Page 4 ~ Over The Edge — February 3, 1997

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From the Chair
A Letter From the
COPY Editor

So, you’re pissed off with the
bookstore, ‘eh? Like just about
everybody on campus, I’m sure
you’re really upset by the fact
that you have to spend $100 on
a lousy soft-cover text book
that you know you aren’t going
to be able to sell] at the used
book buy-back at the
beginning at the end of the
semester because either A: it’s
not being used next semester,
or B: the book’s been replaced
by a hard cover edition. I’m
sure you’re upset at the vicious
amount of gouging of prices
that they offer for the used
book buy back, when you
spend $67 for a textbook and
the most you can get for it is
$6 (even if it doesn’t have so
much as a scratch on it). Yes,
we ve all been there.

However, new things going
on in the government that are
going really to put things in
perspective. As of late, the
Canadian government has been
making changes in regulations
that ought to change things in
the Canadian University
Bookstores regarding used
books. Remember the last time
the government did something
that adversely affected our

education by cutting their
spending on post secondary
education? They’re doing it
again.

The thing is called “Bill C-
32.” “And the government is
changing it. This is a bad thing.
This is a very bad thing. What
they are doing is going to put
harsher restrictions on used
textbooks. If you thought it
was bad before, it’s going to
get worse.

Used textbooks are pretty
much going to be a thing of the
past, as the restrictions are
going to make it so books
cannot be sold back, as used
textbook wholesalers are going
to be shut down. As a result,
new textbooks will be more
expensive, and at the end of
semesters, people are going to
have a hell of a lot of books to
get rid of.

The government has been
doing this in the name of
protection of copyrights and
the like. However, in the long
run, this is seriously going to
hurt the business of Campus
Bookstores, as well as make
University expensives grow
quite a bit.

Anti-Sexism Members Speak Out >
Against Sexism in Local Community

Dear Editor,

We would like to take to
take this opportunity to
introduce a new avenue for
Prince George’s “progressive
men” to speak out against
sexism which is abundant in
our community. This avenue is
a group known as The Men’s
Anti-Sexist Group, centrally
located at UNBC, operating
out of the Prince George
Public Intrerest Research
Group office (PGPIRG). The
group is currently comprised
of the-two male students
residing in Prince George who
have witnessed a plethora of
sexist behavior commited by
several individuals both on
and off campus. Unfortunately
this behavior has become

ESS SS

However, Bill C-32 is not
limited to changes in the used
textbook market. Inter-library
loans are going to become
more difficult to obtain, course
material cannot be covered
through distance education
(which is hell for those
studying off campus). This is
going to make things really
difficult for students and
faculty.

In the next installment of
Over The Edge, we will be
covering this issue in more
detail. This is really important,
as this affects you as well, not
just the faculty and the
bookstore..Heck, it affects all
of us.

Peace,
Vince Yim

~ Over The Edge Salutes The Following:

Mike Rocketfish for all
the excellent concerts
he's brought to town
lately.

Lennise Mann (Writer),
Emily Bulmer
(Photographer), Catherine
Kendall (Photographer),
and Michael Hong
(Layout) - your hard work
has been exceptional.

The new members of
our staff who have
joined up in the past
couple of weeks--

The various sources of
information that have
contacted us lately, you
have expanded our
database immensely.

Have yourselves a.great
week!

everyday ocurrences in our
patriarchal society. We have
seen it’s existence manifest
among the younger men
attending high schoel (i.e. the
everyday use of sounds, body
language, phrases and other
forms of insults used to degrade
women), and fester to become
the outrageous work/ideas of
older males such as Shane Mills
(Shania Twain a role model for
women in the 90’s?) and Ian
Kluge (You should not be
allowed to teach other people’s
children). These men came to
realize that sexist behavior
negatively affects men just as
much as women, and that
ending its existence is men’s
responsibility, not women’s. It
became obvious that this group
was long overdue. What we.

campus!

OVER THE
EDGE NEEDS
YOU!

Do you want to get involved with a
student group? Do you want to learn new
things? Want the chance to do cool things
you wouldn't get the chance to otherwise?

If so, Over The Edge wants you!

Positions are now available as writers,
photographers and layout personnel!

All that's required is for you to come
down and see us in our office in the
Wintergarden on the Prince George

Freelance reporters and photographers are
welcome! No student turned away!

So, what are YOU waiting for? Use your
voice! Get heard! Be seen! .

Over The Edge, by
students, for students!

hope to accomplish is to end
our contribution to the icky
oppressor known as
patriarchy, while educating
ourselves as well as other men
on issues of sexism and
positive ways to arctively
confrot it. But guess what...we
can’t do it alone. Any men
who are intersted can contact
us at the PGPIRG office at
960-PIRG, or come to our
weekly meetings: every
Tuesday at 12:00-1:00pm in
1rm.7-234 (PIRG central).
Thanks for your time and hope
to see ya there.

The Men’s Anti-Sexism Group
(Ray Roulx and Dennis
Balogh).