Janis McMath Editor-in-Chief Moving forward Bu Belichick is an icon for a long list of well-deserved reasons, but my personal favourite moment of his is the stoic line many know him for: “We're on to Cincinnati.” In response to a barrage of questions about the Patriots’ failures, Belichick intentionally leaves reporters without a response to nitpick later in their pieces. And this mentality—one that never dwells on past failures without moving onto the next venture with gusto—is an essential one for members of our newspaper collective. With a weekly paper, there’s no choice but to move forward. Living in the present Room 1020 - 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC, V3L 5B2 604-525-3542 Janis McMath , Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca Lauren Gargiulo News Editor © news@theotherpress.ca Morgan Hannah A Life & Style Editor ) UM lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Position Open Entertainment Editor M4 humour@theotherpress.ca Christine Weenk Layout Manager M layout@theotherpress.ca _ Lauren Kelly & Graphics Manager © graphics@theotherpress.ca and learning from your past failures rather than letting them depress you and impact your ability to fully take on your next opportunity to succeed is a great lesson that working for a student newspaper offers. (Also, having your failures published permanently to stare you in the face can be turned into a great motivation tool for improvement in the next week.) A student newspaper can sharpen your skills as a writer, illustrator, photographer, and editor by pushing you to do a creative personal project every single week. Prospective members always say: “I’m not ready for a responsibility like that; ] need practice first!” This paper is the place to practice and improve—which ties in with another idea behind Belichick’s mantra: @ theotherpress.ca © editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ © /theotherpress f/douglasotherpress Jessica Berget Assistant Editor M assistant@theotherpress.ca Sonam Kaloti Arts Editor - Marts@theotherpress.ca Matthew Fraser Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Caroline Ho Web Editor © webeditor@theotherpress.ca Nhi Jenny' Vo > Production Assistant Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager discuss your failures internally and with those you trust. The Pats are famous for the culture this legendary coach has created where all issues are dealt within the team and the players present a united front. Similarly, at the Other Press and other student newspapers, you'll get feedback and help from people you trust. This isn’t a BlogSpot where randos can come and go and crap all over your meaningful and well-thought out article about your passion projects. We're all a team here so we're all looking to help each other improve for the sake of the paper and our community. COVID-19 definitely shook things up here at the paper, but we’re looking to have some virtual meetings this semester and will hopefully offer other social Brittney MacDonald Business Manager Athena Little Udeshi Seneviratne Illustrators Position Open Staff Reporter Mo Hussain Sports Reporter Craig Allan Tania Arora Staff Writers Billy Bui Staff Photographer Jerrison Oracion Jonathan Pabico Nova Sawatsky Brandon Yip Senior Columnists Timothy Easling CJ Sommerfeld Contributors Cover layout by Lauren Kelly and Udeshi Seneviratne Feature layout by Christine Weenk and Udeshi Seneviratne Photo of Bill Belichick by AlexanderJonesi via Wikimedia Commons opportunities! In a lot of ways, being online only affords us new and exciting creative prospects—and you should bea part of it! So, write for the Other Press today and become a part of our team (or just stay in the loop!); you can contribute as often or as little as you like! Email editor.otherpress@ gmail.com if you have any questions about getting started! On to Cincinnati, SAME Janis McMath 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 tuition 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.