November 23, 1998

Apology to Office Manager

| am writing this letter in
response to a letter that
was written by Marki
Sellers. There is not a
lot that | can say about
this issue besides the
fact that | feel | do my
job as the Office
Manager of the
NesO. ir ite neee: Tr IN
Undergraduate Student
Society (NUGSS) to the
best of my abilities. | feel
that in the last three
years | have gained the
respect from the admin-
istration as well as the
majority of the students
at UNBC. | take my job
very seriously because
this is my chosen pro-
fession, my chosen
career. | am hurt by the
accusations that were
made but | feel J still
have the support of
other directors and |
can't let one person
affect me in this way.
With this comment |
would like to refer to a
section of a director’s
report submitted by the
Vice President Jamie

Campbell, which gives
me some confidence
that | am appreciated by
the others.

“Finally, | would like to
give a special thanks to
April Williams, the Office
Manager of the
Nob tah "er on
Undergraduate Student
Society. She was of
great assistance to me
this summer, as well as
during the Backyard
Barbecue and subse-
quent events. Her
knowledge and experi-
ence of the Society are
perhaps the greatest
asset we have to make
use of as Directors. She
is an asset that we often
take for granted, and |
would like to see this
change. She is due a
large modicum of
respect, something she
does not always
receive.

| have never seen such
a level of dedication to
the Society that April
Williams displays. If we
as directors showed the

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same level of dedica-
tion, this Student
Society would be an
amazing institution, to
be emulated by soci-
eties everywhere. There
have been many times
where any other person
would have given up
and quit, | am grateful
that April has had the
courage to stick with
us.”

In addition, the editor of
the newsletter in which
Marki’s letter was pub-
lished has also been
told to write a retraction
and apology to be sub-
mitted to and published
in Over the Edge. |
believe this retraction
and apology will be pub-
lished in the December
7, 1998 issue of Over
the Edge.

April Williams

Office Manager

UNBC Northern
Undergraduate Student
Society

NUGSS supports office manager

During the board of
Directors meeting on
Friday, November 20,
1998, a vote was held to
determine the confi-
dence the Directors had
in April Williams. The
outcome of the secret
ballot was unanimously,

8 to 0, in favour of the
Board’s confidence in
April Williams. The
Board is confident in
April Williams as the
office manager for the
NEormineht shoe aren
Undergraduate Student
Society (NUGSS).

Christopher McNelly
Ombudsperson

Niso- i thetes rn in
Undergraduate Student
Society

The gas fairy who fills my tank
every night

|, like many students,
drive my truck to school

every day and |, like

many students, never

seem to have enough
money. My lack of
money seems to be
most pressing when |
pull up to the pump to
feed my gas-guzzling
beast of burden. Yet |
have found some relief
from my financial woes.
The answer of how to
get from A to B with a
limited budget is to be
found in old interior BC

folklore. The particular
tale that | am referring to
is the so called myth of
the gas fairy. This helpful
sprite sneaks around at
night filling the gas tanks
of the needy and
respectful. When | first
discovered this helpful
angel of mercy, | was at
first skeptical, as the leg-
ends call for one to place
a can of beans under
one’s pillow, and to
recite the words “Now |
sleep until the light; |
pray you fill my tank

tonight”. Upon trying it,
however, | was amazed
to discover the folk tale
was true, for the next
morning my truck had
been refilled, and | could
travel to school in com-
fort and decadent luxury.
| don’t question the how
or why; my faith in the
gas fairy is absolute. In
this way you too can
beat the spend the win-
ter in fiscal security.

David Mahoney

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