The Other Press Published since 1976 Room 1020 — 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 Telephone: 604.525.3542 Fax: 604.525.3505 Managing Editor Colin “Optimus” Miley othereditor@ yahoo.ca News Editor Nicole “Starscream” Burton opnewseditor @ gmail.com Opinions Editor Brandon “Megatron” Ferguson opinionsubmit @ hotmail.com - Arts & Entertainment Editor lain “Soundwave” Reeve aeditor@ gmail.com Features Editor Kevin “Dinobot"” Welsh opfeatures @ gmail.com Sports Editor Brian “Speedy” McLennon mclennonb @ douglas.be.ca Proofreader Millie “Cybertron” Strom Graphics “Bumblebee” Blattmann boomboomdarkroom @ yahoo.ca Layout “Grimlock” Hargreaves saraharmerstolemystereo @ yahoo.com Photography Jen “Scourge” Aird Webj/..T. Ed “The Contructicon Western Stranger” Keech other_press @shaw.ca Distribution Manager Derek “Brawn” Ungless Office Manager J.J. “Unicron” McCullough wart_mamu @yahoo.com Accountant Alyona “Hot Shot” Luganskaya tradexlic @ hotmail.com Columnists Brandon “Skywarp” Ferguson Kerry “Hubcap” Evans, JJ “Mirage McCullough, lain “Galvatron” Reeve illustrator J.J. “Autobot” McCullough wart_mamu @yahoo.com External Relations Kerry “Decepticon” Evans kerryevans @ shaw.ca Contributors Brando Ferguso, Kevin Lalonde, lain Reeve, Chris Sleighthoime, Steph Smith, Vince Yim, R. Buckminster Fuller 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. We receive our funding from a student levy collected every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a cooperative of stu- dent newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what to publish, and will not publish material that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images are copyright to their respective owners. The Other Press is more than meets the eye. THE OTHER PRESS January 11, 2006 To write for the Other Press! SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for publication the following Wednesday. Letters to the Editor, vacant sec- tions, and “time-sensitive” articles (weekend news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted until Saturday noon and can be sub- mitted to the editor at: othereditor@yahoo.ca All other submissions should be forward- ed to the appropriate section editor. Please include your name, phone number/email address, and word count, and submit via email as an MS Word.doc attachment to the attention of the appropriate editor. The Other Press is run by a collective, which means all decisions are reached via a democratic voting process. Membership in the voting collective is open to any person who has contributed to at least two of three consecutive issues. 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 THE OP MUSIC CHARTS - Otherwise known as... What we listened to during the creation of this issue: Okkervil River—Don’t Fall in Love with Everyone You See Thrush Hermit—Clayton Park Sufjan Stevens—lIllinois The Decemberists—Picaresque Talking Heads—Fear of Music Congrats to Mittens, this weeks winner of the prestigious Other Press employee of the week Bowling Pulitzer for comfort, support, and snuggles in a season of need.