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by Maureen Hartman
"'Ihe hassles you have to ‘ go through around here just to get small things done is incredible." That is the feeling of Sue Doiron, one of the students inhabiting Apartment 201 Blanchard Hall after an incident which began over five weeks ago.
"We noticed Silverfish in the apartrent a couple 'of weeks before the March break. We first talked to Arnold [Mcleam Residence Manager] a good week before the break, and he said he'd send someone up immediately.
could figure out that al- most three weeks had passed between the time anyone was informed of the situation and when the exterminator shamed up. Students in UPEI's resi- dences should be used towslow service by no», but saretimes the ineffi- ciency borders on then ridiculous. Some have been imam to wait for over faur weeks to get leaking ceilings repaired. Others wait three or four days before getting sateone in to fix a stove. (he apart-
But when we returned from the break, still no one had been in, sowe went back to Arnold. 'IWo days later the exterminator was in."‘
Anyone who can count
ment has been waiting since September to have a leaking window fixed. However, that was not the end of the troubles for apartment 201. The exterminator had informed
the stilents that it was necessary for then to
line their cupboard shelves with waxed paper so that dishes and food would not become contamin' ated from the chemicals used to fu- migate the apartment.
"The thing is, that paper has to stay on the shelves for six months. After we move out in April, who knows if it will be kept there? I pity the poor people who move in after us and don't know the place was fumigated," said Chrissie Nblntosh, another resident of the apartment.
As soon as they were in— formed of the necessity for waxed paper, the students left a note with the secretary of the director of residences, Jim Griffith, asking that
There’s still H.0.P.E.
by Gary Fisher
On March 28, 1979, the entire world was glued to, all available means of cammmication in anticip- ation of the results of an accident that they said would never happen. On that day the nuclear poner plant at Three Mile Island had - accidental loss of coolant. We were informed that radio— active particles had been released into the environment but that the amounts released
were within the acceptable
We were waned of
the possiblity of a melt-down,
the result of which would
dwarf the death and destruction , of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
On Saturday it will be two years since the event took place. We now know that the feared melt down never occurred and millions of people did not drop dead as a result of the leakage of radiation. What we do
Memorial Bursary
not know is how many people will die in five, ten, or fifteen years as a direct result of the leakage. And we will never know how many deaths can be traced indirectly back to the events of 1979 and Three Mile Island. We have been lulled into
a secure sleep by a n’edia campaign, sponsoreci not only by the nuclear industry'but also by certain governments elected to represent us.
The goal of these groups may be compared to that of
sitting in your car, in a closed garage, and turning the motor on; slowly cares the desire to close your , eyes and sleep, but the problem is that you will never again be able to open your eyes, because you will be dead.
'Ihere are groups trying to get us to open our eyes, to turn the engine off, to open the deor and let the fresh air in, and to get us to take a serious look at our world. one such group is HOPE(Help Our Provincial Enviromrent . This group is
Ten UPEI students re- cently received a bursary from the UPEI Student Union bbmorial Bursary. ’lhe Bursary was set up to assist UPEI Students Who are experiencing financial difficulties. The fund was established in memory of those mem- bers of the university community who have passed away since the birth of
'me recipients of this -- year's bursary were: Velda Crane, Freshman — Educ. Jayne Hogan, Soph - Science David MacFadyen — Soph —Bus. Gerald Profit -. Soph - Arts Robert Bradly - Jr. - Bus. (absent in photo) Dale Laird — Jr. - Science Jill Staffer - Jr.-Arts Brian Deveau - Senior -Bus. Alan MacPhee - Senior-Arts Barry Ross - Senior - Arts.
involved in an attempt to inform us of the other side of the story at Nine Mile Island. ‘ On Wednesday, March 18, 1981, HOPE held an inform— ational meeting in Duffy to present the nuclear power iSSLe to any interested students. rIbis past TLesday, approximately 80 supporters of HOPE marched to the Provincial building to make
Move- FaSter Than Administration
the university buy the paper. (he of the residents main- tains that she later over- heard Griffith telling a cleaning lady in Blanchard that he would pretend he had never received the mes sage. "It was Griffith's atti-
- tude which riled us. Here
we were, asking the director
of residences to fulfill
one of his duties, and he
was pretending not to have
received the message. It's '
not the $2.16 we're worried
about, but the principle
of the thing," said Doiron. The girls took the matter
to the President's Office,
frcm which they were referred
to Buddy Quinn, one of the
supervisors of Maintenance.
Quinn suggested they buy
the paper and be Ten days later they finally
received the $2.16.
for action taken with regard to nuclear power and present— ed him with the following request. .
1) Ask the government of
New Brunswick to allow an independent inquiry into the safty of the Pt. Lepreau plant. 2') Have the Emergency Measures Organization conduct a mock emergency exercise of an acc- ident at Pt. lepreau, including preparations at hospitals and of health professionals, rad- iation monitoring, maintaining carmmicaticns, and evacuation or alternate protective measures. 3) Apply to the Atcmic Energy Control Board to lower allow- able radiation dose levels. Limits in the U.S. are 1/20
of our Canadian standards. This is unacoeptable. Allow— able radiaticn dose levels
in Canada should at least fall in line with U.S. standards. 4) Protest federal involvement in nuclear developrent and proliferation without a den- ocratic decision involving public input. I,
S) Intervene before the Atomic Energy Control review for Pt. Lepreau, insists on delay until a fully independant safty inquiry has been held, and problems of handling spent fuel have been solved. 6) Take deliberate steps to undermine the completion of the plant, such as reviewing N.B. Power's bond status and reporting to the Securities Exchange @cmmission, or investigating all possible legal measures. 1
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a presentation to our elected
officials. They thanked the Premier and his government