Are you a student looking for work? Douglas is hiring! -Maria Asselin-Roy, Pg. 04 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arctic Monkeys still look good on the dance floor -Dylan Hackett, Pg. 05 LIFE AND STYLE Ombre hair: Is the two-tone fade a fad? -Stephanie Trembath, Pg. 08 FEATURE VIFF crash course: A rookie’s journey -Angela Espinoza, Pg. 10 Bad news for BAs -Kyle Wallis, Pg. 13 SPORTS BC Place opens its doors... was it worth the wait? -Eric Wilkins, Pg. 17 mes AnyonecangetpublshedintheOtherPres! -«=sTheOtherPresswillpay$s000toary -»- NEWSSUBMISSIONS CID istematyoursorytothe appropttesection contributor who tes and sucessfulyhas a mame —_ciitorfromthelston theright Pleasesendyour published afeatureartideofatleast1200words. ARTS SUBMISSIONS ove fileasan MSWord docfile. _ Also, The Other Press will pay $50.00 for every arts@theotherpress ca ssoararie tes merqabactaipe ete datag ee _ Beda Gosiiaceatdonrs Manin ice. The Other Press holds weekly staff [ees lalla] © **Sthveartides(weckencinewssportsand —_meetingsat00pmonMondaysinroom 1020 QENMIORSE SUBMISSIONS. pores: cultural reviews) willbe accepted untilSaturcay _atDouglasCollegesNewWestminstercampus, 2 mmm = 2tnoonandcanbesubmittedtotheeditorat —-—_Allinterested students are welcome! SPORTS SUBMISSIONS WHO WE ARE 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 and from 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 2 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. THE OTHER PRESS Student Newspaper of Douglas College PUBLISHED SINCE 1976 Room 1020 — 700 Douglas College Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 EDITOR IN CHIEF Cody Klyne editor@theotherpress.ca ASSISTANT EDITOR Sharon Miki assistant@theotherpress.ca BUSINESS MANAGER Angela Szczur accounting@theotherpress.ca DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Chris Paik distribution@theotherpress.ca ADVERTISING MANAGER Ashlee Cichon advertising@theotherpress.ca WEB EDITOR Liam Britten web@theotherpress.ca STAFF REPORTER Maria Asselin-Roy staff@theotherpress.ca LIFE & STYLE EDITOR Stephanie Trembath fashion@theotherpress.ca SPORTS EDITOR Josh Martin sports@theotherpress.ca ARTS REVIEWER Julia Siedlanowska ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Angela Espinoza arts@theotherpress.ca OPINIONS EDITOR Jacey Gibb opinions@theotherpress.ca GRAPHICS Timothy Arndt graphics@theotherpress.ca LAYOUT MANAGER Brian Yoo layout@theotherpress.ca CONTRIBUTORS Allie Davison David Hollinshead Dylan Hackett Eric Wilkins Joel MacKenzie Kyle Wallis Livia Turnbull Sarah Khan Tim Ryckman