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January 12, 1998

YEAR IN REVIEW

January 1998-December 1998

January 12

ICL cutlery goes
missing

ICL has been forced to
purchase $1000 of cut-
lery, plates, knives forks
and glasses because so
much is missing.
Manger of Food ser-
vices Andrew Aucoin,
stated that ICL expects
to lose a certain amount
every year but this year
seems to be an abnor-
mal one. ICL has con-
sidered switching to
paper and plastic but
has not converted
because of the increase
in solid waste.

ICL is offering amnesty
for anyone who brings
back any cafeteria cut-
lery.

New Chancellor
for UNBC

Chancellor lona
Campagnolo is stepping
down after three years
of exemplary service
and replaced by Dr.
George Pedersen.
President Jago
described
Campagnolo’s service
as outstanding and
“it was with great regret
that we say good-bye.”
Pedersen is no stranger
to UNBC as he served
as interim president
from July to September
1995.

January 26
Rohypnol
appearance
The date rape drug
Rohypnol has brought
the BC Women’s
Equality minister to
announce an aware-
ness Campaign.

Anneke Van Vliet of the
Sexual Assault Service
in BC Women’s Hospital
summed up date rape
drugs. “I do the follow-
up counseling (for the
sexual assault service).
One of the problems
with date rape drugs is
it's particularly trauma-
tizing when you don’t

makes

know what happened.”

MAI debate heats
up at UNBC

The discussion around
the Multi-lateral
Agreement on
Investment has started
students talking at
UNBC. The MAI is a far-
reaching economic
treaty presently being
negotiated behind
closed doors by
Canada and 28 other
nations. As drafted, it
will remove many of the
powers of government
to regulate the activities
of both forgien and
domestic corporations.

Feb 9

Rex Murphy _ brings
CBC to UNBC

Well know CBC person-
ality and host of Cross
Country Checkup, Rex
Murphy brought his
radio program to the
UNBC cafeteria to dis-
cuss the Ramsey Recall
Campaign. Murphy
moderated a_ lively
debate between the
audience and panel
members featuring
John Backhouse, David
Mitchell, Pertti
Harkenon, MLA Paul
Ramsay and UNBC’s
Dr. Tracy Sommerville.

Pop goes. the

Administration
Gotta a buck? ‘Cause if
you do, UNBC has a
deal for you. Located in
the Administration build-
ing is a pop machine
which only requires a
dollar not a $1.10 like
the rest of the machines
on the campus.

Feb 24
Student
Atheltic fee
UNBC students were
asked to vote in a by-
election and approve by
referendum a new fee
which will be collected
by NUGSS for the uni-
versity athletic depart-

pass

ment. Elected to the
positions of Directors at
Large: Jackie Eaton:
169 votes and Marki
Sellers: 100 votes. The
referendum yes vote
represented 5.8% of the
student body = and
passed by a margin of
74 votes.

Graduates wonder
where’ convoca-
tion will be

UNBC has moved the
convocation cere-
monies from the Agora
to the Multiplex to
accomdate all the grad-
uates, invited guests
and faculty. This was
after the Civic Centre
was booked and then
rejected because the
date the Civic Centre
was available was not
acceptable to the facul-
ty. Graduates will be
asked to stay another
couple of days so they
can attend convocation
June 1.

UNBC houses sex
shows in the base-
ment

In response to a ques-
tion posed in Korner in
Kampus “What are the
best things at UNBC a
student answered the
he liked the sex shows
in the basement. Since
then, there-have been a
number of enquiries at
the newspaper to what
the student meant and
how could they find the
basement. The mystery
continues but Over The
Edge has crack
reporters on the story
looking everywhere.

UNBC _forestery
professor is
crowned Ice
Woman

UNBC forestry profess-
er Kathy Lewis won her
fifth title in the Annual
Iceman on February 15.
The grueling event is
composed of 8 km

cross country ski, 10 km
run and 3 km skate in
the Multiplex and finally
a 800m swim. Lewis
record breaking time

was 2:04:15.
March 10
And the peasants
rejoiced
On March 5, 1998
Premier Glen Clark
announced that the

tuition freeze would
continue for a third year.
“It is our goal to further
reduce tution fees,” said
Premier Clark.
President Jago stated
that this will help a lot of
students and their finan-
cial burden. “ | think that

it's good news, “ said
Jago.

March 24

Student march in
MAI protest

A PIRG _ sponsored

protest marched from
MP Dick Harris’ office to
the courthouse March
20. After some lobbying,
PIRG was able to obtain
Mr. Harris’ signature on
a anti-MAI petition.

April 7

Golden Zucchini
Awards

A number of students
and UNBC faculty were
honoured by Over The
Edge Golden Zucchini
Award. President Jago
for best dressed, Paul
Berard for undying ded-
ication and Charlotte
McLean for really.

Commissionaires
to remain alert
On behalf of the BC

Corps of
Commissionaiares,
UNBC Site, | would

dlike to take this oppor-
tunity to thank all those
who supported us dur-
ing our contract negoti-
ations. Your kind
remarks to us and about
us | am sure helped us
secure our renewed

contract. Special thanks
to Kevin Larson for his

efforts. JWG _ (Bill)
Bishop, Sgt. Site
Supervisor.

NUGSS Sports &
Clubs Director
resigns

After one and a half
terms as Sports &
Cludbs director, Tysen
Hodgson resigned. “l
accomplished  every-
thing | wanted to as a
Sports & Clubs direc-
tor,” said Hodgson.
These accomplish-
ments include red tape
form the process for
forming clubs.

September 14,
1998
4th Annual
Backyard BBQ
1998

Apparently an over-
whelming success, the
fourth annual Northern
Backyard Barbecue,
produced by _ the
Ni @. fet) hy 6. fin
Undergraduate Student
Society (NUGSS) had a
full capacity crowd
jumping and surfing. As
usual, the beer gardens
were packed, tickets
were sold out and
thanks to a clear night

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September 28,
1998
BC in Focus

Focuses on Bill
Vander Zalm

Bill Vander Zalm is
back and nobody
seemed to have noticed
he was gone. On
September 17, Vander
Zalm was welcomed by

a full Canfor Theatre as

the leader of British
Columbia’s Reform
Party. Vander Zalm
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san group that aims to
take an active role in
British Colombian poli-
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and governmental poli-
cies, issues and activi-
ties.

October 26, 1998
NUGSS Election
Ballot Blow Out
510 students, 16% of
the student body turned
out to vote for the
NUGSS board of direc-
tors which was by all
accounts a huge turn
out. Saleem Dossa,

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