Dr. J “Gonzo”, Medicine Wheel ( PHD )

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witness to the events your-
selves, the fact is that’s when i
actually first saw it. Hovering
roughly at what i figure now
was no more than a few hun-
dred feet, somewhere over the
area of where the once mighty
Fraser & Nechako meet, a
small fiery disc came spinning
through the misty sky toward
us.

For the next few moments
we watched it zig & zag with
little sound. “Hotbabe” & i
exchanged nervous glances
as the vehicle ( which really
could not have been any more
than a couple feet in diameter
) finally came to a hovering
halt just a short distance in
front of us. Not really sure
what to expect next, the two of
us later agreed how we had
both been so totally caught off
guard by the series of events
that followed.

First, a door on the front of
the vehicle slid open ( surpris-
ingly sounding a lot like they
do on the original Star Trek
series ) & a little green man
simply popped out into the air.
Somersaulting onto the edge
of the deck, he then totally
stunned us in proclaiming :
“?m the man on the Flaming

Pie, sent with instructions
from on high.’

“Dr. Jay Medicine Wheel,” i
felt the hair on the back of my
neck begin to tingle, “listen up
... for this news is meant most
especially for you.” As he
spoke, the impish little green
man’s tone became consider-
ably more serious, his eyes
narrowed & brow folded rather
dramatically forming a notice-
able “V”. Taking a long slen-
der finger whose tip glowed an
eerie orange, he then pointed
to me & said, “In order for you
to redeem the current state of
the student body & its all too
common Rubber Soul, the
mission before you now can-
not possibly fail.” Not know-
ing of course it would all mean
a return to campus journalism,
i quietly nodded my accep-
tance.

He then went on. “As painful
as it may be, as MUCH as it
may gradually lay waste to
your otherwise genius GPA &
even more occasionally invoke
the absolute wrath of a major-
ity of your audience’s more
mentally impaired readers,
you WILL soon find yourself
writing an amazing column
this semester for UNBC’s

Body Pride Begins with You

The Northern Women’s
Centre is in the planning and
advertising stages of a pro-
ject surrounding issues of
eating disorders and body
pride. The intent of the pro-
ject is to release a newspa-
per-style publication in mid to
late March revolving around
these issues.

In today’s society, we are
seeing an epidemic of disor-
dered eating and distorted
body image. We, at the
Northern Women’s Centre,
feel that any opportunity to
bring these issues to the
forefront needs to be taken.
Women young and old, are
confronted by images of
unrealistic ideals on a daily
basis. Constant exposure to
these images and attitudes
contribute to the develop-
ment of negative self-image,
self-hatred, and forms of self-
abuse.

The unrealistic portrayal of
women’s bodies is systemic
in our society. Women are
accosted with these images,
consciously and subliminally
day in and out, from maga-
zine and television to bill-
boards on the bus we ride to
school and work. When we
do not conform to these rep-

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resentations, women
become the victims of
reproach, degradation, and
discrimination within our
communities, groups and
even in our own home. the
turmoil suffered by those
who do not or cannot attain
the societal ideal is compara-
ble to the effects of emotion
abuse.

Eating disorders occur in
several forms, from anorexia
nervosa and bulimia to com-
pulsive and excessive over
eating. The Body Pride
Project is an opportunity to
shed light on a social prob-
lem that cuts across the line
‘of age, class, education and
culture.

In the last decade, eating
disorders have also emerged
across the line of gender. We
have seen the targeting of
men become much more
predominant in our media
based culture. Through
advertising, men are being
sent messages of what soci-
ety expects them to emulate.
The model man is either a
paragon of the muscle
bound hard body, or the
emaciated and effeminate.
As a result of these images,
we have seen a surge of eat-
ing disorders and drug use
emerge in the ambition of
making fantasy reality. Eating
disorders should no longer

be considered as only a
women’s issue, but as a
human issue affecting soci-
ety as a whole.

Providing an awareness of
these issues is only one part
of this project. Not only do we
want to focus on the problem
and its causes, but also on
the survivors, on those who
take pride in themselves and
their bodies, no matter what
size, shape or social conven-
tion. As a society, we need
Stories of strength, stories
that encourage and empow-
er us all.

The Northern Women’s
Centre is making a call for
submissions for this project.
We will be accepting any
writings, from essays to rants
to poetry, on the issues of
eating disorders, body
image, and body pride.
Submissions of artwork are
also welcome. We are hoping
to receive submissions from
both men and women on the
effects of these issues, from
personal experiences to out-
side perspective. Deadline
for submissions is March1,
2001. Submission will be
accepted at the Northern
Women’s Centre or PG
PIRG, or by email to empow-
er@unbc.ca. Submission
may be anonymous.

Northern Undergraduate
Student Society
Annual General Meeting

NUGSS will be hosting it’s annual general
meeting Friday February 9, 2001 at 12:00
pm. It will be held in the winter garden.
Items on the proposed agenda are:

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Executive Reports
Society Audit Reports
Society Financial Report
Bylaw Amendments

All those who are interested are invited to
attend and participate in the meeting. If
anyone has anything for the agenda please
submit it to the NUGSS office.