The Other Press - Sept 22, 2020

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Spiders are the best Janis McMath Editor-in-Chief

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eptember brings two seasons: school season and spider season. Both have the ability to strike fear in the hearts of many— yet the fears surrounding spiders in BC are unfounded. Our humble little province has only one spider with venom harmful to people. That spider is the western black widow spider, and while a bite from them is capable of causing abdominal cramps, swelling, and requires medical attention—such bites are rarely deadly. It is also important to note that these guys are actually shy and tend to hide when threatened, and they are regularly found along the east coast of Vancouver Island and the Thompson-Okanagan—nowhere close to us. Brown recluse spiders, one of the nastiest biters, are not found in Canada

as may be incorrectly believed. A prevalent spider in BC is the brown house spider, and while these guys are large enough to be intimidating, their (uncommon) bites are most comparable to a bee sting. In fact, most spiders do not usually bite and only do so when they are extremely stressed.

BC has 893 of the 1,600 documented spider species in Canada, and this is due to the diverse habitats our home offers these little creatures. Spiders have a bad reputation, and while Joan Jett has the luxury of not giving a damn about her reputation, spiders could use some help in repairing their public image. A prevailing misconception is that the bites you get in the night come from our hairy friends. In most cases, these bites are actually gifts from fleas, lice, ticks, bed bugs, and other insects. Another misconception is that most spiders are big and gross like the

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common giant house spider; of the 893 spiders in BC, the majority are “smaller than an apple seed.”

Another mistaken belief is that the reason why spiders enters homes in September is to escape the cold. In fact, all the spider guests entering your home uninvited are actually just looking for companionship. Male spiders leave their homes during this mating season and wander in hopes of finding a female (since female spiders don’t move). If you’d like to help them, just place them outside once again! Because weather is milder on the coast, many people don’t make an effort to climate-proof their homes—making entry for spiders very easy.

Spiders are hard little workers that offer the ecosystem a large list of benefits.

For example, spiders can be a great way to keep other undesirable larger spiders out of

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your home! Brown house spiders kill and feast on their larger cousins, so these little guys may prove to be pals. Spiders also prey on hornets, wasps, mosquitos, and many other insects that are similarly aggressive, carry disease, or cause crop damage. This old quote restated by Arachnologist Rick West is not to be ignored: “We’d be up to our asses in flies without spiders.”

Don’t let spiders scare you—let the thought of a world without spiders terrify you instead. And, if you want to be scared by an insect, spend your time researching ticks. Avril Lavigne got Lyme disease and so could you. Stay out of the high grass.

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news // no. 3 • Wildfire smoke covers Metro Vancouver • Fire burns iconic New West pier park • Little risk of COVID-19 death to general population ...and more

Fire burns iconic New West pier park › Chief says fire could be burning for days or possibly weeks

Jessica Berget Assistant Editor

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kyTrain riders heading over the Fraser River bridge this past week will have witnessed a sad and smoky sight. Late in the evening on September 13, the New Westminster pier caught on fire burning the boardwalk to ashes and much of the waterfront pier park.

The news comes as a shock to the city of New Westminster as they urge residents to stay away from the pier and iconic boardwalk. New West mayor Jonathan Cote says it’s a huge loss for the city’s community. “Pier Park has become an important heart of the city.

It is really heartbreaking to see the fire happen […] Thankfully it looks like the new part of the park is going to be saved, but unfortunately the old pier structure is not going to survive the fire,” he said to CTV News.

The pier will be forever changed by this event and could take awhile to it get it back to its original glory. New West fire chief Tim Armstrong says the fire took 25 firefighters to contain the fire and that it could take days, or even weeks to fully extinguish it. “When the crews arrived, we had fire underneath the wharf by the New Westminster ‘W,’” said Armstrong in the same CTV News article. Although the “W” structure was not destroyed, the damage from the fire forced emergency responders to remove it for the time being—with no news about when or if it will be reinstalled.

He also says he believes about five to six acres of the boardwalk spanning from the SkyTrain bridge to the pier concession was involved in the fire.

The city has already opened a criminal investigation into the matter and as of September 17, arrested a suspect on arson related charges. The suspect has since been released and remains unnamed by the police. The criminal investigation is still open and investigators from the major crime unit will forward a report to the Crown to decide on any charges. New West mayor claims the fire was due to negligence, not ill intent.

The fire also worsened the already smoggy air from the forest fires across the border. Classes in the surrounding area’s elementary schools had to be suspended on account of the air quality from the smoke. New West fire chief Armstrong says the smoke is extremely toxic because of the burning creosote—a wood preservative made of a variety of chemicals.

New West mayor Cote says the pier will eventually be rebuilt after the fire has been resolved. “Downtown New West is the oldest part of British Columbia. We’ve seen our challenges and crises over the years, but we are a resilient community. We will continue to fight on, and we will rebuild,” he said.

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COVID-19 fatality rate drops › Little risk of death to general population Timothy Easling Contributor rovinces across Canada have started to implement protective measures again for COVID-19, but the numbers for COVID-19 actually show much reason for hope. (If the concern is about getting COVID then there is cause for worry, but if the concern is about dying from COVID then most citizens can rest a little easier.)

As per the BCCDC’s weekly report, BC has seen 6,724 cases since the start of the virus with 213 deaths (September 10 report). The province suffered 164 deaths (77 percent of total) until June 1 over 2,573 cases (38.3 percent of total).

However, since then the province has seen 49 deaths (23 percent) over 4,151 cases (61.7 percent). Despite the overwhelming majority of cases having taken place since June 1—particularly in the last month—the overwhelming majority of deaths occurred before then.

Many have been very concerned about children returning to schools. Of BC’s 213 deaths, zero have been from the 0 to 39 age bracket despite accounting for 52 percent of all cases. If the 40 to 59 age bracket is included, that total balloons to 79 percent of all cases but still only 3 percent of deaths (8 total). The 70-and-up bracket has accounted for only 13 percent of cases but 87 percent of all deaths.

Though tragic for those affected, deaths appear to continue to be primarily in long-term care homes (LTC)—a figure reported at the height of the pandemic as 81 percent of Canada’s total. The upside is that those not in long-term care have a very low chance of succumbing to the disease. Canada’s population is estimated at 37,971,020 and the total LTC beds is estimated at 263,000. The government has not released full public figures for LTC deaths, but if that 81 percent has remained consistent (as reports suggest), then LTCs have accounted for 7,348 of the country’s 9,072 deaths; this leaves 1,724 deaths— or 0.004572 percent of the rest of the population.

The average Canadian’s risk continues to drop the more the stats are analyzed.

While poor conditions in LTCs are a likely contributor to the unfortunate death toll, also playing into the equation are preexisting medical conditions. The Canadian government has not released public figures for comorbidities but the USA has—with the similarities between the two countries there are some comparisons to be made.

The USA has seen 179,927 COVID-19 deaths (as of September 12) but only 6 percent of those were solely due to coronavirus. Ninety-four percent of cases had at least one underlying medical condition—with an average of 2.6. These conditions are serious issues, not simple afflictions like a cold. Of the near-180,000 deaths, 77,012 had pneumonia or influenza (42.8 percent). To put this into a Canadian perspective, the country recorded 6,235 deaths from pneumonia and influenza in 2016, 7,396 in 2017, and 8,511 in 2018.

The steady climb is reflected in an aging population; overall deaths have increased by more than 6,000 deaths per year since 2012 (246,596 in 2012 and 283,706 in 2018).

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The American CDC also lists some conditions that increase the risk of hospitalization with COVID-19 compared to those without; hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease all result in being three times as likely (or more—severe obesity is rated at 4.5 times).

By applying the inverse logic, numbers suggest that those without existing conditions are significantly less at-risk.

The risk to the general population of Canada has been greatly overstated— with the likelihood of death dropping off significantly for those not in LTCs or of advanced age—especially when death totals are compared to case totals. Of the country’s death count 96.8 percent (8,871) of those are from 60-and-up, 89.5 percent from 70-and-up, and 71.3 percent from 80-and-up. Although those 60-and-up account for 96.8 percent of all deaths, they are only 30.6 percent (39,806) of the total case number (130,566 as of writing); this

figure further drops to 21.2 percent (27,596) for 70-and-up, and 14.5 percent (18,867) for 80-and-up. Those 80-and-up have suffered 71.3 percent of deaths but are less than a fifth of all cases.

