The
CNC
Free
Press
January
2000
NEWSETTES
The
13th
Annual
Prince
George
Citizen
ceman
will
be
held
February
13.
The
Iceman
consists
of
an
8
m
cross
country
ski
followed
by
a
10.2
km
run,
a
5
km
skate,
another
5
km
run
and
ends
off
with
a
800m
swim
at
the
Prince
George
Aquatic
centre.
Canada's
best
women
curlers
will
descend
upon
Prince
George
for
he
Scott
Tournament
of
Hearts
February
19-27.
The
tournament,
to
be
held
at
the
Prince
George
Multiplex,
is
the
premier
Womens
curling
bon
spiel
in
Canada.
f
Rebels
in
Grozny
continue
to
break
through
Russian
lines.
Last
week
the
Rebels
surprised
the
Russians
when
they
came
up
through
storm
drains
behind
Russian
lines.
Over
twenty
Russian
soldiers
were
killed
and
one
Russian
General
was
captured.
Russia
has
changed
it's
mandate
for
w
acceptable
use
of
Nuclear
Weapons.
The
Russian
Interim
President
had
the
laws
requarding
Nuclear
deployment
rewitten
in
ate
January.
Now
Russia
may
use
it's
Hi
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What
we
become
depends
on
what
we
read
after
all
the
professors
have
finished
with
us.
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"enforce
the
peace"
and
protect
"Russian
Interests".
Vancouver
-
On
Febuary
2nd,
students
all
across
Canada
will
take
action
to
try
and
convince
the
Government
to
offer
free
tuition
to
students.
The
strike
has
been
organized
by
the
Canadian
Federation
of
Students,
of
which
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
is
a
member.
At
UNBC
the
Student
Council
has
planned
to
eat
their
lunch
in
the
Banks
in
town.
The
College
of
New
Caledonia
student
Association
Executive
does
not
have
anything
currently
planned.
Full
Time
Parents
Who
Are
Full
By
Sherry
How
many
of
us
stop
to
think
what
a
challenge
it
is
to
be
students
or
parents
on
a
full
time
basis.
Could
you
imagine
being
both
at
the
same
time.
Well
for
many
CNC
students
this
thought
is
very
real.
I
spoke
to
Christine
at
the
CNC
daycare
about
what
happens
there
and
how
many
children
they
have
attending.
She
had
the
following
to
say.
"We
have
43
children
currently
in
the
daycare,
who
range
from
6
months
to
5
years
of
age".
They
offer
3
programs.
Infant
program
that
is
ages
6
months
-
18
months,
the
toddler
program
19-36
months
and
finally
the
3-5
year
olds.
Each
program
has
their
own
agenda
on
what
they
teach.
I
myself
spent
about
two
hours
walking
around
the
halls
of
CNC
to
talk
to
students
that
are
also
parents.
One
mom,
Valerie
Agecoutay
has
three
children
that
are
20
months,
5
and
8
years
old.
Valerie
is'a
full
time
CCP
student
and
attends
school
five
days
a
week.
When
asked
how
she
managed
the
responsibilities
of
each
day
she
had
this
to
say.
"
It
is
very
difficult
to
handle
the
daily
needs
of
school,
family
and
some
UBC
gets
ready
to
introduce
I
classes
with
no
teachers
?
Source:.
The
Ubyssey
(University
of
British
Columbia)
By
Nicholas
Bradley
VANCOUVER
(CUP)
-
Student-led
courses
will
be
offered
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia
for
the
first
time
in
January
2000,
giving
students
the
chance
to
take
full-credit
classes
for
credit
without
a
professor.
"What
we're
trying
to
do
is
to
pilot-test
some
courses
just
to
see
whether
there's
interest
among
UBC
students
in
this
idea,"
said
Neil
Guppy,
associate
dean
of
Arts.
"I
like
to
think
of
them
as
directed
studies
courses,
but
that
are
kind
of
group-directed
courses."
Student
coordinators
will
organize
and
lead
the
actual
classes
while
a
faculty
advisor
will
oversee
each
course.
Nicki
Magnollo,
an
Asian
studies
student,
is
a
coordinator
for
one
of
the
five
pilot
classes
-
her
course
is
entitled
Film
in
Post-Colonial
Asia.
"It
gives
me
a
different
kind
of
appreciation
for
what
it
takes
to
put
a
good
course
together,"
said
Magnollo.
The
other
four
pilot
courses
will
deal
with
alternative
medicine,
artificial
intelligence,
mathematical
patterns
found
in
nature,
and
resource
development
on
northern
Vancouver
Island.
personal
time
for
my
self."
Another
mom
that
I
spoke
with
was
Judy
Lynd,
a
single
mom
of
an
eight
year
old
boy.
