Ithough Douglas can be seen as a commuter school due to its lack of student housing, that doesn’t mean it’s not rife with opportunities outside of your class schedule. Throughout the semester, our Staff Reporter Aaron Guillen has taken the time to interview a different club every week, covering everything from dance to art to community to philosophy to international relations. The offerings at the school are vast and varied, and a little research will reveal a club or two or three that match your interests. I know classes can be tough— my workload at Douglas was often oppressive—and | know many of you Redaction from Volume 43, Issue 8, Feature: The statement “The city of Vancouver only provides $375 a month for shelter... $375 a month for shelter...” Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 & 604.525.3542 Lauren Kelly ( 4 Editor-in-Chief MA Meditor@theotherpress.ca Mercedes Deutscher News Editor A M news@theotherpress.ca Davie Wong Sports Editor M sports@theotherpress.ca @ 2 a Cazzy Lewchuk Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Lauren Paulson Multimedia Editor M multimedia@theotherpress.ca also work part time. However, if you do have the room to do it, join a club. By finding a group of people with interests or experiences that match up with yours, you can greatly expand your social circle and take your mind off your classes. If a club is too much of a commitment for you, check out the multitude of one-off events often advertised on the many corkboards around the campuses. Just last week, I attended two events at Douglas and SFU. The Other Press office hosted a workshop by WePress and Powell Street Festival Society, where attendees got to create their own linocut plates with the theme of Japanese Canadian flowers and vegetables. We @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ © /theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress Chandler Walter Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Dg Caroline Ho Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca f £ a Ah Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Rebecca Peterson Humour Editor Y MS humour@theotherpress.ca £ fe _ Cara Seccafien Layout Manager © layout@theotherpress.ca “Breat Douglasasacommunity, »= not a commuterschool. all researched, drew, and then carefully cut images into the plates. When we rolled the ink on them and created prints, it felt amazing. I learned a new skill and created something uniquely my own. At SFU, I attended a pub night for the History Student Union on an invite from my boyfriend. Although I’m not a history student, I met a bunch of passionate and interesting people and had a great time getting to know them and learning about their goals. These opportunities to make friends and learn new skills are all around us. Many of us, me included, never take the time to attend these during their studies and enrich their college experience. - Photo by Analyn Cuarto So get out, do research, and enjoy your school, whether that’s joining a club, attending a workshop, going to a DSU event, or taking in a play put on by our theatre department, such as Love & Information, going on this week. Just have fun, make memories, and take in new perspectives—your experience here shouldn't be remembered only by assignments and midterms. Until next issue, Lauren Kelly Editor-in-Chief Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Elizabeth Jacob Production Assistant Ed Appleby iilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Aaron Guillen Staff Reporter Greg Waldock, Jessica Berget, and Carlos Bilan Staff Writers David Manky, Sarah Walker, Jerrison Oracion & Cheryl Minns Senior Columnists Anthony Labonte Senior Columnists Analyn Curato & Eric Wilkins Contributors ” should read “The province only provides (Y 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 are a 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 of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. 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.