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A Project in Need of Some Assistance:

First Nations Button Blanket
By Jay Brunn

Lee Edenshaw carefully cuts along traced lines
of the Haida. wolf design. The two button blan-
kets Edenshaw and volunteers are creating are
to be unveiled at the Convocation ceremonies in
June. Photo by Jay Brunn

As you wander through
the Wintergarden, you
may have noticed Lee
Edenshaw and his vol-
unteers cutting along
traced lines of fabric
and wondered — what
they were up to.
Edenshaw is currently
working on the produc-
tion of two First Nations
Button Blankets to be

the
cere-

displayed at
Convocation
monies in June.
The two twelve-foot by
four-foot banners will
bear the UNBC colours
(green and gold) with a
Haida wolf designed by
Lee’s uncle, Guujaaw
Edenshaw. The wolf
was chosen from many
designs for its mutual

parallelism; it repre-
sents both the wolf clan
back home and the
mascot of UNBC’s
Varsity teams.

Other than the materi-
als, which were paid for
by UNBC, this project is
based entirely on volun-
teer effort. Edenshaw
predicts it will take
approximately eighty
hours to cut out the
design of the wolf for
each banner, and
another forty hours to
sew each of the designs

onto the background .

material.
The entire process of

" making the banners will

take place in_ the
Wintergarden on
Mondays and

Wednesdays from 1 to
3 pm each week until
completion. Edenshaw
states, “The idea is to
make this into a group
project so that no one
person feels left out.
Everybody gets to par-
ticipate who wishes to
help.”

Come on out and lend
a hand!

The Student Society is now accepting applications for the

following position:

Audio Visual (A/V) Technician

The A/V Technician is responsible for operating the sound, film and
PA Equipment of the Society during University and Society events.
This will include setting up and dismantaling of the equipment along
with operation of the equipment during an event. A working knowl-
edge of and/or in sound, film and PA equipment is vital.

The pay scale for this position starts at $8.50 to $9.75 per hour. The
starting wage will be $8.50 per hour. The wage scale will be
reviewed after six months.

In accordance with the Society Mandate, NUGSS is committed to
offering students this position. In all cases, preference will be given
to students of UNBC. Please forward resumes, names and address-
es of three references (including telephone and fax numbers) until
4:30 PM Friday, November 27, 1998 To: Christopher Reid,
Treasurer, Northern Undergraduate Student Society, Suite #7-234,
3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9.

In response to the
recent external review
of the library and many
requests by the student
population, the library
decided to purchase
400 paperback novels
from Mosquito Books.
The library felt it was
only appropriate to have
the books selected by
members of the student
body, since they would
be the primary users.
Hand picked through
NUGGS, Matt Macrae,
Michael Crawford and
Chris McNelly chose
paperbacks ranging
from classics to modern
suspense novels.

Aside from their man-
date to serve the acade-
mic requirements of the
University, the library
felt it was also neces-
sary to meet the recre-
ational needs of the

November 23, 1998

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Clockwise from front left: Matt Macrae, Michael
Crawford, Chris McNelly and University
Librarian Neil Campbell display some of the 400
books chosen for the library. Look for the stands
on both floors of the library.

Photo courtesy of Rob van Adrichem

library users “It is impor-
tant we recognize the
need for escapism.”
stated UNBC Librarian,
Joanne Matthews.
While some students
find relaxation by get-
ting away from the
books or participating in
some sort of sport activ-
ity, many students find
sitting down with a good
Stephen King novel to

be their choice of stress
relief.

Do not worry if for
some reason you can-
not find what you are
looking for. As soon as
the books have worn
out, the library will be
replacing them. Who
knows, they might even
be open to suggestions!

A Ceili with Out of Alba

By Nicole Larson

How often can you go
to an event where the
feature band serves you
dinner as well as per-
forms? Well if you went
to the ceili (literally
translated from Gaelic:
an evening of dancing
and fun) presented by
the Prince George
Celtic Club on
November 14 that is
exactly what would
have happened. Not
only did Out of Alba put
on a show filled with
their usual energy, but
they also took the time
to serve pizza_ in
between their sets.

The night opened with
traditional highland

j

Alba
Photo by Dana Schwehr

dancing. The dancers
performed singly, in
pairs and in groups,
with the highlight being
the sword dance. Later,

Highland Dancers warm up the crowd for Out of

between Out of Alba’s
sets, other forms of
Celtic dancing were

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