Kevin
goes
to
school
for
the
day
but
because
of
Judy's
schedule
he
must
spend
about
two
and
a
half
hours
at
a
day
care.
Judy
had
the
following
to
say.
"
I
struggle
to
keep
up
with
the
daily
demands
of
being
a
parent
and
student.
Judy
did
give
one
piece
of
advice
to
young
parents."
Manage
your
time
wisely
and
plan
ahead
for
your
day".
I
spoke
to
a
young
women
who
is
in
the
business
program
5
days
a
week,
who
has
a
ten
month
old
son.
Another
young
women
I
spoke
with
has
a
three
and
a
half
year
old
little
girl.
Both
mothers
are
here
5
days
a
week
and
both
said
that
it
is
difficult
to
be
both
a
mother
and
a
student.
The
last
mother
that
I
spoke
with
is
a
mother
of
five
children
and
is
taking
the
Social
Services
program
5
days
a
week.
When
asked
if
she
had
any
advice
for
others
she
replied
,
"
relax
and
enjoy
your
day,
don't
sweat
the
small
stuff."
In
my
opinion
any
person,
man,
or
women
who
goes
to
school
and
Magnollo
believes
students
will
be
attracted
to
these
classes.
"I
think
they're
going
to
come
away
feeling
like
'this
was
really
my
course,'"
she
said.
Former
UBC
Alma
Mater
Society
President
Vivian
Hoffmann
started
the
drive
for
student-led
courses.
"I
thought
it
was
a
really
interesting
way
to
diversify
the
course
offerings
and
let
students
pursue
their
own
interests,"
said
Hoffmann,
who
based
the
project
on
a
program
at
the
University
of
California
at
Berkeley.
During
her
term
as
president,
Hoffmann
pitched
the
idea
to
Barry
McBride,
UBC
vice-president
(Academic).
After
consulting
faculty
members,
the
faculty
association,
department
heads
and
students,
Hoffman
put
together
a
proposal.
An
advisory
committee
of
three
students
and
three
faculty
members
met
during
the
summer
to
evaluate
her
proposals
for
courses.
The
committee
had
to
ensure
the
classes
had
"academic
merit
to
them,"
said
Associate
Dean
Guppy.
Neither
Guppy
nor
Magnollo
had
a
clear
idea
of
what
a
typical
class
would
be
like,
but
both
agreed
there
would
be
room
for
different
approaches.
Page
03
Time
Students
are
full
time
parents
deserve
a
medal
because
I
am
not
sure
how
they
manage
to
do
it.
In
order
to
find
out
what
it
would
be
like
to
be
a
full
time
student
and
a
full
time
parent,
I
personally
took
on
the
challenge.
For
This
past
week
I
have
had
three
children
to
take
care
of.
One
boy
who
is
two,
a
girl
that
is
6
and
a
girl
that
is
10.
This
has
been
a
very
long
week
and
a
great
challenge.
The
girls
don't
leave
the
house
till
8:30
am
for
school
and
Philips
day
care
does
not
open
till
9
am.
My
classes
start
at
8:30
am
everyday.
So
I
had
to
phone
a
baby
sitter
to
make
sure
that
the
girls
got
off
to
school
and
that
Philip
got
to
daycare.
On
top
of
all
that
there
is
the
meals,
the
homework,,
the
house
work
and
the
pottytraing
to
be
accomplished.
So
my
hats
go
off
to
all
those
parents
out
there
that
are
going
to
school
and
raising
a
family.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
had
a
part
in
this
article.
To
those
of
you
who
are
students,
and
parents
I
congratulate
you
on
a
job
well
done.
One
last
thing.
Can
I
get
some
sleep
now?
Guppy
said
the
structure
can
vary,
"as
long
as
the
classes
meet
a
similar
academic
rigor
as
the
other
courses
we
offer."
Initially,
the
courses
will
have
only
pass
or
fail
options.
Grades
may
be
assigned
in
future
courses
if
the
class's
student
coordinator
and
faculty
advisor
agree.
Magnollo
noted
that
she
hopes
to
see
peer
evaluation
play
an
important
role
in
student
evaluation.
"Students
will
get
to
set
the
ground
rules
for
what
constitutes
a
good
paper,
and
then
have
to
adhere
to
the
rules
that
they
make,"
she
said.
The
Faculty
Association
has
not
yet
taken
a
position
on
the
project
since
it
is
still
an
experiment,
and
since
faculty
members
will
be
acting
as
advisors
for
all
courses.
Hoffmann
did
note,
however,
that
she
encountered
some
opposition
from
faculty
and
students.
Full
tuition
will
be
charged
for
the
classes.
Although
there
are
no
professors
or
TAs
teaching
the
courses,
tuition
will
pay
for
development
and
support
costs,
and
the
associated
faculty
members.