The 50 to 59 age bracket is 2.4 percent of the total (214 deaths) despite accounting for 14.4 percent of all cases (18,852). Less than 1 percent of all of Canada’s deaths come from the 0 to 49 age bracket (77 deaths), and the 0 to 39 age bracket has seen only 26 deaths over the course of the pandemic while recording 40.2 percent of all cases (52,481). In summary, the 0 to 59 age bracket has seen 69.4 percent of cases but less than 3.5 percent of the deaths.

The country has also seen a steep drop in the fatality rate since the peak of COVID. From April 4 to May 4 the country saw 37.4 percent (48,788) of the total cases take place and 45.2 percent (4,103) of the deaths (April 14 to May 14). From August 4 to September 4 Canada’s case number was

9.9 percent of the total (12,978) with 1.8 percent of deaths (164—from August 14 to September 14).

Also of note from the previous figures is that the April-May period saw 43.5 percent (21,221) of its numbers from the 60-and-up bracket. That large figure fell when compared to the August-September period; only 13.1 percent (1,695) were in the 60-and-up bracket, with majority 86.9 percent (11,283) dominated by those under 60. Not to be missed is the fact that young people are continuing to get COVID but not dying from it—61.6 percent (7,992) were below the age of 40, 42.5 percent below the age of 30 (5,511), and 2,224 (17.1) below the age of 20.

COVID-19 has led to the suffering and loss of many loved ones, but the general population can find some solace in the fact that there is very little risk of dying for those not of advanced age, with multiple pre-existing conditions, or in LTCs.

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Air quality once a risk now improving › Wildfire smoke covers Metro Vancouver

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or over a week, Metro Vancouver was covered in thick smoke that came from wildfires raging over the west coast of the US. Metro Vancouver issued an air quality advisory on September 8, for both the Metro Vancouver area and the Fraser Valley. This advisory has been cancelled as of September 19 since the air quality has improved due to “cleaner marine air flowing into the region.”

“Persons with chronic underlying medical conditions or acute infections such as COVID-19 should postpone or reduce outdoor physical activity until the advisory is lifted, especially if breathing feels uncomfortable,” said Metro Vancouver in a media release put out on the same day as the air quality advisory.

The release also notes that it’s still the summer months in the region and it’s important for people to stay cool, noting that HEPA air cleaner filtration and air conditioning are a good way to do so.

Those experiencing symptoms of chest discomfort, shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing are told to seek medical attention.

According to IQAir, Vancouver had an air quality index (AQI) of 227 on September 13, comparing that to Portland at a whopping AQI of 444 on the same day.

Throughout that week Vancouver fell in and out of the second-place spot for worst

air quality in the world according to IQAir. Sean Rodgers works at a garden supplies store in Vancouver, his job requires him to often work outside while doing physically demanding labour. Sean also suffers from respiratory issues due to his arthritis.

“My eyes feel like I’ve been wearing contacts all day because they’re so irritated and dry, I’ve been smelling and breathing campfire air all week and it’s giving me headaches every day,” said Rodgers.

Due to the poor air quality, Canada Post halted deliveries in specific areas across Southern BC and Vancouver Island. Deliveries were halted starting on September 14 with Metro Vancouver, most of Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan.

The delivery cancellations were changed on a day-to-day basis judged by the air quality in those areas.

Canada Post Helps said in a tweet, “The safety of our employees is our number one priority.”

On September 16, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in the US announced 80 large fires were burning in the US, predominantly in Oregon with 12, Washington with 8, and California with 22.

Across the country about four million acres of land have been hit by the fire.

The BC government announced on September 17 that more than 200 firefighters from BC are being sent to the states to assist in firefighting efforts after more than 800 people volunteered to cross the border and help.

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WE charity closes operations in Canada › Kielburger brothers blame COVID-19 and backlash from Liberal government scandal

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fter the public scandal regarding WE charity and the student grant contract, Marc and Craig Kielburger announced on September 9 that they are officially stepping down from their co-founder positions, selling off assets, eliminating around 450 staff, and closing their operations in Canada.

The move comes as a surprise to many as the charity has been in operation since Craig Kielburger founded it at age 12 in 1995 as a way for youths to help less fortunate children around the world. Reasons cited for the close are the consequences of the scandal and the current pandemic.

“COVID-19 disrupted every aspect of our work. The fallout from the Canada Student Service Grant has placed us as a charity in the middle of political battles and misinformation that we are ill-equipped to fight,” the brothers wrote in a letter.

“Without decisive action, WE charity’s ongoing costs to operate in Canada would exceed revenue and consume savings that are essential to establish the endowment fund. We calculate that this action preserves as many humanitarian and educational programs as possible, for

as long as possible. Putting children first means prioritizing them above the charity.

This is a heartbreaking decision,” the Kielburgers wrote in the letter. WE charity

The scandal triggered a federal ethics watchdog investigation. News of the student grant deal prompted suspicions regarding Trudeau’s ties to WE as well as

operations will not be affected in Britain or the US and neither will their for-profit organization, ME to WE.

former BC finance minister Bill Morneau.

Both men now face ethics investigations to decide if they violated the conflict of

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interest act, and both have apologized for not disqualifying themselves from the deal.

On September 23, the House of Commons will open again (after Trudeau prorogued it last month) to find out how and why the contract was given to WE given the ties it has with the Trudeau family. According to Global News, Liberals insist the charity was recommended a non-partisan public service. However, thousands of documents recently released by the government suggests bureaucrats were pushed in that direction by their higher ups.

The student grant contract was worth $900-million dollars and was intended to connect thousands of students to volunteer and giving the grants based on their volunteer work. In the midst of the controversy, the student grant program has been abandoned by the federal government.

Last week, NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus said the decision shows “Just how much WE needed a bailout from their Liberal friends.” He also claims the charity has been in an economic free fall for months. “Why didn’t the government see this before giving them a contract worth millions,” he said—also adding the move will not make the scandal go away.

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Ben Johnson: tarnished Canadian hero

› Infamous 1988 race at Seoul Olympics

Photo-illustration by Anastasia Simonovich

still resonates 32 years

Brandon Yip Senior Columnist

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en Johnson was Canada’s greatest hope to bring home the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

The men’s 1oo-metre final was the most anticipated race in the late 1980s.

Johnson was competing against US sprinter and rival, Carl Lewis. Lewis had won gold in the men’s 100-metre final at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a time of 9.99 (Johnson finished third winning bronze with a time of 10.22). Johnson would later get revenge a year prior to the race in Seoul—winning a race at the World Championships in Rome, Italy in August 1987 with a time of 9.83 (then a world record). Lewis finished second with a time of 9.93.

On September 24, 1988, Johnson and Lewis would meet once again at the Olympics in Korea for the men’s 100-metre final. The anticipation, build up, and hype with the two rival sprinters competing against each other was like a heavyweight title fight. The race was broadcast live on CBC television, American television networks, and other international media outlets.

When the race began, Johnson stormed out of the starting blocks and accelerated—quickly leaving a significant gap between him and the other seven

sprinters. He won the race convincingly in an astonishing record-breaking time of 9.79. And in a show of what some might consider arrogance, he had slowed down while raising his right arm in the air as he hit the finish line. After the race had finished, Lewis walked over to congratulate Johnson—who refused to shake Lewis’ hand.

Carl Lewis, in a television interview years later that was uploaded on YouTube in July 2011, said he was perplexed and angry that Johnson refused to shake his hand. “When I went over to congratulate him, the first thing he did was, he kind of turned away from me,” Lewis said. “He wouldn’t shake my hand back. And I had to physically grab his hand and put it in my hand. I’m not going to walk across here—you don’t deserve it. But I’m not going to congratulate you in front of the world and not allow you to do it. You’re not going to shun me. Now, I came over here when I shouldn’t have.”

Unfortunately, two days after the historic race, Johnson tested positive for stanozolol—an anabolic steroid. He would be stripped of his gold medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

He went from a national hero to a national villain. Carl Lewis, who had finished second and winning the silver medal with a time of 9.92, was now awarded the gold medal after Johnson’s disqualification.

