OVER THE EDGE March 14, 2007 19 Fashion Sense Fraction Contradiction? AMBER RICHARDS STAFF WRITER Welcome to the first UNBC — What Not to Wear. I am sure that I’m no Stacey or Clinton but nonetheless, this school needs some fashion sense. This issue I will be talking about colour. There is NO! excuse for you to not know what goes to- gether, what colours match as well what to wear when a new season comes along. The beginning of the spring season is fast approaching and spring equals nice soft colours (ie — baby blue, baby pink, a nice soft purple, a light green). Yes, even though pink is a spring col- our, when you wear too much of it, you make yourself look burnt. Don’t wear all pink! This means your make-up, too, ladies. Pick a colour that goes with your skin tone. Never pick on the colours based on what you are wearing. If you do decide to wear pink, add a nice pair of slacks and a nice shirt that goes with the pink one. If you have blonde hair; greens and blues look great. If you are a red head; green, purple and browns look good. If you are a brunette; blue and pur- ple look awesome. If you have black hair; you can experiment on what looks good. Gold, white, pink and light blue would look good but it all depends on your skin tone. Always remember, though it is still winter outside, sandals, flip- flops, and tank tops are still out of the question. Keep the weather in mind too. It’s Prince George, which means that it won’t be warm until much later. Dress warmly and remember blend your colours. Don’t be afraid to try some- thing new. HAAKON SULLIVAN STarr WRITER We all know that if you multi- ply a fraction by its denominator, you will get one. For example, if you have the fraction % and multi- plied it by 2, you will get 1 ( [/4] + [%] = [2/2] = 1) and % multi- plied by 4 will result in one (['4] + [4] + [4] + [1/4] = [4/4] = [1]). This looks all well and good at a first glance, but some situations can confuse some people and lead them to believe that this isn’t al- ways true. If you convert % to its deci- mal form (0.5) and multiply it by two, you get one. If you convert Y% to its decimal form (0.25) and multiply it by four you get one as well. But what about 1/3? If you take 1/3 and multiply it by 3 you get 1 ([1/3] + [1/3] + [1/3] = [3/3] = 1). Convert the 1/3.to decimal form (0.3333333) and multiply by _ 3 and you get 0.9999999, which is not equal to one. Simply put, you can write as many 9’s as you want but you will never get to one. Have mathematicians over- looked this as they studied frac- tions? No, it’s just that I explained this concept using all that was written on the paper which is not appropriate for numbers in a sequence with no apparent end- ing. So to figure out why 3 x [0.333...]=1, we have to look at two mathematical ideas. . First, infinity has no value and only represents a concept of a se- quence approaching no tangible value. This means that there is no possible way to write down all of the digits in the sequence, as there will always be more to follow. Secondly, there are “gaps” between numbers big enough to allow other smaller numbers to fit. For example, for you look at the numbers 0 and 1, you can fit any size decimal value in between them. It can be in the hundredths to the millionths and it will still fit in the gap between the numbers. We can say that 0.9999.. is ap- proaching infinity so there is an unlimited number of nines trailing the decimal point. If 0.9999... was a different number than 1, there would a gap in between them. The smallest possible number you can add to any number will be one divided by ten to the power of infinity meaning that the smallest possible number to add is infinite as well. What happens if you add 0.000...001 to 0.9999...2 No mat- ter what, you will always end up at 1, meaning that there is no gap between 0.9999... and 1. There- fore, 0.9999... and 1 must be the same. Why does this matter? This is to show that even the most basic of mathematical operations can have a strange quirk around them and yet it still has a valid reason for staying true to the other behav- iors. Also, this proves that math is more than just counting numbers, but also examining how they re- late to each other. Hazardous hallways Without an Exit Strategy,You Could be Stuck Talking About the Weather RACHEL MOLNAR Tue CartLton (ONIVERSITY OF REGINA) REGINA (CUP) -- Corridors of compromising encounters, hallways of half-hellos, passages of panicked run-ins -- words fail to capture the truly uncomfortable moments that frequently pass in university halls. Couple extreme levels of awk- ward with the blundering move- ments of the uncouth and the only certainty I’ll be leaving university with is that an entry-level hallway navigation course should not only exist, but serve as a requirement. First, there are the fresh-out- of-high-school clusters. These students haven’t quite found their feet, or their independence, and in- sist on