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CAPILANO COURIER
MARCH 2023
VOLUME 55 | ISSUE NO. 7
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MATT SHIPLEY (HE/HIM)
Co- Editor in Chief matt@capilanocourier.com
Honestly, right now I’m just begging my parents to bless my decision to buy a car so I can live nomadically this summer. Most other things have been put on hold since work and school have been all-consuming, but hey, what else did I expect?
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Email Guru
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: Emarosa - Cautious
Q: Current Favourite colour
A: Cerulean
Q: Favourite Vancouver tourist attraction?
A: Lynn Canyon
Q: Favourite spring time activity?
A: Planning for summer
Q: If you could pick up a new skill with no stress what would it be?
A: Waterbending… but that aside, maybe cooking
Revolution is Imminent
I listened to a lot of Rise Against as a kid. Not because of their political standpoint — I was definitely too young and stupid to understand that — but because their music was featured in all of my favourite mountain bike films. Recently, I found myself going back through their discography and, strangely, began to draw some connections to my own work here at the Courier. Their music calls for revolution — a bottom-up restructuring of a broken system. Our system here may not necessarily be broken, but it sure as hell can be improved.
On the first weekend of Reading Week, the Courier Crew flew to Hamilton for the eighty-fifth NASH conference, the annual Canadian student journalism conference — appropriately named Revolutionize. If we learned anything from that weekend, it’s that it’s possible to do so much more with what we have, and the key that ties it all together is you. Yes, you, the reader, the contributor, the illustrator, the bystander picking this up from the Birch cafeteria for the first time. It doesn’t matter if you have any inkling of a desire to help us out; just the fact that you’re participating in this crucial time for student journalism is more than enough.
We’ll be introducing a slew of changes in the paper before September, many of which you won’t notice, and many of which you’ll see right away. You might not like all of it, but it’s all about helping the Courier grow and reach more of the campus community. In the end, isn’t that everyone’s goal?
Hugs, The Courier Crew
FREYA EMERY (SHE/HER)
Co-Editor in Chief Production@capilanocourier.com
Just recently got a new passport and started planning for a trip to Seattle this summer. All I can say is that I am more excited to start traveling and experiencing new sights! And of course, collect a few new tattoos and meet new artists along the way :)
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Command-C Command-V
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: Crave by Paramore
Q: Current Favourite colour
A: Poopy greenish yellow
Q: Favourite Vancouver tourist attraction?
A: VanDusen Botanical Garden
Q: Favourite spring time activity?
A: Photo walks
Q: If you could pick up a new skill with no stress what would it be?
A: Tattoo Design
GWEN PEMBERTON (SHE/HER)
Arts & Culture Editor gwen@capilanocourier.com
If I can guarantee one thing, it’s that I’ll never be doing fewer than two things at once. Recently I’ve tried to embrace the chaos. I’m running on caffeine, leftovers and not nearly enough sleep, but I’m loving it for now. Hopefully I look like I know what I’m doing.
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Too much coffee
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: San Luis by Gregory Alan Isakov
Q: Current Favourite colour
A: Royal blue. I feel like i could fall into it if I wanted to.
Q: Favourite Vancouver tourist attraction?
A: East Van Brewery. Don’t sleep on the lobster rolls!
Q: Favourite spring time activity?
A: Hiking!
Q: If you could pick up a new skill with no stress what would it be?
A: Be able to learn any language. I’d be unstoppable.
JAYDE ATCHISON (SHE/HER) Columns & Opinions Editor jayde@capilanocourier.com
I am the proof that there’s no age limit to chasing your dream – I altered my whole life at 30 to pursue a dream I’ve had since childhood, and thought I’d never be qualified for. As well, I have picked up a new language at 30 – there’s no timeline, it’s all a construct and I now know that when you put the work in, it’s all possible.
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Supported and encouraged
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: The entire ‘And That’s Why We Drink’ podcast library
Q: Current Favourite colour
A: Red
Q: Favourite Vancouver tourist attraction?
A: The seawall
Q: Favourite spring time activity?
A: Doing cold dips in the ocean
Q: If you could pick up a new skill with no stress what would it be?
A: Singing
BRIDGET STRINGER-HOLDEN (SHE/HER) News Editor bridget@capilanocourier.com
I’m so excited to be back! While I may be pursuing my Master of Journalism at UBC, CapU will always have a special place in my heart. Plus, the news never sleeps, and neither did I with that little voice in my head going “hey, this would make a great pitch, you know, if you still worked there!” in my mind at 1am…
Q: Describe your role in the Courier in 3 words or less.
A: Follow-up emails
Q: What song would you add to the staff playlist?
A: Hot Rod by Dayglow
Q: Current Favourite colour
A: Shamrock Green
Q: Favourite Vancouver tourist attraction?
A: Cleveland Dam
Q: Favourite spring time activity?
A: Crocheting cute little stuffed animals with a cup of warm tea or coffee!
Q: If you could pick up a new skill with no stress what would it be?
A: To be able to actually play barre chords on the guitar, although I think I need longer fingers
Contributing Writers
Featured Artists
Ren Zhang, Hadiya Ahmed, Maia Lomelino, Carmel Dear, Laura Morales, Mariana Sanchetta Lomelino, Andie Bjornsfelt, Livia Pica, Yaminah Veloso, EA Douglas, Mikaila Poirier, Mizuki Kinoshita, Jasmin Linton, Lea Krusemeyer, Emma Mendez. Sarah Harley, Lucy Benson, Tobin
Contributing Illustrators
Tanner McMahon, Valentina Kruglikovskaya, Hannah
Cover Art Staff Portraits
