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Parking at the

Northern Sport
Centre

Dear Students,

As you may know, there have been concerns
regarding the parking situation at the Charles
Jago Northern Sports Centre, or NSC. I am
pleased to announce that after meeting with the
Executive Committee of NSC, they have agreed
to honour UNBC student parking permits in the
seventy most eastern parking spots in the south-
east parking lot, closest to University Way. There
will be parking available to students with valid
UNBC parking permits on a ‘first come-first
serve’ basis; however, these are not just exclusive
to students with valid parking permits. Should
these parking spots be occupied, or if students
wish to park anywhere else on NSC property,
they will be required to purchase a ticket from a
designated dispenser and park elsewhere.

As NSC is not owned exclusively by UNBC;
but rather is a partnership between the City
of Prince George and the University, the
compromise was necessary to ensure that all
parties involved were satisfied.

If you have any questions or concerns, please
feel free to contact me and I will help resolve any
problems you might have.

Sincerely,
Cameron Ehl

Vice President-External Affairs

UNBC Northern Undergraduate Student Society
&

Director-Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre
Board of Directors

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Editor,

In the January 9-15 issue of Over the Edge, there was

a letter to the editor from Dan Pairo, CFUR VOC
(volunteer office coordinator), in regard to the broadcast
of Timberwolves games on our airwaves. Though he is
entitled to his opinion on the matter, it is important for
me to give the facts - as his account of the deal hints of
bullying, conspiracy, and corruption.

It is true that CFUR is airing both home and away
UNBC Timberwolves games. Why? It occurred to me
that CFUR, in its roughly seven years on campus, has
really failed to capture and foster a sense’ of campus
pride - we’ve been rather isolated here in our little
booth.

I took it upon myself to do more for a campus
that has provided us with free space for all this time
without ever asking anything in return - and at the same
time form a relationship with a new demography of
students. As the Northern Sports Centre is built, and the
Timberwolves finally have their own court, it seemed to
me that getting CFUR involved in campus sport would
be beneficial to both them and us. There has been
vague talk about us sharing in a likely small amount of
sponsorship money somehow - sometime in the future,.
but no agreement concerning money has been made.
Our priority is just getting the Timberwolves on the air.

So, in November, I began negotiations to be the
official broadcaster for the Timberwolves.
Now, there is mention in Dan’s letter about
set regulations for the proposal of new
programming on CFUR. What he didn’t
mention is the fact that those regulations
apply only to volunteers who want to
use our studio to produce their own radio
show. The production of the Timberwolves
broadcasts will be done at the Northern
Sports Centre - we will only rebroadcast
an internet stream originating there. When
we decided to air Democracy Now! (an

alternative news program out of New York) years
ago, we didn’t ask host Amy Goodman to fill out a
show proposal form either. For the record, there was
unanimous support for the broadcast from EARS and
the CFUR Programming Committee.

Unfortunately, by the time we had all the details
worked out, it was the beginning of the new semester.
We had to rush things along, and free up space on
the CFUR schedule in a couple of weeks. And that’s
where the sort of disappointment Dan expressed
finds its inspiration. Though, within a few days of the
announcement, all four volunteer-hosted shows that
had to be moved to accommodate the games were
found new spots on the schedule (nothing had to be
cancelled), there were some sour feelings about being
forced to move at all.

This frustration is understandable, but the simple truth
is that the air times for those shows were a lot easier
to change than the Timberwolves schedule, and we did
what had to be done. I stand by my decision, though I
regret not giving those volunteers affected more than
two weeks notice. But it couldn’t be helped.

In the meantime, we are proud to be able to do our
part as a bridge between the students, UNBC Athletics,
and Prince George. There are exciting times ahead for
us all.

Christopher Earl,
Station Manager, CFUR

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Athabasca University

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