March 24, 2004 From The Editor This past weekend I was watching Sex and the City and at first I was sad because I was think- ing about whether or not I have even just one friend that I am that close too. The characters on the show share a closeness that seems unlikely to be matched. And I thought long and hard. At first I came up with no one. But then I forced myself to really analyze my friendships. Friendships are a tricky, funny thing. You share a little piece of you with different peo- ple. But is there one person that knows you...really knows you? The only way to know for sure is to know if you really know yourself. What you stand for, what is impor- tant to you, who you are at the end of the day. Until you know that no one can really know you and until then you can never really have a meaningful relationship with anyone. I thought of someone but then I considered his feelings for me. Does the other person have to have the same investment that you do? Is your appreciation for someone merited on how it is reciprocated? And my answer is...1 hope not. I think I am the most close to who I really am when I am with this person. I am never embarrassed or scared. Never hesitant to say what I think, to sing, to act foolish. This per- son is never judging and always honest—even when it is obvious that what I want is maybe a little less honesty. He makes me feel courageous and impor- tant. And the loveliness of it all is that he does- nt even know the justice he is providing me with. The very best part is knowing that when I need to be me, I have a stage and venue with him. The worst part is that I don’t know if our friendship will last a lifetime. I have no guar-_ antees that I will always have my opportunity to play my part. I treasure the moments we spend together and I pray it won't ever end. But as life has taught me, all good things eventually do come to a close. I just take grace in knowing that the lessons he has taught me are invaluable and never ending. That one day, if our friendship is no longer, I know at one time, if even for a short moment, I was me. Kerry Evans Managing Editor Contents e the other press © Mailbag 2 ews anr pA BC—A Haven for Drunk Drivers Aboriginal Scholarship Program Kick Off Week of Solidarity Warning Signs of Heart Disease Weird Cheese Opinions DADADDD Saint Patrick—A Man To Commemorate or Condemn? A Meditation On All This Medication Science Matters Stolen Words Paparazzi Third Degree Victory at Simon Fraser University Wilson’s Section 10 Horoscopes 10 Poetry wa Photo[graphic] Culture 12 Around Town 12 This Week in History 13 Culture Clips 13 Fanboy’s Corner 14 Which Variation is Which? 15 Practicing Democracy 15 Rugby Beach Club Grille 15 The Surreal Life Features 16 A Fisherman’s Focus: A Profile of Stefan Grega 17 Happy Days Are Here to Stay Sports 18 A March Madness Guide 18 Five-hour Marathon Ends in Royals Loss 18 Lions and Tsunami Win Championships 18 Sports Shorts Classifieds 23 The Other Press Submission Guidelines The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for publication the following Wednesday. Letters to the Editor, vacant sections, and “time sensitive” articles (week- end news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted until Saturday noon and can be submitted to the editor at: the_editor57@hotmail.com News All other submissions should be forwarded to the Opinions appropriate section editor. Please include your name, _ Culture phone number/email address, the word count, and submit Reanires via email as an MS Word.doc attachment to the ; : ; Sports attention of the appropriate editor. David Lam Representative Kelly Parry: kelly-parry@telus. net Kali Thurber: opinionsubmit@hotmail.com Amanda Aikman: submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca Barbara K. Adamski: adamski@telus.net Adam Gordon: desportseditor@yahoo.ca Kim Meier: nocontrolling@hotmail.com http://www.otherpress.ca Page 3