December 10th 6pm
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Free Feast for Students
December 2nd, 2013
Chapbook Release Party
Free Holiday Feast for Students
By Garett Svensen, Editor-in-Chief.
By Garett Svensen, Editor-in-Chief.
By Garett Svensen, Editor-in-Chief.
At the November 29th Board of Governors meeting the specter of a tuition hike was raised. The Board passed a motion to hold a discussion and vote on a proposed 2% tuition fee increase during the January 24th meeting.
The English 205 Creative Writing class will be releasing their term projects to the public on December 3rd. The class develops poetry chapbooks, small, selfpublished books of their work, throughout the course and presents them to the public at the end of the semester.
The CNC Students’ Union, in cooperation with International Education and The Office of the President, is hosting a Free Holiday Feast for Students on December 10th. The event is free to all students, but we require that you RSVP and pick up a ticket for seating and catering purposes.
December 2nd 2013
Tuition Vote Coming Soon
CNC is currently the second most affordable post-secondary institute in British Columbia based on tuition plus fees. The Government of BC sets tuition increases to reflect the inflation rate in BC. Long-running programs, like most of CNC’s programs are capped at the 2% per year increase. In 2010, the Board of Governors did not take the allowed 2% increase, but has increased tuition for the past two years.
Several contributors to The Confluence will be presenting their projects. If you enjoyed reading the poetry featured here, make an effort to come out to the reading. Refreshments will be provided, but bring some cash for chapbooks. They typically run between $5 and $10, depending on the binding, materials used, production values, etc.
You can pick up tickets at the SU office, room 1-303, International Education or the Aboriginal Resource Centre. The event starts at 5:30pm in The Gathering Place.
November 4th 2013
The November 4th issue of The Confluence featured a drawing by Rebecca Walton which was not attributed. We apologize for this omission.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.
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Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. -John McCrae, 1915
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fees for every public post-secondary school in BC, ranked by region. All the schools under $3000 highlighted in blue, over $4000 in red.
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Where do we sit? Here are the full-time domestic arts tuition
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It starts at 7pm on Dec. 3rd in the lecture theatre, room 1-306. If you wish to get involved with the discussion, the two student representatives on the Board are executive members of the Students’ Union. You can bring any concerns to your Students’ Union office to have them voiced to the Board of Governors.
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Monday, Dec 2: -13°C, Wind Chill Warning.
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December 2nd 2013
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December 2nd 2013 The Confluence - Culture
International Snowmen
International Students got together to build snowpeople this past week that reflected the diversity of International Education. Here are some examples:
Russian Snowman
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Saudi Snowman
The brain The most misleading Of any human part It tells us to say things It tells us to do things, And it tells us what others Are probably thinking What others are probably wanting And then we wonder, to it “How can I fix this?” “By thinking and doing,” It says. So we think, we do, And all be get back are empty stares Of the exasperated. Most probably can’t stand Someone whose brain Leads them to wonder About the perception of others Leads them to question Why those around them did something, or didn’t And what that means of their friends’ image of them “Do they hate me?” “Yes, they do.” “How can I fix this?” “By thinking and doing”
December 2nd 2013
“Remember, remember The fifth of November” The English say Of my birthday… Which has nothing to do with Guy Fawkes… But I feel its luster is fading As each year I am one year closer To the impossible… And now I have reached my end For all my years Have brought me here When soon I will no longer Be able to count my age On fingers and toes… I have ran out of digits… One year from this very day I venture into numbers unclassified Which I will claim in my immortal name… That is, if I don’t reset… I dread to wake once more To a man in white shouting “It’s a boy!”
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Poetry by Jordi (Timothy) Hamilton, Contributor.
December 2nd 2013
Seniors Panel & Talent Show Written By Garett Svensen, Editor-in-Chief. Photography by Bah Ibrahim, Contributor. On November 22nd, International Students from the College of New Caledonia engaged in a panel discussion of seniors, followed in the evening with a talent show and scarf donation. The panel was composed of “A diverse panel of Elders from many countries, communities and cultures,” according to Sabreena MacElheron, the CNC co-ordinator of Student Ambassadorship-Leadership for International Education at CNC.
The Panel Discussion at CNC
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The panel took place in the CNC lecture theatre (1-306) from noon to 1:30, and had a great turnout. What took place was, “an international and community conversation about how younger generations treat older generations in different cultures” according to MacElheron. The panel discussed differences in the treatment of seniors in different countries worldwide as well as in Canada.
