November 30,1999

NEWS AND STUEF

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Cat Saga Continued From

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Repopulation outnum-
bers death rates making
this argument not very
sound. Many do die
over the inter but many
do not. Our future goal
would be to trap the
cats and get them fixed,
but this is expensive
and time consuming for
students. For now, we
are trying to care for
them the way any pet
owner would’ and

should.

If you do spot a feral
cat, it probably won’t
come to you, but if it
does, please don’t pet it
or feed it. Unfortunately,
some do carry diseases
and these could be
transmitted. We had one
incident last year where
a volunteer had food in
her hand and one of the
cats, because it was
starving, bit right

through her finger. this
was done out of hunger,
not fear. Just be careful
and respectful.

This isn’t a cat problem,
it is a human problem. If
you want to , or have to,
get rid a family pet,
bring it to a shelter.

For more information, or
to help (professors
included) email: dur-
kee @unbc.ca

NO.4 IN A SERIES:
YOUR JOB SEARCH!

by David Peterson

Sometimes you may
here of someone who
has had a perfect job fall
right into their lap. True
- sometimes that can
happen and it’s a great
thing when it does.
Most of the time, how-
ever, jobs come through
some.sort of hunting
and gathering proce-
dure. You hunt for
opportunities to become
employed and_ then
gather further informa-
tion about specific
opportunities and infor-
mation about perspec-
tive employers.

So, “what do! do?” you

the

ask... There numerous
ways of looking for
work. Some are, well,
more effective ways
than others.

Here are the less effec-
tive ways:

1. Do nothing.

2. Thinking about doing
nothing.

3. Scan the newspaper
classified ads once a
week.

4. Give up and decide
to maybe try again next

year.
And now, here are the
MORE EFFECTIVE

WAYS (a.k.a. way cool
job search techniques!)

power of

in no particular order:

1. Direct employer con-
tact. Try to arrange a
brief, 15 minute, meet-
ing with a_ potential
employer. Discuss what
it's like to work for the
company, what the per-
son does, etc. This is
called an Information
Meeting and with prac-
tice, is one of the most
effective ways known in
obtaining work. It’s
scary, and may not pro-
duce a job right away,
but it builds up your
array of contacts.
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The Pi Beta Phi Sorority Gives
Teddy Bear Hugs for Christmas

Monday November the

22nd marked the
beginning of the 2nd
Annual Teddy Bear

Tree. Christmas Boxes
are set up all around the
University Campus, and
will be, continuing into
the much dreaded exam
period. in December.
Your donations of new
(or clean and well kept)
teddy bears and toys
are what makes so
many less fortunate
children have a bright
and happy Christmas.
Non-perishable food
items are also being
graciously accepted on
behalf of the Salvation
Army. We, the girls of
the. Pi Beta Phi Sorority,
would like to take this
opportunity to thank any
one who donated gifts

to our Operation

Christmas Child cam-
. because of
gift of

paign

you, the

Christmas has been
sent around the world.
UNBC has the reputa-
tion for being a small

and friendly community;
let's earn ourselves the
reputation of a gener-
ous and caring universi-
ty. When you see the
boxes around campus,
please take a moment
to read the paper
explaining the exact
purpose of the 2nd
Annual Teddy Bear
Tree. You, the UNBC
community, and your
donations, are what
makes events like this
such a success. It
doesn’t take much to
give a lot ... please
remember the spirit of
Christmas.

Tilda Heenan

PGPIRG Update

Greetings from
PGPIRG! As students
wind-up another stress-
ful semester, it’s good to
know that there is the
PIRG office to kick back
in, relax, and indulge in
some alternative points
of view.

PIRG’s final food order
before Xmas has just
been completed. All the
people who put in a
food order should stop
by the PIRG office and
see where their volun-
teer help can be best
utilized. Remember,
without volunteer time
and effort, things like
the food order cannot
be offered.

As stated in the previ-
ous update from PIRG,
there is currently an
interim Board of
Directors for PIRG. The

elections for a new
Board will be held in the
upcoming winter
semester (date to be
posted ASAP). Just to
let any interested stu-
dents know, the call for
nominations to be on
the Board of Directors
of PIRG are being
accepted. Anyone inter-
ested in getting involved
in PIRG via as a mem-
ber of the Board, stop
by PIRG and ask how.
It has recently come to
our attention that a
“Night of Social
Activism” will be held at
the Prince George
Public Library Thursday,
December 2 at 7 pm.
For more information,
talk to Johan at the
PIRG office.

The importance of
public speaking is

something most stu-
dents don’t
contemplate until their
upper years or even
graduation. Skills in
presenting one’s ideas
and self are shown to
be integral to success in
professional life. PIRG
is currently considering
hosting a public speak-
ing seminar. This would
entail having a speaking
expert conduct a work-
shop on the key ele-
ments of effective pre-
senting. This would be
a half-day seminar.

Any and all students
interested in attending
should stop by the
PIRG office and sign
up.

Christine Callihoo

Thank-You From the NRS

As a member and exec-
utive of the Natural
Resources Society |
would like to thank
Patrick Dumont
(GESOUroers tt -¥
Representative) and the

Northern Forest
Products Association
for hosting the forestry
career dinner on
Tuesday November 23.
It was an_ interesting
evening and very infor-

mative, giving us stu-
dents an opportunity to
meet and talk with
industry representative.
Thank you very much.
Jason Hutchison
Vice-President NRS