OVER THE EDGE NEWSPAPER. OCTOBER 11, 2006 NEWS BRIEFS En Somme news from around the world in an easy-to-use package UNBC UNBC made its intervarsity soccer debut on the last weekend of Septem- ber, In Nanaimo, the men tied their first game and lost the second, while the women suffered two defeats. The Northern Undergraduate: Stu- dent Society will be holding informa- tion forums on October 19th and 24th regarding an upcoming referendum over the new student union building. National Carr BC Green Party co-founder Adriane Carr has announced plans to resign her position as the party's leader at the-end of November, In a new poll, 59% of Canadians said they believe that Afghanistan is “a cause we cannot win.’ A new study has found that the ice levels in the Arctic are at the lowest lev- els they have ever been, indicating that it could completely disappear by 2060. The Conservative government has announced that it will no longer fund women’s groups that do advocacy work, lobbying of the government, or general research, A Liberal-backed bill to have the Con- servative government respect the Kyoto Protocol has passed its second reading, receiving support from the NDP and Bloc Quebecois. Ignatieff Michael Ignatieff is the frontrunner in the race for Liberal leadership, but not by much. He holds 30% of the sup- port, while Bob Rae, Stephane Dion and Gerard Kennedy have 19, 17, and 16 per cent respectively. international News It seems as if the next Secretary Gen- eral of the United Nations will be South Korea's foreign minister Ban Ki-Moon. He was the only one of the candidates not to receive any vetoes in the prelimin- ary vote. Georgia has released four Russian of- ficers who were arrested for spying, to the anger of the Russian government. In response, Russia has deported at least 130 Georgians and put restrictions on Georgian visas and businesses, After overthrowing the prime minis- ter in a coup and drafting a new consti- tution, Thailand's military leaders have announced plans to name a new PM as soon as possible. Abe Japan has a new Prime Minister, Con- servative Shinzo Abe. Abe is Japan's first PM born after WWIL, and in his first speech he said he wanted to repair rela- tionships with China and South Korea. A U.S. State Department Poll has found that 65 percent of Iraqis would favour an immediate withdrawal of for- eign military forces, NATO has OK plans to increase its presence in Afghanistan, approving up to 12,000 more US troops. Rival Palestinian political parties Hamas and Fatah have called off plans to form a unity government. Hamas turned on civil servants pro- testing against not being paid; having militiaman use weapons including gren- ades and anti-tank launchers on them. Seven were killed, 75 wounded. Foley Controversy has struck the US Re- publican party after the revelation that Rep. Mark Foley sent inappropriate sex- ual emails to a teenager who worked as a congressional page. Foley has since re- vealed that he was molested by a clergy- man asa child, but has declined to name the perpetrator. North Korea has announced plans to conduct a nuclear test, a step that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called “very provocative.’ In response, South Korea, China, and Japan have banded together to discourage North Korea from going ahead with the test. Sports Famed golfer “Lord” Byron Nelson passed away at the age of 94 on Septem- ber 26. Byron holds the record for the most tournaments won in a single year. After Vancouver Whitecap Joey Gjer- sten won the title of league MVP, the Whitecaps won the USL title, beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos by a score of 3-0. This is the first USL title for the ‘Caps. Woods Tiger Woods set yet another golfing record when he became the first person to win eight PGA Tours in three sea- sons, The NBA has adopted a new ball for only the second time in its history, the first time in 35 years. NBA star Shaquille O'Neal isn’t a fan, saying that whoever came up with the idea “needs to have his college degree revoked. It's a ter- tible decision.’ Entertainment Did you ever get it right... The man who topped the Over the Edge poll for most pretentious person, Dr. Phil Me- Graw, was ordered to pay $10.5 million in settlement of a class-action suit filed against his weight-loss pills, Shape Up! McGraw endorsed the pills as being “sci- entifically researched levels of ingredi- ents that can help you change your be- haviour to take control of your weight.’ The products were pulled in 2004 when the Federal Trade Commission began investigating false advertising. Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced he is to be the father of twin girls. German director Uwe Boll has taken on the critics and won, The maker of such films as “Alone in the Dark,’ and “House of the Dead,’ Boll is hardly a critics favourite and has received his share of venomous reviews. Deciding to fight back, he challenged his “five harsh- est critics” to a boxing match. After win- ning his first fight in Spain, he had four consecutive matches in Vancouver at the end of September, easily winning each one. Chan But did he do his own stunts? Jackie Chan, now 52, has revealed that he was in a Hong Kong porn movie in 1975. Adding insult to injury, the movie (en- titled “All in the Family”) is listed as a comedy, Final Fantasy'’s album “He Poos Clouds” is the first winner of the Polaris Prize, “Canada's first monetary prize for a full-length album based soley on art- istic merit, without regard to genre or record sales,’ accorindg to the official website. The violinist beat albums from artists such as Broken Social Scene, Sarah Harmer, K’naan, and Wolf Pa- rade. Professors are smarter than you think. Sure, they have degrees and read lots of books, but they also have a few hidden talents you might not know about. In this feature, we find these talents and share them with you, thus doing our part to bring about world peace. This month: Organic chemistry professor Guy Plourde gives some advice on | golfing with your professor. 1, Be generous. “If you invite your professor to play a round of golf, you should insist on paying for his green fees.” 2. Be humble. “Never play a better round of golf than your professor....your future grades in his classes may depend on it.’ 3. Be rich. “If you bet money (or beer) on the round of golf you are playing with your professor, make sure you pay up at the end (same reason as in #2)," 4. Be a liar! “Your professor always hits incredibly beautiful long drives....so make sure to mention it often during the round (guess the reason). 5. Breathe. “Have fun...it's just a game.”