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Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca STAFF LIST Jacey Gibb Editor-in-chief Meditor@theotherpress.ca Natalie Serafini Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Maccounting@theotherpress.ca Chris Paik Distribution Manager Midistribution@theotherpress.ca Cody Klyne Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Ed Appleby illustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Patrick Vaillancourt News Editor Minews@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor Marts@theotherpress.ca Sophie Isbister Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor Mopinions@theotherpress.ca Eric Wilkins Sports Editor Msports@theotherpress.ca Courtnie Martin Sports Reporter Sharon Miki Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca Cazzy Lewchuk Aidan Mouellic Julia Siedlanowska Staff Writers Steven Cayer, Brittney MacDonald Senior Columnists Anna Graham, Lindsey Florio, Maria Asselin-Roy, Andrew Jerabek, Anthony Goertz, Jerrison Oracion, Taylor Pitt, Michelle Suleyman Contributors A point of reference Jacey Gibb Editor-in-chief Meditor @theotherpress.ca he work of Editor-in- chief of the Other Press is nothing if not full of variety. Some parts of my job remain fairly consistent—like spending my Sundays editing the entire newspaper or keeping the office mini-fridge stocked with whatever variances of Coke people ask for—but the continuously shifting slate of side projects is what keeps the workload interesting and dynamic. Some of the aforementioned projects have included spending a week and a half last summer running a recruitment table at orientation, cleaning out the newspaper’s old darkroom and repurposing it as a pseudo- kitchen, and skipping class so I can extinguish PR firestorms. It’s never a dull moment when youre the EIC of a college publication. Somehow we're already past the halfway point of the winter semester and that means : © Getloknowus! © The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. © The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes : the Print Futures program : is preparing for the annual : portfolio show, an event where : nearly graduated students : havea chance to display their : work from previous years and : dress aggressively professional. : Sadly, this year’s crop of writers, : editors, and communication : specialists will be the program’s : last as Print Futures undergoes : ashift towards being a post- : degree diploma. A significant part of the : Other Press’ contributors, staff, : and alumni have come from this : program and it’s been a shame : to see it in flux for the past year : (here’s to the next incarnation : being even better), but the : main reason I’m mentioning : it is because of the graduates’ : need for testimonials. As head : of the publication, I’m usually : the one staff turn to when : they’re looking for references to : bolster their resumé. Not that : this task is new to me—I’ve : beena reference for plenty of : colleagues in previous jobs : and I’ve even given references : since being EIC—but the most : recent batch of them have had a : particularly sentimental impact. For the most part, my time papers from all across Canada. © The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners. : at the Other Press is entering : its twilight. This newspaper has : : been a significant part of my life : : for almost four years now and : when my time as EIC comes to : a close in August, I'll more than : : likely slip away into the ghostly : halls of OPers who once were. : But before that bell chimes, : I get to experience one of the : most satisfying feelings of all: : having pride in my staff and : getting to say nice things about : them to strangers. This parade of testimonials : means I've been forced to reflect : : upon how much some people : have grown since first walking : through the door at the Other : Press. | still remember when : our now-Sports Editor, Eric : Wilkins, began writing for the : newspaper and I, as Opinions : Editor, had to continuously give : : him feedback to not overuse : ellipses. I couldn’t even count : the number of times I’d have to : edit his articles and cut down : on the sentences that would : simply trail off... Or he’d try : to include one for dramatic : emphasis... It was like the : ellipsespocalypse. Two years : later, now he’s the one in the : section editor position, giving By www.cdn.3news.co.nz : weekly feedback to new writers. It’s areminder of how important places like student : newspapers are as a stepping : stone onto other things. No one is treating the Other Press as : their final career, where they'll : retire 40 years from now from : their section editor position. : You get in, get some skills and : do some good, and then you : hop to something else. This : kind of turnover can sometimes : posea problem, but it’s great in : the long run. I’m ata loss of words on : how to describe just how proud : Tam to have watched these : individuals progress over the : years. Some of them are going : to continue on in the literary : field and make a real name for : themselves; others will shift their focus back to whatever : else they plan to do with : their lives. Regardless of what : successes they find though, : they'll be all the better for what : they’ve learned during their : time at the Other Press... So it goes, Teoey Gibb Editor-in-chief coc Ug 9) CEM] @ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress (J twitter.com/theotherpress youtube.com/user/theotherpress instagram.com/theotherpress