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CNC Students Build Canada Games Equipment.

By Garett Svensen, Editor-in-Chief.

Several students in CNC’s Career Technical Centre Carpentry program have been busy building gun racks for the biathlon event in Prince George’s upcoming 2015 Canada Winter Games. Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with target shooting. The racks will get their shakedown run during the Western Canadian Biathlon championships this coming February when up to 150 athletes will compete at the Otway Nordic Ski Centre. During the 2015 Canada Winter Games, male and female athletes aged 16 to 18 will compete in four different biathlon events: sprint, individual, pursuit, and relay.

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Students at CNC have built 40 rifle racks out of birch hardwood. “The racks were built from a prototype in Europe.

The 2015 Canada Winter Games supplied the birchwood, and we went into a full production run in September,” said Ross Pullan, CNC carpentry instructor. “We changed the shop layout and used a mass production technique.” The hardwood racks are the first in their kind in Canada, having been adapted from European designs, and are lightweight, durable and sturdy.

The students involved in the production of the racks were Career Technical Centre students: high school students who earn their foundation-level trades training as well as a high school diploma in their last years of high school. Dillon McCordie, from College Heights Secondary was shop foreman for the production run: “I was in charge of cutting out the material from the rough lumber and we were full-tilt for a week and a half,” he said. “It’s a huge thing to be part of the 2015 Games and the racks turned out really well.”

Instructor Ross Pullan shows the assembly process to Canada Games representative Christina Verticchio.

The components of the gun racks ready for assembly.

The biathlon events at the Canada Winter Games run from February 15th-20th 2015 at the Otway Nordic Ski Centre.

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Two students assembling a rack.

The carpentry students involved in the project.

The prototype rack. Railings will be added to keep bullets from falling through the middle hinge.

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Environment Canada 7-Day Weather Forecast: For Prince George, BC. 18 November - 24 November, 2013

Submissions, inquiries and requests can be made to news@cncsu.ca, in person at the CNCSU office room 1-303, or mailed to “The Confluence c/o CNCSU 3330-22nd Ave. Prince George, BC. V2N 1P8”

Monday, Nov 18: -11°C, flurries.

Tuesday, Nov 19: -15°C, -17°C, Sunny Wednesday, Nov 20: -14°C, -21°C, Sun and Cloud Thursday, Nov 21: 3°C, -13°C, Chance of showers.

Friday, Nov 22: 1°C, 1°C, Cloudy, Cloudy.

The Confluence is produced every two weeks at the CNCSU office on CNC’s Prince George campus by Garett Svensen.

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All submissions are welcome.

After vetting, edited content may be compensated at the CNCSU Executive Board’s approval.

Advertisement rates are available upon request.

Sunday, Nov 24: -3°C, -9°C, Sun and Cloud.

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Saturday, Nov 23: -6C, -16°C, Cloudy.

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The Grey Cup

By Ryan Fournier, Contributor.

November is a big month for the CFL because it’s the playoffs and the Grey Cup. Every team wants to make the playoffs because they know if they win all the games in the playoffs then they get to play in the biggest game in Canadian Football. The Grey Cup means so much to die hard CFL fans because they want to see their team hosting the Grey Cup.

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The Grey Cup is just like the Super bowl there’s a huge festival in the host city to celebrate the history of the Grey Cup and people from all over Canada and United States come to be a part of this big event.

The Grey cup will be held in Saskatchewan this year and people are very excited to be hosting the Grey Cup because they are passionate about football. Fans in Saskatchewan are hoping that the Roughriders beat the Calgary Stampeders this weekend so they can see their team not only host the Grey Cup but also play in the 101st Grey Cup game on home field.

I remember when I attended my first Grey Cup game live in Vancouver and saw my BC Lions play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Place. The Lions were victorious and I got see my team hoist the Grey Cup live so I know from experience what it means to be the host city for the Grey Cup but also get to see your team play in the big game at home.

