second line last game with prospect that has a sure promise Kesler and David Booth where he in the Canucks organization in scored a goal and an assist against becoming a top-six forward; and in who other than his former team his first full season as a Canuck he and former goalie, Ryan Miller. racks up 33 points in 63 games and He’s also six-foot-three, 225 lbs, lands NHL rookie of the month in and 21 years old... a lot bigger than January. And we’re getting rid of Hodgson’s six-foot frame and 185 him why exactly? lbs. It just doesn’t make sense, Overall, Kassian is a tougher, until you take a look at it from stronger and bigger player that the another perspective. Hodgson Canucks oh so desperately needed is on the rise in becoming a top- in their lineup, who will keep six forward, whether he is at opponents second guessing and that stage now is a whole other always on their toes when he’s out argument, but the point is that he on the ice. And, most importantly, is 22 years old and will only get Coach Alain Vigneault can throw better with years to come. In the him anywhere in the lineup— Canucks lineup he was playing whether it’s on the fourth line as a third-line centerman behind with Manny Malhotra and Maxim Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler, Lapierre, or up on the top line, who have both undoubtedly playing with the Sedins—this proven their talent and worth guy can adapt and play with with this organization in the whomever. NHL. Both Kesler and Sedin, as He already has the upper the number one and number two hand on Hodgson since the big centers on the Canucks, are at trade, with two points to Cody’s their peaks in their career, and at zero in three games. So, the ages 27 and 31 respectively they pressure is really now on Hodgson still have a number of years left in in Buffalo and whether he can

17 Sports Have a story idea? Contact us at [email protected] The NFL combine Royals Roundup Men in tights proving their manhood By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

