October 8, 2003 e the other press © : Contents From The Editor 2 Mailbag News 4 Depression Screening Day 4 NDP Leadership Tour Visits New West 5 Obscene? Ask Canada Customs 5 Conservation, Reconciliation, and Opportunity 6 “Party” Youth at Risk of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections 6 Strategy to Help Reduce FASD 6 Online Sexual Health Resource for Women Opinions 7 Choosing Our Education 7 Guess Who’s Back? Letter From the Editor 8 Right Hook 9 Free Trade—Please? The past two weeks I have been sick. It’s hard 9 A Penny Saved, Is a Penny Earned to go on with daily activities and yet I do. So 10 Road Fieview ; does everyone else. It has come to me that I 10 Fras Ativice would like to exist solely out of my home. I mean, I wouldn't become a hermit or anything but I would like to work from home. Stay in Culture my pajamas all day. Take phone calls from the 12 What's On Around Town bathtub. Send emails with a mud mask on. 14 The White Stripes Sounds good doesn’t it? But how is this possi- 14 New Spins ble you ask? It’s not. So stop dreaming. 14 This Week In History I am going to be grouchy for the month of 15 Mogwai October. I am on a no pop, going to the gym 15 Def Leppard everyday, generally no fun, diet. Plus I’m sick! I 15 Molson Canadian House Party feel sorry for anyone who has to deal with me 16 Photo[graphic] this month. I mean I would if I wasn’t so cold- hearted. Regardless, I am going to put a paper out every week. I am going to hope that I don’t ie, Poetry/Fiction/Essays/etc. miss any glaring errors and I am going to pray Features that there are no major disasters that need to be 18 Toxic Emotions at Work swept under the rug. 19 Sky Writing Do your part! Write clean and informative 20 Passport copy for me to include in next week's issue. Do you have an idea for the paper? Should we run Sports a monthly column to make fun of celebrities? 24 McGilligan, Munro Showdown Proves to be a Should we bring to public knowledge the local businesses that have, at best, shoddy customer service? Should we have more contests? Get involved. This is a paper by the students for the Competitive Match Up 21 Canadian Tour Fall Qualifying 21 Alumni Fall to Douglas Women Ballers stuileate: 22 Douglas Women’s Rugby Sits Atop First Place On a side note, because I have decided to get 22 Chueden Fires Up Royals in Sunday Win Over in shape, I urge you to do the same. These Langara fall/winter months can really do our bodies 23 Double Up: Indoor Soccer Returns harm—Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas, oh my! If you are wondering where 23 Classifieds you could find information on getting in shape have I got the website for you. Not only is it informative but it is also based right here out of Douglas College. Can you imagine? Go to to find out about yoga, open gym hours, and aerobics. I heard some of the stuff for students is FREE. Please believe it. Managing Editor, Kerry Evans The Other Press Submission Guidelines The weekly deadline for submissions is the_editorS57@hotmail.com News Kelly Parry kelly-lee @rel . Wednesday at noon for publication the All other submissions should be for- - . = - ~“ a following Wednesday. Letters to the warded to the appropriate section editor mrpnnions Kaki Thacher opinionsubmit@hotmail.com Editor, vacant sections and “time sensi- below. Please include your name, phone Culture Amanda Aikman submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca tive” articles (weekend news or sports number/email address, and the word Features Barbara K. Adamski —_opfeatures@netscape.net and cultural reviews) will be accepted count, and submit via email as an MS Sports Adzin Cordon dosportecditol@ydhowes until Saturday midnight and can be sub- Word.doc attachment to the attention of David Lam Munir Amlani opstuff@amlani mitted to the editor, Kerry Evans at: the appropriate editor. Representative P a http://www.otherpress.ca ¢ Page 3 aan