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Winning the Grey Cup is a big deal because it’s not an easy trophy to win and when you do win and takes a lot of hard work. I got the chance to hoist the Grey Cup I can’t explain how much emotions were running through my mind I will never forget that moment. I’m hoping to go to the Grey Cup next year as Vancouver is the host city again and hope to see the Lions play in the Grey Cup game live at home, just like I did in 2011.

Ryan Fournier with the Grey Cup

By Ryan White, Contributor.

Doing anything without succumbing to plague, starvation, or decapitation.

A real problem still shares that correlation in present day.

You know what is still a problem in many areas of the world today?

Doing anything without succumbing to plague, starvation, or decapitation.

We learn about the Rwandan Genocide, the Syrian Civil War, and North African starvation, yet we still have the zealous attitude to bitch how we can put a man on the moon, but fail to harness the technology required to heat a hot-pocket in 5 seconds.

It is official, the very second, "first world problem" was introduced into the English language, we had discovered magic.

How was the trick performed?

We live in a beautiful world where the privileged can not only buy a set of testicles for the ball hitch of their lifted truck, but can also choose the color, the material, and the girth for the fucking things.

It is a time where the privileged can stream immense amounts of code in the form of pornography in a fraction of a second.

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You want to know what a problem was in 1456?

It is simple, we have become so entitled to our advancement that we have created a term to produce problems where none exist.

If it is one thing the privileged enjoy more than anything else, it is bitching about nothing.

We have essentially become the maincast of Seinfeld.

However, you fail to comprehend the state of advancement we have achieved in recent years.

Next time you find yourself complaining about long lines at a bank, waiting fiveEven more so, you feel the need to criticize anything that is inconsistent with minutes for an expensive coffee, or having advancement. your cellphone battery die moments For example, what if you were to complain that waiting a few seconds to begin before you can finish a text, remember streaming said pornography is an injustice you should not have to experience. that there is some poor bastard millions of kilometres away kissing sweet-lady asphalt It is as if all the repression, containment, and exploitation that happens in the world is in their pursuit for equality. meaningless to you, because you have a problem that the rest of the world may or may not be experiencing.

You wish to share your thoughts with the world, because you are suffering greatly, and Ryan UrbanWhite is a local student, musician, poet, artist and blogger. You great suffering emits great art, and great art must be shared. can catch his thoughts on life on his blog, You log in to your social media profile, type the lines, "I seriously have to wait 2 The Life and Times of Grizzly Ryan at: seconds to watch 100 pounds of plastic get nailed by some lucky bastard in a 1080P thelifeandtimesofgrizzlyryan.blogspot.ca.

Malibu beach-house? This is bullshit."

It updates once or twice a week.

However, you wish not to look like an asshole.

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First World Problems

Historically, a problem correlated with the unlikelihood of one’s survival.

You finish your expression with, "First world problems, am I right?"

What a funny statement, "first world problem", is.

It denotes that we, as privileged citizens, have actual problems.

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All is well.You can go on enjoying your privilege at little to no cost for you.

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Prizes

The Communication Services team will pick the top 10 photos submitted

between September 3 and April 15 and hand out up to $1,000 in prizes.

Who can enter

This contest is open to all current CNC students and employees at any

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campus of the College of New Caledonia. (Employees of the Communication Services Department cannot enter).

The Fine Print

By entering CNC’s Share Your Shots photo contest, you agree to the following: By submitting your photo, you give unlimited and unrestricted permission for the College of New Caledonia to publish, exhibit, play, transfer and otherwise use the photos for marketing, administrative and educational purposes. The College also has the right to use and reproduce the image for free in any media for promotional materials.

You must have permission to take the photo of the selected individuals in the photo, and have their permission to enter the photo in the contest.

Your photo entry must include caption, date contact and location information.

Entries must be an original work taken by the person submitting the photo.

Colour or black-and-white photos are permitted. Portrait or landscape layouts are both acceptable.

