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Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca STAFF LIST Jacey Gibb Editor-in-chief Meditor@theotherpress.ca Natalie Serafini Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Chris Paik Distribution Manager Cody Klyne Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Ed Appleby illustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Angela Espinoza News Editor Minews@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor Marts@theotherpress.ca Sophie Isbister Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor Mopinions@theotherpress.ca Eric Wilkins Sports Editor Msports@theotherpress.ca Courtnie Martin Sports Reporter Sharon Miki Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca Aidan Mouellic Cazzy Lewchuk Julia Siedlanowska Staff Writers Steven Cayer, Brittney MacDonald, Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnists Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist Taylor Pitt Columnist Andrea Arscott, Jill Neumann Maria Asselin-Roy, Lindsey Florio, Margaret Matthews Contributors Movin right along now Jacey Gibb Editor-in-chief Meditor @theotherpress.ca s of this Lettitor’s writing, I’m in the process of moving. For those of you who've never experienced this before, just you wait. It’s the most frustrating, agonizing thing you'll have to do (multiple times) in your life, and it happens all the more frequently when youre young, your jobs are temporary, and transferring for school is almost expected. I think I summed it up best for my classmate last week: “I hate moving. At least with death, you : your official notice. Once the only have to die once.” I have no idea how some people manage moving several times a year, a nomadic lifestyle that seems impossible by my standards. It’s not that I havea ton of possessions or even care about half of my stuff; it’s that I like them and would prefer to retain them. In the last five years, I’ve moved four times. A frightening : find a way to subtly recruit your ratio to see written out in front of me, but it’s not all bad. By this point, each move has seemed to follow a similar pattern, consisting of five stages. © Getloknowus! © The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. © The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes : 1) Discontentment: The : place you once saw as “perfect” : suddenly starts sprouting flaws. : Yeah, I guess it is kind of far : from where you work/go to : school, and you know what, you : : but whenever you check it out, : wish you lived closer to where : your friends lived. This stage is : usually brought on by knowing : someone else who's decided to : move, or by a menial increase : in rent. Sure, it’s only going up : by $25 a month—and you'll end : up spending several hundred : dollars with moving costs and : things for your new place—but : it’s the principle! 2) Excitement: A fleeting : period, typically leading up : to you giving your landlord : paperwork’s a go, you start to : realize how fun this is going to : be. A new place, a new you, a : new everything. Moving’s the : best! : 3) Fear: What were you : thinking? There’s so much : involved with moving, it’s a : wonder anyone does it. You : have to book a moving truck, : friends into spending their day : off helping you move your shit, : locate a bajillion boxes, and : proceed to fill said boxes with papers from all across Canada. © The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners. : since the last time you moved. : Worse than any of it though, : you have to find a new place to : live. It seems like everyone you : know with a great place found it while browsing Craigslist : each posting is either a) too : expensive b) too shady c) too : crappy, or d) all of the above. : Why does it seem no one on : Craigslist can write an ad that : doesn’t sound like they want to : murder you? And you know you : : should check bedbugregistry. : com whenever you find a : place you like, but chances : are the map is going to light : up like a Christmas tree with : infestations. : 4) Stress: You couldn't have : picked a worse time to move. : You probably have a major essay : : or research paper coming up : that you put off for too long, : or maybe something’s coming : up with work that’s going to : need your undivided attention. : Moving involves more than : just taking your stuff from one : place and putting it in another : place. Everything starts to : look disposable if you've been : packing for long enough and : the once-difficult decision : over what to keep and what to : chuck quickly devolves into a : things you haven't even touched : game of how much stuff can By www.muppet.wikia.com : this garbage bag hold. It’s a : commonly known fact that : someone in the midst of a : move is the most frustrated : person in the world—and no : one could ever possibly relate or : understand. : 5) Relief: You never thought : you'd feel relaxed again. : You're aching from moving : possessions all day, your new : place is full of unopened boxes, and youd take a shower but : you don’t even know where : the towels are packed away. : Your new place looks like an : organizational bomb went off : and left no survivors, but it also : starts to look like something : else: your home. You don’t see : a window without blinds but : rather a future trip to IKEA to buy new furnishings. You : notice a restaurant nearby that : you didn’t realize you now live : onlya couple blocks away from. : As the boxes begin to empty : and the rooms come together, : the place starts to really feel : like somewhere you could call : home. At least, until the year- : lease is up. 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