=Stephen Hill of Georgia Tech ast week the Royals men’s basketball team took part in the PacWest Provincial championships atL Capilano University in a good old fashioned affair. However, the sixth-seeded Royals came up just shy against the number three Camosun Chargers in a 68–62 contest, finishing off their season earlier than what they had hoped for. The UNBC Timberwolves and the VIU Mariners were the teams that battled in the finals for gold for both the men and women’s teams. In the men’s finals the Timberwolves beat the Mariners by a score of 69–62 to take the championship, while in the women’s finals the Timberwolves were the winners as well taking out the Mariners, 62–53. In the bronze medal games for both the men and women’s basketball teams, the Camosun Chargers faced off against the Capilano Blues. In the men’s game, the Chargers beat the Blues 84–78 to take the Bronze while in the women’s game the Blues were the winners in a 72–52 win. UNBC becomes the first school to win both men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same season since By Eric Wilkins, Staff Writer and he put up a miserable 4.61 in the, you guessed UCFV won the BCCAA championship back it, 40. He may have recorded 1,663 yards and 14 in 2003-04. nother NFL combine has come and gone. touchdowns this year, but his 40-yard dash time Royals’ badminton superstar, RuiLin The so-called “Underwear Olympics” has clearly shows without a doubt, that he’s fallen Hang captured gold at Nationals at performed its annual duty of blowing the apart since the end of his season. Just not the same Thompson Rivers University this past Aimportance of the “measurables” so far out of the player. Slow as frozen molasses. Expect Wright to weekend for the fourth year in a row, water that one almost forgets to check if any of fall into the late-first to mid-second round now dominating in the finals against Tracy these guys can actually play football. unless he has a ridiculous performance at his pro Wong from Humber College, OCAA What? day. by a score of 21–13, and 21–10. She was I know. It’s insane. You figure if a guy can run One more offensive standout, Lamar Miller of also named the 2012 CCAA Women’s a 4.3 40 and put up a 45-inch vert, he’s already Miami, will find himself being called in the first 32 Badminton Player of the Year for the better than most players in the league. Wrong. selections come draft time due to his workout. The fourth consecutive year along with other Wrong? Suddenly the Raiders’ demise makes 5’11, 212 pound running back ran a 4.4 40. Season accomplishments which include the CCAA sense. validated. Give him a fat contract and sign him up! Badminton Player of the Month along with If it’s not clear, I’ve never been a fan of the Switching over to the defensive side of the winning all four PacWest tournaments with combine. Teams place more stock in individual ball, one player truly impressed me: Dontari Poe, a dazzling 26–0 record, and winning gold workouts than Tiger Woods places… you get the the defensive tackle out of Memphis. I generally and silver at the 2012 Seattle Open. “RuiLin point. However, this year, being a self-proclaimed only absentmindedly watch the combine, but is in a class of her own,” says Alf McGuire, masochist (a.k.a., Rams fan), I was intently praying this big boy made me perk up. The six-foot-four, CCAA national badminton convenor. “Her for a strong showing from Robert Griffin III so that 346-pound DT went through an incredible 44 performances are outstanding.” teams would fall head over heels for him and offer reps (225 pounds each) and ran a 4.98 40. A 4.98 Bob Sharma took home the silver in my beloved Lambs a much needed bevy of draft 40. A 350-pound man running 40 yards in under men’s singles for Douglas College, while picks in exchange for the coveted number two five seconds? I don’t care who you are. That our very own Luo Wei and Simon Wu spot. should scare you. Some had him pegged as a third won gold in the men’s doubles finals; For the first time in some time, my NFL hopes rounder, but now he’s expected to go as high as Charmagne Yeung, and Logan Campbell came true. RG3 ran a 4.41 40, flew up to a 39-inch the top 10. won the mixed doubles gold. vert, and landed an extremely respectable 10 foot Janoris Jenkins. Talented cornerback. Decent Yes, Douglas College cleaned up as broad jump. He also turned out to be as tall as combine highlighted by a 4.46 in the 40-yard PacWest and PacWest host players won advertised. That massive rush you just heard is dash. But that’s all backstory. Busted several times seven of the 15 medals in the CCAA several QB-needy GM’s dropping everything and for possession of marijuana. Arrested for a bar championships. What a way to finish! hitting the phones. They knew nothing of this fight. Father of four children, from three different Heisman Trophy winner before now. Thank God for women. This guy has more issues than a daily the combine. paper (or a Cincinnati Bengal). Some will say that In other news, wide receiver Stephen Hill of he had a good combine since he showed well and Georgia Tech may have managed to vault himself took the hard interview questions like a man, but from a borderline third-to-fourth rounder into the I wouldn’t touch the former Florida corner with a first round. “But how?” you may ask. Well, he’s 10-foot pole. Though he’ll most likely go in the top six-foot-four, 215 pounds, and just ran a 4.36 in the 15, I sure hope that the team that takes him keeps a 40. Sure, he only caught 28 balls in his final college tight leash on the problematic DB. year, but he can run a 4.36 40. And to wrap it up, the winner of the 2012 Al Equally disappointing as Hill was surprising Davis you-shouldn’t-be-drafted-this-high award is was speed demon Kendall Wright out of Baylor. Stephen Hill of Georgia Tech. Al, you would have Those trademark wheels that he put on display loved this kid. all season suddenly disappeared at the combine, 18 www.theotherpress.ca Sports NHL trade deadline highlights

