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_ Sports and Clubs

A Part of the University

TYLER CLARKE
SPORTS AND CLUBS EDITOR

UNBC’s Inter-Varsity Christian Fel-
lowship head Troy Lee stresses that
their club is welcome to anyone, re-
gardless of their religion, much like the
60 or so other Inter-Varsity Christian
fellowships prominent in various other
colleges and universities in Canada.

“We have Catholics, Protestants, and
we have some people that have never
stepped into a church in their lives.’
Roughly fourty percent of their mem-
bers are international students, provid-
ing the club a diverse background of
people.

The Christian Fellowship meets ev-
ery week, on Wednesday, with a free
meal for students, which will run un-
til mid-November. They also meet on
Sunday, with a free meal at Lee's house,
At these events, there are book discus-
sions for anyone interested. “There are
pretty heated debates,’ said Lee.

CristyKurjata,a member of the Inter-
Varsity adds; “I haven't seen any actual
yelling,’ with people striking up healthy
_ debates, versus arguments.

For the Wednesday get togethers
they receive around 6-8 regular attend-
ees, wherein the Sunday get togethers,
they see about twenty to thirty people
attending. “We have about fifty stu-

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dents involved at different levels,’ Lee
added. :

Lee says that anyone interested in
these activities, are welcome to join in.

For those worried that their religion,
or lack thereof, would cause conflict,
Lee establishes that they are reluctant
to even use the word Christian, as it
is a loaded word, with many possible
meanings, Instead, he prefers to use
the term Jesus followers. “We're pas-
sionate about students becoming Jesus
followers” he says, adding “and, God-
who seeks to bring healing to all of the
cosmos.’ That, and anyone, regardless

~of their faith, is more than welcome. to
join, Beliefs will be brought to your at-
tention, not forced upon you.

The Inter-Faith Christian Fellowship
has already been busy this year, orga-
nizing a BBQ for new students in Sep-
tember, and organizing movie nights.
The movies aren't as religious as one
might assume for a Christian Fellow-
ship club, with the last few being Pieces
of April, Open Water, and Anchorman.
Lee says it's likely the next movie will
be War of the Worlds, and will take part
some time in November.

Another upcoming event is a week-
end long retreat, that they are currently
organizing. This is a yearly event. “We
usually get camps, but the last few

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MANAGING EDITOR / NEWS EDITOR

1. Green Day — Bullet in a Bible
(live)

Okay, you released American Idiot
and it didn’t totally suck. But if we
have to hear “Boulevard of Broken
Dreams” every freakin’ time we
leave the house for another full
year, we're going to cry.

2. Mall-Punk Saturation

So you're wearing black eyeliner
and a studded belt. Do you not
find it ironic that your “punk’ ass is
hanging out ina mall, the crux of
mindless corporatism? We do.

3. Not being allowed to take time
off for American Thanksgiving
And we're supposed to be a multi-
cultural country.

5. The band names

Putting a ‘the’ in the front of your
band name does not make you
good, cool, or relevant. Deal with
it.

6. Super-discounted after-Hallow-
een candy

The chocolate’s gone, so we're on
to the rocket candy.

7. New-Wave catfights
We were totally hoping that The
Killers would bitch-slap the mas-

cara off of The Bravery’s faces. And _

then they had to end the feud.
Note to Franz Ferdinand: a good
old-fashioned fight just might be
what you need to sell that new
album faster.

Experience

years the winters have been so brutal,’
that they've ended up in hotels, says
Lee, This year, they plan the retreat
at a winterized camp sight, sometime
in January or February, Much like all
the other events, this is open to anyone
interested. “I've never laughed so hard
in my life,’ says Tabatha Lundholm, an
attendee of last year’s event, regarding
the fun she had,

They're also planning a lecture series,
inviting a physicist in to talk about the
idea of evolution and intelligent design.
This would happen some time in Feb-
ruary, and be put on by both the Chris-
tian Fellowship, and the Inter-Faith
Chapel, located next to the security
office.

