The Other Press Published since 1976 Room 1020 — 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 Telephone: 604.525.3542 Fax: 604.525.3505 Managing Editor Colin “Toll Booth Willy” Miley othereditor @ yahoo.ca News Editor Nicole “Token” Burton opnewseditor @ gmail.com Opinions Editor Brandon “Twenty Five Cents Pally” Ferguson opinionsubmit @ hotmail.com a Arts & Entertainment Editor lain “Green Light” Reeve aeditor @ gmail.com Features Editor Kevin “Red Light” Welsh opfeatures @ gmail.com Sports Editor Brian “Iron Worker” McLennon mclennonb @ douglas.be.ca Proofreader Millie “Nice View” Strom Graphics “Bridge Up” Blattmann boomboomdarkroom @ yahoo.ca Layout “Tug Boat Passing” Hargreaves saraharmerstolemystereo @ yahoo.com Photography Jen “Toll Jumper” Aird WebA.T. Ed “The Booth Guy Western Stranger” Keech other_press @shaw.ca Distribution Manager Derek “The Driver” Ungless Office Manager J.J. “No Quarters” McCullough wart_mamu @yahoo.com Accountant Alyona “Stalled Car” Luganskaya tradexlic@ hotmail.com Columnists Brandon “I Heart Bridges” Ferguson Kerry “The Jumper” Evans, JJ “The Speeder” McCullough, lain “Smeeian” Reeve illustrator J.J. “Zabba Dabba Yoohoo” McCullough wart_mamu @yahoo.com External Relations Kerry “I Like Cars” Evans kerryevans @shaw.ca Contributors Kevin Lalonde, Hugh MacDonald, Aaron Mercredi, Chris Sleighthoime, Steph Smith, Jeral Walliser (photos), Moss Whelan, Vince Yim, R. Buckminster Fuller The Other Press is Douglas College's autonomous student newspaper. The Other Press is run by a collective and is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) dur- ing the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a cooperative of stu- dent newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what to publish, and will not publish material that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images are copyright to their respective owners. THE OTHER PRESS February 15, 2006 Congratulations to Duke LeBrock, this weeks winner of the prestegious OP Bowling Pulitzer. SUBMISSION THE OP MUSIC CHARTS - Otherwise known as... What we listened to during the creation of this issue: GUIDELINES The Decemberists—Picaresque Beck—Guero Spirit Of The West—Tripping Up The Stairs The weekly deadline for submissions is Death Cab For Cutie—Transatlanticism Wednesday for publication the following oe ee Wednesday. Letters to the Editor, vacant sec- tions, and “time-sensitive” articles (weekend news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted until Saturday noon and can be sub- mitted to the editor at: othereditor@yahoo.ca All other submissions should be forward- ed to the appropriate section editor. Please include your name, phone number/email address, and word count, and submit via email as an MS Word.doc attachment to the attention of the appropriate editor. The Other Press is run by a collective, which means all decisions are reached via a democratic voting process. Membership in the voting collective is open to any person who has contributed to at least two of three ; = : ; consecutive issues. Those interested in join- yee Need a course — or a more flexible schedule? ~ RE ay fees ing the Other Press collective should contact : - . : the edito? at othereditor@yahoo.ca Take the distance and online learning option from Thompson Rivers University (TRU). epoitaatuia ial Register now ~ TRU offers over 400 distance courses to help you complete your program or Opinions to turn your diploma into a TRU degree. opinionsubmit@ hotmail.com A&E . tru.ca/opentlearnin editor @ gmail. ae ee oe ; 1.866.282.2268 Features . opfeatures @ gmail.com THOMPSON RIVERS @@ UNIVERSITY ty Sports . am z ‘ enolennonli@douuies bebe Distance & Online Learning from BC’s New Provincial University