A year after the infamous race in Seoul, Ben Johnson admitted he had been using steroids between 1981 and 1988. The IAAF (then known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation) removed his world record of 9.83 from the 1987 World Championships and stripped Johnson of his gold medal from that race. Carl Lewis, who had finished in second place with a time of 9.93, would be given the gold medal.

Significantly, the Dubin Inquiry was later formed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the problem of doping in competitive sports. Johnson testified, along with his coach, Charlie Francis— and other Canadian athletes. After the investigation, Charlie Francis would be banned for life. Johnson would be banned from competitive running for two years.

In the documentary, Lost Seoul, Johnson was defiant and felt his ban from competitive sprinting was unjust: “Everybody cheats. Who doesn’t cheat in life? Everybody cheats in taxes; everybody cheats in everything. Why Ben Johnson? I’m not the only one in this world.” Notably, of all the eight sprinters competing in the men’s 100-metre final at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, six of the finalists would later be found to have connections to doping.

In September 2013, the CBC marked the 25th anniversary of the men’s

100-metre final at the Seoul Olympics with a special segment. Ben Johnson gave an interview where he conceded that he did use steroids to enhance his performance because it was the only way to compete on the highest level—with other sprinters doping as well. “It was necessary at the time,” Johnson said. “I didn’t have any second opinion. I was a young boy, that’s it. Then I win the gold medal and I lost it.

So, that’s life.”

Diane Clement—author, chef, and former Olympic athlete—was the team manager for Canada during the 1988 Summer Olympics. Clement says Ben Johnson being stripped of his gold medal was very devastating and had a negative impact on the Canadian team morale.

But Clement states that the fallout from the Ben Johnson scandal should be a lesson for those who choose to take shortcuts. “Life is not simple, things do happen,” Clement said in a phone interview with the Other Press. “[I believe] he’s survived this [scandal]. The lesson is that when you fall, you get back up and keep going. It was a lesson to our track and field team, and for athletes in any sport.

If you do it dishonestly, it’ll come back to haunt you. Compete honestly and be the best you can be, whether it is in sport and in life—and you will succeed.”

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NHL 2020 playoffs: COVID edition › How teams kept busy during down time in the bubble Brandon Yip Senior Columnist

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he NHL finals have gotten under way.

The Dallas Stars are playing Tampa Bay Lightning in the cup final being held in Edmonton.

Dallas booked their ticket to the final by eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights in their west final series, four games to one on September 14. Overall, the hockey playoff season has been exciting, but it is still very strange to watch hockey (especially a championship final) without fans in the stands. But this is the new normal of watching NHL hockey for now. What’s next? Watching a world figure skating championship out in the Sahara Desert?!

Since the NHL playoffs began in the two hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton back in August, teams have been filmed doing activities to keep themselves occupied. When the Canucks were still in the playoffs, backup goaltender Louis Domingue was impressing hockey fans with his culinary skills. Domingue kept himself busy while posting videos of himself baking pies and other tasty entrees for his teammates.

“They put their bodies on the line, so I decided to reward them,” Domingue said in an interview with CTV News Edmonton during the Canucks’ playoff series against Vegas (which Vegas won in seven games).

“We won. Then I did the banana bread the next day and we won again.” Domingue stated that food is a significant part of his French heritage. He grew up in a home where food (and especially baked goods) were not a scarcity. “My mom took it from my grandma, and I took it from my mom,” Domingue said. “They are always rolling out doughs for meat pie or just desserts.”

In addition, other teams playing in the Edmonton playoff bubble were the Colorado Avalanche. During their off days, they were seen playing soccer and football out in the sun at Commonwealth Stadium. Even Canuck forward, Elias Pettersson, was seen shooting hoops outside days before the Canucks began their play-in series against the Minnesota Wild. “It’s always been a hobby of mine,” Pettersson said in an interview uploaded by the Vancouver Canucks on YouTube. He rates his jump shot as a five out of ten and says he still needs to work on it. “I like to shoot around a little bit.

I can’t dribble that good, but I’m [an] alright shooter,” Pettersson said.

Furthermore, in an

NHL docu-series called Quest for the Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightning was shown relaxing before they began their eastern final series against the New York Islanders. Peculiarly, Tampa Bay veteran forward Patrick Maroon was seen trying to fish in a harbour in Toronto. Unfortunately, Maroon accidentally hit a camera operator with his hook. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper was shown kayaking and quipped, “I did find it odd that they gave us fishing gear for a lagoon that has no fish.”

As these are very uncertain times, it is good that some NHL teams competing in the playoffs were trying to have some fun and relaxing times. It is a wise decision to counter the boredom and repetitive routine of going back and forth from the hotel room to the rink. It is uncertain when the next NHL season will begin—but so far, the NHL revised playoff tournament has been a success. Yet, a Stanley Cup championship being awarded in the month of September with no fans in the stands still feels very odd.

Still of YouTube video 'Inside The Bubble With Louis Domingue: Baking An Apple Pie' via Sportsnet

Bring basketball back to our city Mo Hussain Sports Reporter

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ontinuing from our last piece on the Vancouver Grizzlies, today we ask the question of whether the Grizzlies still have a case for reclaiming an NBA franchise.

In this piece, we are going to look at just a few reasons why the NBA should consider expanding to Vancouver in 2020.

Population Vancouver is a lot more diverse than it was in 1996. According to Vancouver’s “City Social Indicator Profile” in 2019, People from “visible minorities” became the majority in 2019, with 52 percent of Vancouver’s population distribution made up of people from minority ethnic backgrounds. This is up seven percent from 1996, where ethnic minorities only made up 45 percent of Vancouver’s population distribution.

In addition to this, according to the Morning Consult, the NBA is the most diverse league among US adults who have a “very favourable opinion of a team in the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB.” Ethnic minorities made up over 50 percent in the NBA’s respective poll. It would make a lot of sense for the NBA to expand its league to a city that fits its key demographic.

Vancouver by itself is also home to more people than at least a handful of NBA cities including Portland, Oklahoma City, and Milwaukee.

League interest Notable figures in the NBA have also made positive public statements about a potential return to Vancouver. In an interview with Rosemary Barton of CBC’s “The National,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that he “wishes [the NBA] had a team in Vancouver.”

“We were a bit ahead of our time. I think there was a moment in the league when prospects seemed down. Given the development of the sport in Canada, I’m sure overtime we’ll look to see if there’s an opportunity to put a second team in the country,” he said.

In an article from FanSided, Former Toronto Raptors star player DeMar DeRozan also mentioned how he was surprised that Vancouver didn’t have a basketball team. “It definitely is [surprising] because it’s an amazing basketball atmosphere the times we’ve played pre-season games [there]. It felt like the atmosphere was crazy.”

Since 2014, Vancouver has been a marquee destination for the NBA’s Canada Series, a series where the NBA comes to Canada every year to play a couple of games in different cities across the country.

Vancouver has hosted a game in five of the last six years, with the game in 2016 being sold out in a matter of minutes.

An expansion team can be pretty good If the NBA were to decide to expand to the city of Vancouver, one of the biggest concerns that the league would most likely have would be whether the team would

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› The case for an NBA expansion team in Vancouver

play the same way they did when they first got in the league. To make sure that does not happen again, the NBA should go about doing an expansion draft a bit differently than they did over 20 years ago.

In 1995, the NBA allowed teams to protect eight players from being taken.

This allowed teams to protect more players than they needed, considering that teams only play 9 to 12 players in a single game. This could have been one of the factors as to why Vancouver did not get off to a good start in the league. The NBA might want to take a look at one of the more recent cities to be awarded an expansion team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. The team has been competing for three seasons so far and has made the playoffs in every one of them, including making the Stanley Cup finals in their first

season—and advancing to the western conference finals this year. What the NHL did when it came time for the expansion draft worked; the NHL only allowed teams to protect enough players so that they would keep their core superstars, but not to the point where Vegas couldn’t draft any exceptional players. If the NBA were to expand the league and only allow teams to protect six, maybe even seven players, that could give a potential Vancouver expansion team a higher chance of being competitive in the NBA, similar to how competitive the Golden Knights are.

Now although there are many other points as to why the NBA should expand to Vancouver, we must also ask ourselves about what’s on the other side of the coin. Why shouldn’t the NBA come to Vancouver? Tune in next week to find out.

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Douglas Royals women’s soccer team is adjusting to the pandemic › How do you play sports in a socially distanced world?

