Over the Edge - September 12

MEET THE STAFF

Dear faculty, students, and staff of the University of Northern British Columbia,
It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the first week of Fall Semester 2012. | started my
undergraduate studies at UNBC in January 2006, and am now a Marsters student at UNBC. Over
the past 6 years | have seen many great changes on our campus. | remember the days when we
did not have amazing places like the Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre; our newspaper and
radio station were situated in the Wintergarden in a corner that we could barely fit our equipment
in; we did not have a fun place like The Thirsty Moose that students could socialize in after a long
day of difficult classes. | remember the Medical Building and the Teaching and Learning Centre
were just ideas for future projects at UNBC. | remember attending a conference at UNBC regarding
a research project on bioenergy and biofuel that was going to create heat for the Forestry lab. All
these projects are now a reality. In fact, in a short amount of time, we have now achieved the
honour of being Canada’s Green University. We showed the country that if we worked together we
could achieve the results of anything we imagined. Many thanks to all of you who are or have been
actively participating to improve our university. On the behalf of Over the Edge Newspaper, | wish
a great year of studies to all the faculty and students of UNBC.

Editor in Chief Reza Akbari >

Managing Editor Shelley Termuende is in her
second year at UNBC studying International
Studies and Political Science. Shelley is
currently studying under scholarship from
the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia.
Shelley's hobbies include running, hiking
and reading. In addition to her work with
the Over the Edge Newspaper, Shelley is
also involved with the International Studies
Student Association and the Political
Science Student Association. Shelley is
working towards an internship with the
British Columbia Legislative Assembly,
and afterward, continuing towards >
completing a degree in law.

Production Coordinator Randy Roy is a first

year student striving for a double major of

Commerce and international Studies and has

aspirations of one day being a diplomat. His

hobbies include photography, design, skiing
in the winter and water sports in the
summer.

Copy Editor Ben Filipkowski is an
English and History major entering his

final year of study at UNBC. He's tall,
standing at seven foot two (218 centimetres
to be precise), so stop pointing it out. After
UNBC, Ben plans to enter a Bachelor's
program at the University of Ottawa for
translation. Ben reads and writes heavily in
his spare time, or talks about superheroes;
it's about fifty-fifty.

News Editor, Hanna Petersen is cur-
< rently in her fifth and final year of her

joint degree in Political Science and

English. Hanna has been the news
editor for Over The Edge for two years and is
looking forward to a fresh start with a new
team! Hanna looks forward to meeting any
students interested in contributing to the
news section. Come and find her in the Over
The Edge office with your inquiries.

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In addition to his role as OTE Website Manager,

Behrooz Dalvandi has recently finished his

Masters degree in Computer Science at UNBC.

Besides his work with Over the Edge, he

works as an Application Technical Analyst for
Northern Health Authority.

< Student Life Editor Leila is a fourth year
undergraduate student majoring in
Anthropology with a minor in International
studies. As VP of the Northern Anthropological
Student Association, Student Assistant at the
library and Over the Edge Student Life Editor
You can catch her around campus studying,
working or hanging out.

Features Editor Gala Munoz is a third
year student pursuing a Joint Major

in English and Environmental Studies.
Her interests include surfing the interwebs
(like most computer-owning young people),
having rational and lengthy conversations
with animals and drinking tea. Friendly and
approachable, Gala has also been known to
exchange words with fellow human beings
so feel free to say hi if you see her around the
school or in the Over the Edge office.

Sports Editor Geoff Sargent is a third
year mathematics major and physics
minor originally from Victoria. At
UNBC, he is the president of the Math &
Physics Society. Since childhood, he has had
a passion for sports and has always wanted
to write about them. After his degree, he
plans to add a Bachelor of Education to his
wall and become a high school teacher. He
is usually found in MACE, at the Moose, or in
the Over the Edge office.

Arts and Entertainment Jordan Tucker

isa third year English & Environmental

Studies major, the Arts and Entertain-
ment Editor at Over the Edge and the Music
Director at the CFUR radio station. In addition
to spending time with her stupid cats, Jordan
likes bad comedy and eating.

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