he otherpress 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 Eric Wilkins Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca Lauren Kelly Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Cara Seccafien Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Now Hiring! Production Assistant Ed Appleby Ilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Mi news@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca Chitwan Khosla Features Editor M features@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Humour Editor M humour@theotherpress.ca Staff Reporter Aaron Guillen Sports Reporter Davie Wong Staff Writers Adam Tatelman Alex Stanton Cazzy Lewchuk Columnists Benjamin Howard Senior Columnist Jerrison Oracion Lauren Paulsen David Manky Sarah Walker Gonewhet ironically, there is an occasion often lost in the hurried commercial changeover between Halloween and Christmas. It is not a time of celebration. It is not a time for jovial parades. It’s a quiet time. A lost on those who have benefited from it the most. We are a privileged generation. We have never truly known conflict. We have lead greatest threat to our wellbeing is typically finding a way to get through post-secondary without a massive mountain of student loans... then getting a job. This is not to say Remembrance Day should cause us shame due to our comparatively easy struggles—we do face challenges and they can be difficult. However, we should not dismiss November u simply © Get to know us! © 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 of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student : because it is so far removed from : the general populace’s memory. But it is hard, if not impossible, for us to possibly : fathom just how many lives were : lost. World War II saw over 70 : million casualties—nearly twice sombre time. One which is usually : Canada’s current population. By : comparison, Operating Enduring : Freedom in Afghanistan has : suffered just over 3,500 Western : Coalition military deaths. Even : compared to the US’s WWII relatively sheltered lives where the : : 400,000), the Western losses in : Afghanistan are less than one per military losses alone (roughly cent (0.875). Of course, the current : generation must take : responsibility. But there is also : some accountability that falls to : those who raised us. Our values : are instilled in us from a young : age. We don’t generally come up : with them of our own accord, newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. : however advanced we may be : during those developing years. Many of my friends’ parents : never took them to a cenotaph on : Remembrance Day. Some didn’t : even watch it on TV as ceremonies : : took place across the country. I’ve : known some who even skipped : the ceremonies during school. Why should the current state : of thinking be any surprise then? : : Why should we marvel that it’s far : : more common to complain about : poppies pricking people than : taking a moment to reflect on : what that poppy represents? If parents’ feelings of : casualness, even apathy, are : imprinted on their children, how : is Remembrance Day to truly live : on? We have nothing to relate : to. If the historical knowledge : is not part of our consciousness, : and a strong emotional appeal ra © 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. g 9 3 Pr “t a Da 3 s 2 w a] > w a G g oi : is not there as we grow up, then : it falls to our own hands to find : meaning—and that, as time has : shown, is normally a fruitless : endeavour indeed. So make an effort this year. : Do some extra reading. Watch a : documentary. Force yourself to : go toa ceremony and listen to the : notes of the “Last Post” ring out : over the quiet din of a drizzling rain. Especially this election : year, as we've just seen one of our : democratic rights, rights earned : by our fallen soldiers, exercised. : If we don't make sure that : Remembrance Day is important : to this generation, what hope is : there for the generation after? Danke danke, e Wilhi Editor-in-Chief theotherpress.ca facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress | twitter.com/theotherpress