wr) THE OTHER PRESS November 16, 2005 The Other Press Published since 1976 Room 1020 — 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 http: //majorstudioproduction. blogspot. com Major Studio Production wy vince vin Telephone: 604.525.3542 Fax: 604.525.3505 Managing Editor Colin “Drop Trou” Miley othereditor@ yahoo.ca News Editor Nicole “Dip my toes” Burton opnewseditor @ gmail.com a é eases 8 Hiroshima, Japan. August 6, 1945 Opinions Editor B¥andon “Cock Pushups” Ferguson opinionsubmit @ hotmail.com BOS vier aC tc L em a a Abu Gharib, lraq. April 2004 "| hope we may say that thus, this fateful morning. came to an end all wars." Arts & Entertainment Editor lain “Big Ass Steed” Reeve aeditor @ gmail.com ~ David Lloyd George {1863-1945} in his address before the UK House of Commons on November 11, 1918 Features Editor Kevin “Kielbasa” Welsh Considering the subject matter of The Other Press and the amount of leeway opfeatures @ gmail.com given to its contributors, Major Studio Production has found its ideal home. Sports Editor Having depicted a dead body mistaken for Halloween decoration (Oct. 26) and Her Wor getiay) Mat sarion, kids getting their eyes stabbed out with scissors (Oct. 19), I felt that it was time mclennonb @ douglas.be.ca F = ; “ I made a serious political statement with the Remembrance Day strip. Proofreader Reproducing iconic images of wart atrocities (see above comic strip), they be tyes caeeciertbicsioest Th pe were placed against a quote spoken on November 11, 1918—this being the Graphics first reference of World War I as the war to end all wars. Of course, given the Bea aiRo I Eom leg images, that quote is truly ironic. boomboomdarkroom @ yahoo.ca : Ue a . . 3 . Yet, in a surprising display of restraint, the strip was not run in the issue due to its controversial and potentially insensitive nature. So, was this the right decision? Given what does get printed in The Other Press, this might be seen as a double standard. One only needs to see the controversial Sex Issue (Sept. 28) to get an idea of how crazy the material can get. Yet Remembrance Day remains an untouchable sacred cow. Just last week, Conservative MP Stephen Layout “Tribute” Hargreaves saraharmerstolemystereo @ yahoo.com THE OP MUSIC CHARTS - Otherwise known as... What we listened to during the creation of this issue: Photography Tenacious D—Self Titled Jen “The Friendship Test” Aird...and KG Tenacious D—Self Titled Tenacious D—Self Titled Web/I.T. Tenacious D—Self Titled Ed “Friendship is Rare Oh Look There's a Tenacious D—Self Titled x wore Bear, Lucky Pierre” Keech other_press @shaw.ca Distribution Manager Derek “Schnizel” Ungless Office Manager J.J. “Muckidy Muck” McCullough wart_mamu@ yahoo.com Accountant Alyona “Rock Squats” Luganskaya tradexlic@ hotmail.com Columnists Amanda “Jr. Western Bacon Chee” Aikman, Donald “Don't offer me anything” Kawasaki, lain “Cherries Jubilee” Reeve Illustrator J.J. “No onions” McCullough wart_mamu @yahoo.com External Relations Kerry “With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass” Evans kerryevans @ shaw.ca Contributors Brady Ehler, Sajia Kabir, Donald Kawasaki, Kevin Lalonde, Patrick Mackenzie, J.J. McCullough, Brent Morely, Travis Paterson, Steph Smith, Tenacious D The Other Press is Douglas College's autonomous student newspaper. The Other Press is run by a collective and is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) dur- ing the summer. 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Those interested in join- ing the Other Press collective should contact the editor at othereditor@yahoo.ca News opnewseditor @ gmail.com Opinions opinionsubmit@ hotmail.com A&E aeditor @gmail.com Features opfeatures @ gmail.com Sports mclennonb @douglas.bc.ca Harper was caught on tape complaining about the pin holding his plastic poppy. Everybody who purchases one will have problems keeping them on in some way or another, yet for some odd reason, this is newsworthy, and even potentially controversial. As to whether I agree with the decision to not run the strip, I'm divided. Indeed, Remembrance Day is an important observance and we should all remember and be grateful for the sacrifices of our war veterans. Life in general would be drastically different if not for them. But clearly, the powers-that-be have not remembered the lessons of the past, as we find ourselves in a perpet- ual cycle of war and destruction. I feel that Remembrance Day should not just be a day to remember the war veterans, as soldiers are never the only victims of war. The examples I picked out are a small sampling out of an excessively long history of war atrocities. Why shouldn't we remember them too? As it is, it seems that any- thing with an anti-war slant (which the strip certainly is) is deemed as a slap in the face against our war veterans. It appears that whether we point out that poppy pins fall out or that sol- diers aren't the only victims of war, our long adherence to tradition is prevent- ing us from seeing the bigger picture. -Vince Yim, OP Pixel Artist Al Note on Editorial Content: We publish approximately 30 issues per calendar year, and that leaves 29 other issues in which to publish these graphics. Choosing editorial content is more gut-reaction than it is exact science. I found the cartoon, on its own, lacked context, and it therefore did not make it into the issue. However, with the intent of not only showing the work, but also of bearing the OP's editorial process open to its readers, we've decided to print the comic. Just keep in mind, it was Remembrance Day, and we did feature a new comic that is actually really funny, and, ultimately, it was my call, and the call was made. I thought the images in the comic were offensive to veterans, and, therefore, chose not to run it. But that's simply my opinion. You can let us know what you think at othereditor@yahoo.ca. -Colin Miley, Managing Editor.