Typhoon Songda Ga into this past weekend, everything and everyone was abuzz with warnings of the upcoming storm. It was a multi-day, multi-wave system set to attack the Lower Mainland with aggressive winds and pounding rain. People prepared their flashlights, water, and canned goods. We were expecting something possibly worse than last year’s storm, which knocked out power in some areas for multiple days. Well, it’s come and gone now. Overall, it wasn’t as bad as we had expected. Many have taken to social media to mock its severity, as it was mostly underwhelming. On Saturday night, the expected peak of the storm, I left a birthday party at midnight to a light drizzle. It’s easy to look at this and shrug off the whole event. However, we do have to remember a few things. Firstly, we are incredibly lucky to live where we do. We don’t often have to worry about big storms the way many places on the east coast do. This is especially apparent in the shadow of he otherpress Lauren Kelly Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Assistant Editor 9 fi. fe @ Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Adam Tatelman Arts Editor Lauren Paulson ., | Multimedia Editor ue TBA Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Cara Seccafien Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Massistant@theotherpress.ca Mi news@theotherpress.ca M arts@theotherpress.ca Hurricane Matthew, which caused billions in damages and resulted in 1,384 deaths. While we clean up after our storm, a remnant of Typhoon Songda, we should be thankful that we don’t have to suffer through catastrophes such as those. Our cost of living is super high, but that comes bundled with the fact that where we live is pretty safe (ignoring the always-looming mega-quake). Most importantly, a teenager lost his life to this storm. Sixteen- year-old Shakir Salaam died in hospital after a tree fell on him Davie Wong Sports Editor BD B. a A Elizabeth Jacob Production Assistant Ed Appleby Ilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Aaron Guillen Staff Reporter Msports@theotherpress.ca Chitwan Khosla Features Editor M features@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Cazzy Lewchuk Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Rebecca Peterson Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca David Manky, Jerrison Oracion, and Cheryl Minns Senior Columnists Anthony Labonte, Jessica Berget, Erik Pinto, Carlos Bilan, and Analyn Cuarto Contributors Friday on his way home from school in Surrey. His friends, family, school, and rugby teammates are all in mourning now. When people are sitting around talking about how underwhelming the storm was, they should remember Shakir. We shouldn't let the severity of this storm lull us, though. We need to take every storm warning that comes out seriously, to make sure that we're prepared in case it is severe, or the power goes out for days like has happened many times. And we need to be Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 604.525.3542 Photo via daiyhive.com stocked and ready for when the earthquake does come, whether it’s tomorrow or 30 years from now. Until then, be grateful that we live where we do, and we don't have to be scared of hurricanes like our eastern neighbours. Until next issue, Lauren Kelly Editor-in-Chief @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ ©/theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress (¥ 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 are a 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 of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. The Other Press reserves the right 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.