OVER THE Epce. VotumMe 10 Issue 7 DECEMBER 3 2003 Editor-in-Chief Kathleen De Vere mangaka @wotmania.com Managing Editor None. over-the-edge @unbc.ca / News Editor Stephanie Wilson wilsons3:@ unbc.ca Culture Editor Josh Hammerstedt repofthefloor@ yahoo.ca Sports Editor Jessica Johnson johnson @unbc.ca Photo Editor Dana’Schwehr schweh0 @unbc.ca Production Coordinator Becky Booth - boothr@unbce.ca Copy Editor Stephanie Morgan . over-the-edge @ unbc.ca _Ad Manager Kristin Wilgenhof - wilgenhk @unbc.ca Reporters Rory Conroy Carolynne Burkholder Joanne Lee Earson Gibson Photographers Marlon Francescini Production Assistants Gavin Chung Maggie Gilbert. Columnists Jeremy Stewart Will Hull Office Fixtures Chris Batting Travis Alexander Phil Lowery Mascots Conner Trogdor! Over The Edge is part of the Canadian University Press network of papers, otherwise known as CUP. CUP is an organisation that is entirely owned by member papers, and provides such services as advertising and a newswire. Over The Edge is the official publishing media of stu- dents at the University of Northern British Columbia. As such we are required to report on issues of interest to students in the Northern Region. We can be reached by several methods as outlined below and encourage all students, both those on the main campus and regional ’ campuses, to take part in Over The Edge. Over The Edge Phone: 3333 University Way (250) 960-5633 Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9 Fax: (250) 960-5407 E-mail: : over-the-edge @unbc.ca Page 2 UNDER THE COVERS PEWS Sh... cx Me iss nee. hs atta aie Cana ee >> DARKNESS STRIKES AGAIN! >> THE NORTHERN MEDICAL BuILDING Goes Up SPORTS ices: Be Derlies ccas cael tives. faye GES >> PROPOSED SPoRTS FACILITY WAITS FOR FUNDING OPINION ccs. fille cceedéiereecteicstecssceccetane PAC >> How MUCH Do YoU KNOW ABOUT GMO’s IN YOUR FOOD? PRAT OPE cin deh up cipritana d's speareastacte stueenis) PR dee >> FINDING SEAGRASS: THE FORGOTTEN ECOSYSTEM SIGNALS To NOISE PAGE 13 ‘>> FEATURED REvieEWw: MUSE >> ABSOLUTION RNWNS Oo n0scccvveieet PGi dececendBysstecssccesmay PAGE To COMI: « docrecntetiaighessessacesstltsrarcctve PAGE If >> HANDSHAKER OR HEADSHAKER? >> ALL ABOUT EARSON ... while eating soup I always stabbed the side of my mouth by accident. From ‘All about Earson’ by Bob Woob’ Cover DEsIGn BY BEcky BOOTH CoveR PHOTO By Becky BooTH UaGLy LAYOUT IN CULTURE BY KATHLEEN DE VERE