Apathy – Over The Edge

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Proportional Representation Referendum in October

September 25, 2018 overtheedge 0

Starting this October, ballots will be mailed out to all registered voters to participate in the referendum on proportional representation. The ballot will consist of two separate questions. The first question asks whether the province […]

Letter from the Students of the First Nations Centre:

March 28, 2018 overtheedge 0

Mr. Jex, We would like to address the statements made in your “yellow paper” that was distastefully distributed across the UNBC campus on March 7, 2018: Rather than engaging in a respectful conversation about supposed […]

Letter from the Northern Women’s Centre Collective:

March 28, 2018 overtheedge 0

Dear Seth, We, the Northern Women’s Centre Collective, are writing a response to the “Open Letter to the Student Body” you wrote that was distributed throughout the University and in Over The Edge Newspaper. Although […]

Student Engagement at UNBC: Refocusing the Issue

March 28, 2018 overtheedge 0

This is written as my response to my Open Letter to the Student Body and the conversations that were had. The original Open Letter can be found online in Over the Edge’s March newspaper issue. […]

Acclaimed and Shamed

March 28, 2018 overtheedge 0

Hello fellow students! First off, thank you for being so apathetic. What an honour to throw my name in the hat and be acclaimed. Honestly, I’m disappointed. In who, with what, you ask? I’m disappointed […]

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Sunshine

There she sits alone. Textbook open to another confusing page. Her blond hair shines under the harsh, synthetic lights. In her ears, headphones blast a melody. She hums along. Without stopping to ask for her [...]
Culture

Bohemian Flopsody: Why Beelzebub has a Devil put aside for the Remaining Members of Queen

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: actor Rami Malek did a great job as Freddie Mercury. While I obviously never met the Queen frontman myself, the version put forth by the 37 [...]
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A Stand Against Homophobia

On October 21, members of the Northern Pride Centre (NPC) discovered vandalized resources outside their door. This was not the first time resources had been defaced, but was one of the more targeted and premeditated [...]
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A Letter in Response to Issue 3’s Anonymous Contributor

In the October Issue of Over the Edge, a student wrote a piece regarding their experience with UNBC’s Counselling Services. We would like to thank this student for sharing their experience. We are sorry that [...]
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Ride Hailing Finally on the Way

On Monday, November 19, the BC Government introduced legislation paving the way for Uber and other ride sharing apps to be legalized in the province. This legislation follows a 2017 election promise to bring in [...]