The Masthead Editor in Chief Jasmine Kirk Publisher Suln Margaret Lee Multimedia Coodinator Kelley Ware Production Coodinator Isabelle Legault The Team Grant Bachand Maryna Dakhno Andrew Kenway James Mangan Mani Samanwi Colin Slark Brady Stark Nahid Taheri Welcome back from Over the Edge Jasmine Kirk Editor in Chief elcome back to UNBC! Welcome back to longer-than-long classes, hallower-than-hallowed halls, and drunker-than-drunk parties! Enjoy your time here - it’s fleeting. For some of you, this is your first September in university! Congratulations! For others, it’s your fifth September... well, you know the drill. In fact, for those of you who have been doing this for a year or two, you probably even know what I’m going to say in this article. That’s right, I’ve got some words for you gosh-darn first years: PARTICIPATE! JOIN CLUBS! WRITE ARTICLES! I can’t stress enough how important it is to sign up for everything and anything you might have any interest in at all whatsoever. If you like sports, sign up for some sports! If you like board games, join the nerdy gaming club! There is literally something for everyone here. If all you want to do for the next 10 months is drink, then join the foosball league at the Thirsty Moose! Just like all of you crazy first years, Over the Edge has been going through some major changes in the past year or so, and we're trying a bunch of firsts this year! BO... The Edge UNBC As usual, we’re consistently updating and solidifying our policies and bylaws. We have a great team of staff on board, and we have some fantastic ideas for the following year, which is going to be very exciting. There’s some big news this year; it’s UNBC’s twenty-fifth anniversary (did you notice?) This means that we have reached a quarter century at this amazing campus, with all of its beautiful winters, awesome Backyard BBQ bands, and impressive skies. Check out OTE online for any major updates and events as the year goes on. The Canada Winter Games is also coming to PG! We’re going to be taking it by storm - keep an ear out for rumours of a February OTE/CWG night at LAMBDA, along with a special winter games issue of Over the Edge. We've completely revamped our submission style, so if you are ever short a couple of bucks, write us a quickie article and we will pay you for it! Make sure you watch for photo ops with our Multimedia Coordinator (MC), who will be trolling around campus all year documenting events for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Keep an eye open for some buzzwords this year. You're going to hear a ton about UNBC’s 25th anniversary, about the 2015 Canada Winter Games, and even more about intersectionality, social media, diaspora, conservation (and conservatism), awareness, and branding. Let us know when and where you hear them, and when you hear other meaningful terms, check us out. That’s where Over the Edge wants to be this year - covering those topics that are meaningful to UNBC. Our goal is to improve the newspaper in any way we can, but more specifically, we would like every single article and photo printed to answer the question “why does this matter to UNBC?” You are holding us accountable to this goal, and it’s up to you to punish us if we don’t live up to it. This year, an amazing team of magnificent people is supporting Over the Edge. We have a diverse group of students and non-students, and we are working towards an involved and supportive membership of people who are aiming to improve our university. I hope that you will feel comfortable telling us what we can do in order to make this university (and this newspaper) better. Feel free to stop by the office in the NUSC buiding to let us know what you think or how you would like to get involved! Until next time UNBC students, have a great time at all the September events, and enjoy your classes!