his past weekend, the Other Press headed down to Los Angeles for the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) National College Journalism Convention—a conference bringing together student newspapers from all over the United States as well as a few from Canada, including SFU and UBC. We entered two of our papers for Best of Show awards and came away with fourth and third for a weekly issue and a special edition, respectively. These conferences typically have a litany of seminars and panels which serve to aid in the development of the writers and editors of tomorrow. A takeaway he otherpress Eric Wilkins Editor-in-Chief © f. fi. Lauren Kelly Assistant Editor Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Adam Tatelman Arts Editor ‘me 2 arts@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Cara Seccafien Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Elizabeth Jacob Production Assistant M editor@theotherpress.ca Massistant@theotherpress.ca Mi news@theotherpress.ca of mine from the conference is one that, ironically, 1am ignoring here. I was singled out during a talk due to a vanilla Lettitor I wrote. The reason: it was boring— there was no real reason for you to care. Stick with me and I'll rationalize this self-indulgent piece later. This is my fifth, and, barring some unforeseen incident, final year at the Other Press. In my time we've been shortlisted for all of one award—a humour piece at NASH, the Canadian equivalent of ACP’s bash. And we didn’t win that. It’s always been frustrating to me. There’s no shortage of Ed Appleby Ilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Aaron Guillen Staff Reporter Staff Writers Rebecca Peterson Cazzy Lewchuk Jamal Al-Bayaa talent that strolls into our office each year. No doubt that some characters will go on to achieve something meaningful in the world. But our work has gone, awards-wise, unnoticed. At the end of the day, no matter what we tell ourselves about our best effort being an award in and of itself, we want validation. We want something tangible. We want more than just a mental pat on the back or a high-five from someone in the office who'd probably support you through thick and thin anyway. So here’s me saying that I’m damn proud of this newspaper. And I’m honoured that I get the Davie Wong Sports Editor Chitwan Khosla Features Editor M features@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor . Mopinions@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca Senior Columnists Jerrison Oracion David Manky Columnist Ayanda Gatsha Contributors Jake Wray The 2015 audited financial statements are available in room 1020. there’s an official declaration from a reputable third party that the words you are digesting are worthwhile. We've got our book prize stamp now. You have your reassurance that you aren't reading this simply because it’s there. And now? We're just going to keep doing what we do best. opportunity to fill up this page with my admiration for this crew. Sure, they’re just doing their jobs, but they're doing it remarkably well. From the writers to the editors to the production team, it’s hard for me not to get a warm feeling inside sometimes. Rationalization: you read this newspaper. Don’t you want to know that it’s viewed by something of importance as a quality publication? If you are reading a novel by a new author, don’t you care if there’s some book prize stamped on the cover? Even though you are perfectly capable of judging good literature for yourself, it helps to know that Danke danke, Onic Yilhi Editor-in-Chief Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 \ 604.525.3542 @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ ©/theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress (¥ 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.