OVER THE.EDGE NEWSPAPER. SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 about world peace. teaches you how to go caving. matter, bring appropriate gear, period.” - and up.” Vancouver Island. Bares All Dr. Lorne MacGregor, pre-shave. CAMERON ORR STAFF REPORTER Lorne MacGregor, Director of the University Industry Liaison Office, will be publicly exposing himself to the public soon, in places even his wife has never seen. MacGregor has taken up the challenge to shave his iconic beard that he has proudly sported for the past 26 years. This is all for a good cause, as the condition for the shave is that $5000 dollars be raised for the Canadian Can- cer Society. “MacGregor. has taken up the challenge to shave his iconic beard that he has proudly sported for the past 26 years.” It all began when MacGregor’s boss kept asking him when hed shave his beard. The answer is “Once I see a stack of cash this high,” says MacGregor, as he hovers his hand a few feet off the table. ‘The entire experience has come about quickly, and MacGregor admits he has little to do with the actual fundraising, Useful Tips From Professors Professors are smarter than you think. Sure, they have degrees and read lots of books, but they also have hidden talents thar you might not know about. In this feature, we find these talents and share them with you, thus doing our part to bring This month: Chemistry professor and newspaper columnist Todd Whitcombe 1. Take light- lots of it.“Dark isn't the word for it” says Whitcombe, who rec- ommends you bring a primary, secondary, and emergency source, plus a couple of extra. “Unless you've experienced it, there's no way to imagine the darkness.’ 2. Go with someone whos a little-- ahem-- heftier than you are. “That way, if they can go through [an opening], then so can you.” 3. Rocks are sharp! “Make sure you bring gloves,’ says Whitcombe. “For that 4. Bundle up, even on a sunny day. “It's cold in caves-- about 3 degrees.” 5. Prepare to hang around.” Take some rope. Ir makes it easier to climb down- Todd Whitcombe spent ten years of intensive caving, during which time he received the “dubious honour” of naming the Summer Solstice Shower Shaft on Lorne MacGregor CAMERON ORR opting to just be the media eye-candy, Yet he remains cautious about the true intentions of his co-workers. “I think they're waiting until it's -40 below before telling me they've raised the money, he says, peering carefully around his surroundings. Debbie Krebs, Administrative Assist- ant in the Office of Research, is the one you want to go to if you're interested in supporting the cause. In the coming weeks you should see more promotion for the event and hopefully by October 1* a date should be set. The historic shave will occur in the Atrium. Receipts will be given for donations and they are tax deductible. _ “We've raised nearly $2400 dollars so far,” boasts Debbie Krebs. As for the conspiracy to get him shaved for the cold weather? “Could be,’ says Krebs.“ We want him naked and cold!” If you would like to make a donation all you need to do is take a trip to the Office of Research in the Administra- tion Building on the first floor. NEWS 2 DAVE WALRAVEN: CONTRIBUTOR Dear Reader, I bet when you've seen WUSC post- ers and events advertised around cam- pus your usual response is to ask“ What the heck is WUSC anyways?” Have no fear! Recognizing that so many of you have been losing sleep, and wandering aimlessly around campus not being able to shake this burning question from the usual calm and serene confines of your head I have taken it upon myself to enlighten you. It would not simply be enough for me to say that WUSC is awesome, because although this state- ment would be perfectly true it would only heighten your level of frustration by further stimulating your level of curi- osity so please allow me to elaborateO* WUSC is short for the World Uni- versity Service of Canada, which is an international organization founded shortly after WWII committed to pro- moting knowledge for a more equitable world. WUSC seeks to achieve the goal of making the world a more equitable place internationally through a wide array of development projects and ser- vices, Domestically WUSC operates primarily at the university level in the form of local committees, boasting a lo- cal committee on the campus of pretty much every major Canadian university. UNBC had the privilege of forming a local committee in recent years, and. our main areas of focus are the Student Refugee Program, the Make Poverty History Campaign, Bike for AIDS, and the promotion of fair trade and equitable consumption on and around campus. These features attract a diverse group of individuals who are interested in international and social issues to our membership which allows for great networking potential. One of the other attractive features of belonging to our organization is the potential to travel overseas. WUSC offers university stu- dents the opportunity to expand their CFUR campus radio, just one of many groups for students to join. Burning Question: What’s WUSC? personal and academichorizons through the International Student Seminar and Students Without Borders, Taking ad- vantage of these opportunities does not require a whole lot of work or talent, only a willing heart and an open mind (trust me I spent six weeks in Botswana this summer and I'm no prize). Having now extinguished the flames of uncertainty that were ablaze in your head you likely have a desire to thank me. Personal gifts are not necessary, but if you would like information about WUSC's to be determined meeting times, or about how you can get in- volved please contact me at HYPER- LINK “mailto:davidwalraven@gmail. com” davidwalraven@gmail.com. You're welcome! Love, Dave JENNIFER HAWKE BUGSS Bets On JDC West ANDREW KURJATA EDITOR IN CHIEF Before last year, BUGSS had never heard of the Canadian Business School Council, and they had never heard of BUGSS, The reason, says BUGSS (the UNBC Business Undergraduate Student Society) member Steve Eng- lish, was that unlike other universities, UNBC is not divided into separate schools, Larger universities, he explains, ate structured so that each university has a school of anthropology, school of business, and so on, whereas UNBC simply has one overarching body for all its programs. But after a paperwork change last year, BUGSS became a part of the BCSC, which is made up of rep- resentatives from schools of business all across Canada. It was while attend- ing a BCSC conference in Alberta that English found out about an event called JDC West, an event which he hopes will catch the attention of many business students. He explains that JDC stands for Jeux de Commerce (Commerce Games), an event in Eastern Canada that began in 1989. Due to its success, Western Can- ada began hosting its own version of the games in January 2006, and is set for a follow-up in 2007. English wants UNBC to be there. - The event is divided into four com- ponents: case studies, debates, athletics, and school spirit/social. Twenty-seven students work on the case studies in nine teams of three, each of which specializes in a different field, such as accounting or human resources. The debate team con- sists of four students, the athletic team has six, and the social has four, totaling forty-four participants not including supervisors and the team captain. Eng- lish knows he'll have his work cut out for him recruiting this many students, but he remains confident. “Part of the reason why I chose JDC West is although it's going to be a lot more challenging [in terms of organiza- tion]... it's going to benefit 44 students,” says English. And the benefits are many, During the training sessions prior to the event, he plans on hiring industry professionals to work with the teams. For example, the debate team will be coached by a lawyer, while an accountant will work with the accounting team. And the event itself provides invaluable experience, not to mention contacts with students from across Canada. He uses his own experience as an example. When he attended the Rocky Mountain Business Seminar last year, he paid $600 of his own money. Now, “I would pay a thousand dollars to do that event again.’ He says that at other schools, when JDC sign-up rolls around, students camp out a night early in order to be a part of it.“I am so confident that once we have 44 people who've actually experienced the event [future recruit- ment] will be no problem.’