Power to the people

Here we are — our final issue for the academic year. It has been a privilege and an honour to serve as editor-in-chief for the 2021-22 publication year.

As cliché as it sounds, none of us on the masthead ever stop learning — and editing the Courier this year was full of amazing learning experiences. For instance, we learned how to increase our reach by expanding our free print-to-door subscription service. We networked with multiple community members, and continued to add financial stability to the organization. We got caught off guard by the controversy of this year’s Capilano Students’ Union elections, and managed to maintain a high level of in-depth coverage all the way until its resolution.

As the learning continues, I have been bestowed the honour to continue in my role for the 2022-23 publication year. If you’ve ever been an editor at the Courier, you would know this is a pretty cool job. We are so excited to continue innovating what we do here at the Courier — and of course, continue publishing great content.

No matter how ‘small’ the Courier may seem, it is, like many things at Capilano University, a unique and wonderful establishment with a long and humorous history of students trying to figure life out. It is still important. It has been a safe haven, a stepping stone, and above all a platform for members of the community since the 60s.

Over the last three years I have been lucky to experience and see firsthand what the Courier has done — and continues to do — for people in the community. Print is not dead. Power to the people.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Alisha Samnani (she/her) @alishawsamnani editor@capilanocourier.com

NEWS EDITOR

Bridget Stringer-Holden (she/her) @bridget_sh news@capilanocourier.com

INDIGENOUS EDITOR

DESIGN DIRECTOR

Valeriya Kim (she/her) @valerochkim design@capilanocourier.com

PRODUCTION ARTIST

Sara Nguyen (she/her) @sarasnnguyen production@capilanocourier.com

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Freya Emery (she/her) @freya.emery freyaemery@gmail.com

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Avery Nowicki, Garreth Roberts, Pauline Adalid, Kaileigh Bunting, Jenny Rog, Yasmine Elsayed

CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS

Alison Johnstone, Anais Bayle, Chikako Ogawa, C. Palomar Robisco, Lauren Howard, Sarah Haglund, Sharleen Ramos, Talia Rouck

FEATURED ARTISTS

Ana Maria Caicedo, Ata Ojani, Celina Zhong, Christian Kyle Papilla, Jason Low, Kathrin Teh, Katrina Lashmar, Naomi Evers, Natasha Lee, Shay Klassan, Tiffany Zhong

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COMMUNITIES EDITOR

Matt Shipley (he/him) communities@capilanocourier.com

FEATURES EDITOR

Elliot White (they/them) features@capilanocourier.com

CULTURE EDITOR

Emma Mendez (she/her/they/them) culture@capilanocourier.com

OPINIONS EDITOR

Jayde Atchison (she/her) opinions@capilanocourier.com

COLUMNS EDITOR

BUSINESS MANAGER

Gaby Salas (she/her) business@capilanocourier.com

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Andrea Gallardo (she/her) @andreagallardoval communications@capilanocourier.com

COVER ART

Lauren Howard

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