UNIVERSITY OF
NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

UNB
Student Employment
Opportunity

UNBC Office of External Relations

Position Title: Thank You Caller
Term: 2014-2015 Fall and Winter Semesters
Hours: 6 hours per week
Pay: $12/hr undergraduate students,
$14/hr graduate students

Did you know that UNBC started because 16,000
people signed a petition and paid $5 to support
the creation of a northern university? They made
it possible for you! Here is an opportunity to
speak with some of them and say THANK YOU
for making UNBC a reality.

Benefits
e Develop interpersonal and research skills

e Contribute to the 25th Anniversary efforts to
connect with and thank The 16,000

e Gain work experience in a collaborative team
environment/professional office

e Increase your knowledge of external relations
related projects

e Gain an increased awareness of
university history

e Develop your own career by building valuable
skills and competencies

Qualifications
e Demonstrated academic success
e A professional and mature attitude

e Strong communication, time management, and
attention to detail skills

e An interest in helping the university connect with
those who helped make our university a reality

To Apply

Please forward a covering letter, resume, and the

contact information from two references to:

Email: stacey.linton@unbc.ca

In person: UNBC Office of External Relations,
ADM 1065

We thank all applicants for their interest; however,
only those students selected for further consid-
eration will be contacted. Applications will be
accepted until position is filled; those received
before 4:30pm Wednesday, October 1, 2014
will be given priority consideration.

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Studio pawn

Brady Stark
Team Member

s the word spreads about “The Death of Wolverine,”

Marvel’s newest issue of its ongoing story, it is imperative
that geeks, nerds, and superhero enthusiasts alike are not
fooled in reading this series. Like Superman, Captain America,
and countless others before him, Wolverine is not destined to
stay dead for long. According to Marvel, Wolverine is slated to
only be dead for approximately three years. Most would say
that the turnaround is rather short, but Superman was only
dead for approximately six months.

Marvel, as a film studio, is only one part of a much larger

entity. Marvel Studios has the rights to many of the
characters that are within the Marvel comics’ umbrella.
Unfortunately, two major character groups who are not
part of that umbrella are the X-Men and Spiderman.
Wolverine and the X-Men are owned on the silver screen
by 20th Century Fox, whereas Spiderman and most of his
villainous counterparts are owned by Sony Pictures.

Now, Marvel is trying to make Wolverine less desirable to

the consumers by killing him off for a certain period of time
in an effort to try and reclaim the character from Fox for a
reduced price. Marvel is using Wolverine as a pawn in a much
more grand chess game of heroic and financial proportions.

oth annual gaming convention, PG

Colin Slark
Team Member

n the weekend of October 18 and 19, the Northern

Players will be hosting Prince George’s 5th annual
gaming convention, NPC-Con, at the Knox United Church
downtown at 1448 5th Avenue. On both days from 10am to
11pm, participants can experience events such as tabletop
and live action role-playing games, various board and
miniature games, a video game tournaments, a costume
contest, and a silent auction.

One organizer, Matthew Amsel, described his motivation for
organizing this convention as an effort to help PG gamers

find a space to play together. Before NPC-Con, the nearest
gaming conventions were in Grande Prairie or Vancouver.
“Because Prince George is a small community, options for
connecting with other gamers are limited,” said Amsel.
However, this event is not just a Prince George affair; as Amsel
says, people are coming from as far away as Burns Lake.

As for how many participants they are hoping for, the
convention had 80 people attending last year, but Amsel says
that “Our philosophy has always been the more the merrier,
until the fire marshal tells us to stop.” Tickets are $10 per day,
or $15 for the whole weekend, but that price goes down to $10
for the weekend if you show a valid student ID or if you pre-
register. For more information, check out www.npce-con.ca.