January 28, 1997

Dear everyone,

As you know from the cover-story from the January 14th issue of the Panther Prints, Chris Burns resigned his position as President of the UPEI Student Union. According to the UPEI Student Union constitutional job description, in the event that the President is absent due to: being away on a conference, resignation, impeachment, etc, the Vice-President External, Chris Gray (myself) shall assume her/his duties. This makes me Vice President External-Acting President of your UPEI Student Union. As Vice President External-Acting President I will continue my duties as VP External which constitutes communicating with groups outside the university campus that the UPEI Student Union is involved with, includ- ing the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC), the pro- vincial government (Higher) Education Department, the fed- eral government, and many other groups and organizations, as well as being a member of the UPEI Student Union Council, and the UPEI Senate.

Some of the things that the Student Union is working on for this semester include: A CFS membership referendum, the state of the Building Fund Donation, revising the UPEI Student Union Policy Manual, updating the UPEI Student Union Constitution, and running various campaigns including: Stop the Cuts, Education Builds A Nation, Student Debt, Student Loan information, etc.

The Student Union has many committees and is always looking for volunteers to sit on those committees. Some of these committees include: Policy Review, Constitutional Re- view, Building Fund, SUB 2000, External, Internal, Finance, Budget, Organizational Review, Hiring Board, Handbook, Elections and Referendum, etc. The Student Union is also called upon by the university to find students to fill positions on many committees which may require a student representa- tive including: Library Advisory, Student Disciplinary Ap- peals, Information Technology, Orientation, Research Ethics, Animal Care, etc. Anyone who is interested in getting in- volved with a committee either Student Union or otherwise is more than welcome to drop their name and number off to me

at the Student Union and an I will try to match them up with a -

committee they might be interested in.

If anyone has questions concerning the Student Union, we (the executive) can be reached in a variety of ways: e-mail cjgray@upei.ca, jseller@upei.ca, ljmackenzie@upei.ca, or wvenema@upei.ca; phone the office 566-0530, or you can drop by the Student Union and surprise us for a visit (but remember all the members of the Student Union are full-time students and do not live in the Barn). The Student Union also has a notice board on the university computer network acces- sible through e-mail, and a web site accessible through the UPEI web site (http://www.upei.ca/~union).

Yours Sincerely, Chris Gray VP External/Acting President

@° The Panther Prints

It is unfortunate that muck raking or “dirt digging” has replaced integrity and honesty as the new pens with which some journalists write. I will not reduce my com- ments to a tit for tat rendition of the morally questionable antics of the author or the logical inconsistencies which plagued the article. Many of my colleagues who know both sides of the story and as such are qualified to argue the facts, will do just that. That being said, I am going to take a more holistic approach in my analysis. More specifically, I would like to have an open discussion of two fundamental principles of journalism, as an injustice was irrefutably done at this level.

I harbour no illusions that I hold a monopoly of truth on responsible journalism, but such a knowledge is not necessary here. The reader can decide whether the maxim, “consider both sides before passing judgement’, holds any credence. Some of us have either forgotten this golden rule, or are simply willing to let sensationalism supersede prin- ciple. The second principle I would like to address, is courage. Nameless sources are a nice touch for a police thriller on cable, but lack credibility when casting asper- sions on specific incidents which require substantiation. Ms. Caseley should study the methods and ethics of jour- nalism and be better prepared before she puts her pen to paper in the future.

Ryan Mccarville Student rep Anthropology

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