The Cadre + 13 October 1998

On May 2, 1970, the Stu- dent Council Executive, under the leadership of Jim Ross, President, explained Student Union recreation and Coffee Shoppe facilities. The former Saint Dunstan'sUniversity (S.D.U.) Coffee Shoppe, which seated 160, was not capable of handling the de- mand which would be brought at out with the joining of the two campuses into one. Some alternative was needed by Sep- tember 1970.

The problem was of a financial nature. The year end- ing May 2, 1970 left the Stu- dent Union Council -$15,000; no one knew the exact amount of this loss until all the bills were received, because the treasurers during the period prior to March 1970 had not recorded these bills and no one including the auditors had any idea of their total.

Thus there were two enemies: time and money.

After three board meet- ings, the University agreed to give the Student Union the Barn free of cost, with the stipulation that if the Univer- sity moved in that direction and if the space was needed, the Student Union would be reimbursed the current value

The Barn

The reavealing facts revealed (printed in the Cadre on September 30, 1970)

of the building at that time toa maximum of $75,000. How- ever, the grounds committee of the University stated that the campus would be moving in another direction, and that there was little chance of them needing that area.

At the same time, Jim Ross spent considerable time convincing the former S.D.U. Council and the Athletic De- partment that this was where the money should go. It wasn’t until late summer that the cheque was finally received

Tenders posed another problem. Firsttenders for reno- vations alone were as high as $120,000 for plumbing, and heating andelectricity $50,000. These were cut to a total of $130,000 (including furniture). The final loan agreement was a loan of $90,000 through UPEI, payable in installments of $12.00 a student a year.

The contracts for the Barn were not workable until late July. Work began less than six weeks before classes were scheduled to begin. It was hoped that the building would becompleted by September 9. One important stipulation in the contract was that all labour be student labour, which did

result in a number of students receiving some summer em- ployment.

Work began with the re- moval of cement concrete stalls. This took one week. Work then began on reinforc- ing the beams for the second and third floors. At the same time, all unnecessary strap- ping was removed from the sides and ceiling of thebarn. The third floor was then added.

Preparation of the floors for tiles was then undertaken and at the same time the walls and ceiling were insulated, strapped and wallboard or tile were added. The building be- gan to take shape.

Since the first of Sep- tember, tilings, floors, furnished work, painting, electrical, and plumbing work have been the order of events.

How do students view the building’ s availabilty? One complaint was the Student Union offices were not located in the building, but this is nota legitimate complaint as the number of students presently doing any Union work doesn’t warrant spending any amount of money on new offices, and

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Debating at UPEI

BY RANDY MCDONALD

The UPEI Debating Society has returned in triumph from the Atlantic Novices Debating Tournament at Dalhousie Uni- versity, in Halifax.

The first-time debaters returned with above-average scores, and Matt Maclsaac now ranks sixth among all Atlantic Canadian university debaters.

More than forty years old, the UPEI Debating Society has a proud tradition of representing UPEI elsewhere in Atlantic Canada and North America.

Last year, the Debating Society not only sent members to attend a half-dozen tournaments across eastern Canada, but it hosted the annual Lucy Maud Montgomery Invitational Debat- ing Tournament. This month, the Debating Society will also be hosting the Atlantic Debating Tournament, which was hosted last year by the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick.

Meetings are every Monday evening at 6 pm, and every Friday aftemiogs, at 1:30 pm, | in nBoom 1 at the Alumni Gym. .

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Golden Silkscreening will be set up at | the Upei Bookstore on Wensday, Oct 14 | and Thursday, Oct. 15 from 10:00 - 3:00 Group and Individual Orders Welcome!