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The evening’s event took place at the Seniors’ Centre on Brunswick Street from 6-8pm. Scarves were donated to the residents of the Senior’s Centre, and nonperishable goods were taken for Christmas hampers to be delivered on December 23rd. The international students at CNC will be personally delivering the hampers, braving the cold and ice to ensure that those with the least are kept fed this holiday season.
There was an excellent turnout
The panelists and student volunteers
Talent show participants.
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Sabreena MacElheron December 2nd 2013
December 2nd 2013
Nine Inch Nails.
One Hell of a Show
I had listened to the music, damaging my inner ears with angry noise, in my late teens, but experiencing the live set was something entirely new. For the concert I wore earplugs, because hearing, but it was still loud enough to feel the bass in my lungs. I thoroughly recommend earplugs for something like this: you get the visceral sensation and overwhelming sound without the post-concert tinnitus. The set was long, high-energy and accompanied by an incredible light show. It was impressive enough from up in the stands, I can only imagine how it was on the floor. Probably like being propelled through a garbage disposal made out of light and noise.
By Michael Brigade, Contributor.
The stage was intensely dynamic, with panels, booms and screens morphing along with the performance organically, trailing exposed cabling and suspension wires in a semi-biological fashion, evoking H.R. Giger’s biomechanical paintings that fuse machines and living organisms.
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The set list was, in a word, awesome. The songs ran from some of NIN’s earliest, On November 21st I had the opportunity to see Nine Inch Head Like a Hole was a big hit, to Reznor’s Nails live in Vancouver, after a four-year hiatus for Trent Reznor’s unique art latest work, like Came Back Haunted and project/ touring band. In my opinion, the hassle and cost of travelling and staying in Copy of A, and everything in between. A Vancouver was worth it. Two decades of music haven’t seemed to slow Nine Inch Nail’s couple of highlights were a slick rendition momentum one bit. of Survivalism and an encore of Hurt, despite the protestations of the coked-up I really started listening to NIN with Year Zero(2007), but I had a fairly casual drunks behind me in the stands demanding interest before that. It wasn’t until my late teens/early 20s that I started listening to the “fuck me like an animal song.” anything but the fairly mainstream top-40s alt-rock that we got over the radio in my hometown. So when I heard the unique, noisy, synthy, industrial-rock sound of the Really, my only complaint about the album I was at first overwhelmed, then intrigued, then hooked. I listened to Year Zero show was in the crowd. For the most part until my mp3 player fell apart, then started into the back catalogue. everyone was pretty cool, there were just a few aggressive yahoos abusing multiple Several years and albums later, I finally got a chance to see a Nine Inch Nails live performance as part of the promo tour for Reznor’s latest album, Hesitation Marks. substances that did a lot of shouting Turns out, those hooks dig deep, I was just as enthralled with the live performance as I between numbers and telling us their super-awesome plans for crowdsurfing was when I first started listening all those years ago. the stands. They weren’t too much of a Concert Breakdown as follows: problem, just annoying. Security handled the crowd like the professionals they Explosions in the sky. are, being a responsive presence without They’re one of those bands that immediately sound familiar, but you can’t figure out feeling oppressive. It’s a little detail, but why. The group out of Texas scores a large amount of film and TV, notably Friday Night with that many unpredictable attendees, Lights. They played a long, layered set that, while interesting in its own right, felt a bit I really appreciate how they handled the crowd. out of place fronting the decades-old juggernaut. Even before researching the band a bit, it was remarked to me that the band sounded like a good soundtrack, but not It was a great show, if you get the something you could dance to. I would listen to Explosions in the Sky while writing opportunity, check it out at another venue a paper or playing board games, but would not pay to see them live again. The music or see it when Nine Inch Nails tours again. is just too calm and self-effacing for a stadium show. Their music seems designed as a counterpoint to a scene, not the focus in its own right. The stadium was maybe a quarter full at this point too.
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Once Explosions in the Sky closed their set, and the technicians started setting up the stage, people started trickling in, first in fits and spurts, then in a steady flow that rapidly filled the stadium to capacity.
enjoying my time off school and CFL football. I can’t wait to see my grandma, every time I call her to see how she’s doing she always asks me when I’m coming home to see her.
