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Over the Edge Jan 12, 1996 page +!

Curby: All last semester
we drove Argo, this
beautiful Vauxhall, up the
hill to UNBC, and now
we’re headed from
Vancouver to PG for
another semester—(sings)
“how does it feel, to be on
your own, with no
direction home?”

Jason: Uh.

Curby: Bob Dylan. How’d
you do?

Jason: I passed—barely.
Curby: Brutal. You put
in a good effort, even took
the shrink wrap off your
books.

Jason: I started off totally
confident. But then I
started to feel like I was
after the Golden Fleece and
it was guarded by a
sleepless dragon. Now I
feel like I’m trying to pass
between the Cyanean
rocks, you know, the two
cliffs that moved on their
-bases and _ crushed
whatever tried to pass. The
only way that the original
Jason ever got through was
to send a dove ahead and
then sail through when the
cliffs were rebounding.
Give me a dove?

Curby: Asif! Haven’t you
heard of animal rights?
But seriously, a lot of
people have gone before.
Last semester nearly 300
students used the Learning
Skills Centre, and another
200' went ‘to their
workshops.) #2)".
Jason: I didn’t fai’: *
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Student
Success?
The Saga

by Jason
Curby: My first year I
picked up some classic
study strategies from the
Learning Skills Centre,
and this year I take a lot of
papers there before I hand
them in. Did you see the
newspaper story over the
holidays: a study at York
University in Toronto
discovered that the most
successful students actually
study less than those with
lower marks. Believe me,
it’s not because we’re
brainiacs. It’s because we
study more efficiently.
Jason (sings, better than
Curby): “We are
young...See our friends,
See the sights, We’re all
right.”
Curby: Uh?
Jason: Supergrass.
Curby: Doing well is a lot
different than just passing.
Good luck this semester.
We'll see how we do!

Health Tips

As the Fitness Centre is having
a hard time keeping up with
the Cross Country Ski rentals,
we felt it would be a good time
to remind our participants to
dress properly for winter
activities.

Most people realize that
layering your cloth is the way
to go, but how many layers?

Generally, three layers of
clothing are recommended.

The first layer should allow
your skin to breath and not
retain moisture. The second
layer should be your
insulation, so sweaters made of
materials such of wool are a
good choice. The last or outer
layer should be made from
materials such as a Gore-Tex
which are waterproof and wind
resistant.

Other important points to
remember include using

mittens rather than gloves,
always wearing a hat, and
ensuring your footwear is
waterproof.

Dressing properly will allow
you to stay warm, enjoy the
activity longer and not cause a
premature exit from the
outdoors.

Enjoy!!

Top Ten Inventive Uses for Old Christmas Fruitcake.

By Vince Yim

Like most people, your closet is probably stuffed to the top with old, leftover, bounce-it-off-the-wall,
be one-of-the-few-things-to-survive-a-nuclear-holocaust, kinda Christmas fruitcake. It’s the crap
that no one likes, let alone eats (refer to the Christmas issue of Over the Edge for more details).
Trying to figure out what to do with it? That’s where I come in.

10: Actually eat it, wait a couple of days, then take a dump. Then look into the toilet only to find
that it is completely undigested (ie: it looks exactly like it did before you put it into your mouth) and

refuses to go down the toilet.

9: Carve it into a football and train for the upcoming season.
8: Cut it up into ninja throwing stars.
7: Be really cruel by feeding it to the pigeons and Jaughing as they drop like flies.

6: Two words: En Flambé!

5: Dissolve it in water (if you can), mush it up into a paste, then use it to plaster cracks and holes in

your walls, then paint over it.

4: Use it as a handy-dandy door stop or a paperweight.
3: Watch it slowly reproduce and become sentient.

2: Try to kill people by dropping it from really tall buildings on crowded city streets.
1: Give it to someone else and let them deal with it.

— Dental Health Day
January 25, 1996
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Northwood Winter Garden

Exchange your worn out old toothbrush for a new
toothbrush and Learn about preventative dental care.

CHECK OUT THE PLAQUE LIGHT at the

display in the Winter Garden!

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The UMBC Health Centre brings students

January 25, 1996