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WHO WE ARE NEWS The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student semester at registration, and from local and national newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member an autonomous publication, independent of the of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate student union. We are a registered society under of student newspapers that includes papers from all the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an across Canada. eight-person board of directors appointed by and The Other Press reserves the right to choose Fasting for funds: Douglas’ 30-Hour Famine from our staff. Our head office is located in the New what we will publish, and we will not publish Westminster campus. material that is hateful, obscene, or condones The Other Press is published weekly during or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may Dylan Hackett, page 04 the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All the summer. We receive our funding from a images used are copyright to their respective student levy collectedTHE DOUGLAS through COLLEGE NEWSPAPER tutition SINCE 1978 fees every owners. ARTS e The Douglas College OtherPress. student newspaper since 1978 Room 1020 – 700 Royal Ave. TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 Douglas College WEBSITE: www.theotherpress.ca New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 EMAIL: [email protected] Is there a Silver Lining to this story? 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I don’t care what nutritional specialists and your mom say, now is not the time to go herbal and detox. Now is the time to indulge in whatever it is that gets you through the long nights. Personally, I enjoy diet caffeinated energy drinks for this purpose, which are probably akin to poison. But, hey—if it gets you through the night, you can deal with the health repercussions next year, right? • Don’t ignore your friends. It may seem counterproductive when the essays and exams are piling up in your calendar, but don’t ditch your friends and loved ones. Take breaks to spend time with the people you love, because it makes you more human, and everyone knows that humans score far higher on college exams than non-humans. • Write for The Other Press. Sure, it takes time and effort to contribute to your favourite student newspaper, but the warm feelings of joy you get from seeing your name in print will clear your brain and lead you straight to an A. There you have it, folks. I hope you take my SHARON MIKI advice: with more than 20 semesters of post- secondary pressure under my belt, I’m sort of an expert. And remember, if all else fails, the world is supposed to end on December 21, anyways. News. fraud, resulting in ten has until mid-December seven and a half years in population are reported per cent of votes being to reimburse the hedge prison. The United States tobacco users. set aside in the country’s funds, which shunned has criticized the ruling tightly disputed election. two exchanges of upheld by a court as Middle East: (Israel) In This is the third ballot defaulted debt in 2005 an “apparent use of the preparation for a ground vote Sierra Leone has and 2010. Economy criminal system to silence assault on the embattled conducted since a decade Minister Hernan opposition voices.” Gaza Strip, dozens of of civil war in the 1990s, Lorenzino vetoed the IDF reservists have which killed more than decision, calling it Asia- Pacific: (Indonesia) inquired into their sperm Weekly Geopolitical 50,000 people. “illegitimate to pay [for] Indonesia’s tobacco being frozen through vulture funds.” lobby has pressured Cryopreservation by a events Latin & South America: the government to non- profit organization (Argentina) Argentina Asia- Central & South: boycott the WHO’s based in Tel Aviv. By Keating Smith, will appeal against a (Kazakhstan) Vladimir Tobacco Summit taking The New Family Staff Writer US ruling ordering the Kozlov, the leader place in South Korea this Organization has asked country to pay $1.3 of the Alga party in Month. Cigarette sales the Israel Defense Forces Africa: (Sierra Leone) billion USD to foreign Kazakhstan, has been contribute to one-tenth to cooperate by advising National elections in West creditors holding bonds accused of plotting of Indonesia’s GNP and soldiers about signing a Africa’s Sierra Leone that it defaulted on over to overthrow the a third of Indonesia’s biological will to which have been plagued with a decade ago. Argentina government and faces 240 million people the IDF did not agree. Fasting for fundraising Evdaev. “Also, part of don’t stop to think about Douglas students partici- the cause is to get people different global issues to stop and think about and it is hard for us to pate in 30-Hour Famine the conditions that other place ourselves in other people around the world peoples’ shoes, or lack By Dylan Hackett, are living in on a daily thereof, if we don’t even News Editor basis, and hopefully, pause to think about even if they are unable to them,” said Evdaev. “I his Friday, partici- contribute or participate really hope that partici- Tpants in the Douglas this time, the event pants of the famine will College chapter of the will inspire them to get go on to help and donate 30 Hour Famine will involved and help any to those in need after be sleeping over in the cause they believe needs the famine ends, as the DSU building at the New attention and help. One starvation and poverty Westminster campus. more idea I want to bring is an ongoing issue.” The team of fundraising forth is that if every one “I have never done fasters will begin their of the 20,000 Douglas the 30 Hour Famine day and a quarter of students would donate before and feel that foodlessness at 12:30 Photo courtesy of www.douglife.ca just a quarter that would we in the developed p.m. staying over in DSU it a lot simpler for us to to raise $5,000 for add up to $5,000, which Western world have the building room 100A until proceed with our goals,” World Vision causes can go really far in Third moral obligation to help 6:30 p.m. Saturday. said Vladislav Evdaev, against hunger and World countries.” those that are below the While the Famine is Famine organizer. “We poverty worldwide, a Along with rais- poverty line and are a World Vision charity are all students and most goal Evdaev believes ing funds, the Famine suffering as their basic event, this iteration of the needs such as water event is entirely secular, are not met,” explained with World Vision being Organizers hope to raise $5,000 for World Vision causes Evdaev. “Individuals, picked as the fundraising against hunger and poverty worldwide kids in particular, are not recipient because of their in any way responsible or high charity ratio and are in control for the fact the fact that they provide of us have jobs and are is reasonable. aims for participants to that they were born into all the pamphlets and volunteering as well, “Students who are experience the hunger poverty. Even as students promotional tools to so any help is welcome. unable to participate in of poverty first-hand. I believe we can spare a participating groups. Also, World Vision has the famine can help by “Fundraising was little bit of our money to “This event is secular, one of the best charity donating money and one of the goals of the help save someone’s life we are using World ratings with about 85 per raising awareness of the Famine, with raising by giving them access Vision as they have all cent of all funds raised cause and getting other awareness and compas- to clean water and basic the resources already going to the cause.” people to get involved sion being the other; I medications that can set-up and they made Organizers hope and raise funds,” said think sometimes we just reduce suffering.” 4 www.theotherpress.ca News This week at Douglas November 28 to free for all students, is Arts at One, 1-2 p.m.