page 6 over the Edge Nov 22, 1995

LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR

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Christian Column

in Bad Taste

Regarding the article: “The Ins
and Outs of Courting Christian
Woman.” R. Steele believes the
Christians view of sex to be, as he
writes: “That all instincts of the
flesh and sexual behavior
inherently evil and the instinct that
she remain at a safe distance from
the accursed hell-fiend, that is your
penis.” Let me suggest that R.
Steele is very much misinformed
about Christianity and Christian
attitudes towards sex.

Far from the stereotype that
Christians are all sexually
repressed and carry unhealthy
wiitudes concerning sex,
Christianity is pro-sex. I would
like to point out the fact that
according to Christian doctrine,
Gbaietansd aba Mluaewarayy
But don’t take my word for it.

Here is but a few of the hundreds
of references towards sex:
Genesis 2:24-25 “Therefore a
man leaves his father and
mother and clings to his wife,
and they become one flesh”.

Song of Solomon 1:2-3 “Let him
kiss me with the kisses of his
mouth! / For your love is better
than wine,”

1 Corinthians 7:3 “The husband
should give to his wife the
conjugal rights to his wife, and
likewise the wife to her
husband.”
Far from the Bible condemning
sex, if one reads the Bible it shows
sex to be a vital part of life to be
enjoyed. The Bible does put
limitations on sex, the framework
of marriage for instance, so that
sex can be experienced in a
trusting relationship. Nietzche
claimed that “God is dead”. Many
intellectuals and others would
perhaps comment that Nietzche is
indeed dead but that God is alive
and well.

R. Steele’s attempt at wit was
indeed in bad taste. The insult to
women is the more serious point,

R. Steele seems to have some
sexual problems of his own and
not Christian women. May I
suggest he read through the Psalms
and The Song of Song of Solomon
for a healthier view of sex.

Erik Holl

Remember What?
To the Editor:
I was writing in response to the
what could be called a pathetic
showing of articles concerning
Remberance Day. Is the best this
school could do is two articles one
about a farmer and the other a
accusation against Peacekeepers.
I for one find this extremely
disturbing after the sacrifices that
“were made for our freedom. That
two articles was the best that could
be done. Does it really take that
long to write a poem or a short
paragraph about what
Remeberance Day means to you.
Or at least acknowledging the
sacrifice was made at all or evena
simple thanks and yes I did submit
something. I have been told that
articles were not submitted on time
which is the reason for the poor
showing. But to me this is
unexceptable. Most of all most of
the people I talked to did not even
‘attend a Remberance Day or even
watch it on T.V. Is ten minutes to
much to ask for the price that was
paid.. If your asking what I was
doing well I flew home to
participate in Rememberance Day
services with my unit well I guess
the saying Lest We Forget means
something looks to me like we
have Forgotten.
Jordan Bodnar
(Bdr Bodnar 5 Fd Royal Canadian
Artillery Regt)

What the Fuck?!

Dear editor;

I am writing in responce to the
article written by Ian Lorenz, in the
last issue. Now i’m a decent an
educated female and it is my
passion to read. So, there I sat in
the cafeteria late at night, alone
reading ‘The Edge”, paper, when
suddenly I was slapped in the face

by Ian Lorenz’ es attitude complex.
Look ‘Pian’ against the wind,
(with a small penis), if you
constantly harass your readers
verbally, your going to get
shanked. Now, I’m not ‘diss’en’
the paper, just you bitch. You say
your “Absolutely sick and fucking
tired of people...’, well you can eat
me out, teo times, you light and
airy, most often crabbing faggot, I
eat flaming pixies like you for
breakfast. As you can read, I’m not
diss’en before I read, and I know
that your staff works hard, so lets
make up and be friends,

Love you much,

Pabloia Gray

Editor Note:

I do not usually respond to letters
sent to the editor about my writing
for the paper as I feel it is
unprofessional. How ever due to
the rude, homophobic, and
ignorant nature of this letter I have
the following response: “It sounds
like someone has a crush on me!”

Jan Lorenz

To Buy or Rent: That

is the Question?

In the first edition of Over The
Edge this semester there was a
criticism/complaint about the book
store and the high prices charged
on text books. It was my intention
to write a quick response to that
article, and here, a short two and a
half months later, I find myself
with three spare minutes to put
fingers to keyboard. Perhaps my
procrastination will pay off for the
many students that will be
continuing their education next
semester, and are already looking
at the stacks of costly texts sitting
on the corner of the desk,
wondering what will become of
them.

The article in question lamented
not only the high initial outlay for
the required texts, but the low
refund when the books were being
returned to the UNBC bookstore.
The author felt that since the
bookstore was re-selling the
books, the management of the

bookstore should be able to offer
a higher premium on the used
book, especially since some of the
books had barely been used. Let’s
look at this logically.

First the bookstore is a business.
Their bottom line is their bottom
line—they must make a profit.
They do this by selling things. I
inquired of both Susan Reynolds,
the bookstore Manager, and Dave
Kerr, the book buyer. The markup
on textbooks is _ neither
unreasonable nor exorbitant. I also
checked at some private
bookstores in Prince George, and
found that the prices at the UNBC
bookstore were quite competitive.

Second, private bookstores will
not buy back used books. Have
you ever purchased a pocket novel,
read it, and tried to take it back to
Coles for a 50% refund. Not likely!
And if you take it to a used book
seller, they aren’t about to give you
a 50% of your original purchase
price.

Finally, the option of selling your
text privately was mentioned in the
original article, and was rejected
because of the time and cost
involved. I don’t feel that the time
involved in making a few
handwritten or computer
generated advertisements is all that
taxing. However, I have come up
with an even more lucrative
solution.

RENT YOUR TEXTBOOKS.
This scheme has many advantages.
1. If you rent your books at a
reasonable price, you can make
your full purchase price back in a
couple of semesters.

2. Youstill have your textbook as
a reference book when you are
finished your education (this may
not appeal-to all students).

3. You are doing a service to your
fellow students by offering them
textbooks cheaply.

4. It is yet another opportunity to
meet new people at UNBC.

I have found that in order to rent
you books successfully, you must:
a) make sure the text is being used
in the following term;

b) make and post a few

handwritten/computer generatec
notices;

c) collect a deposit that is large
enough to encourage the renter tc
return the book at the end of th«
term;

d) rent at a low enough price tc
make it worthwhile for someone
to want to rent rather than buy;
e) have preserved your textbooks
so that they can be re-used.

To sum up my feelings on the
textbook issue—you have to have
the text to get through courses, sc
buy them at the bookstore, use
them wisely, and rent them tc
fellow students when you are
done.

As the end of fall semester
approaches and the beginning o1
winter semester is upon us, I think
about the good I am doing the
environment, and my bank
account—recycling for a buck.
Toni Fletcher
Hello From a Friend
Hiya,

I just surfed the net a decided to
send a little not to the paper.
Thought this to be a cool way to
say hi to all my friends. I hope
you can have it in you next
edition. I was one of the
exchange students from Sweden
last year and I had a great time.
so the note:

Hello Darlings!!

I greeting from Sweden to all
you guys out there in the
northern Arctic

Looking forward to see you in
Sweden soon (Miche and Paula)
Dan, Twitilit, Greg, Steve, Tom
and the rest of you guys on N
3rd floor in the old rez. Thanks
for putting up with the smell of
my burned food.

Miss you guys lots, Hope to see
you all soon. A big mush kiss to
wall.

Camilla

Thanks for having this in the
paper...