WHO WE ARE The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an registration, and from local and national advertising 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. 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 The Other Press reserves the right 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. levy collected through tutition fees every semester at Room 1020 - 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 EDITOR IN CHIEF Sharon Miki editor@theotherpress.ca SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Jonathan Roy socialmedia @theotherpress.ca ARTS EDITOR Angela Espinoza arts@theotherpress.ca SPORTS EDITOR Josh Martin sports@theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITER Keating Smith GRAPHICS Joel McCarthy graphics@theotherpress.ca OrhérPress. The Douglas College student newspaper since 1978 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: www-theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Jacey Gib Angela Ho assistant@theotherpress.ca accounting@theotherpress.ca DISTRIBUTION MANAGER NEWS EDITOR Chris Paik Dylan Hackett distribution news@theotherpress.ca @theotherpress.ca LIFE & STYLE EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR Natalie Serafini opinions@theotherpress.ca Sophie Isbister lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca HUMOUR EDITOR STAFF WRITER Livia Turnbull Eric Wilkins humour@theotherpress.ca STAFF WRITER LAYOUT MANAGER Elliot Chan Cody Klyne layout @theotherpress.ca ILLUSTRATOR CONTRIBUTORS Idrian Burgos, Avalon Doyle Glauce Fleury, Savis Irandoost Erica lsomura, Aidan Mouellic Parker Thompson, Lindsay Dianne Willett Ed Appleby illustrator@theotherpress.ca Letter from the Editor: This is not a love story Gens as this issue is the last before that glorious pink- and-red day of extreme emotional turmoil—otherwise known as Valentine’s Day—there’s no better time than the present to talk about the L word. While the concept of love is probably too complex to cover in its entirety in a few hundred words, I do have some thoughts. Love, in my experience, is never really what you thought it would be. When I was younger, I had a very clear picture of what love meant—shaped largely by an early obsession with Rhett and Scarlett in Gone with the Wind. Love was supposed to be all-consuming, passionate, and fiery. I thought that when I fell in love, my life would be instantly glamorous, and that I would be adored. Imagine my surprise when I grew up and fell in love, only to discover that not all loves are epic sagas, and not many men appreciate hysterics (no matter how good you look in a corset). Learning that you can’t predict or anticipate who you will love, or how you will love them, has been a long and confusing process for me, but I think that I finally get it. As soon as you can accept what love really is at its core— which I personally think has to do with finding someone that makes you happy more often than not, that makes you want to be a better person, and that will still hold your hand when Atlanta is burning—you can learn what love means to you. Happy Valentine’s Day. I love you. Sharon Miki **The 2012 audited financial statements are now available in room 1020 (The Other Press offices, NW Campus).**