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September 28, 1998 NEWS

Arts Classes at UNBC Not Empty

by Dana Schwehr There is a myth that says UNBC is where you go when you want a forestry degree. This is not true. The numbers of students enrolled in Arts classes are up _ this semester, according to Arts, Social, and Health Sciences Dean, Robin Fisher.

There were Arts class- es that did not run this summer, due to lack of numbers. One of these was Arts 110, the course in music appreciation designed by former UNBC Communications Director, Clive Keen. This is a new course at the university, and it deals with topics such

as How to Listen, Compositional Styles and Musical Forms,

Music in History, Sacred Music, 20th Century Music, Development of the Symphony, and other topics. According to Robin Fisher, one of

the reasons why the course did not run was because it is a new and innovative course, and the summer semester was the wrong time to run it. “We have not given up on it yet,” Fisher says. This is a good thing for those stu- dents who have been inquiring about the class. It is slated to run during the winter semes- ter, when there are more people around.

Other Arts courses are doing very well here. Numbers are actually up in areas such as Anthropology and History, and most of the classes that have been canceled at the Prince George campus are upper level graduate courses. Many of the classes that have been canceled for the fall semester are going to be offered this winter.

THE ANTIGRAVITY CLUB

Learn To Juggle! Practice with Other Jugglers!

Juggling started Sept. 23. Come out Wednesdays 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Highglen Elementary School For More Information Contact Richard or Maggee

562-4671

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THE FACTS ABOurT

THE NISGA'A TREATY

‘tsimportant forall British Columbians to have the facts about the Nisga'a Treaty

Tax Equality

The Nisga’a will be subject to all provincial and federal taxes and are the first aboriginal group in Canada to agree to give up their Indian Act tax exemptions.

The Land

Private land is not part of the Nisga’a final agreement and won't be on the table in any treaties the B.C. government negotiates. When all treaties are complete, the total amount of land held by First Nations will be proportional to their population - less than 5%.

The Nisga'a Government

The Treaty allows the Nisga’a people to govern themselves in a way comparable to a municipal government. The Canadian Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Criminal Code will apply to the Nisga'a people.

A Free Vote

A free vote by your elected representatives will be held in the B.C. Legislature. This allows all members to vote with their conscience, not along party lines. A vote will also be held in the Federal Parliament in Ottawa.

The Nisga’a people will hold their own ratification vote.

A Public Process

Over 400 public meetings were held, and an all-party committee of the legislature travelled B.C. to hear views on the Nisga’a and other treaties. The Agreement in Principle has been widely available since 1996.

All Canadians Share Cost

B.C. taxpayers will pay less than 1/5th of the total cash cost of $312 million, spread over fifteen years, while Canadian taxpayers outside of B.C. will pay the rest.

Economic Certainty

KPMG and Price Waterhouse, two national accounting firms, have found that the prolonged uncertainty of unresolved land claims has cest B.C. billions of dollars in lost investment and jobs.

FOR YOUR COPY OF THE NISGA’A TREATY OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:

httpsiwww.aat.gov.be,ca/aall

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