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Meditor @theotherpress.ca [ was back in January whena group of OPers were loung- ing in the office, spit-balling what themed issues we should put out over the rest of the year. Some of the ideas were great (our Premature-Love edition before Valentine’s Day, the one youre reading right now) and then there were some that will never come to fruition for obvious reasons (the Drunk issue, the Upside Down and Backwards issue). While our first themed issue of the year had tons of sexy articles on its side, I think the Go Outside issue is probably my favourite theme. Why havea Go Outside issue? Because you made it through the bullshit that is winter; you soldiered past the oppression known as pants; an umbrella with you at all times “just in case”; and now it’s time to cut all of your pants fall comes along and you have nothing to wear that goes past your knees—and embrace that © Getloknowus! © 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. Weare 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 ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes wh ne ‘ v 5 = ~ oe a : e J = ress’ goes outside ; summer lovin’. Welcome to : the best season of the year. Naturally, despite digging : the theme and there being a : trove of topics to talk about : when it comes to summer, I : really struggled with what to : gab about for my Lettitor this : month. A friend suggested I : write about camping but how : many different ways can I : phrase “It’s fun to go out into : the woods and drink your : face off.” I could talk about : the importance of sun pro- : tection but there are already : a handful of those waiting : for you inside—and this was : also the first year since I can : remember where I actually : bought sunscreen, so I can’t : really be an advocate for it. : There’s so much to go on about : inthe summer but so much of it has already been done. In retrospect, summer : always means different things : depending on what stage of : your life you're at. When you're : alittle munchkin, summer’s you put up with having to carry ; to outdoor waterparks and : your mom forces you to wear : a bucket hat because she loves into shorts—regretting it when : school, summer is synonymous : with freedom for those two : months of the year where you the time of year you get to go you and whatnot. As you enter papers from all across Canada. © The OtherPressreservestheright 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. 5. : don’t have to combat pencils, : books, or teacher's dirty looks. : When you're still in school but : working on the side, free time : equals dollar signs from all the : extra shifts you can pick up at : work. Finally, when you’re a : full-fledged adult and rocking : a career, summer mostly just : means you're gonna be sweaty ? and uncomfortable in your slacks on your way to work. : first real job at 13—worked at : Tim Horton’s for two weeks and : : quit when I couldn't get time off : : for my brother’s graduation— : more often than not I associate : summer with work. Not the : beach party mentality most : people have but it’s incredible : how diverse the oddjobs : come when youre young > and looking for extra cash. : came just after my brief stint : at Timmies. I doubt there’s : an actual name for it but my ? mom started calling it “duck : chucking” and we adopted : the moniker just fine. Every : other weekend during one : summer, my brother and I would get picked up and driven : toa nearby wetland where we : assisted in training hunting dogs. We would get a pail full of : dead, frozen ducks, a metallic = WY As someone who got my The weirdest job I ever held : : catapult, a duck call whistle, ? anda cap gun. The process : went like this: we would : each take position hiding : somewhere nearby and then, : on command, blow the duck : whistle a couple times, launch : the deceased duck into the air : with the catapult, “shoot it” : with the cap gun, and then let : the hunting dog pretend their : owner had shot the bird and go : to retrieve it. We would end up : using a lot of the ducks numer- ous times and I remember how as the days would go on, the : birds would defrost and slowly : start to smell putrid/bleed out : whenever we catapulted them : into the air. Even looking back : jt seems surreal, but I remem- : ber the organizers would : always include really good ham : sandwiches in our lunches. Tales of terrible summer : jobs aside, I hope you enjoy : our first-ever Go Outside : issue. Hopefully the articles : inspire you to head outdoors : for your own summertime adventure and hopefully those : adventures don’t include : catapulting dead ducks. So it goes, Tacey Gibb Editor-in-chief coc Ug 9) CEM] @ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress (J twitter.com/theotherpress youtube.com/user/theotherpress instagram.com/theotherpress