Sept 25, 200

Know Your NUGSS

The Millennium summer has
ended and we have all
returned to UNBC to continue
our academic pursuits. Those
late nights of studying and of
course partying are here at
last. Take a break from you
books and read about the
exciting things happening in
NUGSS.

NUGSS, the Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society (for those of you who
do not know what it stands
for), has space in the school
paper. We will be using it to
provide you with important
information on things such as
ongoing campaigns, issues,
motions and whatever else
we can squeeze in.

First it is important to answer
the question that most people
ask. What does the student
society do? Article two of the
NUGSS constitution states
that:

“The Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society will work to facilitate
an awareness of the rights
and views of the members by
acting in a fair and democrat-
ic manner through the promo-
tion, education, and repre-
sentation of undergraduate
students at UNBC.”

We are here to represent the
student body and provide
services for you.

A new board was elected last
March. This board will be in
place for the coming
2000/2001 academic year.
Pictures and the equally cool

Matt MacRae

Genereal Manager

He’s a free loving,
hardworking, bald, toe-
nail painting, chain
smoking, whitewater
kayaking, mocha drink-
ing, easy going, light
hearted man.

If you have questions |
about NUGSS he’s the |
man to ask.

“live” versions of board mem-
bers are available in the
NUGSS office. Also, when
you come into the office you
will no longer see the familiar
face of April Hawes. April has
been the manager of the stu-
dent society for the fast five
years. She is on maternity
leave and is scheduled to
have her first child in October.
We wish her all the best. A
replacement was found in a
former UNBC student named
Matt Macrae. Joining Matt is
the new administrative assis-
tant, the bubbly Morna
Goussis. Stop by and make
them feel welcome.

Over the summer all was
quiet on the Northern Front.
There were very few students
and much work to be done.
The Student Society was
busy organizing the major
events that have occurred in
the past three weeks.
Student Success Week:
This happened a week before
classes were scheduled to
begin. Most of the partici-
pants were first time UNBC
students. NUGSS was a
proud supporter of the dry
activities for the week.
Orientation Week:

This was the first week of
school. All those agendas
and xlarge NUGSS MUGS
were not enough to satisfy
the demand. The week cul-
minated with the sixth annual
BACKYARD BBQ where the
Watchmen, Rhymes with
Orange, and Kings _ Inc.

played to a sold out crowd.
Important Motions:
Students have been lobby-
ing for an increase in the
amount of funding that goes
towards scholarships and
bursaries. NUGSS_ has
joined the battle by allocating
money towards a bursary or
bursaries. NUGSS will
donate $10,000 per/yr to the

NUGSS Bursary Endowment
Fund up to a maximum of
$50,000. The _ interest
accrued on this will help cre-
ate awards for students.

A recent motion was passed
to donate $700 to the coun-
seling center to help fund the
faculty/staff/student brunch
on October 1 2000.

Student clubs are always
looking for an increase to
their funding. In order to
ensure that NUGSS and
clubs are responsible for the
money that is distributed,
clubs will be required to sub-
mit monthly financial state-
ments. This policy has been
in place for some time but has
never been implemented.
Furthermore clubs that main-
tain their budgets will
increase their ability to
acquire increased funding.
The Student Society has
moved the used book market
online. Check out
books4exchange.com to
either a) register your books
or b) see what is available.
We would like to thank Tami
McHugh for commencing the
used book market. We wish

(Moe)

Moezine Hasham

Director of External Affairs

He is a 3rd Year interna-
tional studies major, and
looks after the regional
campuses. He also moni-
tors government policies
on education, media rela-
tions, and is a liason with
other universities among
many other activities.

her the best in her future
endeavors.

An interesting topic was
brought-to the board’s atten-
tion recently; credit card solic-
itation on campus. Credit
cards as was mentioned, are
important to establishing a
credit rating. However, it was
also of concern that credit
cards are a cause of
increased student debt. A
motion was suggested that
the student society actively
discourage credit card solici-
tation during the periods of
October 31 through
December 31, 2000 and
between February 28 and
April 30, 2001. This was
motioned because there are
many ways of applying for a
credit card. Also, credit card
solicitation on campus can be
an easy way for students to
obtain money at the end of
the semester when they may
be desperate for cash. The
motion was defeated 5-4.
These are some of the issues
that NUGSS deals with on a
regular basis. If you have
something to say, attend the
board meeting on
Wednesday evenings at
5:30pm and voice your opin-
ion.

Minutes of all meetings are
available in the office for stu-
dents to read.

General Info:

The student society is contin-
uing to research options for a
Student Union Building. The
building is far from reality but

“The

the process must begin now.
We are also researching
options to increase revenue.
Please be aware that there is
a bi-election this month to
elect a new Director of
Internal Affairs. The cam-
paign continues and voting
will take place on September
26 and 27.

The Student Society has
exciting committees you can
join this semester.

The Health Care Committee
has been formed to research
the feasibility of a Student
Health Plan. :
External Affairs
Committee will tackle the
issues of regional campus
concerns, government poli-
cies on education, CFS and
CASA affiliation (if any), and
much more.

If you want more info on
these committees or you
want to sign up stop by the
NUGSS office.

Well, this concludes the hap-
penings of the Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society. See you in two
weeks and keep your eyes
open for the NUGSS newslet-
ter.

Moezine Hasham

Director of External Affairs

PS. Check out the NUGSS
website at www.nugss.com
and register your books at
www.books4exchange.com