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STAFF LIST Eric Wilkins

Editor-in-Chief Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Lauren Kelly 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

Mercedes Deutscher 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 Writers Adam Tatelman Alex Stanton Cazzy Lewchuk

Senior Columnists Jerrison Oracion

Columnists KP Davis

Contributors Duncan Fingarson Idrian Burgos Benjamin Howard Himanshu Verma Davie Wong Aleeze Asif

s | sit, penning my first

Lettitor in the current calm of the OP office, I can’t help but wonder, “How on earth did I end up here?”

I started at Douglas four years ago, enrolling in the Print Futures: Professional Writing program with the career goal of “something to do with writing.” Being a wide-eyed 18-year-old, | found that my parents were quite alright with the nebulousness of my aspirations. In keeping with those aspirations, it came as little surprise that my timid self tip- toed into the friendly din of Room 1020 one September Monday. It was all I could do to keep myself from bolting down the hallway with an easy brush-off of, “I'll go next week!”

Our then-opinions editor (and current Distribution Manager}, Jacey Gibb, bounded up to me with a, “Hi, I’m Jacey!” Unable to make a quiet escape now that I’d been noticed, my fate was sealed. I started writing after a few meetings—nothing

© Get foknowus!

: groundbreaking: Tim Tebow, BC : Place, and other mostly sport-

: related bits and bobs. But each

: tidbit pulled me deeper in: my

: name in print, my awful attempts : at wordplay, my endless ellipses

: driving my editors insane... I was : hooked. And those raw writings

: ultimately proved to be enough

: to land mea Staff Writer job a

: month later, a position I would

: hold for two years.

I eventually took on the

: title of Sports Editor when our

: incumbent finally departed

: the hallowed halls of Douglas

: learning. It was the job title young : Eric had always had in the back

: of his mind while sorting through : towers of hockey cards and

: brushing turf turd off of caked

: cleats: to write about sports, take

: photos, and get paid for it. And

: so l immersed myself in Douglas

: College athletics, discovering in

: the process how stellar a program : the school has. In rain, wind,

: raucous gyms, and everything

: in-between, I followed our teams, : doing my best to provide coverage

: each week as I slowly discovered : the life of a sports reporter is often : : a less-than-glamourous one.

I took on Assistant Editor

: last year with some reluctance— : knowing it would likely spell the : end of both my oodles of free time : : and the Sports section for the time : : being. Despite the gig typically

: being the stepping-stone for

: Editor-in-Chief hopefuls, I never

: seriously entertained the thought : until sometime in January. Now,

: even though I’ve technically been : in the position for a month, it still : : hasn’t quite sunk in that I get to be: : the big, bad, boss man. Getting to : sit at the helm of this crack-team

: of writers and editors is one of the : greatest feelings I’ve ever had—

: and we've hardly even begun.

: This talented crew can, has, and

: will continue to work hard week

: in, week out, to bring you articles : that seek to inform and entertain. : And they do it well.

Before this rambling first

: Lettitor finally draws to a merciful : close, Pd just like to explain my : signoff: “Danke danke.” I took a

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: couple semesters in German one year (if you're reading this, my

: apologies for my awful showing,

: Frau Ebeling) ona lark. My

: father being Irish/English and

: my mother being Chinese, it seemed like the logical choice. The best way to learn a language

: is to use it as often as possible,

: so, one of the first words I started : to use incessantly was “danke.”

: My mother once, in a moment of : Russell-Peters-inspired goodness, : said it twice in quick succession

: with an accent. The pronunciation so amused me that I often use it in place of “thanks” to any I’ve

: achieved some level of comfort

: with.

: It can be taken sincerely.

: It can be taken with a note of

: humour. Or it can also be seen as : slightly unconventional. In other : words, it’s exactly how I view this : Newspaper.

Danke danke,

wilh

Editor-in-Chief

@ theotherpress.ca

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