Winter is (finally) here Bex Peterson Editor-in-Chief I happens every year like clockwork. All through January, I hear people grumble that we've barely seen any snow in the Lower Mainland, that it’s going to be a “mild winter,’ and that we're basically already on our way to an early spring. Then, inevitably, right when every lets their guard down and thinks that maybe buying winter tires was a waste of money, the snowpocalypse hits. [hate to say it, but this is honestly why the rest of the country laughs at us when winter finally catches up to us. We're never prepared for it, no matter how many times Room 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 © news@theotherpress.ca Jess Berget Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Greg Waldock Web Editor © webeditor@theotherpress.ca Caroline Ho Assistant Editor M assistant@theotherpress.ca D jo }e@ — » h it happens. No, we don't really have the infrastructure to counteract the mess and despair that heavy snowfall leaves us with, the endless traffic and building closures, and that sucks for us. But do we really have to act so surprised about it, so caught off- guard by the mere existence of winter, that we act like chickens with our heads cut off when it strikes? I preach and moan, but I’m honestly no different. While I did spend my January fruitlessly warning everyone that the more they tempted fate by declaring that winter was basically over, the more Mother Nature would gleefully dump on us, now that it’s here it does sort of feel a bit apocalyptic. I cancelled our exit proof meeting tonight out of fear that my coworkers would be @ theotherpress.ca © editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ © /theotherpress f/douglasotherpress Lauren Kelly Graphics Manager © graphics@theotherpress.ca Sonam Kaloti Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Isabelle Orr Entertainment Editor © humour@theotherpress.ca Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager D io p |> Meghan Lin Production Assistant ® bd stuck in the OP office to wait out the inevitable snow-in, a situation that I’m sure would have devolved into chaos and cannibalism in a matter of hours. Once we're done here, I plan to run through Safeway to stock up on all the necessities of life—just in case the world shuts down and I’m left stuck at home for days on end with nothing but crackers, mug cakes, and scrambled eggs to sustain me. It would have been far too convenient for the snow to wait until next week’s Reading Break; no, here we are in our last few days before our week’s rest, scrambling to get to (never mind through) our last few classes before our mid-semester breather. I'm sure we'll all be ready to bundle ourselves up in blankets with hot chocolate Angela Ho Business Manager Cara Seccafien Illustrator Tania Arora Staff Reporter Naomi Ambrose Staff Writer Roshni Riar Staff Writer Billy Bui Staff Photographer Angela Ho Business Manager Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist Jasper Milne Contributor Cover, feature and horoscope illustrations by Cara Seccafien Feature layout by Meghan Lin and a few good books for the break... just in time for all the snow to melt. So, for those of us still trying to get shit done this week, here’s my advice: Invest in snow tires or stay off the roads, make sure youre dressed warm and wearing proper shoes with grips so you don't go sliding all over the inevitable ice, and try to enjoy it while it lasts. It’s probably all going to be slush, ice, and rain in a week or two... although that could be me just tempting fate all over again. Until next issue, Bex Peterson 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.