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One Man’s Quest for Justice or ehhh...
waste of time.

It all started on fine day in October
when, to my dismay, I received a
parking ticket. Normally this would
be nothing unusual except, this time I
actually paid and put a stub in my
window. I was annoyed, but decided
to Iet this one slide sceing as there
were about five other stubs cluttering
my dash and the windshicld on my
truck is preity high.

A couple of wecks later it hap-
pencd again and I was pisssed. I
marched up to parking services, ready
to give them a piece of my mind, but
of course nobody was there. I fol-
lowed the directions on the door and
submitted an angry written letter,
with my stub and the ticket enclosed,
scrawled on the back of an envelope
I found at security. Bill time 30 min-
utes. Approximately a week later I
received a reply to my letter by email

informing me that I needed to suct up
an appointment with the facilitics
manager to dispute my ticket. I
cleared my cxtraordinarily busy
schedule and sct up the appointment
for the following Tucsday. Bill time 15
minutes. On wee later I was told that
I would have to reschedule my
appointment for next Thursday. Bill
time 15 minutes. Finally I was able to
sec the ever so busy facilitics manger.
She began by quizzing me on my pcr-
sonal method for placing parking
stubs in my window, and suggested. I
use a magnet to hold it up on the win-
dow where it would be morc visible
(thanks tips). Next she called the
meter maid and got his side of thc

story. He could clearly recollect the

events of a month ago. I’m sure every
ticket he gives is a unique and excit-
ing experience. I contemplated sug-

gesting that all meter maids take
mandatory courses in reading and
military time to prevent this from
happening again, but I bit my tongue.
Once my Iccture was over I escaped
with a warning. A warning for what?
Regardless, she voided my ten dollars
worth.of tickets. Thanks. Bill time 30
minutes. Total bill time 1.5 hours.
This whole ordeal is clearly not worth
it. I make $21.50 an hour and if we
calculaec my running total that
amounts to $32.25. I’m contemplat-
ing sending a bill to the school. Why
not? I’ve heard of pcople doing it
when they have to wait at the doctor’s
office. If I had paid the two tickets
($10.00) I would be $22.25 richer.
The moral my story, pay the ticket.
It’s not worth your time.
NATHAN PARK

Self-Proclaimed Bitch Converted by Youth

Everyone has met them. Science
students-cold-hearted, devoting most
of their timie to the textbook and
avoiding human contact wherever
possible-locked away in librarics and
basements, taking as much pride in
their anti-sociality as they do thcir
otherwise-unattainable grades
Morgan Anderson was once such a
student. When anyone darcd to
question her dedication to ‘the dark
side’, the self-proclaimed “ice
queen” would happily tic a note say-
ing “There is no Easter Bunny, and
Santa is just your parents lying to
you” to a nearby puppy and kicking
it through a child’s window.

That, however, has all dramatical-
ly changed, very recently.

After spending half a year in some
distant fjords on some bizarre social

experiment involving shcep and the
British, her heart was turned by the
cheer of small children.

Unconfirmed sourccs claim that,
upon returning to Prince George,
Morgan encountered a young child
whose smile changed her outlook on
life forever. She’s recently pulled a
complete ethical 180, and now
spends time spreading her new-
found love and joy to the children of
a local public school.

Though we cannot say for certain
how much of this had to do with the
child, nor can one claim to accuratc-
ly explain what might have happen
between the sheep, the ice-queen,
and the British people while Morgan
was in complete isolation from civi-
lized society, when asked if it had
anything to do with her new-found

love for children and small fuzzy ani-

mals, Morgan replied, “Sure, why’

not. Large and fuzzy too, and small
and slimy, you namc it.”

Whither she was referring to chil-
dren or animals when she said
“Small and slimy” is a riddlc for the
ages.

