OVER THE ENGE March ¢2 - March 26, 2008 NUGSS Election § First UNBC Results are In! multiply the transit routes in the months to come. Chung acknowledged Nolan Clark as running a good campaign. heavily| Simran LEHAL thanked all his election supporters, con News4Bordk gratulated “all the students that came ou and voted, regardless if it was for myself} The Environmental Studies 325 class is celebrat- ing the environment on March 20 by hosting a ma- jor Green Day event with a wide array of artistic, informational, and promotion- al venues. Robin Chang, an organizer for the event, feels one pur- pose of Green Day is to elim- inate the tough middle work of finding information about green initiatives. Rather, “all the major partners and promot- ers of the environment around campus and Prince George will be showcased right here, readily accessible for all students and any student input.” Local artisans, the UNBC Drama Club, and the Streetspirits theatre crew will all be present; some will have hidden performances around the school. There will be a clean air symposium and a show- SIMRAN LEHSL News Enrror With over 40% of eligible students turn- ing out to the polls, this election period arked the highest voter turnout in the istory of NUGSS elections. Rennebohm, cheery as ever, commented that the great voter turn-out and the resounding yes for the U-Pass referendum were still huge wins for UNBCS Nolan, or neither of us,” and anticipates) working with the new NUGSS board. As well, Chung expressed that the “stu- dents have been part of a real change in the school that will be felt for years to come” and hopes “future years. will hay this much enthusiasm during the NUGSS elections.” Prior to press time, defeated Associate irector of Events and Planning candi- te Shawn Rennebohm and VP Finance inner Gavin Chung were available for omment, Rennebohm. cheery as ever, comment- that the great voter turn-out and the re- ounding yes for the U-Pass referendum ere “still huge wins for UNBC,” Ren- ebohm will be working to. iniprove and Results President Meghan Toews-427 Cam Ebl Colleges Representative Yes-734 Lindsay Gardier-531 No-163 Drew Adamick-293 SIMRAN LEHAL VP-Student Affairs Women’s Representative News Eorror Troy Dickson-4 14 Jennifer Kwan-483 : : Shazad Shah-280 Marguerite Kolie-353 Er cele yen! Senge Devati'Tasac178 Women s Day, the Women’s Associate Director of Events an Studies Program VP-Finance Planning hosted the first black Gavin Chung-518 Trevor Morris-464 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, the Honourable Mayann Francis with her speech on “Strong Nolan Clark—405 Shawn Rennebohm-333 VP-Social James De Vilyst-469 Associate Director of Fundraising Rachel Lawrence Nikki Lunoch-394 Yes-753 b pie Strong No: 104 World. VP-External Francis, who stud- Elyse Elmslie-525 Member at Large ied at oe York and Carly Aronetz-330 Kristina Austman Cornel universities, Yes-738 has worked for a Dis- First Nations Representative No-115 trict Attorney’s of- fice, Dalhousie Uni- versity, and recently the Nova Scotia Hu- man Rights Com- mission. Her drive, she claims, stems from growing up in Tamara Morrison-450 Question of the Week What prompted you to. vote in the NUGSS elections? “Voting for the U-Pass. I don’t really care who wins for NUGSS.” ~ M.H., first year of Whitney Pier on 5 | Cape Breton Island, where, with a tone strikingly similar to Oprah Win- frey, Francis claims the women of her community “knew how to get things done.” Other women also knew how to get things done. In 1787, US President John Adams’ wife urged him to include women as equals under the law. Although Adams refused, it represented a start: women’s suffrage was taken up by others, especially | after freedom was won by slaves “I'm voting no for the U-Pass. I'll never use the bus, so I don’t want to pay fo something I’m not going to use.” — K.N., third year gible to vote. “Pm using my right to vote,” —C.B., first year “Pm going to make sure Cam wins. He’s facing some stiff competition, so Ve iias “d do my part to help the poor guy out.” —M.D., third year itics.” the poor community The Honorable Mayann Francis giving a speech Paoro TAKEN BY SIMRAN LEHAL women in Canada become eli- The decline of male dom- inance, fought for by strong women, Francis claims, is what provided her the freedom to choose her own career. She ad- mits that she has “made it in pol- She acknowledges that most other women are still sub- ordinate. Self-titling herself as a “strong woman,” Francis sug- gests that those unlike her cannot create reform. She argues that Green Day: The Makings of an Expo 786 case featuring Annie Booth’s work on sustainable landscapes. Multiple academic departments will be setting up, along with local Chartwell’s and CUPE workers. The new Prince George Pesticide Coalition may also be present, along with a few politicians. Facilities will be also on hand to speak about UNBC’s own green initiatives: for example, unknown to most students, much school furniture is made of recycled materials. Chang is hoping the initiative will turn into an annual event, as it “allows diverse people to unite under an initiative funda- mental to this university as a whole. Plus; it’s only a month away from earth day.” Targeting green living, green industry, green entertainment, green research, and several other green areas, Chang and her fellow organizers are preparing for a great student turnout. Eco-friendly posters made of recycled cardboard will be spring- ing up around campus soon. Opinion: A Questionable Speaker for International Women’s Day of the south. Slow and steady gradualism predominated as women gained more political power, sometimes by choice, often by chance. Slowly did all those unlike her (those “cautious or careful women”) cannot fight for continued emancipation. However, this reasoning is flawed. Lt. Governor Francis cannot, under law, comment on pol- itics. As well, the | Lt. Governor pos- | ition is one now | frequently handed to minorities or women. The Lt. Governor is a figurehead. Francis has come far — — but only personally. (| Not _ politically. | Yes, she has come far from Whit- ney’s Pier. But, in the grand scheme =| of women’s liber- ation, she is but another _figure- head, unable to comment on politics like the women of long, long (cough) ago. By taking the Lt. Governor position, she has become “care- ful and cautious,” a figurehead outside the sphere of continued emancipation. Thus, the title of her speech is flawed: she does not represent “Strong Women. Strong World.” Thus, gradualism in women’s suffrage still reigns, but this time, the women who think they’ve “made it” are unaware of their own shortcomings.