Mo Hussain Sports Reporter

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nder normal circumstances, this time of the year is usually when the Douglas Royals women’s soccer team’s road to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championship would be underway.

However, with the CCAA cancelling the tournament and PACWEST cancelling their season due to the ongoing pandemic last June, the Royals might have to wait a little while before they can get back on the pitch. “We weren’t thrilled that PACWEST decided to end the season so quickly. We knew that nationals (CCAA tournament) wasn’t going to happen, but we were hoping that on the provincial level we would be able to do something,” said head coach of Royals women’s soccer, Chris

Laxton, in an interview with the Other Press. “But you know in hindsight, the right decision was made with enough time that we weren’t trying to force a square peg into a round hole.”

The ongoing pandemic has caused plenty of coaches to make big adjustments as to how they go about operating their team. For Laxton, the biggest adjustments he must make involves how he is going to develop and analyze his current players and how he is going to recruit new ones. “We haven’t been able to do a proper training session yet. I have no idea who is going to pick up our principles. Who is going to react under pressure? Who’s going to step up?” stated Laxton. “But I know there are a lot of players who are going to surprise us in a positive way.”

As for recruiting, Laxton says that it will be “the one thing” he is interested to

see how it will work.

“I’m hearing concerns from parents and prospective athletes on whether there will be spots, scholarships, and opportunities available to athletes,” he said.

In the meanwhile, the team recently came back to “social distance” practice in August, following the Royals “Return To Play Plan” program. The program is designed to “explain special protocols, training methodology, and strict safety regulations that will be implemented and followed upon the return to play in relation to COVID-19,” according to the team’s website. “The group was really keen to get back. Even though it was not an ideal situation, it was still nice to be back,” said Laxton.

The practices involved each player having to fill out safety forms before coming to practice, placing bags in socially distanced cones, continuously disinfecting

materials, using hand sanitizer, wearing masks, and adapting contact drills to socially distant soccer drills.

Laxton says that this week the team was cleared for contact training, but due to the recent harsh air conditions in the lower mainland, that had to be cancelled.

As for whether there is a possibility that the CCAA and/or PACWEST can somehow bring back this year’s tournament, Laxton says: “CCAA soccer is not happening, that’s for sure. They definitely couldn’t commit to a season in Ontario for February or March.

As for PACWEST, there is still hope for a season. If I was a betting man, I don’t think that can happen. Having to make to trip to the island is very difficult to maneuver. But I really hope I’m wrong.”

We haven’t been able to do a proper training session yet. I have no idea who is going to pick up our principles. Who is going to react under pressure? Who’s going to step up?”

– Chris Laxton, head coach of Royals women’s soccer

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Government agents and bright comedy › ‘Intelligence,’ starring David Schwimmer, surprisingly has a lot to offer thus far Promotional image for 'Intelligence' via Sky One

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ick Mohammed’s political satire Intelligence recently debuted on Showcase and has much to offer to comedy fans. The story follows National Security Agency (NSA) liaison Jerry Bernstein when he’s assigned to the UK’s cyber security division. There, he meets hyper-eager Joseph (played by Mohammed) and other quirky staff as he tries to adjust to his new work life with often funny results. The premiere of this first season excels with an original story and strong chemistry among its diverse actors.

Upon watching its first episode, the show is very much like Greg Daniels’ The Office. If you’re a devout fan of his classic series, then Intelligence’s setting, characters, and offbeat approaches won’t be so unexpected. Mohammed’s impressive script and the banter from the cast gets you through the day with its memorable humour.

Friends superstar David Schwimmer proves he truly belongs in comedy with his hilarious performance as Bernstein.

He delivers worthwhile laughs while playing the story’s lead as an obnoxious government suit. This is way better than his more disappointing work from restaurant drama show, Feed the Beast. His fast-paced quips and chemistry with Mohammed are the episode’s best moments and that connection will most likely continue being

the highlights for the rest of the series.

The premiere also uses political satire to parody the stereotypes of government norms and work culture. Bernstein’s amusing foil with his sarcastic and headstrong boss Christine (Sylvestra Le Touzel) uses comedy to relay the anxieties in conforming to a strict agency.

The show presents weird characters and how they, for the most part, easily get along with each other despite their zany

attitudes. Mohammed’s young cast lends his show an encouraging tone for viewers.

He normalizes how important it is to embrace what makes you different through his writing which conveys this positive message excellently.

Segments with jazz music build comedic tension and elevate the dysfunction throughout the episode. These moments are balanced with silence during other scenes to foreground character dynamics.

However, the premiere has snappy editing that sometimes overwhelm viewers with jokes being launched at them all at once. The story could have relaxed its cuts and allowed moments between characters to last a bit longer before the next edit.

Overall, Nick Mohammed’s new satire Intelligence is a delightfully absurd take on what makes a cyber security division tick. The show promises hilarity for its first episode with a highly relatable cast. Mohammed’s bold humour and the convincing relationships between characters make his show an easygoing watch for anyone in need of a good laugh.

Bill Callahan’s ode to Ry Cooder › Why Callahan wrote a song for this musician and producer

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ill Callahan—praised pastoral Americana singer-songwriter—released a new album on September 4, titled Gold Record. This work is a collection of EPs and other previously unfinished works.

Kindred to Callahan’s previous six records, Gold Record showcases conjunct melodies accompanied with his monotonous voice.

The work has been tied to a few notable names such as folk artist Emmylou Harris—who he originally wrote “Another Song” for, more luminary however, is his piece written for Ry Cooder.

Cooder is an American musician and producer. His own records are intricate and emotive, however, there is something that Callahan acknowledges as more commendable than Cooder’s musical talents; this is heard in his song “Ry Cooder.” Aside from creating his own music, Cooder is also a producer who produces other musicians’ works, notably non-American musicians. One popular album is Buena Vista Social Club’s selftitled record (1997).

Callahan’s song honours Cooder for recognizing talent in sound that skews from the American norm. Beyond that, he acknowledges him for having a genuine love for sound and for sharing other cultures’ art. Cooder has recognized talent in something that’s different from what

he had been conditioned to, and in my opinion, unlike many other Westerners who have worked with non-western cultures, he does not appropriate them.

Callahan contrasts Cooder with Paul Simon’s Graceland, which, despite being praised as one of the best albums of all time, has been criticized by

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some for the cultural appropriation of South African culture. Graceland was a collaboration including Simon and South African musicians that he scouted out after listening to that style of music and deciding he wanted to incorporate it into one of his albums. Thoughts around this album sometimes conclude that Simon did not know much about South African township culture. Instead he liked the way their music sounded, and without any understanding of its cultural history nor meaning, he made an album based on their sounds.

This perspective that showcases Cooder in the song “Ry Cooder” is purely Callahan’s—who knows, maybe he is the most appropriating Westerner of them all! Regardless, it is nice for someone to acknowledge and praise genuineness in another person, even if it is subjective.

Musically, the song “Ry Cooder” is conjunct, its texture thin, and its lyrics poetic. There is something so true and vulnerable about the way Callahan writes.

His album is not so much of a background noise sort of piece. If it were playing in the supermarket, shoppers would probably have to sneak a snooze on some bed-like bags of cereal. The album is a lay down and listen album, and luckily, rainy days are on the horizon. The lust to get some vitamin D in between our Zoom classes and availability to do so is slowly diminishing, so take advantage of this and go have a listen!

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An intense journey for this ‘Epic Quest’ Cheryl Minns Senior Columnist

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n an age of binge-worthy television and addictive video games, local filmmaker Chelsea Goodman of Water Flower Studios is offering audiences a bit of both in her new fantasy series, Epic Quest.

The live-action show follows Alys the wench (played by Nadya Debogorski) and Sevrin the mage (Tim Zhang), two characters in a medieval fantasy video game who are on a quest to rescue Alys' kidnapped sister Thea (Alyssa HansonSmith) from the king. The pilot episode is currently available to stream for free on the Fantasy Network at watch.thefantasy. network.

“We usually pitch Epic Quest as Monty Python and the Holy Grail meets Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” Goodman said to the Other Press in an online interview.

Epic Quest launched on September 4 with a live premiere on the Dungeons and Dragons Memes Facebook page. Goodman and the show’s producer, David Pfrimmer, attended the event and interacted with viewers. The video has since received over 14,000 views.

