question to you: Kadagn Klepsch Ath year Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, Political Science Minor. —s 7 en tae a ‘ke the OccuPY move T feel lik = form of inst rampant protest agains 7, 1 do feel d one single “ne are the the move- d that Jessica Ballantyne lst year Biochemistry and Molecular Biology we etee “J feel that many of the Wall * Street protesters are just there for the ‘protest’ scene, it’s an exciting thing, and they aren’t educated about what's really going on. I feel it?s too easy for people to take the 99% stance without understanding the whole issue. Ultimately, people pro- testing for the sake of pro- testing will reflect poorly on those who are there toga their actual problems. ere — Corner How exactly do you feel about this Occupy Wall Street movement??? Nathan Skillen ord year CPSC € move- atience to & change. It i S easier to draw desire Jake McQueen 4th year Environmental Science re’ eee “I think the movement is con- structive, absolutely, but that is has become extremely in- efficient in some Parts of the world. The media is contribut- ing to its inefficiency by skew- ing opinions and by making the middle class feel that protests and occupations are these ‘ter- rible’ things. My sign at the Oc- cupy Prince George movement read: “I’m educated, I have a, job, I come from money, and I Still think there is a problem.” Graham Mairhead Ath year Physics acer “T don’t know if it’s hav- ing an affect. They don’t seem to have any clear demands, so how can they expect to measure their progress. There is of course value in rais- ing this issues, however I think its going to take much more time to see any outcomes.” — Briana Duffy lst year Geography | I _ “I participated in Ccupy Prince George andi spent the night outside City Hall. The move- ment is important. It’s enacted a lot of change already in Oak- land and New York as well as other cities. My Canadian experience is limited to my time in Prince George, but 1 feel there is a lack of commitment i from Canadians, which stems from a place of ignorance and apathy. These issues are rel- - evant to Canadians — the multi- ' international corporations we * purchase from up here are the - same ones that control Wall Street.” ed on CaMpuS weer Since late September, the movement initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters concerning the social and economic inequalities of our times has spread from Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan to over 70 major cities and over 600 communities in the U.S. and over 900 cities worldwide. Occupy Wall Street, according to the official webpage, is “9 leaderless resistance movement with people of many colours, genders and political persuasions”. Ultimately, the Occupy movement “wants to see a general assembly in every backyard, on every street corner because we don’t need Wall Street and we don’t need politicians to build a better society”. An October Rasmussen poll found a plurality of Americans approved of the movement with 33 percent favorable, 27 percent unfavorable and 40 percent with no opinion. Over the Edge decided it was time to find out what the UNBC student body feels about this historical movement, so we put the . . Michelle Baptiste nd year Psychology and First Nationg | ; “I spoke at the Prince George Occupy movement about coloni- alism. I like the idea that Oc- cupy talks about discrepancies between classes, ethnicities, and social standings. I believe it is successful because the idea that something is very wrong with the way the world works right now has gained global recognition. Oc- cupy creates a forum for people to discuss the community problems and the only way we can find solu- tions to better our world is to talk about the problems we have now.” ! “If you don’t have a com- mon message, I don’t think - Can Succeed fully. The overnment might i ea few changes to Seat seers people Happy, and they the moverneng, might fall apart. I don’t think any social move- ment will work until disaster strikes. Then We Can react together, because we are a reactionary society, nota Proactive one.” .