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Dale Hughes Duncan Fingarson K.P. Davis Image from Comedy Central I got 99 problems and my stress Is one nxious is a state with which P'm well-acquainted. Like a sweater that’s faded and worn- in, I habitually cloak myself in nerves. I don’t have an anxiety condition that I know of, but a quick perusal of the nervous natures which populate my family : tree would seem to indicate that worry is an unavoidable inheritance. As | head into the final few issues of my term as EIC, I'm taking stock of what I’ve learned over the last year guiding our beaut of a paper. The first thing that comes to mind when I consider how the past eight months have affected me is learning to deal with stress. This job has been simultaneously one of the most rewarding and exhausting experiences of my life. ’ve had to let go of two staff members, received immediate resignations from three, handed out several disciplinary warnings, and dealt with myriad problems ranging from our InDesign program © 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. We area 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), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes : crashing midway through a : production night, to cutting a : section. I’ve learned that I'm : passionate and get riled up in : defence of the paper, and that : having other people’s help is : way better than attempting to function solo. : It always seems like the end of : : the world. The Nervous Nellie that : : Lam, I'll spend sleepless nights : worrying about what will happen : to the paper, thinking in circles : about how I can fix a problem. It’s : like if I think long and hard about : the issue, I can make it disappear. : Not surprisingly, grinding my : teeth and indulging in my nerves : doesn’t accomplish much other : than making my dentist a very : rich fellow. Every EIC who's come before : me has their own horror stories, : their battle scars that they'll : grimly show over a bottle of wine : ora shot of whiskey. Being in : charge isn’t facile, and anyone : who assumes the person fielding : all the problems has it easy is : kidding themselves. papers from all across Canada. : But as many problems as : arise, things have always worked : out. No problem, no matter : how seemingly massive and : unconquerable, has destroyed : our newspaper in the 41 (goin’ : on 42!) volumes that it’s been : around. It doesn’t mean that we're invincible, but that problems can just about always be dealt with : and mitigated. For someone like : myself—whose stress is written : into my receding gum line, my : cracked and ripped cuticles, and : my tea dependency—that’s been a : difficult but important lesson. : Don't get me wrong: my brow : still furrows, and I still get a pit : of dread in my stomach when : I get wind of another problem. : Worry is ingrained into my very : being—my mom teased me about : being a “worry wart” back when : I was in elementary school—and : that mental pattern ain't changing : : anytime soon. But I’ve come to : recognize that these problems : are all manageable, and that my : worry won't accomplish anything. : I still do it, but it’s become easier : for me to pause, breathe, and : figure out how to shovel the : bullshit. We've all got problems, : complete catastrophes that come : up at the most inopportune of : times. It’s alright, and probably : unavoidable, to indulge in : some worry, and I know that : not all problems will be dealt : with seamlessly; I’m incredibly : fortunate to have a crackerjack : team of bulldog staff on my : side. You can’t always change the : problems, but you can change : your outlook and attempt to : approach those behemoth : obstacles with a modicum of : calm. So crank some Streisand : and shout that nobody’s gonna : rain on your parade, because : honey, you've got this. Hello gorgeous, Natali Serafini Editor-in-Chief @ theotherpress.ca © 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. | +f facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress | twitter.com/theotherpress