page 12 Over the Edge Dec 6, 1995.

STAFF Safety Awareness
CREDITS Week: Are Students
EDITORS Aware?

Paul Berard

Manpreet Sidhu By aes oa
Before the week of November 20th, I was unaware that
WRITERS safety covered such a wide expanse of topics. I have al-
Toni Lart ‘ ways thought of safety as only being concerned about the
é avoidence of injury, such as not getting run over while cross-
Jes Burkitt ing the street. However, this opinion quickly changed as I
Vince Yim - looked at the displays put up by various community organi-
Colin Chisholm zations. If you thought about it, safety is about abusive
Ian Lorenz relationships, contraction of sexual disease, erogonomics,
Denise O'Donell the effects of alcohol and drugs on the body, as well as know-
Christopher Yong ing emergency first aid and to call 911. Tracey Thompson,

Head of UNBC Security stated the thoughts behind the

Sean Silberman week’s theme, “While at university, students learn about

Dayle Brown their chosen fields of study, but it’s also important that they
_ Catherine Casey also learn about issues that will keep them healthy and safe.”
Stephanie Willett
Jen Arndt © Although, during the first year of university most
Alfred Ball people find that they learn more about life than anything
related to their courses. I was surprised to find out how
Paul Berard responsible and knowledgeable most students-already are.
Loralyn Murdock During parties the phrase, “I won’t drink because, I am driv-
Melissa Fegarideo ing,” is often heard. Resident Assistants promote the prac-
'Jason' tice of safe sex by giving out free emergency condoms
Charlotte McLean rather, than saying that abstinance is the only solution. There ~
Rhys Pugh are many debates for and against condom distribution: is the torlet

this a good idea? Or does it promote sexual practice. Today’s

Darren Cromarty Photos(Above): A

youth ar going to be having sex so, why not give them the

; id thi
Laurel Lattie tools do it safely? One activity that was held in honour of Did this week really Imember of the
; . help make people safety :
Frieda Prince the condom was a condom race. A relay race where every security team
/ aware? Or were they even ,
Frankie Jeffery team member rushed up to the table, opened a condom pack- aware of this week’s theme #S¢rU ggles valiantly

; age, and put it on a banana. or the events? Was this |With a banana during

LAYOUT : ae ; excercise effective or futile? Jthe condom race.
This race only covered one kind of contraception but These are the questions that AP} O ;

Jen Arndt what about when it doesn’t it work and pregnancy occurs? beats s The lack of otos(Opposite

Sheila Wanner Most of the day there was only one table set up about abor- ‘ ee ea ‘ +i ee or JPage): One of the

Paul Berard tion, the anti-abortionists; it was only in the later half of the ae peaeaeer Scouse many student

- Lena Henning afternoon that ‘the pro-choicers set up camp. Their choice students eepulook tase tools,(aka a toilet),

Tracy Gula to set up a table was because they were feeling irked that aiditatt mice fais of hak adorns the hallway at

one side was being represented. The abortion debate is long was being presented. While Ja display on drinking.

‘GRAPHICS standing and extremely heated; is this not “Safety Aware- Siting ondhesiess mde lin tho ace sieht is

ness Week?” The organizers of this event made a mistake Witecontlen il watthed PP & é :

Some Guy Who's by allowing two antagonistic groups participate. One fe- ‘ eT ; h a a box for the clothing

Not Going To male student felt that the anti-abortionists were out of place. ea bee ner ro a drive at UNBC. At

Tell You His Organizers of this week should have been more concerned Gatintin ding them: most the bottom, the

Name about informing students of the wide variety of contracep- iter ahidaa pies: sano psychic,(brought to

tions available and the a a of unwanted pregenancies. of UNBC’s Safety Aware-

ness Week. The only item
that might make this event
less futile and might do some
good is the information gath-
ered by the Safety Auditors
which will be compiled to
aid the improvement of cam-
pus safety.

us by N.U.G.S.S.),
shares the wisdom of
the spirit world. Did
anybody win the
lottery? Didn't think
so. Oh, well.

A drug and alcohol awareness table was erected across
from the Student Society Office. The display consisted of a
toilet (the overdrinker’s faithful companion), a banner
against impaired driving, and an amplitude of posters. How-
ever, since there wasn’t anyone sitting at the table to an-
swer questions most students walked by smiling, or laugh-
ing at the memories of the times they spent crouched aroud