a ee eee Where have all the Bake-sales gone? GOD @unbc.ca -Contributed Boyden. Are you hungry? Do you adore cafeteria food? Do you ever buy food from bake- sales? Well forget that last option! According to the UNBC administration, bake sales are bad. In fact, weekly bake-sales are banned from our campus. Of course, many students enjoy purchasing tasty treats from student bake-sales; they are also an important source of club funds. Last year, groups such as the Sorority, Out-doors Club and even PGPIRG raise several hun- dred dollars from bake-sales. But, because of the four-year UNBC/Cara Foods contract, Cara Foods has a monopoly on food services on campus. Competing food sales -- such as student bake-sales -- are not allowed. As a compromise, NUGSS and UNBC developed the monthly "Farmers. Market" by Johan where all clubs (and outside groups) could sell goods. Unfortunately, the Farmer's Market plan is far from perfect. Food items such as baked goods must be sold in groups of six. Putting aside the issue of extra garbage created by this packaging, who wants to buy six muffins for a snack? The basic idea behind Farmer's Market is also flawed. By forcing all student bake-sales to be held on the same day, clubs must com- pete with each other (and possibly outside groups). This is clearly unfair to clubs. | expect the student society to protest such ridicu- lous issues, especially since "many" students object to cur- rent policy. But how many? Moving at the sluggish pace of bureaucracy, NUGSS_ began surveying students. Eric Andersen drafted a written response form, and | (with some help from Profs.) gath- ered numbers, randomly sur- veying a hundred students (about 3% of student popula- tion). See the results of the Servey below. This indicates the obvious: student dissatisfaction with the current policy. | interpret the data as supporting a poli- cy that (a) allows students to buy and sell food items indi- vidually, and (b) allows stu- dents to hold bake-sales on any day of the month. | want like to conclude by stating that NUGSS is current- ly developing such a policy, but at the last meeting many students (not necessarily directors) vocally opposed and rash challenge to the administration (personally, | understand but do not agree with this critique). And thus policy development is current- ly in limbo, although one thing is for sure: bake-sales (according to University Administration) are bad. The results of the NUGSS bake-sale survey 69% of the sample belonged to a club or student organization 31% of the sample did not belong to a club or student organization If you belong to a club: 53% belong to a club that holds bake-sales 47% belong to a club that does not hold bake-sales 78% purchase food from bakes sales, 22% do not purchase food from bakes sales 95% of students prefer to buy food items singly 5% of students prefer to buy food items in groups of six 84% of students prefer to sel/ food items singly 16 % of students prefer to sel/ food items in groups of six When asked to rate the following statements: Could your club or organization sell non-food items and make a profit? 10% strongly disagreed, 20% disagreed, 31% neutral, 8% agreed, 31% strongly agreed Clubs and/or organizations should be allowed to hold bake-sales whenever they want: 4% strongly disagreed, 2% disagreed, 6% neutral, 19% agreed, 69% strongly agreed Bake-sales are an important club fundraiser: 3% strongly disagreed, 0% disagreed, 4% neutral, 18% agreed, 75% strongly Christianity is alive on the UNBC campus! The Inter- varsity Christian Fellowship Club has been in motion since the first days of UNBC and is still running strong. This year we started out with a great weekend retreat to Ness Lake in September where we furthered our skills in studying the Bible while relaxing in a warm, end of summer setting. Since then, we have continued meeting every Tuesday mornings for prayer and Thursdays for bible studies. As well, we hold social events through- out the month, such as a coffeehouse on October 27th. The club is in full support of a city wide worship service geared towards people our age. Saturday Night Alive features great music with a live band and is in its third year of music ministry in Prince George. On November 5-7, a well- noted speaker, John Stackhouse, will be here at UNBC to talk about God and evil and how the two can co- exist. Questions concerning the existence of God such as, “how can He let so many bad things happen in the world?” or, “if God is who Christians say He is, then why is there evil present at all?” have been asked for centuries. John Stackhouse, an author and professor at UBC will address questions like these. The planning for the event has taken almost a year by the Worldview Lectureship Committee, a group that hopes to raise awareness of a true and liv- ing God in the academic community. For more information about UNBC Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship or any of the events, e-mail us_ at ivcf @ hotmail.com. ARE YOU BURNING WITH AN INSATIABLE DESIRE TO DO GOOD DEEDS? PGP!IRG CAN HELP! We are seeking new board members. This is a fabulous opportunity to learn the ins and outs of non-profit organiza- tions, gain experience with consensus decision making, and beef up your resume with karmically rewarding volunteer experience. office. Nomination forms are available at the PIRG Deadline for submissions is November 6th. If you're just plain short on time, we also encourage itinerant ACTIVISTS to plan quick and effective ACTIONS. Come and share your ideas with us! Do you live in Res? Do you have a closet full of recycling? The recycling group needs your help to promote recycling programs at UNBC * Recycling Meetings * Thursdays @ 5:30 in the Cave * across from the bookstore Self-Defense Course for Women F R = = (or by donation) Offered through the Women’s Centre Friday November 3rd and Saturday November 4th From 2 to 5 pm in room 6-222 To register call 960-5632 or drop by the women’s cen- tre Hurry! Limited space so sign-up now!