Next season, it will be interesting to see who will be on the Lions’ roster at the end of camp, as there are a lot of free agents available come February 2014. This also marks a new beginning for the CFL, as the CFL will introduce a new team to the league called the Ottawa Redblacks.
The field is quiet post-season. Ryan Fournier has big plans coming up though.
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January will be a huge month for me: it will be a new school semester and I’m going into English 030 and I’m really excited about it. Not only is the program going to test me both mentally and physically, this will be a huge test to see how much I’ve improved over the past few years since I started attending CNC. In May I would like to go to Fort McMurray Alberta to By Ryan Fournier, spend some time with my godfather, I Contributor. haven’t seen him since 2009. I really miss him since he left Kitimat in 2009 due to the Eurocan shut down. I think I would Now that the CFL season is over I can take my mind off of football enjoy going to Fort McMurray to visit him for a bit and focus on school and what lies and catch up on old times we had spent with each other. We would talk about how ahead for me. I’m going forward with much our lives have changed since we last both my studies and being with the BC Lions next season. I’m really looking for- saw each other in 2009 before he moved ward to going back home to Kitimat and to Fort McMurray. I will continue to go catch up with some old friends and family to the gym four times a week when I get over the Christmas Holidays and just relax, back to Prince George if I do go to Fort McMurray, because by this time the Lions
will be starting their training camp and I need to be in the best physical shape when I go down to Vancouver in June to start the season with my BC Lions.
December 2nd 2013
Big Plans Coming Up for Ryan Now That the 2013 CFL Season is over!
December 2nd 2013
Your Students’ Union
The College of New Caledonia Students’ Union (CNCSU) is the collective voice of all students attending the College of New Caledonia. The CNCSU provides services, events, campaigns and advocacy for students’ rights locally, provincially and nationally.
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The CNCSU is also a founding member of the Canadian Federation of Students, Canada’s national student movement. Your Students’ Union provides many opportunities to get involved: joining committees, volunteering at events or advocating for the rights of students everywhere. Whatever your interest, your Students’ Union has an opportunity for you. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, e-mail us at info@cncsu.ca. CNCSU Office, Room 1-303 3330 22nd Avenue Prince George, BC, V2N 1P8 Tel: (250) 561-5852 Fax: (250) 561-5884 Web: www.cncsu.ca
Student Advocacy
Advocacy is the primary function of your Students’ Union. The CNCSU can support and assist you through grade appeals, student complaints, provide advice and offer assistance with any issues you might face as a student. The CNCSU also lobbies for fair, affordable and fully accessible post-secondary education on the municipal, provincial and national government levels. Contact us at info@cncsu.ca to find out how you can help.
Faxing and Photocopying
Free faxing and cheapest photocopying on campus: $.05 per sheet B/W $.10 per side Colour.
Members’ Handbook
- FREE to all members. - Dayplanner to help you keep organized. - Great source of information on your Students’ Union, the College, and the campaign work of the Canadian Federation of Students.
ISIC/Student Saver Card
- FREE to all CNC Students! ($20 Value) - Great discounts on travel with Greyhound, Via Rail and Travel CUTS. - Discounts around all over BC, across Canada and abroad.
Campus Clubs
- Funding is available, with up to $500 per club! - Great opportunity to make new friends & build campus community. - Stop by the office and start a club today!
Extended Health & Dental
- All full-time students at the CNC Prince George Campus are automatically enrolled in the Health and Dental Plan. Students that have pre-existing coverage may opt-out of the program by bringing proof of coverage to the CNCSU office, room 1-303 before September 27th, 2013. - Full-time students’ cost works out to $21.67 a month for the full years’ (Sept-Aug) one time charge of $260. - Part-time students’ optional enrollment (Opt-In) works out to $31.49 a month for the full years’ (Sept-Aug) one time charge of $377.88. - For full coverage details see greenshield.ca or stop by room 1-303. - For an additional charge, dependents can be added to the Health and Dental Coverage. - add $233.73 for one dependent. - add $276.12 for two or more dependents. - The Opt-In/Out period is until September 27th, 2013 for the fall semseter and January 2nd31st, 2014 for the spring semester.
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December 2nd 2013
By Michael Brigade, Contributor.
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Brigade Bites
English 205.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013. 7pm. Room 1-306. Drinks and Snacks Provided. Free. All are welcome.