By David Hollinshead, Staff Writer will be excellent trade bait in this There were also a lot of to receive the least. In a deal that year’s draft. defensemen who found themselves happened a few days before the s NHL teams make the final All eyes then turned to moving around. The Edmonton deadline, the Devils acquired sprint into the playoffs, Vancouver, who on a lacklustre Oilers traded Tom Gilbert to the defenseman Marek Zidlicky from some look for those one or deadline day, traded young star Minnesota Wild for Nick Schultz—a Minnesota. Zidlicky has been a Atwo new players who could put Cody Hodgson for Buffalo’s Zack trade where it looks as though solid defenseman over the years, them over the edge and help them Kassian in what was described as neither team won or lost, since both and instantly helped aging goalie turn into Cup contenders. Other the biggest trade of the day. defensemen can jump right into Martin Brodeur, but the Devils not teams, however, are focused on The Nashville Predators were the lineup and be effective in their only gave up a lot of their current their future. Lower place teams are the next busiest team, picking up own ways. The Ottawa Senators roster, but two high draft picks. The looking to rebuild, and are ready several players to build on last traded Brian Lee to Tampa Bay for Wild acquired defenseman Kurtis to give up big name players for Foster, forwards Nick Palmieri cheap—as long as they get a decent “This deadline didn’t have the least amount of moves ever, but on a day and Stephane Veilleux, and a draft pick or two in return for the that required TSN to spend hours covering, you end up expecting a bit second-round pick this year with a off-season NHL Draft. Here’s a look more, and leave feeling hungry.” conditional third-rounder next year. at what went down on the NHL Other than that, the trade that deadline day. involved the most players going All eyes were on the Columbus year’s successful season. The Preds Matt Gilroy. The Toronto Maple to and from two teams went down Blue Jackets’ captain, Rick Nash, got a huge offensive boost when Leafs swapped a defenseman for between the San Jose Sharks and on trade deadline day in the NHL. they picked up winger Andrei a forward by acquiring Carter the Colorado Avalanche, who each Rumors suggested that he had Kostitsyn from the Montreal Ashton from Tampa for Keith sent three players. San Jose acquired asked to be traded, and Columbus Canadians in exchange for a second- Aulie. The Winnipeg Jets parted forwards T.J. Galiardi and Daniel was looking to deal him, but at and conditional fifth-round pick in with Johnny Oduya to Chicago for Winnik along with a seventh-round the end of the day, he remained a next year’s draft. They also added a second-and-third-round draft pick next year. Colorado received Blue Jacket. “The price was high a solid third-line centre in Paul pick, after Chicago sent John Scott three forwards in Jamie McGinn, and I don’t apologize for that. It Gaustad along with a fourth-round to the New York Rangers for a Mike Connolly, and Michael had to be high,” said Columbus pick in exchange for a first-round fifth-round draft pick, the Rangers Sgarbossa. This deadline didn’t general manager Scott Howson pick this year. These players will also acquired D-man Mike Vernace have the least amount of moves after the deadline. Just because the take the pressure off goalie Pekka and a third-round pick for forward ever, but on a day that required trade deadline has come and gone, Rinne, by filling in on their scoring Wojtek Wolski just days before the TSN to spend hours covering, you doesn’t mean that Nash is off the and grinding roles respectively, deadline. end up expecting a bit more, and trade block. Once the season ends, giving the Nashville squad some The New Jersey Devils, on leave feeling hungry. the most likely situation is that he poise for a long playoff run. the other hand, gave up the most

