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money order. Since Holland College has taken over owner- ship of the building, my. uncertified cheques have been readily accepted. The question I now ask is, "Why the diff- erence?"

Perhaps UPEI's situation can be likened to any entity \ which has a monopoly, i.e. 'its customers, students in this case, are at its mercy, and it will establish rules to suit itself. Unfortunately, the Business Office is not competing with the merchants of Ch'town who are quite happy to accept your cheque.

Lastly, I would point to the discrimination between stu‘ dents and faculty, (and their families). Oh yes, members of the faculty (and their families) can have their per- sonal cheques accepted at the Business Office and the Book— store. Mr. Stevenson's ex— planation of this situation is that the university has no comeback on students while they can hold or deduct from a faculty member's pay cheque. Come on, Stevensonll

How many of you have heard of profs who haven't paid pa- rking tickets and then had it deducted from their pay cheques? And how many of you haVe heard of students not receiving their marks because of an overdue book or an un— paid parking'ticket? we hear about discriminatory practi- ces in connection with Dale Apartments -- how about right here on campus?

It seems that the label, 'student', equates with being beyond trust.

Even without the university's potential to withold maeks,I think we are all sufficiently informed to realize that the payee of any unpaid cheque has comeback on the drawer.

So, that's my case, and I hope that the new SU executive will bring the topis to the University Administration. Surely other methods can be used to penalize perSons. (note, I did not say students) who abuse the opportunity to use uncertified cheques. e.g. Charge them a minimum d'SZ. plus interest for the time the cheques were unpaid: refuse their cheques, if nec— essary: withold marks, etc.

If no change occurs. think about it the next time you are on your way to get a

certified cheque, money or— der or cash. I've got to go now -— to get a cheque, money order or cash! Gary Gosse

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Dear Editor: An advertisement offering term papers for sale was published in the February 19 edition of the Cadre. From reading the Cadre this year I had assumed that this paper is published in the best inter sts of the students of UP I. The Cadre

THE CADRE, was" MRCH 26, 1974 Page 5

has assumed a stance of pur— ity in contrast with the de- filed establishment. But perhaps it is just that -- assumed. Perhaps, dear Edi— tor, you are just as hypo- critical as those so often pointed at.with the finger of scorn. If this is not the case, how can you explain your lack of editorial re- sponsibility in accepting advertising for fraudulent goods? Surely you do not re- ally.believe that your edi- tor's note, which appeared above the advertisement, ex- cuses you? The students who fail courses because they bought their termpapers will not excuse you (most prof—

essors recognize these pap— ‘

ers). Those who lose their self respect through.fraud will not excuse you. Those who discover too late that a degree bought rather than earned is of little value, will not excuse you. Like Pilate, you profess inno- cence but your hand—washing editor's note does not ex- cuse you.

Ernest A. Mutch

Art's Senior

Dear Cadre Staff & Occasional Contributors: What is it with you people? Or is it me? It seems to me that the Cadre is for the most part composed of attacks and counter-attacks: students attack professors and other students and the attacked attack back. WOmen call men pigs and blame them as the source of all their problems. Other women writers plead with the men for the precious que- stion, "Will you go to the Carnival Ball with me?" but do it sarcastically to make it sound like they don't really need men at all. Maybe it's essential to successful journalism that there is plenty of such bitr terness and name—calling as we see in the Cadre. Is that the reason? WOuld no one (normal) read an article

which praised someone or some-

thing, and which wasn't sar— castic? I have seen a few such articles in our news- paper such as the one on our university president and

have greatly appreciated them. There must be more people

on campus who deserve praise. Maybe people who wish to

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praise publicly are afraid of being ridiculed just as I am afraid to sign my name to these words. After all students are supposed to be anti-everything and anti- everyone according to the majority of non-students. I repeat that criticism is very valuable but why doesn't praise get equal time in our newspaper? Will someone please answer me?!

Auntie Anti-anti-everything

Dear Auntie -- '

To begin with, I must point out to you, that you, too, are on the attack. It seems inevitable doesn't it?

There is a difference be- tween 'criticism' and 'attack'. The 'Cadre' seeks to be a means for criticism —— not for attack, if attack is me— ant in the derogatory sense.

In an age of transition an

"old state of affairs is being

superseded by a new state of affairs. The 'new' is in contradiction with the'old'. Criticism is a means for over- throwing the 'old'. UPEI is no exception. There's much to be done -— and there's re- sistance on the part‘ of the 'old'. This means we must criticize. Now to those who are advocates of the 'old', they will feel the criti- cism of the 'new' to be an 'attack'. and in a sense it is. But this is necessary. We are for the development of historical man, not for the stagnation of constancy. Editor

Dear Sir:

I am writing to express the deep concern of the Canadian Hemophilia Society over the advertisements now appearing in the publications of Cana- dian Universities, paid for by commercial firms which offer to buy blood from stu— dents. These ads openly ask the students if they need extra money.

Our organization feels str- ongly that we should bring to the attention of the students, through your uni— versity publication, the following facts.

The Canadian Hemophilia Society was instituted some 20 years ago, through the efforts of concerned parents of hemophilic children, be-

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