Photo by Marlon Francescini Strong Bad was alive and well and “to the limit” during orientation week at UNBC. For more information on Strong Bad see “www.homestarrunner.com” What a 7 SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 Wonderful World by Obviously not Louie Armstrong While emptying my compost one starry night, something caught my eye. It flew in the wind, it danced and caught my attention in the breeze. I rose to meet my newfound opportunity and grabbed it only to realize it was garbage in mid-flight. I followed the trail over towards the main garbage bins, where outside the bins was more garbage ready to take off into the wind. What a wonderful world we live in, as Louie Armstrong would say. What is wrong with this picture? Pick up your garbage! You know that this is the only world that we have to lose! By Timothy Cromarty Future Tuition Increase? Letter to the editor I hear today that UNBC is considering another very large 28% increase in tuition in the upcoming 2004/2005 school year. After consulting other students and listening to their collective concerns over this very devas- tating issue I would like to know from the University administration if they plan to implement some kind of contingency plan to protect stu- dents who have less affluent supports in place to pay these outrageous fees. Further increases would negatively affect low income students and families struggling to provide a brighter future for their loved ones. Some public servants seem to forget the definition of public service. Holy Crap We’re Ten Years Old Musings on ten years of feculence in Over the Edge By Kathleen De Vere, Editor-in-Chief Pretty cool headline, don’t you think? And gosh, how often do you start an editor- ial by commenting on your headline? If you're thinking; ‘this is different’, then you're right. The whole damn paper looks “Actually, ! don’t think we could put out a normal paper if we tried. Over the years we’ve gained a reputation for being a newspaper that has the occasional thought-pro- voking article buried in a pile of vulgar references to anus- es.” different. Over the Edge is 10 whole years old now, and there are plans afoot for more changes, (such evil plans!) Let’s face it, Over the Edge has certainly evolved over the years. From the single celled, photocopied leaflet on 8 1/2” by 11” paper it once was (1994) to the much more evolved...swim- ming fish thing...that you might call it now. This year our goal is a spine and a digestive system that can metabolize complex pro- teins. To be serious for a moment, this year does mark some pretty cool changes for Over the Edge. We have pretty much an entirely new editorial board, a new printer, (notice that colour on the front and the middle? Goddamn, I love colour!) and some very dif- ferent layout on the inside. This strikes some great cosmic harmony to me. UNBC itself is in the process of evolution, as you might have been able to guess from the rush of new buildings going up everywhere around the school. So, Over the Edge is becoming something new and different, but UNBC is too, we're growing right along with the school. As the official (and only) paper for UNEC students, this seems very right, as Over the Edge should be a reflection of life at UNBC. It may seem a little strange at first, as we iron some of the kinks out, but soon the new Over the Edge will feel as natural as a giant fish in a bear suit. By that I mean totally and terribly disturbing. Just so we're clear. Over the Edge’s job is to be UNBC’s stu- dent newspaper, but that doesn’t mean we're going to be normal about it. Actually, I don’t think we could put out a normal paper if we tried. Over the years we've gained a reputation for being a news- paper that has the occasional thought-pro- voking article buried in a pile of vulgar ref- “And that’s why we need you! As usual Over the Edge is looking for a fresh, untainted, crop of volunteers. (We like to taint them personally.)” erences to anuses. And who am I to betray a long-standing tradition of trust like that? People have come to depend on Over the Edge for our crude humor, our annual ‘Roll up the Rim Job to Win’ contest, and... er... crude humor. This year we'll just be a really sexy looking paper filled with butt jokes. And just maybe a few articles... you know, for filler. Even we can’t come up with 24 pages of jokes about buttsex. And that’s why we need you! As usual Over the Edge is looking for a fresh, untaint- ed, crop of volunteers. (We like to taint them personally.) If you're feeling a little con- fused, or like you don’t have a place at the university just yet, you should consider stopping into our office and volunteering. We're right next to the radio station, or right across from the wintergarden, whichever one you prefer. I can’t promise you'll like newspapers or any of us, but we don’t bite (unless you like that sort of thing.) Overall we're a pretty fun, friendly bunch. If you want to write, or you like music, or even if you like computers, we have stuff that might strike your interest. If you’re new to UNBC, or if you're new to university entirely, you’re probably going through a big change in your life. Over the Edge is too, so we can relate. Over the Edge, we're like puberty, only fun!