Nonctheless, this heartwarming
tale is a testament of hope to anyone
who has that roommate who they
scldom scc-who claims to be happy
with their life as an intraert.
Sometimes they just necd to be
shown the way. So go alicad: Take
them out. Buy them a round or two.
Show them a good time. Who
knows-pcerhaps your local introvert is
simply a convert waiting to happen.
WitLiaM HULL

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JANUARY 19, 2005

Big Man on ame

Happy 2005 everyone | hope that
everyone had a great holidays. It has
been a while since I liave done this
but there is a whole whack of ques-
tions waiting for the Big Man on
Campus to answer....Question #1 so
what are the big things on the Plate
for NUGSS for 2005? Well I am
happy to Ict everyone know that over
the Holiday break, NUGSS present-
ed a draft Operational and
Management Icase agreement to the
university’s senior administration ou
the Northern University Student
Centre (SUB). ‘Vhe Agreement out-
lines how we would run the building,
and all of the other fun logistical
stuff needed to get the building.
Drop by the office and I would love
to explain it to any and all interested
parties. #2 so what does that mean
in English? When will we have the
building? Well the answer to that is,
the draft operational agreement,
after we work out all the areas of
concern with the school will help
frame out the lease agreement we
can expedite the process on the
building beeause both sides will
know where they stand on the build-
ing after the agreement is signed. #3
so will this mean fee increases? If so
how much will the: inerease be?
Another fun topic, the simple answer
is yes, there is a need for an immedi-
atc fee increase. ‘The proposed
building will come in around 10 to
14 million dollars, and afier 10 years
of fundraising we have about a mil-
lion plus dollars in the Building fund.
So to get a building up at our current
rate of collection ’m sure we could
have a building up by 2105, but only

if the interest and inflation rates stay
the same...

#4 What do I think of the Big
Bitch on Campus column, and the
Copy Editor answering student ques-
tions in the newspaper? I always. find
that imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery and I am happy that I have
inadvertently spurred on a new
forum for student input on their ser-
vices offered to them. Glad tobe of
service OTE :). #5 what is up witah
your Bursary? Who won it? And why
is it called the Big “Man” on campus
and not big “person” ou campus?
‘The answer to this once is it is a 500$
bursary meant to recognize volun-
tecr and UNBC  conmiunity
improvement on campus. | created
it as a part of my clection platform
to donate 1000$ of my own moncy
to give back to the students, not
NUGSS’s money but my: own cold
hard cash. Who won it? ‘The lucky
winner of the first BMOC bursary
given out last November was Zoé Le
Fevre, Congratulatons Zoé. Next
deadline is Feb9 look for the
Godzilla posters around campus for
more info. As for the name of it, |
write the BMOC Column which you
are reading right now...hopefully,
and finally it is my moncy...1f say the
Big Bitch on Campus wanted to give
away a 1000$% I would not have a
problem with the BBOC bursary.
One last thing before | wrap this up,
1 would like to wish O'TE congratu-
lations and all the best in 2005 and
keep the questions rolling in.

PEACE AND BANNOCK.
JUREMY BELYES

Is UNBC Idol Rigged?

I just wanted to comment about
UNBC Idol, which wrapped up
today. I found the results of the tal-
ent category to be quite unfitting for
what I saw on stage. Given, |
thought the two girls who tied for
first were good, especially the one
who sung O Canada. How ever,
what was with the 3rd placing!?!?!?
‘This surely was rigged.

The performance was subpar, to
use a polite term. I would have liked
to see the guy who did that Lit song,

_”Looks Like ‘hey Were Right” win

somcthing. He rocked, and knew the
song start to finish...cspecially with a
song that requires that kind of vocal

_ ability, | was impressed. As well, a

couple of the judges even gave him
favourable comments. I feel tlic
scoring had to have been rigged and
was very disappointed. “he judges
should be ashamed of themsclves.
Let us hope that any future UNBC
Idol will have judges with FAR Icss
bias. -

THANK VOU

DISGRUNTLED SPECTATOR,

"J may not agree with what you have to say, but 1 will defend to the

death your right to say it,”

- Voltaire

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