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. e tte T TO Wn t e 1tor:
board of directors appointed by Wand 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. I think we should be leaving now.
levy collected through tutition fees every semester at “Yeah, that ’g probably a good idea. u”

Oth E P ae : _ eo
tudent r since 1978
er r ess e NCEP DEES t's August, which means it’s officially the time of year

to celebrate (hey, it’s my birthday!)—though it’s also the
Room 1020 - 700 Royal Ave. TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 time of year for me to turn the great frozen donkey wheel
Douglas College WEBSITE: www.theotherpress.ca we keep in the dark room (Lost, anyone?) and officially
New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca hand over the reigns to The Other Press to the next editor

   
  
   

EDITOR IN CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER in chief. A few people have asked me if I'm sad to leave
~ this basement ghetto that I’ve called home for the last

three years; the honest answer is no. Not because I didn’t
learn almost everything I know about writing, editing,
management, and social politics here, and not because I
didn’t meet some of my best friends and worst enemies
here. I’m not sad to leave because | couldn’t think of a

   

lis better time to go, or a better cast of characters to leave The
Sharon Miki Jacey Gibb Angela Ho Other Press with.
editor@theotherpress.ca assistant@theotherpress.ca accounting@theotherpress.ca
I vividly remember my first Other Press collective meeting:
SOCIAL MEDIA I was so nervous. I had spent months quietly psyching
COORDINATOR DISTRIBUTION MANAGER NEWS EDITOR myself up to go to a meeting, and then bailing at the last

minute for fear of ridicule. Unfortunately, this strategy
wasn't getting me very far in my quest to become a
professional writer, so I eventually allowed my good friend
Jenn Markham to drag my anxious ass down to room
1020. limmediately knew I was home. Sure, it still took me
weeks to actually write anything, but there was something
_ : about being—for the first time in my life—surrounded by
Jonathan Roy Chris Paik Dylan Hackett people that wanted to write. This was also the day that I

 

socialmedia distribution news@theotherpress.ca met Jacey Gibb. He was wearing signature plaid, had very
@theotherpress.ca @theotherpress.ca little facial hair, and he smiled at me in a way that I’ve since
ARTS EDITOR LIFE & STYLE EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR together? means, “Well, this is weird. But we're in this

Starting in September, Jacey will be the editor in chief of
The Other Press. He’s smart, he’s sassy, he’s opinionated,
and he’s going to make this paper so damn good you'd pay
hard-earned money for an issue (though, I mean, I doubt he
will actually charge you for it). Jacey is an excellent editor,

Angela Espinoza Sophie Isbister Natalie Serafini and I’m happy to also consider him a lifelong friend. You
arts@theotherpress.ca lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca opinions@theotherpress.ca are in good hands, readers.

  

SPORTS EDITOR HUMOUR EDITOR STAFF WRITER As for me, it’s probably time to do what you’re all hoping
to do after college: that is, not spend half my time hanging

out at the college. Armed with the arsenal of knowledge,
wisdom, and YouTube Comedy Classics I’ve collected at the
OP, I will be continuing my work as a freelance writer and
editor. Three years ago, I literally threw up at the thought of
showing anyone my work; starting today, I can proudly say
that I make 100 per cent of my living writing (and now only
Josh Martin Livia Turnbull Eric Wilkins throw up on really stressful days).
sports@theotherpress.ca humour@theotherpress.ca

    

If this is the first issue of The Other Press you've ever read,
STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER LAYOUT MANAGER then this rant is probably a bit confusing for you. However,
I'd still like to encourage you to go to an Other Press
meeting in the fall. I don’t want to hyperbolize, but you
never know: it might just fundamentally change your life
for the better. On the other hand, if you’ve been reading The
Other Press for a while, I want to thank you. I hope you’ve
enjoyed what we've done.

   

Aidan Mouellic Elliot Chan Cody Klyne

  

    

Now, it’s time for me to get the fuck out of here.
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CONTRIBUTORS Xoxo,
Sharon Miki
Jeff Allen
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Patrick Vaillancourt