Photos must be appropriate for general audiences. The College reserves the right to reject any and all submissions.

To be eligible, digital photos must be submitted in JPEG format no smaller than 1 MB but no larger than 10 MB with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

All suitable photos will be displayed online at cnc.bc.ca/shareyourshots Winners will be posted online and will be contacted by email.

To enter send your photo to contests@cnc.bc.ca with the subject line Share Your Shots and your name. In your email, include; your full name, email address, phone number, and department or program, and photo caption information.

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Questions?

Contact us at 250-561-5859 or contests@cnc.bc.ca Contest Closes: April 15, 2014

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.

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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.

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.

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Your Students’ Union

- 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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A Baleful Blind Date

By Jocelyn Coupland, Contributor.

My word, stuffing is everywhere.

If you were going to drop money Instead of betting it on something At least spend it on me!

And this location.

A boozer just burped behind me Notice how his breath curdled the tips of my hair This is the worst date ever.

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You could stand to look at me for one minute.

Not at that flashing screen With a dreadful, deafening din I’m swallowed up in the surrounding ruckus.

Oh, it’s over.

You lost all your money And, coincidentally, Any opportunity For a second rendezvous

Right Before Someone Tells You What They Think Over the Internet

Loser.

By Jocelyn Coupland, Contributor.

Bated breath Excited eyes But feigning disinterest.

Seconds slog Minutes meander Hours upon hours A star is born and dies Off in the distance—Just tell me already!

It’s irredeemable, isn’t it Fated for failure, Disastrous and doomed!

I was so, so proud But here we are

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A whole 3 seconds And you haven’t even begun typing yet.

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English 205.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013.

7pm.

Room 1-306.

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Drinks and Snacks Provided.

Free.

All are welcome.

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The End

First World Lamentation

By Jordi Hamilton, Contributor.

By Jordi Hamilton, Contributor.

And in the end, all was still No one aboard the ships a sail No sailors for the waves to trail Never would we, to our potential, reach The daylight would never breach Our eyes the same way ever again...

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And in the end, it all was still Never to meet the rest of time Human race, to ultimate crime, Fell...

Citrus fruit and salad dressing The cut lip laments That cute girl turns around Her beard is as straight as her hair My eyes will never open again

Restoration out of reach Never would our greed beseech Us ever again...

Marker to paper Chalk to chalk board Tacks to table Activate the auditory weapons of the classroom

And in the twilight, all was gone Never, to advance the pawns Of corporate worlds…

You can smell the beauty of That which we call a rose Which by any other name Would taste as awful

And never would old age lurk Time would not again curse Us with the terror of decay And in the end A question written in the sand: "Is it right or is it wrong When something that’s so evil’s gone, And with it so has love, fell From this, so awful, realm?"

In a world devoid of hate or thrill In the end all was still.

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The smell of muddy wet dog And strawberry-pomegranate shampoo Coalesce into something that’s not quite What you’d ever want to smell.

And all the poverty in Africa The aftermath of a hurricane All the despair of a frog in a frying pan Are pretty bad too

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 @ 12:00pm in the CNC Cafeteria - FREE PIZZA for members College of New Caledonia – Prince George Campus

2. Ratification of the Plenary Chairperson 3. Adoption of the Annual General Meeting Agenda 4. Presentation of Annual Report from the Executive Committee

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1. Introduction and Explanation of Voting Procedures

5. Presentation of the Audited Financial Statements for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year 6. Selection of the Union’s Auditor for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year 7. Other Announcements

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Room 1-303, 3330 22 Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2N 1P8 Tel: (250) 561-5852 Fax: (250) 562-5884 Email: info@cncsu.ca Web: www.cncsu.ca

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Order of the Day – Adjournment (1:00 p.m.)

Free Pizza!

Tuesday, November 19th in the cafeteria from 12pm-1pm.

CNCSU AGM

Annual General Meeting