the Otherpress Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca STAFF LIST Natalie Serafini Editor-in-Chief Meditor@theotherpress.ca Eric Wilkins Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Mike LeMieux Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Cara Seccafien Production Assistant Ed Appleby Ilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Lauren Kelly News Editor Minews@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca Chitwan Khosla Features Editor Mfeatures@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Milifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor Mopinions@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca Staff Reporter Mercedes Deutscher Staff Writers Adam Tatelman Alex Stanton Cazzy Lewchuk Senior Columnists Jerrison Oracion Columnists KP Davis Sarah Walker Contributors Aleeze Asif Sharon Miki Lettitor = a Image from ‘Casablanca’ We'll always have the ‘Other Press’ I been penning my love letter to the Other Press since the end of March, when I realized my year-long term as Editor-in-Chief was slowly coming to an end. This is my last Lettitor, my fond farewell, so I need it to convey all that I feel. To say the last year has been overwhelming is an understatement. While I’ve adored my time as EIC, steering the Other Press has tested my ability to handle stress like no other experience. been amazing is an even bigger understatement. My romance with the OP began when I was a young thang of 17, at Douglas College’s orientation day. There, Sharon Miki and Jacey Gibb were tabling, likely with a mountain of treats to tempt candy fiends and lasso them into contributing. Our brief conversation piqued my interest enough that I decided to attend the first meeting of the year—and this alone was pretty out of character for me: naturally nervous person that I am, I wouldn't have normally wandered the labyrinthian halls of Douglas’ © Get foknowus! © 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), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. : first floor, into a pack of strangers. : Walking there, I had to break : down each step as “just a step” : until I finally arrived at the Other : Press’ office door. While everyone in the : collective was friendly, I was still : out of my depth for a long time. I : generally didn’t speak more than : a handful of words; I certainly : didn’t write an article the first few : weeks; and J tended to rush out : at the end of meetings, for fear of : being horrendously awkward and : : tongue-tied. To say the last four years have : : week, even just to sit there, laugh : at jokes, and listen to everyone’s : plans for a bright and shiny new : issue. (Well, not shiny—this : was the pre-gloss era.) When I : wrote my first article, | remember : picking up several copies, : marvelling over seeing my name : in print, staring wide-eyed at my : article. I was hooked, and I wasn’t : turning back. But I kept coming every Each of my milestones at the : OP is ingrained in my mind: when : : newly anointed leader Sharon : called to offer me the position of : Opinions Editor; sitting in the : kitchen with my proud mama and : : papa after getting Assistant Editor, : : when I didn’t think I had a chance : in hell; having my roommate, : Jacey, tell me I had gotten EIC, : and calling my darling Cody Klyne : : to tell him the news. You never know what will : affect your life the most, or how : tamping down on your anxiety : might prove to be the best : decision you’ve ever made. You : never know who'll end up sitting : at the EIC desk, blushing and : making bad puns. I was slow to start, but I’ve : been running with it since. : And while we bonded over the : beautiful, unbound pages of : this publication, it’s the people : behind it all that I adore. They’ve : supported me without pause, : inspired me, and pushed me to : be and do better. It’s impossible : for me to mention everyone who’s : affected me here—this Lettitor : would rapidly become a Feature- : length piece of effusive praise— : but know that I love you all. ve seen the newspaper go through three redesigns; : transition from matte to glossy; : and pass through the more than : capable hands of Klyne, Miki, and : Gibb. Now it’s my turn to leave, handing the seat over to Eric i © The Other Pressreservestheright 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. : Wilkins. He and I started at the : newspaper at the same time, and I : can’t imagine the last year of EIC- ship without Wilkins’ cheerful : face and effervescence. He’s a : highly skilled writer and editor, : and a tremendously generous : human being. I can’t wait to see : him take this position on with the : aplomb that I know he will. I don’t want to write the : final lines of this piece, because : once I do, I know it will officially, : really, be the end. As soonas I : finish writing my last Lettitor, : I'll be sealing off my time here, : leaving a period where I'd love : to put an ellipsis. Moving on is : more bittersweet than I thought it : would be, but I know the paper’s : ready, and I’m ready to see what : the next generation will do with : the publication. I hate to say goodbye—in : Vonnegut’s words, “It’s the : emptiest and yet the fullest of all : human messages”—so instead I'll : Say, Hello gorgeous, Natali Scnafioi Editor-in-Chief @ theotherpress.ca | +f facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress | twitter.com/theotherpress youtube.com/user/theotherpress instagram.com/theotherpress