In April, after final exams are done
with, they're planning an expedition to
the Lower Mainland, to join an envi-
ronmental project for a week. This is
part of the Whiterock projects,which
include an organic farm, and environ-
mental education.

All of these events are funded by
Lee's expense account, food donated,
money raised by various organizations,
and charity in general, as it is a chari-
table organization.

Many members of the Inter-Faith
Christian Fellowship find themselves
hanging out at the Inter-Faith Chapel
at UNBC. “Tes a nice place. It's quite
quiet, you can talk, study...’ says Kur-
‘jata. The Chapel is run by student ser-
vices, and is headed by about a dozen
ministers of different faiths, volunteer-
ing their time to spread the word of
Jesus.

Lee theorizes that “spirituality is
becoming a part of the University ex-
perience.’ He says that the materialist
world view isn't enough for the people
of the world. People are thinking less
about whether or not God exists. In-
stead, they're searching for answers, like
where they fit in the scheme of things.

Kurjata adds that “It’s crucial in some
form or another.’

With regards to the Christian Fel-
lowship, Lee stresses that “We invite
people into our community, we don't
coerce them.’ As such, they invite
anyone interested in this club to seek
more information from the UNBC
Inter-Faith Chapel, or e-mail them at
ivef_unbc@yahoo.ca.

8. The Rum Jungle
Somehow making the Monk even
gayer. That takes talent.

9. Coldplay: Over-rated 2005

You heard it here last. “Speed of
Sound’ =“Clocks/’“Fix You” ="“The
Scientist.” Get it?

10. Releasing your latest album on
a major label and not sucking

A million gold stars to Death Cab
for Cutie for proving that The Man
won't always get you down.

11. Goth-punk to make you happy
Alkaline Trio makes the world a
happier place with songs about
death and alcoholism. Twisted but
so, so right.

12. Ripping off SPIN Magazine
Because we didn’t think we were
pretentious enough.

SEX, DRUGS, and
ROCK AND ROLL

Edge magazine is currently working ona trilogy of special
issues covering the topics of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. We
invite students and staff to share their views, opinions, and
“expertise on these subjects. Topic ideas include, but are not
limited, to:

Sex:
gender discrimination and stereotypes
homosexual marriage

sex and sexuality

sex in the media / sex sells

the morality of sex

prostitution

Drugs:
the legalization of marijuana

a history of drugs

caffeine dependancy

personality-altering drugs and self-identity
alternative medicine

the effects of music on moods
hypnosis

TV, computers, videogames
artificial lights and sleep patterns

Rock and Roll:
race and culture issues

illegal downloading

local bands and music scenes

the greatest bands/songs/albums of all time
what is “real”: the issue of manufactured bands
popular music and social change

did video kill the radio star?

musical subcultures

We are also currently working on a year-in-review issue, to
come out on November 30. The deadline for this issue will
be November 22, so, if you want to talk about the important
events, best movies, video games, or music of 2005, email

your submissions to over-the-edge@unbc.ca or come by the
office (across from the Wintergarden).

WORD OF THE WEEK

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Over the Edge’s Word of the Week is back! Why should you engage
yourself in our weekly feature of voacabulary enhancement? Well,
besides the educational value of learning another word, this informa-
tion will come in handy when you need to argue for hours about the
difference between two words that have the same meaning!

This week’s word is extemporaneous. What does it mean?

A. Permanent, not temporary
The university finally built an extemporaneous building for its Education

Program students rather than putting them into portables.

B. Speaking without preparation or notes
| love extemporaneous debates because | can actually get away with not
doing. any work beforehand.

C. An extra, unnatural body part
The doctors had to perform 72 hours of surgery to remove an extempor-
aneous toe from my cat.

D. Viscous fluid movement of high pressure head through an orifice
The extemporaneous flow equation is the fundamental principle of ap-
plied fluid arts and design.

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