Epic Quest has come a long way from its humble beginnings as Goodman’s student short film in 2015. To fund the ambitious project, Goodman launched a Kickstarter campaign in January 2015 to raise $1,600. She and her team finished the campaign with over $1,880 donated.

The short film worked as a student project, but Goodman aspired to take the

project further. “We weren’t very happy with the first edit of Epic Quest, so I got it re-edited by a professional editor, a professional digital effects team, a colour corrector, and a sound designer, and it became what it is now,” she said.

In 2019, Epic Quest made its way around the film festival circuit, being screened at festivals around the world.

The 12-minute pilot episode has received eight film festival awards, including Best Original Song, Best Webisode, and Best Web Series.

In 2020, Epic Quest was accepted into the Gen Con Film Festival, which is part of a popular gaming convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Due to COVID-19 safety measures, the in-person festival was moved online and streamed from July 30 to August 2.

“Because of Gen Con, we were able to discover the Fantasy Network and they were able to discover us,” Goodman said. “After the film festival was done, the Fantasy Network personally contacted me and said, ‘Hey, we really like Epic Quest.

Would you like to be on our network?’”

The Fantasy Network is currently streaming the re-edited version of the short film Goodman made in 2015, which is referred to as the show’s pilot episode, “The Wench, The Mage, and The Thief.”

Over the years, Epic Quest has gained a following of fans, who are eagerly awaiting more of Alys’ and Sevrin’s story.

However, Goodman and Pfrimmer are only in pre-production of Epic Quest’s first season at the moment.

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“We plan to hopefully shoot in summer 2021. We plan to make six episodes at 25 minutes each for the first season.

We’ve decided that we’re going to make it more like an online TV series than a web series,” she said.

Goodman said the team and the Fantasy Network plan to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help cover production costs for Epic Quest’s first season.

“I don't know if we're going to do Kickstarter again, but if we are, that’s great because I’ve had two successful Kickstarter campaigns,” she said.

Last November, Goodman and Pfrimmer went to the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California, to pitch Epic Quest to sales agents. To help sell the show, Goodman created an Epic Quest series bible, which contained drafts of the first six episodes, character profiles, an explanation of the show’s fictional world, and lots of visuals. The team was in negotiations with an interested agent, but

then COVID-19 hit, and film productions immediately shut down and the deal fell through.

But there was a silver lining for Goodman and her team. With film productions being put on hiatus, she and her friends in the film industry found themselves with more free time to work on Epic Quest.

“When things got shut down, I took what I wrote in that bible and I wrote the first three episodes. My friends and I had cold reads over Zoom where we—and even a few of my actors—read episodes one, two, and three,” she said. “From there, we were able to brainstorm and develop the story.”

Goodman hopes the increasing interest in video game movies and streaming series will work in Epic Quest’s favour. “We’ve definitely made Epic Quest at the right time,” she said.

Check out the pilot episode of Epic Quest at watch.thefantasy.network/tvshow/epic-quest.

A dark knight that lasts beyond a long comic book run › Dan Jurgens’ first volume of ‘Batman Beyond’ is a refreshing dimension

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omic book lovers will be upset to find out that DC Comics will cancel writer Dan Jurgens’ Batman Beyond graphic novel series. Despite this news, Jurgens’ first volume Batman Beyond: Escaping the Grave offers a refreshing take on its classic

universe with a satisfying entry featuring well-realized characters. This story takes place in futuristic city Neo-Gotham with a new Batman, Terry McGinnis. While fighting criminal gangs led by young villain Terminal, McGinnis must also deal with the possible return of the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker.

The comic’s action scenes burst with thrilling—sometimes whimsical—artwork in overlapping panels paired with vividly

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coloured environments. The staging of characters, layered with the edgy absurdities and close-ups in every frame, boldly immerses the reader in each fight.

They’re elevated by Batman’s snide humour that portrays him as an enjoyable youth like Spider-Man. Volume one has an upbeat tone that provides a new spin on its titular lead that makes him better than just a brooding Dark Knight. The comic focuses less on McGinnis’ tragic backstory and more on the positive family dynamic he has with his little brother, Matt. This bond conveys how loved ones remind you that compassion always outweighs the world’s troubles.

Batman also struggles to mend his estranged relationship with girlfriend Dana that further grounds his superhero life.

Presenting his private life in these ways add emotional textures that really make this vigilante a genuinely believable character.

As for Terminal, he has a twisted philosophy and an origin story that gives him some decent layers—although he lacks strong psychological duality with Batman.

His motives are cliché yet, as a villain, he’s deceptive and cunning enough to keep readers hooked with his devious agenda.

The graphic novel’s central theme is

how unresolved issues from crime and the past can shape an entire city. The comic takes a closer look at its young characters as they try to find closure with their backstories or the legacy of the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, and his endless battles with the Joker. This approach creates a social subtext about what it means for a generation to live their lives as they carry the history of their predecessors.

The script, however, has a few references to secondary characters and could have been developed further. The comic loses a bit of its accessibility for readers unfamiliar with Batman Beyond, but that won’t impede them in learning about this superhero universe.

Overall, the graphic novel excels with a more upbeat Batman that provides an exciting energy for young readers. Dan Jurgens skillfully builds his plot with exciting twists that allow you to eagerly lose yourself in the story’s world. As sad as it is that DC Comics will be discontinuing Jurgens’ series this year, Batman Beyond: Escaping the Grave proves why his comics lasted as long as they did. The 50th and last issue will be released December 22.

The first volume is currently available on Hoopla.

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Dinguses and Dragons: what you need to start playing D&D

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Deep dive into your new favourite hobby

Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Welcome to Dinguses and Dragons, a weekly column aiming at demystifying and introducing the game of D&D to new and potential players

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o, you’re thinking of dabbling in the wonderful world of Dungeons and Dragons? Unlike most of those other hobbies you one day decided to pick up, was really into for a few weeks, and then had your enthusiasm fade like the summer sun, D&D requires very little start-up capital. In this article, I’ve prepared a list of things for your upcoming journey: two things you need, two things you should have, and two things you might want. The first two “needs” are actually free, so you can get started almost immediately!

What you definitely need A dice app, or Google’s “d20 roll” bookmarked Most actions you take in D&D will require you to roll a dice. For example, you’ll often have to roll a 20-sided die (known as a d20) to help decide how successful you were, with the higher the roll the better. The dices also come in 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-sided variations, which are used in other parts of the game. There are plenty of free dice apps available, though Googling “d20 roll” will produce a simple, effective option for you to use.

A group to play with D&D groups don’t just grow on trees. This is often the biggest barrier for people, as finding a group that gels together and—through some miracle—are all available on the same days and times takes some finessing.

Another struggle is finding someone willing to DM (or Dungeon Master) as this person spends extra hours outside of game time preparing for the actual game.

DMs are so in-demand that there are DMs for hire!

What you should have Some quality headphones with a microphone

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This one mostly applies to the COVID world we now find ourselves in. If you’re playing your game online, investing in a nice set of microphone headphones will help you and your group. We have enough technical difficulties as is, so don’t cheap out on some shitty headphones that no one can hear you through.

The D&D Player’s Handbook A one-stop-shop for all the rules you need to play Dungeons & Dragons. Copies of the Player’s Handbook aren’t cheap (usually selling for between $40 to $60) but it’s beautifully illustrated and full of so much useful information. While a lot of D&D rules are available online now, it’s always encouraged for players to buy a copy to help support the game’s publisher, and ensure that D&D continues for years to come.

What you might want A physical dice set Look, I’m not a traditionalist by any means, but having a physical set of dice that you can play with is infinitely better than pressing buttons on an app.

(Not to mention you get to live the thrill of having a

dice roll for what seems like an eternity when it’s a pivotal roll). Dice sets also come in all sorts of groovy colour combinations, and you can go as cheap (which is usually pretty cheap) or as expensive (which gets shockingly expensive) as you want.

The D&D Monster Manual and Dungeon Master’s Guide At $50ish a pop, I don’t recommend just any beginning

player go out and buy these two books. But like the Player’s Handbook, both are beautifully illustrated and pretty useful—assuming you’re a DM or planning to start your own campaign. Again, this is more of a way to support the game and publisher, so if you’re just starting, hold off on purchasing any of the expanded literature and just get a half-decent pair of frickin’ headphones.

