The art of geocaching Adult treasure hunting By Jenn Markham area lately and saw someone wandering off the trail with a GPS in their hand, looking for something, chances are they were geocaching, and they’d consider you a muggle. This phenomenon is taking storms online where people post GPS coordinates, comment about great hiding places and great finds. There are also travelling geocaches such as a tiki man decoration found in Whistler that was travelling from Alaska to California, and whose travels could be tracked online. The idea is for the finder to plant it somewhere closer to its destination. There is geocaching etiquette too, according to Douglas student, Brian Hufsmith, “You don’t move a geocache, |: you’ve been walking in a forested and you don’t take from a Geocache without leaving something behind. The stuff I left behind was usually random things I had in my pocket at the time.” Hufsmith also said, “The great thing about Geocaching is the friendly subculture surrounding it.” He heard about it from a friend’s mom in high school who searched with her GPS, and to date he’s found about eight. “I’m pretty sure there’s a story behind every random bit of junk you find in a cache” continues Hufsmith. “Off the top of my head I remember finding a lot of kid’s toys, stuff like kinder surprise toys, plastic animals, bouncy balls, jacks, and Pokemon of course!” Unlike Hufsmith, Chris Edoe hasn’t been as lucky in finding them. “1 still haven’t found anything. We tried once by got scared by the forest” said Edoe, who heard about geocaching from a friend when they were talking about cool iPhone apps. Getting started is easy. If you have a smart phone, you just download geocaching. “As long as you have a data plan, you can track all nearby caches while on the move. Of course you could do it the old fashioned way on a GPS system too” said Hufsmith. But he also warns, “Finding treasure in the dark is about as hard as it sounds.” Calling all Scrapbookers! By Jenn Markham free this Saturday May 14, then check out the ten-hour Scrapbook Marathon happening at Capital Hill Hall in Burnaby. This event will give you the time you need to finish projects, meet friends and support a great cause. All proceeds from the event support Cindy Dopson on her Ride to Conquer Cancer, supporting the BC Cancer Foundation. Price of entry is forty dollars which includes a pizza dinner, door prizes, | you're into scrapbooking and still goody bags, reserved seating and spot contests. Attendees are asked to bring a dish for the potluck lunch and snacks. Also, For Keeps Sake Scrapbooking will be providing a fully stocked onDisite store. Saturday, May 14 10am to 8pm Capital Hill Hall 361 Howard Ave, Burnaby For more information call Cindy at 6040444001118 or email Lucille at lgwright@telus.net. The Other Press is hiring an Editor-in-Chief! T= Other Press is hiring an editor- in-chief at the end of July. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills with a demonstrated record of impeccable writing and editing. The selected candidate will have outstanding organizational, computer and business skills, and will be available to deal with all workings of the newspaper whenever the need arises. The successful applicant will be capable of balancing a wide variety of managerial duties at a high level of performance, from the editing process to recruiting and retaining advertisers to overseeing all aspects of the financial side of the newspaper, including, but not limited to, developing and balancing a detailed budget. The successful applicant will have experience in the newspaper business, and will have an extensive editing and writing background. The successful candidate will have strong communication and problem solving skills and will be expected to maintain an orderly working environment while managing all other members of The Other Press. The successful applicant will be able to meet multiple hard deadlines on a regular basis with various parties. The successful applicant will be expected to work whenever the job requires him or her to do so, including late into evenings when production occurs and on weekends. The editor-in- chief will be connected to and in contact with other members of The Other Press at all times, and will be available at all times whatever the need arises. The interview process will consist of a detailed skills test. All interested applicants should contact Garth McLennan at editor.otherpress @ gmail. com with a full resume, list of available references and cover letter. BROOKLYN PUB WATERFRONT LOUNGE 230 Columbia St. PRURSP ALE is STUDENT NIGHT! 604.517.2966 www.brooklyn.ca gs Tommy TUNE TWISTER/