October 19, 1999

NEWS

Over The Edge Page 11

Ten Tips to Saving Money

By Carla Macleod

If you are like most stu-
dents this article will
have some interest as
at some point in time
you may have or may
currently be having a
serious cash crunch.
Here are ten money
saving and money
stretching tips:
Banking: Banks are
making record profits,
which mostly come from
service charges.

1) Any student should
shop around for the
best deal. Many banks
have student rates. TD
Bank and the Royal
Bank offer two of the
least expensive flat
rates for basic services
such as Internet and
telephone banking,
ATM banking and direct
purchase. The Royal
Bank service fee is
$3.50/month and TD
Bank has a flat fee of
$2.50/month. If you do
frequently use direct
payment then TD is the
better option.

Food: A friend once told
me: 2) Always shop

around the _ outside
parts of the grocery
store. All the foods you
should eat are on the
outside: produce,
meats, dairy, and
breads. Try not to go
down the isles, as you
will pick foods that are
processed and not very
healthy as well as much
more expensive than
the outside foods. Some
tips | have learned
along the way include
the obvious: 3) DON’T
shop when you are hun-
gry. Always eat some-
thing even if it is just a
granola bar. (For the
diet conscious, drink a
glass of water, the big-
ger the better but be
prepared to learn where
your grocery’ store
restroom is located).

For tips 4
through 10 see
page 12

Women in Post
Secondary Education
Continued From Page 3.

According to AUCC
figures, women profes-
sors represent a grow-
ing proportion of newly
hired faculty, from 20
per cent,in the mid-
1980s to almost 40 per
cent in the mid-1990s.

Susan Russell, execu-
tive director of the
Canadian Federation
of University Women
(CFUW), says she wor-
ries the enrolment
numbers for female
students are deceptive.
Russell says the num-
bers give the illusion of
inclusion when this is
not always the case.
She says female stu-
dents entering univer-
sity, and especially
male-dominated fields,
experience snide
remarks, comments
and harassment more

frequently than male
students.
Donaldson, mean-
while, says she also
worries about womens’
situations once they
leave the classroom.
She says that while the
number of women-
attending _university
may be increasing their
return on their educa-
tion is not as great as
their male  counter-
parts. “Overall the
amount of money that
a woman invests in an
education is-less likely
to pay off than itis fora
man in economic
terms,” she said.
According to 1997
Statistics Canada fig-
ures, men earned on
average $33, 185 while
women earned
$21,167.

NUGSS NOTES:

Tuesday’s meeting
was in every sense of
the word calm. It was
absent of futlity. It was
full of what a board-
room should be: a legit-
imate political process.

First, we preformed
the rite of adopting the
agenda. The NUGSS
Agenda smoothly
flowed between the
granting of key status to
the Women’s Rugby
club and accepting the
results of the 1999
NUGSS election. My

personal favorite was
the impressive presen-
tation from an up and
coming club that will
look into educating peo-
ple in the area of wet-
land forest protection.
The club’s point was
that we University types
must look at what we
are learning and try to
actively bring it to the
‘real world’ of forest
sustainability. | can add
that | know Dave
Radies, the president of
this club, well and |

There is currently an

interim Board of
Directors for PGPIRG
until elections in
November (dates will
be posted ASAP). Any
student interested in
becoming involved in
PIRG via the Board,
stop by and talk with
Bev at the PIRG office.
Bev is usually in the
office Tuesday-
Thursday 10am-4pm.

Bev Collins, the PIRG
office coordinator, will
be leaving her position
at the end of October.
This position has been
posted. The hiring deci-
sion will be made by
October 22. The new
office Coordinator will
be announced in the
next issue of PGPIRG
News.

A reminder: The PIRG
library is a great alter-
native source for stu-
dent research purpos-
es. All materials are
available for loan to stu-
dents and community
members.

There are many ways
a student can involved
in PIRG. Every Monday
evening is movie night
featuring films on
numerous topics under
the social justice and
environmental umbrel-

la. The movies are
shown in the Weldwood
theatre at 7 pm. Just
show up and enjoy!

As mentioned in the
previous issue, there
are also numerous
action groups consist-
ing of students that get
together to discuss
specific areas of inter-
est and plan events. All
you have
to do to
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have a great respect for
his dedication to sci-
ence for the sake of sci-
ence; rather than, sci-
ence for the sake of
cash and all those other
biodegradable glories.
Other issues that devel-
oped during the meet-
ing involved students in
bad standing and the
need for clear defini-
tions in the constitution
and bylaws beyond the
current definitions
which are based on
membership fees.

| have been invited to
write for this paper as a
‘journalistic voice’. |
look forward to spend-
ing time informing you
of all meetings. More
importantly, | look for-
ward to informing you,
the ultimate, members
of the Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society.

Sincerely,
David Schindler,
Student.

PGPIRG BYTE

other students.

On October 20th there
is Conflict Resolution
workshop being
offered. This workshop
lasts all day and costs
$12. ‘A subsidy is avail-
able for students
unable to pay the $12
via the Women’s Centre
or PIRG.

PGPIRG is here for

The Government of Japan

the students of UNBC
and the local communi-
ty. Be sure to drop by
the PIRG office, say
hello to Bev or any one
of our volunteers, and
get involved.

C. Callihoo

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