travelling in herds -- much to the chagrin of solo hallway goers. Navigating through them is impossible as they cling together tighter than a barrel of monkeys in plastic wrap. Meandering around them proves just as onerous, as their formations swell afid narrow with varying hallway widths, cor- ners and intersections. The thick grimy mess of hair that clogs your shower drain has much in common with our next group. These are the people who indiscriminately come to a com- plete standstill in the middle of the corridor. Maybe they’ve stopped to answer their phone, or maybe they’ve realized they’re heading in the wrong direction. No mat- ter the reason, they seem oblivi- ous to the fact they’re obstructing the steady flow of moving bodies with their abrupt halt. The next group isn’t trouble- some because of what they do, but rather who they are. The group can be divided into three sub- sections depending on how they score on the cringe-o-metre (you know, the internal device which measures embarrassment, shame or guilt and visibly contorts your expression with regret and pain accordingly). You see the girl you took Art History 100 with seven semesters ago. Sure, you sat beside her for a few months, you chatted, shared notes -- but now as you see her approaching you need to decide if she warrants a quick “hey” or a “how’s it going?” And if you risk the latter, is it going to turn into this strange encounter where you both stop, randomly shuffle your feet and are left boring each other with chat about the weather? Being polite is important, but in the end you hardly know these people so a smile and nod will prove most successful for amic- able feelings on both sides. You’ve moved up on the cringe-o-metre when quickly ap- proaching you spy the professor whose class you’ve just skipped. Sure it took three buses and two transfers to get to school on time for his class, but once you arrived you just didn’t feel like going. In cases like this, smiling won’t ease your guilt. Instead, pull out your mobile, your watch, your MP3 player - - anything to help you avoid his judgey stare. It’s a bit like an. os- trich burying his head in the sand, figuring since he can’t see you, you can’t see him. Still, it beats getting the evil eye from your aus- tere professor. Maxing out the cringe-o-metre is the other half to your night of inebriated idiocy. It need not have been a regrettable sexual encoun- ter. Often reliving the drunken discussion of the obscure topic you could have sworn you were well versed in, is embarrassing enough. Don’t let these encounters become your own personal Iraq -- whether ducking into the near- est bathroom ‘or veering into an adjacent hall, always have an exit- strategy. International Treasure Five Must-See Foreig Mike WALLBANK Mars’ Hitt (Trinity WESTERN UNIVERSITY) LANGLEY, B.C. (CUP) - - Reading Shakespeare is hard. Reading Shakespeare is especial- ly hard if English isn’t your first language. And yet, Shakespeare is an important part of Western and world culture. There is similar difficulty in watching foreign films. Just like labouring over Shakespeare, tak- ing the time and effort to watch a foreign film can be a very refresh- _ing and fulfilling film-going ex- perience. If you hate to read, well, then you probably don’t care for Shakespeare or reading subtitles. But, as long as you’re literate -- and if you’re reading this, we can assume that you are -- here are a few classic and contemporary for- eign films for consumption. “A Very Long Engagement” France, 2004, Directed by Jean-Pierre Je- unet, the mind behind “Amelie”. This film has some of the great- est First World War scenes ever photographed, and Audrey Tautou proves to be a quirky and endear- ing lead actress. “The Brotherhood of the Wolf” France, 2001. Accurately dubbed the “medi- eval Matrix,” this film has some n Films brilliant action sequences and some of the scariest moments you’ll ever see on celluloid. It is one of the best examples of a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock- inspired thriller. “The Rocket” Canada, 2005. OK, only the Academy Awards considers Canada “foreign,” but this one is at least 50 per cent in French. The film follows the French-Canadian hockey super- star Maurice (Rocket) Richard, and features some seriously im- pressive hockey scenes through- out. This film also recently won major Canadian acting awards. “Infernal Affairs” Hong Kong, 2002. Didn’t know “The Departed” was a remake? Well it is, and this stunning thriller takes you under- cover on both sides of the law. This film is an excellent example of the current explosion of superi- or Hong Kong cinema. “Pan’s Labyrinth” Spain, 2006. Guillermo Del Toro wrote, directed and conceived this adult fairy tale. Del Toro has gained international recognition for his “creature features” like “Hellboy” and “Blade 2”. This film combines the gritty realities of Spain during fascism and a young girl’s fantasy world.