Page 04 The CNC Free Press January 2000J Recreation Department at CNC and Intramural Sporty By Chris The athletic department at CNC offers many different sports for students. Trying out for the Volleyball team is only one example of its great diversity. Each semester Will Gilbert, the Recreational Coordinator, provides four to five different sports for the students based on the popularity stats. On the drop-in sheets. The different sports include: floor hockey, badminton, racquetball, squash (to name just a few). Floor hockey seems to be the most popular sport that students enjoy to play. It has the best turn out of all the team sports offered at CNC. CNC also has a weight room, which gets improved every year by the Student Association at the school. The recreational department is very grateful for theirsupport in making the place better. The weight room is always busy and it is quite affordable for students to use. Once a month Gilbert puts together a special event for the students. In September he coordinated a golf tournament for the students. In January he plans to put a 'World Series of Poker' together. Also Gilbert will be putting together a spring ski trip which is something else for the students to participate in. CNC provides, at a reasonable price, racquetball courts and squash courts. "Racquetball seems more popular with the students over squash, because of The discovery of a woman's body frozen into the woods on the UNBC lands has shocked and angered many of the citizens of Prince George. The circumstances surrounding the treatment and subsequent despondency of the victim that lead to the 'suicide' are reverberating throughout the entire province. Will an inquiry into the death b ordered? Will the handling of the case come into question? What could have been done differently to avert this ending? On the surface this entire incident seems such a waste. The the difficulty of playing squash," says Gilbert. In the past they have had a squash tournament with about twenty contestants, but with the popularity of racquetball, Gilbert is quite sure that they will get a big turnout of players. You can also play different sports on the courts, one sport is called walleyball, some outside groups book the courts to play it. CNC is planning on building an ice rink beside the outdoor basketball courts for anybody that wants' to ice skate. "Ice hockey is one thing that will not be played on the rink due to cars being parked close by the rink," says Gilbert. "But what happens when he is not there at night he can not control." A broomball tournament on the ice rink may take place for the ball is soft and -it is hard to shoot over the boards. One sport that was not promoted was intramural basketball. It is going to be promoted in the Spring semester as it is more a spring sport. A complaint that Gilbert has, is that it is hard to get students to come out and participate due to the student's time schedule at school and that most students work at night. Gilbert has tried to move some of the sports to the night but, it is difficult to book the gym due to the volleyball Vicki Pich and David MacDonald on the leg press... Will Gilbert, recreational coordinator for the CNC recreation department shows off where students can sign up and join in on all the fun of intramural sports at CNC teams practices. Public participation has dropped off over the past few years, according to Gilbert, due to other places offering the same sort of things. The courts used to be full from 8 am. To closing everyday, but things, have changed a lot and the courts are not as full anymore. If you are a student or a member of the Prince George public and you want to play sports you can come to CNC and they will, for a deposit, supply you with the equipment it takes to play. CNC is trying to generate -different sporting programs for everybody, from someone who just wants to throw a football ? -.S f3 .. r ' joitoa. y y ' -. &""" V. V. "W-' ts .- ,.,.;; ",;---; - , aBgy".. ;-' ,-,,VVX, , rjRHT "" ESHf I around, to the die hard floor hockey person. CNC has it all-. almost any sport you want to play-they have for you. Having a recreational department which offers something for everyone that attends CNC is important. You do not have to try out for, the' Volleyball team to stay active at CNC! I HP? 1 Heidi Schoenfelf, Sharon Carter, Garrett Heggelund and Saun Bunting on bikes An Editorial by Bev Lacey information trickling forth about Sorkomova's alleged suicide allows us to see the greater picture from the Canadian perspective. She was living with the ultimate nightmare; the humiliation of being charged with shoplifting, the fear of an appearance in a court room, the seizing of her passport, and lastly, the inability to get home at Christmas! You have to wonder how these 'minor charges' affected her psyche. What vast distance is there in the cultural impact of our laws, our perceptions, our culture, and that of this RussianSiberian student visiting our land? How could this young woman's life end in such a tragic manner triggered by such a 'minor' incident (by Canadian standards)? I am not trivializing or condoning the breaking of any law, but, we as Canadians, must see the need for advocacy. Didn't anyone see the depth of Sorkomova's depression or despondency over this alleged crime? Did she have anyone to hear her side of the story? We may never know. We should all take the time recognize her fear and loneliness in this cold city and ask how it could possibly' happen in city that houses so many social services' professionals and therapists. The citizens of Prince George failed Anna. We have all lost yet another layer of our innocence. This Russian citizen, daughter of Siberia, was here in Canada, British Columbia, Prince George, and at the University of British Columbia to learn. Somehow I don't think this lesson was quite what she had in mind. By Bev Lacey CNC FREE PRESS Wants you !! This is your student papei We are always open to an I submissions you havejti make. We have an oper letters policy for letters to the editor, and we are looking fo I people to help out with newil reporting. Contact us in row I 1-120, or at 564-7441. Yoi can also leave a messagfl with Wayne in the studenl association office, or e-mai us at: cncfppgonline.com :i I