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‘ because of the size and location of UPEI, this kind

Editorial

_ YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY ‘

, It’s not very often that this university population exhibits the internal compulsion to mobilize for anything much beyond going down to , the Barn for a pub. It is also a rare occasion when students from this university have the opportunity to participate in a forum of inter— national exchange. As it happens, this year these two distant phenomena have decided to line up, just to see what happens.

The event is the model United Nations Conference in New York. Unfortunately, and not for a lack ’ of trying, the funding for this— groups eXpedition has come up short. As if the individual and group preparations for representing a countfy at

u the United Nations has not been enough, the

delegates/have also had to deal with the constant concerns of financing their venture. It has been a challenge and a struggle, a very "real world" experience in itself. Financial support ' has come from a variety of sources including the x / Secretary of State benevolent individuals, the. groups fund raising lottery and the Student Union. Once glaring gap in the area of local support has been the university administration. ' It seems that the "Administrators" have, in their finite wisdom, decided that UPEI's foray into international politics does not merit any financial assistance from their delicately balancedrresources. Admitedly, we must understand that this is a time of financial restraint, but then with the same

. analysis we must also admit to the indelicate and

unbalanced budgets of [the "keepers'" themselves. Approached for any financial support at all, ' the guardian liens gave up no more than a few growls of beaurocracy concerning the lack of sufficient .advance notice about this request;

3 Well, pass the shovel because there's a lot more

where that came from. , Tools and experience are an integral part of , any education: science students need labs and equipment just as engineering students require surveying tools and related experience to compliment their studies. Arts students, on the other hand, do not deal with this kind of equipment; their "tools" are learned, and exist largely as acquired skills. ' But Arts students do need experience, most, relevantly; experience like that offered by parti— Cipation in the U.N. Conference. Not unexpectedly, I of participation requires travelling and therefore expenses. It is hcwever, a valid extension of the refinement and application of the tools learned here at UPEI. Arts students need the experience which is not always to be hadwithin the often narrow halls of a small-university. . Generally, we would,expect that the wisdom of the high officials would not be quite so narrow as

N that Of the environment. ' Sadly, our expectations

of their capacity to manage a small university are being continually eroded. ‘

It is truly amazing to see the administration at one moment wringing their hands about the lack of students attending this institution only to find them, moments later, give the back of their hand to a request which might be a step towards making the courses here more appealing. Is " it any wonder therefore, that this university is having problems? Perhaps the administration should stop insulating ' themselves and pause to consider the reasons fdr' which they exist. Otherwise, it won't be much longer before they are the only ones left sitting up on top of this hill. .

At this time I would like to point out that, _ although there are undoubtedly many people who are not even aware that UPEI is sending a team of delegates to theU.N.Conference, I speak on' behalf of the rest who wish the team all the best next week in New

York. We are always‘ especially proud to see UPEI \ students participate in events outside the mini. ‘ .

Dear Fellow Students, ,

g The 1981482 academic year is quickly drawing to a close. 'This year has been

- quite 'an experience- for me,

serving asthe President 07“ the Student Union; one I '7 »surely will not forget for some time to come.

Looking back over the; year I feel that it has been a most successful one, due mainly to a Zot‘of hard work

' by a lot of dedicated“ people.

Being at the head of any or- ganization necessitates that lone take the blame for the ,mistakes that the organiza- >tionlnakes(1nd,‘if,a good job . had been done; one also gets' ’to take the credit for it. In my case, I cannot take the credit because the success of the Student Union_in the past year has not been a sole efL fort. I speak sincerely when I say that the hard work by; the rest of the executive and the Full—time and part—time staff of the Student Union 'has made the year so success- ful. ~‘ m

I I would like to extend ~ m/ﬂmMssmmiﬁaﬂhlm)ﬂe members of the executive. Sue Parlee, Patti Brddley, and

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Bruce Hickey, three of the nicest people anyone could

even hope to work with. My

thanks go out to-Mickey Place and "Clyde Bell for putting up with us over the year when, p we became difficult. My I ‘ thanks~go also tothe Student Council who have stood behind the executive throughout the

year and have given us the

power to do the things we

felt had to be done in order?

for the Student-Union to grow .

and prosper for years to coMe.’ My congratulations go out to the President~. elect' John MacDougall, I wish him all the luck in the world and hope his year will be as\enlightening as\ mine has-been. . \

Finally, my fourth year here at U.P.E.I..has gone so fast.’ It has been, fbr me;”one during which I have made so many new and lasting friendships that p7obably.is the reason why 'I will remember it with warm feelings.

I”Thank—You,

- Terry Palmer

.President U.P.E.I. Student,Union.

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