Lettitor

How are you? No, really, I feel like we never talk anymore. You know, just because we don’t see each other on a weekly basis, that doesn’t mean we can’t keep in touch over the summer.

So, tell me, what’ve you been up to? Seen any good movies lately? Okay, okay...enough about you already! Sheesh, can’t an editor get a word in edgewise around here? No wonder we stopped hang- ing out—it’s always you, you, you. Oh...what have we been doing? I thought you'd never ask.

Opinions Editor Colin Miley experi- enced a parenting milestone recently when his son went away on a class trip. Those of you familiar with “The Way Things Sometimes Are” that dealt with Colin’s son’s arm injury will know to arm them- selves with Kleenex before entering the Opinions section this time around.

J.J. McCullough, everyone’s favourite rascally, young fascist (no condescension intended), went on a politically themed vacation to our nation’s capital. Wow, even his vacations are conservative. The point, however, is that he had a great time, learned a lot, and we are all very proud of him for being chosen to go. And now you can read all about his adventures in this issue’s “Right Hook.”

As for Iain Reeve, our A&E Editor, he went to the first midnight showing of the latest Star Wars flick—for details, visit this month’s A&E section and check out his review. For all the nerds in the house, there’s also a new A&E feature called “Blast From the Past,” in which Iain gets his lightsaber in a bunch over a 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.

In other OP news, Features Editor Kevin Welsh has been taking time to stop and smell the roses. And the tulips, and the sweet peas, and all the other flowers in this

year’s Communities in Bloom competition. Oh, and also in Features, News Editor Brandon Ferguson finds religion—and a free lunch with Hare Krishnas. Then, over in Sports, a patriotic Darren Paterson pre- pares for Canada Day by tallying up the best and worst moments in Canadian sport.

As for me, well, I’ve been taking it easy. You know, maxin’ and relaxin’ and the like. I went to the racetrack for the first time and won on my first-ever wager (way to go, No Sox Fox!). What can I say? I guess there really is nothing I can’t do. Oh, and I also went on a long and eventless road trip to Regina where I saw two dead deer, a bunch of relatives, and the Queen of England. Pretty exciting, huh? There’s plenty more where that came from, but I don’t want to intimidate you with my thrill-a-minute lifestyle so I'll hold off till next month.

In the meantime, feel free to let us know how your summet’s going. We’d love to hear from you, so drop us a line at oth- ereditor@yahoo.ca if you want to chat. And don’t forget, we’re still hiring, so if you think you can keep up with the whirl- wind antics of the Other Pressers, by all means, c’mon down. And don’t forget, have a fabulous Canada Day, everyone!

—Amanda Aikman, Managing Editor

Submission Guidelines

The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for publication the following Wednesday. Letters to the Editor, vacant sections, and “time-sensitive” articles (weekend news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted until Saturday noon and can be submitted

to the editor at: othereditor@yahoo.ca

News fergie1b @telus.net

Opinions opinionsubmit@ hotmail.com

All other submissions should be forwarded to the appropriate section editor. Please include your name, phone number/email address, and word count, and submit via email as an MS Word.doc attachment to the attention of the appropriate editor.

A&E aeditor@ gmail.com

Features krwelsh@canada.com

Sports ddp20 @hotmail.com

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June 8/2005