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Over The Edge

UNBC's Official Student Newspaper

Volume 5 - Issue 2 - September 28, 1998

Fire alarm test
evacuates
residence

BY

AARON MAHONEY

On Monday Sept 22 at
approximately 5:30 PM,
272 students from
Residence 2 evacuated
and took refuge in the
winter garden when fire
sensors were triggered.
Dave Pratt,
Occupational Health &
Safety Coordinator,
stated that the cause of
the alarm is still under
investigation. Pratt
said that Resident
Advisors, Security and
Facilities personal
responded to the alarm
and had the building
evacuated in under five

minutes.
Laird McLean, third
floor Residence

Advisor, handled the
evacuation.

“It went fairly well,”
said McLean. McLean
went on to state that all
residents must leave
the building when the
fire alarm sounds and
make their way to the
Winter Garden.

“We are not responsi-
ble for students who
disregard the alarm. |
just make a note of
where they are for the
fire department,” said
McLean.

Pratt echoed McLean’s
comment stating that
students who ignored
the alarm or are slow to
leave the building would

Continued on Page 2

A City of Prince George Fire truck
responds to the Residence 2 fire

alarm.

-photo by Aaron Mahoney

New Mddent misunderstands orientation

Commissionaire Ron contemplates career choices while a new stu-
dent exposes his only remaining assets. See story on Student Debt
Page 13

-photo by Teryn De Smet

|-Gathering of the Clans
Local Artists (left to right) Derrick Chief, Ella*Chief, and John Sam present
“Gathering of the Clans” a 4x8 foot mirror that has been etched with a
First Nations design. The images etched and painted on the mirror repre-
sent the eight First Nations clans in this area: beaver, caribou, wolf, bear,
frog, eagle, raven and grouse.

-photo by Rob van Adrichem