WHAT WAS IT WAS LIKE WORKING FOR A COLLEGE NEWSPAPER IN THE '70S? An interview with a former student journalist—my father Craig Allan Staff Writer

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une 2019 was the month my first article was posted in the Other Press. I was so excited to get that edition of the paper and see my words printed on newspaper stock for the first time. I was also excited to show it to my parents, specifically my father. Back in the late ‘70s, my father was the sports editor for the Dawson College student newspaper, The Plant, located in Montreal. The Plant still runs today, though only as an online paper. Interested in knowing what it was like to work at a student paper back then, I asked my father about what it was like to craft a newspaper before computers,

This student suffered a brutal injury during a game in which he took a puck to the eye. The injury was so severe that he ended up losing his eye.

and also to uncover some of the interesting stories and experiences from his time at the student paper.

My father worked at the paper from 1977 to 1980. In high school, he was always interested in writing and journalism, so when he found out that his college had a paper, he felt it was “a natural fit.” After starting out as a writer, he later moved up to become the sports editor. As sports editor, he would cover stories about the college’s sports teams with a great focus on the turnaround of the school’s hockey team in which many players went on to attain major scholarships at US schools.

One of his most interesting contributors was a student who wanted to cover the school’s hockey team. The catch was that this student was on the hockey team and wanted to write the articles incognito. “Every week he would write an in-depth article looking at the good points and the bad points,” my father explained. The writer was an enthusiastic fan of the third line left winger because he was the third line left winger. He would lob both praise and criticism towards the coach much to the perplexed dismay of the coach. As the season went on, the coach began to question how The Plant was gaining this information, especially since the paper never seemed to send a reporter to the games. My father, being the protector of his sources, just responded that the reporter “likes to be very quiet.” Eventually the coach found out, but because it was the end of the season, he held no hard feelings. He just asked that the contributor and player “take it a little easy” on the team and his coaching style. In the end, the coach was even a bit tickled by the whole thing.

In interviewing my dad, I discovered that my father engaged in the timeless tradition of using the Editor-inChief’s chill attitude to his advantage. However, in one case, my dad’s trust that his paper was never able to reach its set date of Friday worked against him. My dad detailed how a player on the Alouette’s eluded coverage in Sunday’s game.

Unfortunately, this was the one week where the paper was published on time, which meant that my dad claimed that something happened in a game that had not even occurred yet. “A little bit of egg on face there,” he said.

In terms of what he considers his magnum opus of his time at the paper, he mentioned an interview he did with a student on the hockey team. This student suffered a brutal injury during a game in which he took a puck to the eye. The injury was so severe that he ended up losing his eye. “He was a guy who didn’t blame anyone for this […] Just the way that this guy persevered. He wanted to make sure that he continued his courses. He wanted to make sure he was part of the team, not only for that year, but throughout his stay at Dawson,” he said. “I was proud of the article I did profiling this one player.”

Oddly, the part of working at the paper that he found the most satisfying was the assembling of the paper. “I liked the creative process […] Seeing how we can make the paper look visually presentable […] The creativity of putting the paper

together is something I am still proud of.” He detailed how he and the team would assemble the paper without the use of computers—which was much cruder than how it is done today. He said that they would section out each area of the paper to figure out how much space they needed that would allow them to put in their articles while also leaving enough room for ads. He told me that if a picture did not work or an article was too long, they would resolve the problem with X-ACTO knives. “We would spend four to twelve hours making the paper fit into the various pages we had,” he said.

When I asked him how he feels about The Plant being online only now, he simply chalked it up to a “sign of the times.”

Seeing as my dad has such a flair for writing, I always found it odd that he never continued with his writing in any major capacity. He clearly enjoyed it, and even today still reads the physical paper that is delivered to our doorstep every day.

While my dad’s current contributions to the writing world mostly consist of the “dad joke of the day” variety, I hope that one day he considers looking into ways he can write again.

My goal of writing this article was not just to profile my father’s work at his college paper, but to showcase how much fun it can be to write for a college paper. In the year plus since I joined the paper, I have made content that I am proud of, but also some great friendships. For anyone out there who

is reading this, wondering if they should contact the paper about contributing—but worried about putting themselves out there—I can tell you that I felt this way too, but challenging that fear and getting my first article in the paper was one of my best moments. I can only hope that others can enjoy the same pride and satisfaction that I feel writing for my college paper.

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One of his most interesting contributors was a student who wanted to cover the school’s hockey team. The catch was that this student was on the hockey team and wanted to write the articles incognito. He was an enthusiastic fan of the third line left winger because he was the third line left winger.

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new location for Tiger Sugar, a Taiwanese bubble tea chain, just opened up a couple blocks from the New West campus right across from the S lined up down the street for a chance to try the drinks—which were only available in Richmond until now—and took advantage of the buy one

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SkyTrain station. Known for their brown sugar boba, their drinks will offer more variety in the options currently available around campus. People get one grand opening deal (only until September 22).

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Apple announcement: the mid-range iPad Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist

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inally, 5G is here and it will change the way we do tasks with faster download speeds and more bandwidth—both of which can be used to create new technologies and experiences. In the months leading up to the launch, major telecom companies showed commercials about the first 5G networks and the many things that you can do with them.

Last month, Samsung announced the next version of their flagship cellphone with the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G. A few weeks later, Google announced the next version of their flagship cellphone with the Google Pixel 4a; all this means that Apple is likely to announce their next version of the iPhone that includes 5G. Apple did an announcement on September 15—it was pre-taped and happened at their headquarters, just as their previous presentation was.

In the beginning, Tim Cook said that they were going to talk about the Apple Watch and the iPad—but it seemed like there could be a chance that he would do a “just one more thing” moment and announce the new iPhone. With a running time of at least an hour, most of the announcement focused on the next version of the Apple Watch which is called the Apple Watch Series 6. It has a new blood oxygen meter that can measure oxygen levels, a new strap that does not have a

belt and buckle (making it look like a wristband), and allows you to put multiple watches in the same iPhone with family setup. It will be available in Canada later this year.

As the watch evolved, the addition of more features allowed users to check on their well-being accurately. Apple showed stories about the Apple Watch helping a lot of people and even saving lives. Another announcement is that the company will be net carbon neutral by 2030. This includes the Apple Watch now being recharged by renewable energy instead of a USB power adapter (and this could expand to the rest of their products). Midway through the announcement, they mentioned another add-on service to Apple Fitness+, their workout app (which competes with another fitness workout product called Peloton).

All of these exciting features are bundled in a new service called Apple One which has all of their other services including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud Drive in one bundle like Amazon Prime but without the shipping. Ten years after the original iPad was released, Apple has announced the next version of the iPad, which is basically only faster. Then they announced the next version of the iPad Air, which I thought was the regular version.

They incorporated features from the iPad Pro into the iPad Air, including a Liquid Retina display, a 4K camera, Touch ID in the power button, recharging the

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Apple Pencil in the side of the iPad, and even a USB-C cable instead of a lightning cable.

The announcement ended and they did not announce the next version of the iPhone. Maybe they were going to wait

until Samsung did their announcement so that Apple could add more new features to the iPhone to show that they are more innovative. At least the iPad Air has more features that will allow everyone to create things like a pro.

Baking during the pandemic › How I proved to bake something that was actually edible

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aking has been an activity many people have partaken in since the start of the pandemic in March. The thought of enjoying baking as a hobby would never have occurred to me five years ago, let alone five months ago.

Remarkably, during the pandemic, I did some baking. It is not something that I normally would do but being stuck at home so much left me bored senseless. I kept seeing articles on how people were trying to keep themselves occupied, and baking appeared to be at the top of those lists.

An article published on Healthline discusses the mental health benefits of baking. In the article, Julie Ohana, creator of CulinaryArtTherapy.com, states that baking can be a surreal and therapeutic experience. “When the task allows you to create something to nourish yourself and your loved ones, it can be a very powerful experience,” Ohana said. She further elaborates by stating that baking is a great way to manage anxiety: “I believe that focusing on a specific task or skill, forcing someone to ‘get out of their own head’[…] can really be helpful to quiet one’s inner dialogue where the anxiety stems from.”