= Andrei Kostitsyn

19 Sports Have a story idea? Contact us at [email protected] NHL playoff matchup predictions

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor Carter who will hopefully take the The Eastern Conference just because they held the top spot pressure off of goaltender Jonathan 1 – New York Rangers in their division a couple of weeks he air is beginning to get Quick, who has been lights out this 2 – Boston Bruins ago and the fact that the Panthers slightly warmer, the days year in between the pipes. 3 – Winnipeg Jets are, as of last Thursday, only two are getting longer, and the The St. Louis Blues will finish 4 – Pittsburgh Penguins points up on the Jets. The fans in sunT is actually starting to make second overall in the Western 5 – Ottawa Senators Winnipeg have so much to cheer appearances throughout the week. Conference as one of the top power- 6 – Philadelphia Flyers about... just imagine if they finish All of these things add up to one house teams in the league, which 7 – Florida Panthers number one in their division. If my thing and one thing only: the NHL means that they’ll be meeting up 8 – New Jersey Devils prediction does indeed come true, playoffs are right around the corner. with the San Jose Sharks in the by the end of the 82-game schedule Here’s a look at how I predict first round. The Blues have been The Rangers will, in no- I will purchase a Winnipeg Jets the standings will stand at the end by far one of the most surprising surprise, finish first overall in jersey. You heard it here first. They of the regular season, along with teams in the NHL this year in terms the Eastern Conference under will be facing the Philadelphia playoff matchups. of success—coming off a year the leadership of Captain Ryan Flyers in the first round. where they finished eleventh in Callahan, sniper Marian Hossa, and And last but not least, the The Western Conference the standings. They have already goaltender Henrik Lundqvist—who Pittsburgh Penguins and the 1 – Vancouver Canucks matched their point total of 87 this is once again having a remarkable Ottawa Senators will be facing off 2 – St. Louis Blues season with 17 games remaining. season. They will be matched up in the first round. Even without 3 – Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes and against Patrik Elias’ New Jersey superstar and Captain Sidney 4 – Detroit Red Wings the Chicago Blackhawks will be Devils, who will finish in eighth Crosby, the Pens’ are finding 5 – Nashville Predators squaring off to start the post-season. position in the East in a season ways to win, thanks to the help 6 – Chicago Blackhawks It will be an interesting matchup which will most likely be the last of Evgeni Malkin, who leads the 7 – San Jose Sharks to see if the Blackhawks still have for goaltender and soon-to-be-hall- league in scoring with a ridiculous 8 – Los Angeles some gun powder left in their of-famer Martin Brodeur. 37 goals, 42 assists, and 79 points. barrel after getting knocked out The reigning Stanley Cup The Ottawa Senators, on the other The Vancouver Canucks are by the Canucks last season despite champions—the Boston Bruins— hand, will be making their first going to finish first overall in the a compelling effort in a 3–0 series will finish second in the East by playoff appearance in two years, NHL once again, capturing their come back, only to lose in game the time the regular season ends, after finishing in 13th in the East second consecutive Presidents’ seven of overtime. The Coyotes will and will try to repeat their journey last season. Forward Jason Spezza Trophy to glare in front of other surely have some bounce as well, to the Holy Grail starting with the (28 g, 43 a, 71 p) and defensemen teams faces as they make their way as they too were knocked out early Florida Panthers in the first round. Erik Karlsson (15 g, 51 a, 66 p) have into the post-season. However, that last spring by the Red Wings in a The fact that the Panthers will even been by far the best players for the trophy won’t mean anything for the 4–0 series. make the playoffs this season is Senators this season. If they’re on second straight year, unless they The Detroit Red Wings will a huge deal in itself, considering top of their game, the Senators are take it all the way and bring home finish second in their division, right that they finished dead last in on top of their game. the real prize, the Lord Stanley’s behind the Blues, placing them the Eastern Conference last year. Cup. fourth in the Western Conference to Defensemen Brian Campbell, and *All stats and references are referring to They will be facing the Los be matched up with the Nashville forwards Stephen Weiss, Tomas those of Thursday, March 1 Angeles Kings in the first round Predators in the first round of the Fleischmann, and Kris Versteeg of the playoffs which won’t playoffs. It will be a real test to have been the main reason why necessarily be an easy task for the the Preds who made it clear last the Panthers have been able to turn Canucks, as the Kings recently Monday that they want to win their ship around this season. went out and acquired the under- right now, after acquiring Andrei Now, I’m going to go out on a rated sniper (who has previously Kostitsyn, Hal Gill, and Paul limb and say that the Winnipeg Jets had three 30-plus goal seasons) Jeff Gaustad to bolster their lineup. will finish third overall in the East, 20 Humour.

Deceased music snob reincarnates as local woman’s iPod Obsessive spirit sets about ‘improving’ her music collection

