April 7, 2008

 

To those who have made it this far, congratulations. It’s the
last week of classes which means it’s now just a matter of
time before (drumroll) summer break!

Of course, for most of us, summer break is no longer
quite the glamorous vacation it was during the elementary and
highschool era. Ah, I remember those days well, frolicking
in the backyard sprinkler, eating ice cream in the morning,
renting the latest hit NES game from the neighborhood
Blockbuster... and maybe even partaking in the occasional
family trip to the Oregon coast for good measure. But now,
living alone as a starving student, you're lucky if your

 

 

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Welcome to Summer
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

filthy one-bedroom apartment even has a porch,
let alone a backyard, and you probably couldn’t
afford to eat ice cream for breakfast even if you
wanted to, let alone buy expensive video games or
go on fancy trips. To a lot of us, summer break has
simply become an interregnum of menial labor and
mindless retail work, the time of year when you
attempt to at least partially alleviate all the various
debts you’ve racked up during the previous school
year—or plan to create in the coming fall.

Then, of course, you’ ve got those poor bastards
who take... ugh... the dreaded “summer semester.”
Now there’s two words that should never appear
even remotely close to each other. It’s a hideously
paradoxical oxymoron on par with “sugar-free
chocolate” or “Progressive Conservative.” You
get to sit all cooped up in a stuffy manila-colored
Douglas room, squirming glumly in your stiff
plastic chair as some B-level adjunct rambles on
about who-knows-what, your wandering eyes
falling upon gleeful children running gaily past the
crusty window...

But regardless, even if you're trapped in
either of the depressing twin prisons of school
or work (or God help you, both) there’s still a
lot to be thankful for with summer coming. The
weather, for instance. In theory, one presumes it
will start getting sunny soon. Granted, with the
recent onslaught of rain and hail there’s no real
evidence to back this theory up, but it’s nice to
believe. And... uh, summer movies! Those are
always great, right? According to the trailers on
Apple.com we can look forward to such soon-to-
be-classics as, uh, Speed Racer and The Love Guru
with Mike Myers. Those could be good, right?
Right? And, oh! The ice cream man! Nothing says
“summer” quite like a badly misshapen $5 Sponge
Bob creamsicle!

Anyway, long story short, this will be the
last issue of the good old Other Press for a while.

Since it’s now officially summer, at least in
Douglas College world, we’ll only be publishing
once a month from now on. So this issue will have
to satisfy you for the rest of April, then nothing
until Monday, May 5. Not coincidentally, May 5 is
also the first day of Summer classes. Just doing our
part to try and make things a tad more tolerable.
And remember, if you’re ever in the mood for a
refreshing frolic, you can always use the OP office
sprinkler to freshen up. Granted, it’s really more
of a water fountain than a sprinkler per se, but
these days you've gotta take your small summer
pleasures where you can.

Some other matters quickly, if 1 may. Sunday,
April 13 is the day of The Other Press’ big fancy
Annual General Meeting. It’s the one time a year
when we plot and scheme about all the great things
we'll be doing with this fine newspaper in the
coming school year. As fee-paying shareholders
of this organization, you’re certainly welcome to
show up if you want. Starts at 11 am, meet at the
New West OP office (bottom floor, room 1020) if
you want to see the action.

Secondly, once the AGM is over, a lot of OP
staff will be shuffling around, or leaving the paper
entirely. Bad news for us, but good news for you,
for this means there will be lots of new jobs open
come fall. All our jobs pay well and are lots of fun,
so keep your eyes open for OP want ads, either in
this paper, in your email, or around campus, letting
you know what’s up.

J.J. McCullough
Editor in Chief of the Other Press

 

 

 

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