Ariadne Ava Butalid, a life enrichment assistant at a West Vancouver retirement

home, says baking at home has helped her cope better with stress during the pandemic. “I find baking during the pandemic therapeutic and one way of relieving stress when we all are facing uncertainties in these difficult times,” Butalid said in an email interview with the Other Press. “I baked banana cake, bread, loaves, and blueberry cake to name a few. It is a comforting feeling especially during the lockdown,” she said.

Surprisingly, over the summer, I baked two items. The first was focaccia bread and the second was Irish soda bread.

My focaccia bread recipe called for one teaspoon of yeast. Unfortunately, I didn’t

have yeast in my house, so, I searched on Google for a yeast substitute and I found one. Use half a teaspoon of baking soda and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. It does the job and works great! Yes, you heard it right here from a non-professional baker! I can just picture Gordon Ramsay saying that I should add a dash (or a gallon) of olive oil!

Notably, I found an Irish soda bread recipe from user KnockoutKitchen on YouTube. After watching the video and listening to the guy narrating and discussing the recipe in his unique and engaging Irish accent, I was craving some of that bread. The bread looked so delicious after he had taken it out of the

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oven. I then made the decision to try and bake it myself—it turned out fantastic.

I feared that it would look like a burnt meatball or meteor-like substance that is totally indistinguishable… except for that fact that it belongs in a trash can.

Importantly, I would recommend baking to anyone who is having difficulty coping during these pandemic times.

Keeping your mind stimulated and occupied is one way to combat stress and anxiety. I did not think I would enjoy baking, but I did. And during the process of baking, I felt calm and relaxed. Who knows what I will bake next?

Irish Soda Bread Recipe • 4 cups flour (half whole wheat flour and half regular flour) • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 and 3/4 cups buttermilk Mix all ingredients together. Roll and form into a ball and place in a baking tray (spray bottom with cooking spray). Take a knife and make two incisions on top of the bread (form an X). Cover with foil and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

Afterwards, remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes. Then remove from oven and smear with butter and let dry on rack.

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Half the game, twice the fun › The death of five-pin bowling has been exaggerated Craig Allan Staff Writer n August, Burnaby Now printed a story about the closure of the Old Orchard’s Five-Pin Bowling Centre, and the last five-pin bowling alley in Burnaby. This follows another article they did six years prior about the decline of five-pin bowling.

However, to close the coffin on five-pin bowling—the uniquely Canadian game played with half the pins and a smaller ball—may be premature, as there are still locations in the Lower Mainland championing the five-pin game. One of those locations resides in Port Coquitlam, where Poco Bowl has been thundering balls down their 14-lane facility since 1950. I spoke with co-owner Angela Madaski about the five-pin game, how her business is adapting to COVID-19, and how her alley plans to continue to be part of the community for years to come.

Madaski inherited the alley from her grandfather and great grandmother who took over the alley on McAllister Avenue located right across from Port Coquitlam City Hall in 1959. Over the years the alley has hosted tournaments, youth bowling leagues, senior leagues, women’s leagues, and customers of all ages while keeping the lanes exclusively for five-pin bowling.

Madaski and her siblings now run the bowling alley and they all share a strong passion for the game as their parents and grandparents did before them.

Madaski mentioned that five-pin bowling is “more accessible” than the ten-pin version, because while ten-pin bowling balls can be heavy, and therefore not suitable for children and older people, the five-pin ball is much smaller, lighter,

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and easier to manage. That does not mean that the game is in any way less difficult.

In writing this story, I went down to the alley to test out the five-pin game and found that it proves to be even more of a challenge than its counterpart. This is because when you hit a pin in ten-pin, the pins can knock other pins down, but in five-pin I found it quite common for myself

to roll a ball that only took down one pin because the pins were spaced out. This led to a far more challenging game than I expected, and a better appreciation of this uniquely Canadian game.

The alley, like many businesses this year, was not spared from the ravages of COVID-19; they had to close for three months due to the pandemic. Madaski

says that they have had “reduced business,” especially with their older customers who are still wary about going to possibly crowded indoor facilities. But as the summer went on, they started to see people returning. One promotion that has helped with this is a “kids bowl free” program, which has no doubt given parents with limited activities for their children a place of refuge and fun in these often bleak times.

Though the alley is a beloved institution in the Port Coquitlam downtown, and even survived a devastating fire four years ago that destroyed a wellknown bakery, there are worries on the horizon as a new development for the site of the former bakery has been proposed that could expand into the space of the bowling alley. Madaski is confident that this will not happen though, as the development has some initial plans in place to include a bowling alley in the new building. “We are very supported by the city of Port Coquitlam,” said Madanski.

I contacted the city of Port Coquitlam planning office, and while they told me that the vacant lot left by the bakery will be developed soon, the plan does not include tearing down the bowling alley.

The future of five-pin bowling may be up in the air but dedicated curators of the game, like Angela Madaski and her family, are determined to keep the game alive for future generations. To do that though, the sport needs to attract more people. For my experience, I was surprised at how challenging the game proved to be.

I definitely want to play again and see if I can get higher than a 40 for my score. I may have hit the gutters more than the pins, but for the Madaski family, the gutter ball for five-pin bowling is still a long way off as the Poco Bowl is dedicated to rolling strikes in Port Coquitlam for a long time to come.

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Are we surprised that the rich got richer?

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› We are in the same storm, but not the same boat

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’ve seen too many memes throughout the pandemic satirizing rich people who say, “We’re all in this together.” I’m not here to say that they are tone-deaf or that they are out of touch, rather, I would like to point out that they got richer while the rest of us at best just survived. “Rising tides raise all ships” only applies to yachts in this economy, while row boats and canoes are buffeted about or capsized completely. However, touching the myriad of commercials may be, the back-breaking reality for low-income households and the working poor has been completely different.

Though I am reasonably financially secure, the prospect of me owning a house in the Vancouver area has seen no real improvement even as prices go down,

and it is certainly worse for any homeless person who may have previously been able to work and find some stability. For those who weren’t even that fortunate the increased rate of overdose has worsened their prospects.

Here in BC, the overdose rate actually outran the deathrate from COVID-19; you could certainly argue that surviving coronavirus as a homeless person is more likely than surviving your next fix.

But despite the best efforts of the NDP government that bought abandoned hotels to house the less fortunate, overdose deaths have not let up, sparking an increased demand for the decriminalization of various drugs as well as a better distribution of safe drugs. But even amidst the general price contraction of our rental market, there doesn’t seem to be a place for the homeless and impoverished to fill, instead the ability to increase wealth

through property ownership has become a little more plausible for the upper middle class and more lucrative for the already rich.

The push to online classes and work saw Zoom, Netflix, and other digital platforms experience massive windfalls, and for those fortunate enough to become stay-at-home students and workers that has been fine, but for anyone who was on the wrong side of the eviction moratorium or laid off due to the decimated retail and hospitality industries, the near future has been bleak and shaky. Not to worry though, if you have a laptop or a cellphone, you’re in the same boat as Netflix execs and shareholders who saw a whopping $5.8 billion USD in revenues this year. Consider yourself to be rubbing shoulders and sharing caviar with Elon Musk and his extra $8 billion earned in August.

Now I am not one to call for the heads

of the rich or even accuse them of evil doings, but the plutonomy we are living in should be alarming, given that it will collapse eventually. The fact that hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people could have their livelihoods decimated as business owners and workers while the highest reaches benefit or get bailed out is a recipe for disaster and unrest that will be more widespread and universal than our current level of BLM protesting.

As the lockdown spectre has become our false reality and the flu season will bring new fears, it is only right to wonder what a world built on wealth and plastered with fiat money will look like in the future.

What will become of the working poor as the economy needs them less and less?

How does the little guy survive when not even business ownership can keep you safe? It seems like we are far from safe harbors in this storm.

‘Rising tides raise all ships’ only applies to yachts in this economy.

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The Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights Integrity March › Poorly covered and well behaved Matthew Fraser Opinions Editor n September 12, the CCFR (Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights) hosted their “Integrity March on Ottawa,” a march that aimed to showcase the extreme displeasure most Canadian gun owners felt about the May 1 assault weapons ban. In a country where 78 percent of the people surveyed express support for a gun ban, hundreds if not thousands of gun owners marching around parliament would seem unwise, if not completely unpopular.

