LETTITOR

 

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

As a Managing Editor, it's often my job to be impartial
and make sound decisions that will be best for the Other
Press in particular, and for our audience in the Douglas
College student body in general. Well, screw that. Life is
pissing me off this week, and I'm going to tell you why

For starters, and I'm probably preaching largely to the
converted here, there's this thing on four-lane roads and
it's called “the fast lane.” The general idea is that you
slow-ass drivers are supposed to get the hell out of my
way so I can cruise along merrily somewhere around 20
kilometers over the speed limit. Before you freak out and
tell me “speed kills,” it turns out that if the last 12 years
of driving have taught me anything, it's that I'm able to
drive at those speeds without crashing into things. Call it
a gift. Those lacking this particular gift need to get their
snail-driving, head-in-the-clouds, holier-than-thou asses
the hell out of my way. Capiche?

Next, it came to my attention this week that winter is
coming. Basically, I just came in from outside and I've
got a news flash: It's cold. Now, before you call me a
West Coast-born pussy and tell me that cold is the corner
of Portage and Main in Winnipeg in January, let me tell
you something: I like tropical weather, the hotter the bet-
ter. Cold weather sucks. I like sweaters as much as the
next guy, ask anybody, but there are places on this planet
where it is pleasantly warm almost all the. time. The water
is light blue and electric-coloured fish swim around coral
reefs from sun-up to sun-down. People eat nothing but
candy 24/7 and never get tummy aches. BC is not one of
those places.

Lastly, awwww screw it, enough of my bitchin’, let's
talk about a fantastic new edition of the Other Press.

For those of you that are still with me after that little
spazz-session, I salute you. You're model readers whose
patience and willingness will not go unrewarded. And I'll
start with a reward we like to call, “News.”

News has my favourite villainous folks this week:
Pirates! There's also an update from a Summit of the
Americas protest participant (it was in Argentina last
week) and a fascinating peek at Jonathan Cote, a 26-year-
old who's running for New Westminster City Council in
next week's elections. Be sure to get out and vote this
Saturday, November 19.

Opinions has got some fabulous content, including,
but not limited to, Vampirism, thoughts on immigration,
and “Softchos.” If you're asking, “What the hell is a
Softcho?” right now, don't worry, you're not alone. Just
read the article, it'll all be clear soon enough.

A & Eis again a smorgasbord of unearthly delights,
and includes Jarheads, Mirrormasks, Horror classics for
the fiscally restrained, and a Metric review. There's also a
Bright Eyes rant and Iain Reeve's two-day, two-country
escapade in search of the perfect musical note. Be sure to
check it, check it out 'till the breaka breaka dawn.

Sports has a new style of schedule for this year's bas-
ketball and volleyball teams, and the skinny on how to
win $50,000 by putting. Yeah, you heard me, putting.
Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself.

But the real apple of this grumpy editor's eye this
week is Features. Editor Kevin Welsh has a timely article
on winter depression, while J.J. McCullough scored an
interview with former NDP MP, Svend Robinson, and he
didn't shy away from asking the tough questions.

This is student journalism at its brash and opinionated
best, and it's all right here in your lovely little hands. Or
meaty big hands. Or whatever style and type of hands
you happen to have. Anyway, whaddaya waiting for,
Christmas break? Yeah, me too.

—Colin Miley, Managing Editor

 

  

 

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