Bex Peterson Editor-in-Chief don’t like starting articles off ona flat negative, but here goes: I hate summer. It’s too hot, too dry, often too smoky, and I like gloomy weather far too much to take any kind of enjoyment out of sunny August mornings (and besides, I’m not too big a fan of mornings either). I declare summer dead and done the moment September rolls in, even if yes, I’m aware that summer doesn't technically end until the 21. The weather doesn’t seem to know what to make of the period between the Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 & 604.525.3542 Bex Peterson Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca James Moore Layout Manager M layout@theotherpress.ca Katie Czenczek News Editor M4 news@theotherpress.ca Jessica Berget Opinions Editor a opinions@theotherpress.ca Greg Waldock | Web Editor | Mwebeditor@theotherpress.ca last week of August and the last week of September. I’ve seen the rain roll back in for its usual constant drizzle halfway through August and stay that way until the first dustings of December snow. I’ve also seen summer stretch on far past its welcome, with sunny hot days plaguing the Lower Mainland until mid-October. We live in a moderate, changeable climate. There’s really no predicting what the weather is going to do. I still haven't switched over to my autumn brain entirely—I stayed at my sister's place last night and refused to bring a jacket with me because despite many weather reports warning me @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ © /theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress Caroline Ho Assistant Editor M assistant@theotherpress.ca Lauren Kelly Graphics Manager © graphics@theotherpress.ca Position vacant Arts Editor ® arts@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Klara Woldenga Entertainment Editor © humour@theotherpress.caiiwans otherwise, I didn’t truly believe it was going to rain today. Guess who ended wizard. There's this sweet spot before Halloween where we can embrace the up borrowing a jacket this morning on the way out the door. This is acommon enough experience that we even have a humour article about it this issue; one that I edited yesterday, smiled at, and completely neglected to internalize. The hubris of humanity, I suppose. In truth, I love autumn as much as I hate summer. I could write an entire love letter to the very concept of fall in the Pacific Northwest—which I suppose this sort of is. As is the feature this month changing colours of the leaves and the fresh chill on the breeze without getting into ghouls and ghosts (though no shame to those who pull out their Halloween decorations the evening of August 31; I just don’t know how you manage to keep your carved pumpkins fresh for two months). Whatever fall is to you and however you choose to enjoy it, I hope that autumn of 2018 is good to you. on media that celebrates the autumn aesthetic, penned by some genius writing Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Meghan Lin Production Assistant Cara Seccafien Illustrator Position Vacant Staff Reporter Positions Vacant Staff Writers Position Vacant Staff Photographer Janis McMath, Jacey Gibb Senior Columnists Chandler Walter, C J Sommerfeld Contributors Cover photo Lauren Kelly Feature photo Emma Peterson v Until next issue, Bex Peterson 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.