Local News. Over the Edge Jan 12,1996 Page 3

UNBC WINTERFEST

by Rob van Adrichem

It has been said that if you do something twice at UNBC, it’s a tradition. By the time March rolls around, the annual
UNBC WinterFest might be the next great UNBC tradition.

Winter Fest was initially created to give students a chance to blow off some steam and have : some fun before the onslaught
of final exams. At the same time, it shows future UNBC students that mentee is about more than just studying for.
exams, attending lectures, and writing papers.

If last year’s inaugural event is any indication,
the recipe for a successful WinterFest calls for
equal parts of entertainment and information,
a pinch of school spirit, and a healthy dose of
enthusiasm. Too many cooks can’t spoil this
broth, and the entire university community is
welcome to participate in WinterFest and shake
off the winter blahs.

Watch for and participate in events like the
Great Paper Airplane contest in the Atrium of
the Administration Building, the World’s
Worst Lecturer competition, a tug-o-war, snow
sculpting and ice skating (weather permitting),
academic program displays, student club
demonstrations, and a chemistry magic show.
The alumni are planning a fun olympic games
and there may even be an opportunity to hear
faculty competing in karaoke competition.

A detailed schedule of events will be Photo by Rob van Adrichen
publicized prior to the second annual UNBC (Above Photo): Dave Beck tries out his manual dexterity at the Football Club's
Winter Fest.

This year’s second annual event is scheduled for Friday, March 8th and Saturday the 9th. There are plans, however, to
have a prospective student information session at UNBC the evening of March 7th to kick off the festival.

For more information on how you can put on an activity in conjunction with WinterFes?, contact: Jennifer Hollands in
the Registrar’s Office (960-6302), or UNBC Media Officer Rob van Adrichem (960-5622). His office is located on the main
floor of the Admin building.

Something "Fiche" at UNBC Library

The University of Northern British Columbia’s library just became a little bit bigger.

An addition of over 500,000 microfiche files was donated to the library by the Education Resources
Information Center (ERIC). ERIC is comprised of sixteen clearinghouses in different educational areas
that collect specialized information. This complete collection,(370,000 documents), on microfiche gives
UNBC access to a vast amount of information. A yearly subscription will keep the database current and
will add about 1300 titles to the collection each year.

Librarians at UNBC see the addition of the microfiche materials as a significant step towards expanding
the library. “This collection is of tremendous importance to anyone interested in educational issues
whether they be faculty, students, or teachers and administrators in schools,” Says Pat Appavoo,
University Librarian. “Because ERIC contains so much information for researchers and practitioners, it
is considered the education collection of choice for academic libraries.”

Previously, the University acquired a large microfiche collection on everything published in or on
Canada prior to 1900. That collection numbered about 60,260 fiche, and had been the largest specialized
collection received to date.

Display during WinterFest last year