WHO WE ARE The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student registration, and from local and national advertising newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian autonomous publication, independent of the student University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student union. We are a registered society under the Society newspapers that includes papers from all across Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person Canada. board of directors appointed by and from our staff. The Other Press reserves the right to choose Our head office is located in the New Westminster what we will publish, and we will not publish campus. material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or The Other Press is published weekly during promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images the summer. We receive our funding from a student used are copyright to their respective owners. levy collected through tutition fees every semester at OrhérPress. Room 1020 - 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 SUT RB eee ls student newspaper since 1978 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: www-theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca Letter from the Editor: Sniff, snivel, sob I~ all the time. Sometimes it’s totally reasonable and justified—like the time someone dropped a balance beam on my foot. I mean, that really hurt. Sometimes, the reason for my waterworks is more obscure—like the time I full-on bawled because the barista at Starbucks told me I had to pick a different latte because they were out of vanilla syrup. I cry at sad movies, happy movies, and Google commercials. I cry to my family, my friends, and (perhaps more embarrassingly) to total strangers. Consequently, I feel like I’ve spent a fairly significant portion of my life apologizing for the moisture level of my eyeballs. EDITOR IN CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Sharon Miki Jacey Gibb Angela Ho editor@theotherpress.ca assistant@theotherpress.ca accounting@theotherpress.ca SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR DISTRIBUTION MANAGER NEWS EDITOR When I think about it, this is a really stupid thing to do. No Jonathan Roy Chris Paik Dylan Hackett one gets mad at people for smiling, so why is there such a socialmedia distribution news@theotherpress.ca stigma attached to another natural emotional function like @theotherpress.ca @theotherpress.ca crying? ARTS EDITOR Angela Espinoza arts@theotherpress.ca SPORTS EDITOR te B Josh Martin sports@theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITER Keating Smith GRAPHICS Joel McCarthy graphics@theotherpress.ca LIFE & STYLE EDITOR ee ™ Laurel Borrowman lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca HUMOUR EDITOR Livia Turnbull humour@theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITER OPINIONS EDITOR Natalie Serafini opinions@theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITER \ Eric Wilkins LAYOUT MANAGER Sophie Isbister ILLUSTRATOR Ed Appleby illustrator@theotherpress.ca Cody Klyne layout @theotherpress.ca CONTRIBUTORS Anne Marie Abraham Ken Bablitz, Liam Britten, Idrian Burgos, Steven Cayer, Elliot Chan, Glauce Fleury, Aidan Mouellic, Adam Tatelman Similarly, people always tell me that I shouldn’t cry because it makes me seem unprofessional and people won't respect me. But, by taking this advice to heart and repressing my instincts, I think I’m stunting my personality. Besides, how many people do we encounter that show destructive emotions like aggression or anger in public? Why are these traits valued, and tears looked down on? So, if you're like me, and the stress of the impending semester is building, I encourage you to let yourself cry whenever you feel like it. It feels good, it lubricates your eyes, and it shows that you are a tender, caring person capable of emotion (and not some sort of cold, mean robot). If I see you, I’ll be sure to pass you a tissue. Sharon Miki