By Liam Britten, Chief of birth and death—due to his Supernatural Audiophile Editor ignorance of existence. And since he was probably some douchey hen Kate Bains, 27, got hipster fuck to begin with, it serves on the bus last Monday him right.” Capricorn morning, something was When we told Bains about (12/22-1/19) amiss.W what Karhadkar had to say, it Something seems different about the basketball star that you went to high “I went to play my Monday sounded plausible to her. school with. He’s joined a cult now. morning bus riding music, and “Oh yeah! That totally makes the playlist wasn’t on my iPod. It sense. Ever since this started Aquarius was so strange,” she told The Other happening, my iPod and iTunes (1/20-2/18) Press. have been filled with this weird Play Farmville while at work today! Your boss will appreciate it. The mix, which consisted of music that my ex-boyfriend used “fun” music to get her in a good to listen to, and he was such a jerk Pisces frame of mind for the work week about music,” she said. (2/19-3/20) ahead, had disappeared. The spirit has been reportedly While traveling, you will meet the person you have always dreamed of! “It was, like, all my favourite downloading artists such as The Too bad that person doesn’t exist. things to make me not have a Magnetic Fields, The Decembrists, bad mood,” she said. “There was Architecture in Helsinki, Elvis Aries some Hall and Oates, some Doobie Costello, Das Racist, Jenny and (3/21-4/19) Brothers, ‘I Believe in a Thing Johnny, and The Raveonettes. Guess what? If you donate to my charity fund, you could win a million Called Love’ by The Darkness, and To say the least, Bains is not a dollars! Well, you could have, but my boss said that my charity fund some other stuff. You know, just fan of the spirit’s behaviour. wasn’t ethical. some neat music to wake me up.” “I mean, I know I should like It could have been attributed these bands and whatever, but I Taurus to a computer virus, or maybe just just don’t,” she said. “I just want (4/20-5/20) user error. But it wasn’t the first music that’s fun and catchy. Why Today, you will fall in love with a donkey. Sadly, I’m sure bestiality is time her iPod had made unusual does my iPod have to make me illegal in Canada. changes on its own accord. feel stupid for liking that sort of “It deleted my entire music?” Gemini Fleetwood Mac discography last Archaka Karhadkar believes (5/21-6/21) week. What the heck, right?” he knows what to do. Want a new job? Then post your resumé online! What do I look like, a Local hindu archaka Pandit “The spirit inhabiting this classified ad? Sidharth Karhadkar believes he woman’s iPod must break the knows what is going on. cycle of life and death and achieve Cancer “Just as the body discards freedom from worldly wants and (6/22-7/22) garments when they become desires. This is the only way to Psst... that attractive person who sits behind you is checking you out right worn out, the soul discards achieve true peace, called moksha, now. the worn out body in the same and release oneself from the way. Eventually, it will don new perpetual pain of this world,” he Leo ones—such as an iPod,” he told said. “Either that, or she can just (7/23-8/22) The Other Press. “I believe that a get rid of that iPod and upgrade to Today you will look in the mirror and realize you’ve been turned into a pushy, condescending music snob an iPod Touch or an iPhone.” hawk. At least you can now fly! is trapped in the samsara—the cycle Virgo (8/23-9/22) I will reveal your darkest secret today! You like to sleep with a box of pillbugs.

Libra (9/23-10/22) AHA, hic Ive ‘written in Latin astro. Non utor online interpres.

Scorpio (10/23-11/21) Today would be a great day to light your mattress on fire.

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Yes, I’d love to hear about Skyrim character!

