The Masthead

Over The Edge is the University of Northern
British Columbia’s independent student
newspaper. Our office is located on the 2nd
floor of the NUSC building in room 6-350.
We are an equal opportunity publication
which represents students in the UNBC and
Prince George community. Our publication
supports student writing by welcoming
news, arts, sports, culture and opinion
articles, as well as photography, comics,
and creative writing submissions.

Every year, we provide employment

as editors, designers, and managers to
students with a passion for journalism

and are always looking for motivated
individuals to work and volunteer in our
collaborative environment. Over The Edge
offers competitive advertising rates for space
in our print publication as well as online.

Support is always needed and no experience
is required; help make Over The Edge better.
We want to hear from you! Call us at 250-
960-5633, tweet us @overtheedgeunbc,
email us at ote-newspaper@unbc.ca and

be sure to like us on facebook. For more
information, please visit our redesigned
website at www.overtheedgenewspaper.ca.

Next deadline: November 19, 2014

Letter from the

rince George has long been known as

Canada’s most politically controversial
city. We have an extensive history of mayors
being involved in conflicts of interest, public
scandal, and substance abuse like crack
binging (but only during drunken stupors).

Oh wait, no. That’s not us. Our mayoral
scandals are usually limited to uproar
regarding the pothole situation (in
winter) or the caterpillar apocalypse (in
summer)—although last year’s plowing

itor

incident was particularly entertaining.

No matter who is leading this town, the
complaints of citizens are not going to evolve
into any news-worthy, analytical debate
about the level of change being made.

Keeping that in mind, there are some things
that the mayor of PG does, particularly
which affect UNBC. For instance, it would
be great to have buses that run until the
bars are closed on weekends. It would be
nice to see people comfortable walking

downtown after 9pm. It might be appreciated
to have some additional low-cost hotels and
hostels in town for younger travellers.

These are all things that affect UNBC
students, and are all reasons why students
should vote in this week’s municipal election.

Our mayor may not make news around
the world, but the mayor of Prince George
will make a difference (no matter how
small) to you during your time here.