page 8 Over the Edge Dec 6, 1995

FEATURE TEACHER

by Jen Arndt

Name: Bob Holtby
Birthdate: February 6, 1944

Hobbies: Golf & Downhill Skiing
Schools Attended: UBC & Princeton Theological

Seminary

Degrees: Bachelors & Masters in Agridaltere'r arming

Management

Work History

69 - Teaching- Workshops for farmers

69-71 - Provincial Gov’t

Early ’70s Federal Gov’t
°74-’78 - District Agriculturist
78 - Private Practice—Consulting
80 - Teaching Post Secondary-College
*80’s - Commodities Broker for 6 years, as well as

private consulting

School Trustee for 8-1/2 years
’87-’94 - Instructor for MBA students

His consulting of resource management through Re-
gency Consulting Ltd. got him involved with the Farm Revo-
lution Act. Bob worked as a representative for Nechako
Valley Cattleman Association during the Nechako Comple-

tion Project.

He now teaches as a sessional at UNBC. Holtby is
involved in the Commerce Department and teaches COMM
100, Entrepreneurialship as well as other interesting courses.

If you would like to suggest who we feature as
our next "feature teacher" please contact us at
The Over The Edge office located in the Winter
Garden, by phone at 960-5633 or by e-mail at
over-the-edge@ugrad.unbe.edu. Thanks.

CONSENT DEBATE

Safety week was full of events
from every kind of safety.
Some events were fun, such as
a safety dress-up race or the
stfety fashion show and there
were more serious events such
as the consent debate
conducted by five local
attorneys. There was Mitch
Doug, Dan Weartherly and
Neil Lauder on one side and
Stephen Gosh and Grant
Nickeless. When they first
started, there wasn’t very
many people there, but as they
continued to debate, more and
more people started to sit and
listen. They started off by
giving a definition of assault.
It was defined as “any refused
touching; unwanted touching

By Charlotte McLean

of a sexual nature.” Houg
went on to define consent as
“total agreement of both
parties.” They all agreed that
each party has to be sure that
they have complete consent.
Gosh made the point that if one
party starts to feel
uncomfortable, you better be
usure that it means “Yes”.
“There is really nothing top lose
by making an inquiry”. He made
it sometyhing that stays with you
the rest of your life. Lauder
raised awareness to the fact that
parties have to say what you
really feel. There is of great
importance to be honest. He
suggested to sit down with your
partner and define your
relationship. “Put them into a

situation where they know what
you mean”. The subject of
stalking came up as well and was
defined by Nickeless as “a
persistent follower harassing
somebody with reckless
disregard”. Houg suggested that
one prevention would be to be in
a sober state. “The stalker is
looking for an advantage, and if .
you are not sober, they will have
your consent”. They were all in
agreement that if you are
uncomfortable in a situation, say
no and make sure you mean it
leave.

Safety does not only to wear a
helmet or condom, there is no
safety equipment to protect your
self-esteem and well-being, that
is up to you!

PAY FOR PAPER?

By Christopher Yong, Denise
O’Donnell and Sean Silberman

ATTENTION ALL
COMPUTER LAB USERS.

Did you know that the
University might impose a 10
cent per sheet user-fee next
year? My colleagues and I want
to try to defer the cost of this
paper by proposing the use of a
dot matrix printer. By using this
printer, it will enable students
working on rough drafts to print
up as many copies as they wish.

This printer will use recycled
paper with less bleach than the
present one. The recycled paper
used with this printer will print
on both sides of the page. This
will cut down on cost and wasted
paper.

The students will have a choice
in using two printers. For rough
drafts the dot matrix and for
final copies the present in the
computer lab would be used.

In the computer lab at present,
there are signs up informing

‘students about the use of the dot

matrix printer and the use of
recycled paper. By choosing this
printer, we will be able to help
the environment by cutting
down on our personal paper
waste. The support from the
students is needed for the
change.

STUDENTS GET CLEARER
VISION FOR CHRISTMAS
by Dayle Bowyer

Christmas comes early to UNBC
with the donation of a state-of-
the-art Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM). The
purchase of the microscope was
made possible by Alcan Smelters
and Chemicals Ltd.

The SEM has the capability to
magnify images as much as 400
000 times. The unit can be
connected to UNBC’s fiber-optic
network so images can be
transferred to other classrooms
and laboratories and to UNBC’s
regional teaching centers.

The microscope cost
approximately $300 000. Alcan
contributed approximately half
of these funds, the other half
came from the provincial
government.

Alcan’s Kitimat Works has
ongoing need of electron
microscopy work and access to
the SEM lab will be shared
between the University and
Alcan. The purchase of the SEM
represents a true partnership
between industry and public
education.

A number of UNBC academics
will be utilizing the capabilities
of the SEM for their own
research. According to Jane
Young, a member of UNBC’s

Biology faculty, “ The SEM will
be used as a tool to focus in on
the surface of leaves, stems and
roots at high magnification to
study the effect of environmental
factors on plant growth and
development.” Other uses of the
machine range from the study of
chemical and mineral
composition of air and soil
samples, to the examination of
human bone tissue.

The Scanning’ Electron
Microscope was unveiled at a
presentation and demonstration
on November 22nd