Dude... just... dude. And you’re also a soldier in So what kind of monsters are the empire fighting the Stormcloud you fighting? Giants and woolly Rebellion? Oh, sorry, Stormcloak mammoths? Crazy! They must be Rebellion. That sounds intense. It pretty tough. Yeah, actually, when must be crazy juggling all these jobs you put it that way I guess dragons and shit. So many options! would be tougher. But still, those It sounds like you’re really giants must be pretty crazy. No, I awesome at this game. Are you guess they would be pretty pussy close to finishing it? No? Just compared to those other things you starting to scratch the surface, eh? killed like the Falmers. I guess once That’s incredible. You think you’ll you’re level 41 you don’t get scared ever finish? Or are you just going to by much. Sorry, I wasn’t thinking I keep on playing until you hit level guess. 100? Or whatever level is the max? Oh yeah? And you’re a thief Yeah, I’d love to play this game. too, eh? You must be robbing all You’ve made it sound super sweet! kinds of kings and dukes and Yeah, I think I might pick it up at By What Adam Curtis is Saying badass. Seriously, dude! And it barons and such. Well, I guess Future Shop. Collector’s edition? sounds like this character just kicks peasants and shopkeepers are Yeah, why not! It sounds like it has Wait wait wait: let me get this the shit out of everything the world pretty good targets, too. That endless replay value. Really worth straight. You are playing a video has to throw at it. That’s killer. sounds pretty fun. You ever get the investment. game where not only are you a Level 41? Your character is level caught? Ha, ha, really? All the time, Huh? Would I like to hear about dark elf warrior, but you are also a 41?! Holy crap. That’s epic, man. eh? And you just kill the town the character creation system? werewolf who uses dragon souls to And you actually make your guards who try to arrest you? Oh, Would I like to hear about the character cast magic shouts? own weapons and armour in yeah, I forgot that you were level creation system? Sure, I’d love to hear more forges? No way! That’s nuts. You’re 41. I guess nothing can really stop Who wouldn’t! about your Skyrim character. Go on! like, Conan on crack. That’s sweet. you at this point, eh? I mean, this game sounds And you have your own horse? With files from Liam Britten. Stop talking about your stupid Skyrim character

not—does it count as a conversation on that stupid game, go to a rural if one person is talking like a village in Bulgaria, find the town’s psycho about a delusional fantasy most obese man, and pay for him game while the other is imagining to receive a chest shaving by the doling out a beating? second most obese man. As long as I wonder what I would be more I get to watch. interested in hearing about right Aaaaaaarrrgghh!! It just won’t now. Boring scientific lectures? Yes. fucking stop!! I’m losing it here! I’m Your Grade 3 summer vacation? going to shove this stupid game Yes. The history of lumber? For so far up your ass that you’ll be sure. Your latest rectal exam? Tough making magic shouts in real life! If I call, but I’m going to have to say have to hear about werewolves and yes. I would rather hear about the shit for one more God damn second health of your ass than listen to the town guards will be after me you talk for one more second about in real life after I murder your fucking Skyrim. stupid level 41 ass. But I don’t care. Shut up. Shut up, shut up, shut It would be worth every second By What Adam Curtis is Thinking a goddamn Nobel Peace Prize for up, shut up. Please, stop talking this in prison just to hear the sound of not punching you in the mouth the very second. Immediately. Now. I silence once you’ve stopped telling oly hell, are you still second you opened it. can’t take it anymore. No, I don’t me about God damn Skyrim. talking? It’s been over On and on and on and on... It’s plan on playing this game. Limited Oh, god, seriously? You’re 20 minutes, man. I don’t just incredible! I literally could not collector’s edition? Fuck no. I’d going to tell me about the character knowH how long you can keep care less about this game you’re rather bankroll a crackwhore’s drug creation system? this up. More importantly, I don’t prattling on about. Falmers? Magic habit after she kicked me in the Shit. know how long I can keep this up. shouts? Who gives a shit? This is balls repeatedly. I would rather take I deserve an Oscar for pretending the most boring conversation I’ve every penny that I would spend With files from Liam Britten. to care for this long. Hell, I deserve ever been a part of. Well, maybe 22 www.theotherpress.ca Humour Continued on pg.25

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Christy Clark announces new funding for pant suits and sassy, short hair cuts Tent poles

By Jenn Markham, Contributor as if he was reading them from a self-help book. After drying out the tent “You’ll never succeed if you don’t when we come back from camping, try…” my least favourite job “If at first you don’t succeed, try is always getting the tent back in again…” the bag. “Failing is never trying…” One time, And when he finally did it he after a few attempts looked at me, I went to dad and told him I feeling quite pleased with himself. couldn’t do it. He said, “See!” He must have seen an opportunity “Oh yeah, and what about the to teach me about life. poles?” For the next half hour, We started to laugh. I watched dad grunt and sweat “Another lesson here Jay: as he manipulated the tent in the bag. never take on a battle you can’t win.” He was spouting words of wisdom Brian Burke fires coach, hopes of Maple Leafs making playoffs 23