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The Cadre , April 8, 1975{Ypaye;fkfief7eq

First and foremost, the student union and its.c0n3t- itution must be reconstitut— ed along entirely new lines. InStead of a-body with a rigid and Constant set of rules, it must be so consti- tuted so as to be flexible in order to meet the.new'3 demands of events as they occur from month to month? week to week to week, or day to day. L

This body, in view of its aim, would be the UNION OF STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC UNIVERSITY(USDU)

The USDU would represent every student.Under its immediate control and for the purpose of realizing its aim it would consist

of the following committees:

1) Curriculum Committee

Its purpose is to continu— ally assess the validity of the criteria for assessing students in all courses; to hear all complaints from students about courses and to represent their interests to faculty administration or government. It consists of students only in accord- ance with the central execu— tive of the USDUas to how many will serve, etc.

2) Media Committee

This committee will have the campus radio station and the cadre as well as anything else pertaining to "Media" for students under its jurisdiction. Again, its members will be elected and serve in accordance with and subordi— nate to the Central Executive of the USDU. ‘

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SportsCommittee

“L This willgeliminate the ,present "secial committee",

while maintaining that func- tion under Recreation and Sports Committee. This will: -enhance'communication between recreation and sports while reducing bureaucracy. Its duties will be outlined and supervised by the~USDU. Ag—' ain, it will be strictly stu- dent in composition..

‘ 4>fill8llCC Committee

This committee will be re;

sponsible for all concerns of the USDU as well as repj

resent any student who has'

. financial problem of any kind

associated with his student status. Members of this com- mittee, like any other comm— . ittee are answerable to all students of the USDU — which are all the students. '

Ilousmg Committee

The University 'is, a- mong other things, a Land- lord. Not surprisingly, it has been unfair to all re- sident students at one time or another, and in many ways. This committee, under the _ watchful eye of the Central Executive, will represent all students to the Landlord (UPEI) and investigate all complaints whether by stu- dents or the University, and work for full resolution. It must be conversant which the Landlord and Tenant act and encourage compliance with its regulations; if the regula- tion should be discriminat— ory against students and in favor of the University, the Housing Committee through & with the Central Executive of‘USDU, negotiate for alt-- eration to favor students.

_ The responsibility of the Ombudsman is to Vdirect complaintsjto'proper>comm- ittees and if’a proper.com- mittee does not exist 'for a particular problem, he is to take it to the USDU Afor deEiSive action. ,He is sink ply a director of complaints to the proper committee's a troubleshooter. I

Organizing Committee

This is an extemely im— portant committee. The re- sponsibility of its members is to carry on active educa— tional work ameng the memb- ers of the student body. Their function would be in part to explain by word of mouth,PamPhletS , Cadre, C. I.M.N., etc. hbw the Univ- ersity functions, its place in society, how government affects it and its decisions; the role of women; students relationship with other sec— tions of society (workers, farmers, fishermen, etc.) & all other pertinent informa- tion. ‘

Central Executive

It shall—consist of 3:

PRESIDENT, CHAIRMANy/VICE— CHAIRMAN.

InTo define the tasks of the Central Executive is to, at the same time, esta— _blish the chief function of the USDU. This function is to immediately upon forma~ tion of the USDU, engage in NEGOTIATIONS with the P.E.I. Government and its depart- ment of education as well as with its representatives at the University (Baker, Ozman, Duffy, Board of Governors etc.) to reconstitute the Un— iversity Act so as to give students equal parity with

. faculty_& administration on

any and all bodies whose de— cisions affectlStudents in any way (Board of Governors, Senate, Tenure Committe, etc) This means egual representa- tion of students on the Boa— rd of Governors; equal repre- sentation of students on Sen- ate; egual representation of Students on Senate;_egua1 re— presentation of students on Tenure Committee; etc. The President, Chairman, & Vice Chairman, will be the Chief representatives of the USDU at these negotiations.

The Central Executive, assisted by those of the or- ganizing Committee.and the media Committee, must' main— tain complete contact with all students at all times and consistently represent their interests. vBecause they are net tied to any

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one‘otherl‘ Committee, the‘7» members of the Centralex- l ecutive must organize re— 1 gulor meetings with the stu& dents body to be inatructedE by the latter to obtain guié dance. V “'-" "a ' ”

‘ They will establish con- tact with other progressive organizations such as the P.E.I. FederatiOn of Labor

' National Farmers Union;

Fishermen's Union (pending, formation) for the purpose of obtaining further sup-‘ port for their cause. This would be to seek ALLIANCES. Alliance with student Coun- cils in the High Schools' for the purpose of educate ing the latter and to pre- pare them for the struggle when they enter U.P.E.I.

The USDU must enter in‘SOLfiUARITY with progr- essive groups so as to render mutual assistance while at the same time integrating the student into the general society Iand its composite elenh ents.

The Central Committ— ee must call a GENERAL meeting at any time a maj- ority vote is required re: garding particular action to be taken, at any time. The actions of the govern— ment, the business sector, or the University powers elite will, from time to time, require the USDU to change its tactics or even its overall strategy. No important action can be taken by the USDU without at least a two—thirds majr ority vote of all students.

legal Committee

, The members of this committee must re—assess student law to determine whether it reflects the best interests of students. If not, ammendments or com: plete alterations will have to be made. They will hear, via the judiciary, all cases and under judgement where-, ever necessary — but not until the Central Executive has also heard the evidence. All positions are subject to immediate recall when conclusive proof shows that a member of any committee has not fulfilled his re- sponsibilities.

This is, of course, not on exhaustive outline but it points the direct-L tion our obviously oppress— ed students msut take.

Before concluding a vitally important issue must be dealt with. ,

For the past year now, the Committee on Aims and Objectives, initiated by the power of the elite at UPEI, has been”” run:*’i’\