Co-op for
Non-profit

By Maggie Gilbert

kick-started a new program that
that not only helps co-op students
have a new and different experi-
ence but also helps other groups -
non-profit organizations. Non-
profit organizations ofter lack the
funding to hire people to fill the
need positions and can only hire
people in the summer when they
get funding from the government.
The co-op program at UNBC, fol-
lowing a model from other
schools, has created a way to help

>> see Co-op on Page 3

Students Take
Back the Night

By Kathleen De Vere

PESMAF 2

Friday, September 17th saw chil-
dren and women from all over the
regién- march: througl+ the streets
of downtown Prince George to
make the night safe for women
and to raise awareness of inci-
dences of violence against women.

The annual Take Back the Night
March night saw over 100 people
march from the Prince George
Courthouse to the new
Association Advocating for
Women and Children (AWAC)
Women’s Shelter.

The march was organized by the
Northern Women’s Centre, the
Prince George Sexual Assault
Centre, and the Phoenix Transition
House, and several other women’s
organizations from around Prince
George.

“This year’s march had the
theme of “Walk in These Shoes, Go
a Step Further”, and it was tied to
the exhibit of women’s shoes on
display outside the women’s cen-
tre,” said Sarah Boyd-Noel,
Coordinator of the Northern
Women’s Centre.

According to Boyd-Noel, the
march was to raise awareness
among the general public about
how different people in our com-
munity who have been violated in
some way, or have experienced
violence in some way.

“We're trying to highlight the
fact that the streets aren’t safe,”
said Boyd-Noel.

“Part of the theme is looking at
how we can personally make a
commitment to ending violence.
It’s not just up to one or two peo-
ple in the community to do some-
thing about it, it’s about us all
coming together and doing our bit

>> See “Women United” on Page 2

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September 29, 2004

Without a Hitch

Thousands of adoring fans grope lead singer of Protest the Hero (below)

By Carolynne Burkholder

The Tenth Annual
Backyard Barbecue was
held on September 23rd
2004. Despite all the late
nights that have recently
been inflicted upon your
Editorial Team from Over
the Edge, we were out in
full force to cover this
event.

Close to two thousand
people attended the con-
cert, including almost one
thousand students.
Although a sell out crowd
of 2500 people would have
been great, several
NUGSS representatives
stated that they were quite
happy with the turn out.
The Security at the
Multiplex echoed the posi-
tive review of the event.
Although there were less
Multiplex Security Officers
patrolling the events, there
were more volunteers
helping out in this capacity
this year. The UNBC

Rugby Club helped with
admission and security.
Rod Holmes, who is in
charge of security for the
Backyard Barbecue
believed that the most
important part of the event
is that “people can enjoy
themselves Safely.” The
security team at the
Multiplex makes sure that
they keep up to date on
security protocol and pro-
cedures, visiting other sta-
diums to see how they
handle situations and what
to expect.

The Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society did a fantastic job
of organizing this event,
which had no real prob-
lems occurring. “We're
having fun” stated Darryl
Whitman, NUGSS
Communications Officer,
“[the event] has an eerie
smoothness to it all.”

The smoothness was bro-
ken by a mishap which left
seven members of the

NUGSS Board of
Directors locked in a room
at the Multiplex for forty-
five minutes, however they
escaped in time to see
SUM 41,

Stolen Coke, the winners
of the Battle of the
Bands, were the

first of the bands

to take the stage.

The band is made

up of three members:
Lauren Penner, the lead
singer and guitar player,
Stuart Penner on the
drums, and Norm Young,
on the bass. Vanderhoof
had many fans out sup-
porting their local heroes,
including Laura
Burkholder, a second year
UNBC student, who stated
“| love Stolen Coke. Norm
is my buddy and he rocks.”
After a short delay, Protest
the Hero took the stage.
The Canadian Punk Band
played several songs from

>> Continued on page 11