In spite of the current pandemic status, the CCFR was able to motivate firearm owners across the country to show up and be heard on parliament hill. Despite what has seemed like years of public condemnation and derision, Canadian firearm owners seem to have decided that enough is enough; if nothing else, many of the marchers believe that the federal government does not have their best interests at heart and are very willing to violate their property rights. In an interview with Code of Arms, Rod Giltaca (founder and CEO of the CCFR) illustrates that Canadian gun owners can no longer sit quietly and hope for decent treatment from the federal government. Although Parliamentary Protective Services claimed roughly 800 individuals attended the

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march, the statement is contested by both march organizers, aerial photographs and a number of videos that came out in the days after. Regardless of how many people were claimed to attend, the goal of showing Canadian gun control proponents that these laws effect their neighbors and not just some nameless, faceless, hick enemy was achieved.

With an event as controversial as a march in support of “assault rifles,” many would expect some level of hostility from counter protestors, yet counter protests

were almost entirely absent. If the image of gun owners is one of violence and ill will, it certainly wasn’t on display at the September 12 rally. In fact, the whole march lasted less than three hours including speakers. If anything, it highlighted how well behaved the Canadian gun owning public actually is; seeing as Canadian gun owners are vetted daily (unlike sex offenders or paroles) it is not particularly surprising that Canadian gun owners would be reticent to make a nuisance of themselves at a rally.

Save for a few short articles for Global and CBC news groups, most of Canada’s mainstream media has remained mum on the march; this is yet another sign that Canadian firearms owners will not be able to get a fair shake in having our concerns heard or represented. Though controversial news outlets like Rebel Media provided coverage, and a number of independent Canadian firearms blogs were present, chances are if you weren’t invested in the conversation already this would have slipped right through the cracks. Given how long the debate on gun control has been going on that should at least seem strange. However, in many ways this isn’t surprising, seeing as there are only two national gun lobbyists (according to Tracey Wilson of the CCFR—her being one of them) against over 100 anti-gun lobbyists, or when one considers how much media coverage Doctors for Protection from Guns gets despite their small size and some claims that have been disproven.

The conversation on gun ownership in Canada may never end, as there will always be people who eschew fact-based policy for repressive bans. However, with the advent of social media and the increasing displeasure of firearms owners, opposition will only become stronger and more organized against intrusions into the personal freedoms of millions of Canadians.

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ews can be found not only in newspapers but also on TV, radio, and online, but too many of these sources can be deliberately misinformative. President Donald Trump coined the phrase “fake news” after CNN reporter Jim Acosta asked him a question and did not let him answer during a press conference. The information that Trump posted on Twitter was scrutinized and considered by some as credible media and not by others. This makes it trickier to figure out what is true and who to trust.

Fake news is not only a thing in the United States. It happens in other countries too, including Canada. Misinformation is another type of propaganda and can lead to bigger consequences. But there are inaccurate stories that are obviously fake that you can easily ignore them. When I get my news, I usually get it from a variety of sources instead of just one source.

I watch many news channels in both Canada and the United States to see how they approach stories and which stories that they cover. This also allows me to see different opinions on a single story. When I read a story, I usually check the sources that are cited to find any bias in them, and it is more credible when there is less bias

in it. One way that I would approach a political story is by watching Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) for the entire unedited press conference, and then later watching the news channels to see how it is covered and what is highlighted.

Also, when a guest is interviewed, you have to find out about their views in general to find out if their thoughts on a topic is fact based or biased by personal feeling or doctrine. With internet news, fake news can look so obviously unreal

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because it is too good or too drastic to be true. These are similar to the types of stories that you would see in tabloid magazines, which might be one reason why I think Trump dislikes and is treating some news organizations so poorly.

Another simple way I spot a news source that isn’t credible is by looking at the design of the website to see how well it is organized. Credible news websites often have a simple and high-quality design and the layout makes it easy to find citations.

The story being accompanied with a photo that is obviously photoshopped makes it likelier to be fake. Also, when checking the sources, you can go through its facts to see if they actually support the point in the story or if they’ve been angled to look like they do.

While social media is another way to get news, it is mostly useful as a notification system for me when breaking news happens (as long as you get information from credible news sources and verified accounts). Lots of information from social media is not legitimate information. It can also be credible but not yet confirmed—or even misleading. As long as you know the basics of news, you should be able to find credible and accurate stories using your own judgement. Make sure to check the reliability of your sources before giving your opinions on various topics, it is essential.

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Students enraged over back-toschool COVID regulations

› Hordes of students protest in wake of newly implemented safety precautions

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want to go home!” a teen cries after her 11th grade teacher announces the new safety protocols implemented at Tim Foyle Hatt Highschool. She is just one of the thousands of teens in the Greater Vancouver area negatively impacted by new COVID-centric school rules.

The Other Press interviewed Tyrone Grandall—a neighborhood resident—over his concerns with school children going back to school during these times.

“It just makes no sense to me,” Grandall said, “I had to call Tim Foyle High’s reception desk and yell at them just earlier this month because these dang kids are in a group of thirty outside playing their band instruments!”

Grandall looked morosely at the smoky sky. On September 13, local New Westminster pier park erupted into a blaze.

Alongside smoke coming in from forest fires, Vancouver’s air quality had become the worst in the world for an extended period.

“COVID’s happening, we had the

worst air quality in the world, and Tim Foyle decides to send their kids outside to play band instruments. Unbelievable,” Grandall said.

Although school staff are trying to implement safety protocols, for many teenagers, the protocols feel more like rules that are meant to be broken.

“I don’t want to wear a mask! It feels like I can’t breathe!” student Lola O’Doherty said in an interview with the Other Press. When asked on how she would feel about the repercussions, such as breathing difficulties with COVID

symptoms like pneumonia, O’Doherty said “No comment.”

Tim Foyle High’s recognized star athlete, Ollie Jenkins, believes COVID is a lie. After being tested positive for the virus a few months back in May, Jenkins discovered his immunity to the symptoms.

Jenkins, aware the virus cannot affect him, continues to go to parties and large social gatherings.

“COVID? Nah [sic] that shit isn’t real.

Even if it is—so what? It doesn’t hurt me so why shouldn’t I keep having fun? It’s senior year!” Jenkins said on the matter.

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How to simulate in-person classes

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nline classes are like regular classes in the way that they cost the same… but they’re a complete shitshow with nothing in common otherwise. Children who blow their noses freestyle into the atmosphere are allowed to congregate for school; yet you, an adult who is paying for their classes to a business, aren’t afforded the same quality of education that toddler learning shapes is. So, if you are yearning for the

experience of an in-person class, this handy guide will offer some suggestions in getting it back.

you’d like your prof to know that you’re a overeager show dog looking for approval, be the first person to show your webcam.

How to be a teacher’s pet Since there is no front row of the class where you can gaze lovingly into the professor’s eyes and constantly ask questions filled with jargon and key terms to show off your knowledge—you’ll have to find another way to kiss that prof’s ass.

Something I’ve noticed is that no one ever wants to turn on their webcam or audio first at the beginning of class, so if

How to be late for class Now that your classes are at home, teachers say that there is “no way to be late for class.”

I challenge that notion. Set yourself an alarm for one minute before class. Set up your learning station on a new computer that you’ve never been on before. Commute out to a computer where you will do your online classes. If there is a will, there is always a way to be late.

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How to fall asleep in class This is an exciting one. Classrooms can be so warm, and the prof’s voice can be so mundane—creating the perfect environment for a life-changing nap.

Inevitably, students fall asleep to the sweet lullaby of education—but when you’re at home, you can literally sleep in your own bed! Make sure to leave your microphone unmuted so you can experience the harrowing shame of a group of strangers hearing you sleep with your mouth open.

Bonus points if you’re an international student and you’re doing your class at 3 AM.

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Acting is just a fancy word for formal deceit Toy soldier jumping around singing, bored to a pop-punk song (instead of hardcore) from the early 2000s. Could’ve put on a show that would’ve moved mountains but instead he stays surly, stuck spinning like a tapping top singing pop-punk, pop-rock.

It doesn’t show any vocal ability. He’s tired of showing humility and decides to become every band’s worst enemy. “Diva,” “big ego,” “self-absorbed entity,” they say: smiles for the cameras but lacks all empathy.

Stiff in his box at the end of each day.

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