QO A Fair Trade SUCCESS The fair trade goods. SHELBY PETERSEN NEWS EDITOR Qn November 27 and 28° WUSC hosted their second an- nual fair trade fair in the UNBC Wintergarden. Deviating slightly from the first an- nual fair, which had a Valentine's Day theme last year (Sustainable Love), WUSC decided to go with a more appropriate theme for this season. Called A Fair Trade Christ- mas, there were dozens of different fair trade product which one could purchase, including extremely discounted (and ethical) Christ- mas decorations. Other featured products included Cocoa Camino chocolates and beverages, as well as crafts and artisan products from Ten Thousand Villages. Overall, the event was a major success with over 500 people in at- tendance from in and around the wider Prince George Community. In chocolate sales alone, WUSC sold over $1000, while sales from Ten Thousand Village products earned upwards of $3000. In the words of WUSC co-chair, Hea- ther Carson, “the event was a total success!” WUSC plans to use the profits raised to fund other WUSC related events next semester. The Goal of A Fair Trade Christ- mas was to raise awareness and show that changes should be made TENTHOUSAND - VILLAGES BE ) <$3s} PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SHELBY PETERSEN to conventional trade in order to promote sustainability and cre- ate opportunities for people living in impoverished nations. WUSC wanted to show the consumer that there are other options out there, and that it is possible to make a difference, even if it is something as little as supporting ethical busi- nesses and knowing where your money goes, Products with a Fair Trade symbol on their package at- tempt to ensure that the producers and artisans get a better price for their goods and that they can form longer, more stable trading relation- ships to ensure long-term economic success. Unfortunately, Prince George does not offer many options in terms of fair trade products. How- ever, some stores do carry select pre-cuts such as coffee, tea, and chocolate. If you are interested in purchasing fair trade products check out the “natural food” isles in Save on Foods, Superstore, or visit Ave Maria and Mother Maria Mat- kets, which are, conveniently, locally owned businesses. Because the event was such a suc- cess, WUSC plans to hold other fair trade fairs in an attempt to raise awareness for fair trade products. Until then, however, students will have settle for (and anticipate) next semester's Coco Camino chocolate bar sale! Jumping the gun since 1994 December 9th, 2009 ver the Edge Volume 16, Issue 7 T-Wolves pwn Quest ANDREW BAILEY EDITOR IN CHIEF The firss UNBC Women's _ basketball home game started off with the predict- ably strange feeling caused by the absence of the two most dominant megathletes in women T-Wolf history: Laurel Wal- lace and Jaclyn Nazareno. Both absent ~ from the court having retired from their illustrious University careers last season and, by now, are doing whatever it is adults do. However, just as Head Coach Loralyn Murdoch told yours truly would happen in a previous interview, newcom- er Christine Kennedy had all the fans in attendance struggling to remember any- one named Laurel or Jaclyn. The women T-Wolves won Friday's home opener 72-60 Kennedy is an extremely high-energy type player who is going to provide the T-Wolves with a Diana Taurasi type presence on the court in regards to quick ball movement and a fast paced offense. Her remarkably quick feet and seem- ingly endless stamina will also ensure an effective full court press throughout close games raining down massive frus- tration on opposing point guards, While she most certainly lacks the shooting percentage and range that T-Wolf fans witnessed with Nazareno, Kennedy has an exquisite basketball I.Q, and is there- fore able to dish rocks to open players creating wide open scoring opportunities for her stronger shooting teammates, As she becomes more familiar with UNBC basketball and develops stronger rela- tionships with her teammates, Ken- nedy will hopefully become more vocally active regarding court communication, something that T-Wolf fans certainly noticed was lacking on Friday. Kennedy's quick feet on defense en- abled her to take Quest's point guard Delainee Berhns completely out of the game. Behrns is however a notably weak guard who is only able to dribble with her right hand so Kennedy will face far greater challenges throughout the season. Really though, why is a woman who only has a one-handed dribbling availability even starting at PG for a BCCAA team? Starting Behrns at PG and keeping her in throughout the game, despite her inability to matchup against Kennedy, was one of two bizarre lineup decisions made by Quest Head Coach Todd Jor- dan, a UNBC alumni, as he also started Krystal Schouten at post. Schouten, while easily the biggest woman on many courts at 6'1, never came close to establishing any type of paint presence allowing for UNBC’s lane chargers, Kady Dandeneau and Soili Smith to score at will, Meanwhile Coach Jordan left Courtney Harpur marinating on his bench. Harpur provides a much | stronger paint presence than does Sch- outen, which UNBC fans no doubt re- member from her very solid play against us last year. Perhaps Coach Jordan was simply overwhelmed by crowd noise to do his job effectively as he later stated to ’ Quest's sports press “it is a tough place to play... as a visiting team you are not only battling their team but also the pro-UNBC environment.’ Even if Harpur had seen more min- utes however, it is impossible to be- lieve she would have been able to stop the monumentous effort put forth by UNBC'’s 3" year forward, and Friday's player of the game, Kady Dandeneau. Two years after being named to the BC- CAA All-Rookie team, Dandeneau will no doubt be the most exciting T-Wolf to watch this season as she has developed a Bosh like style of play which allows her to drive lanes with the authority of the Italian justice system (too soon for an Amanda Knox reference?) or camp out in the suburbs and rain down threes with remarkable consistency. If Friday is the template for the game the women’s T-Wolves will be bringing to the Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre this year, then you will most certainly not want to be missing out on any games this sea- son. In fact the home opener weekend was a star studded affair for the UNBC community, with the faces of such big shots as UNBC President Dr. Iwama, NUGSS President Lindsay Gardner, numerous representatives from the CSS, JDC West Co-Captain Jonathon Gray, and most importantly the beloved Editor in Chief of the greatest campus newspaper in Canada, Over the Edge, Andrew Bailey. STOCK PHOTO Professor Don Munton Retires PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SHELBY PETERSEN SHELBY PETERSEN NEWS EDITOR For most students, the end of the semester is a joyous occa- sion, But for many students in the International Studies program, this winter break will be bitter- sweet. When the Winter 2010 semester begins, a change in classes will not be the only thing that is different. Next semester, the international Studies program will have on less professor as Dr. Don Munton has decided to re- tire after teaching for over thirty years. Dr. Munton received both his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree at the University of Brit- ish Columbia where he majored in International Relations and Political Science, respectively, In 1973 Dr. Munton received his doctoral degree in International Relations from Ohio State Univer- sity. Over the years Dr. Munton research interests have included international environmental policy and regimes, nuclear weapons, arms control and disarmament, Canadian foreign policy and Canad- ian-American relations, as well as, public opinion and research methods. In light of his retirement, the International Stud- ies Students Association decide to throw Dr. Mun- ton a going away party on November 28". With over thirty of his students and colleagues in attend- ance the event was filled with delicious food and countless recollections of Dr. Munton’s time as a University Professor. Dr. Munton’s resignation means that there will be only four full time professors (not counting languages) left in the International Studies Pro- gram. Moreover, Munton’s absence will be felt by all students as they will no longer be able to take his infamous Intelligence and Security Class, or as it is colloquially know, his Spy class. Intelligence and Security is so renowned, here at UNBC, because it not only teaches students the history of espionage and intelligence operations in the Western world, he actually teaches his students how to be spies. In the class students are taught how to covertly trans- fer information from one person to another, and how to successfully maintain your cover under an intense government interrogation. While all teachers eventually must retire, stu- dents in the International Studies program are losing a great asset to their education. Hopefully, his infamous Spy class will continue to be taught, but it obviously will not be the same and whoever has to teach the class will have big shoes to fill.