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by J. Sanlei

.Hartford Oct. 29‘, 1764 Mankind, for the civilizing of human—nature, and ren— dering life agreeable and happy, none appear of grea- ter advantage than that of printing; for hereby the greatest genius of all ages and nations, live and speak for the benefit of future generations.-

"Was it not for the press, we should be left almost entirely ignorant of all those noble sentiments which the ancients were endowed with."

"By this art, men are brought acquainted with each other, thwgh never so remote as to age or situation; it lays open to View the manners, genius and policy of all nations and countries, and faithfully transmits them to posterity—-the benefit of a weekly paper, must in particular have its ad— vantages, as it is the channel which conveys the history of the present times to every part of the world" (Hartfort— Connecticut Courant)

Nightly pretentious words from a paper whose read— ership (in 1764) was pro—

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this noble journal. During the past summer, whilst

I busied myself with study, I also had the opportunity to examine various North American university—student papers, and found much of the sampling I viewed worthy of the utmost ad— miration. Chief among this category was the Yale Daily News. Even if one extracte— all faculty and professional staff writing and labour, maintaining only the stu— dent contributions, the

YDN would remain a first— rate university paper.

For the student oontri-- butions consist of in- . sightful, thought-filled ’ eSsays and articles

touching upon not only

what contamporaniously

is "in", so to speak,

but also upon socially rele- vant and historically important events.

ther is able to allocate a great amount of press- space to events almost as they occur. The nature of a weele Paper I un" fortunatly prevents this. Being well aware of the financial burden upon a university in the publi- cation of a weekly paper (as well as the disparity v in financial resources between Yale and our— selves), I realize it would be unrealistic to advocate adoption of some ofrthe YEN's other ' qualities of hubris. Un- like the Sun, the YEN not only. appears at various Campus distri- bution centers, but also reaches out into the surrounding ccmnun— ity, thereby, not only increasing its readere ship, but in the process allowing for an even greater sharing of the As is implied in the ideas within its pages words "daily news", the while simultaniously Yale journal appears through- demonstrating a concern ‘ out the campus for free dis— for the greater commmity tribution each morning, 5 beyond the ivory taver- days per week of the Being a New Havener my- academic year, besides self, I can give honest which there are often teStmonY t0 the value of special editions printed M the YDN as a supplement on a topographical basis. to the Other Papers avail- Thus, unlike our own Sun able to the news-hungry

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pilgrim in search of r printed gratification " in that marvele New England port city. on

“ thestandsnexttothe

Washington Post , the

_ New York Times, The Wall

Street Journal, The Boston Globe etc.., you will'find the Yale Daily News; surely then The Sun can find a spot near The Guardian and Patriot?!

First, however, 'lhe Sun must become a forum of lively discourse, debate,

' critical thought and cairn- entary; an intellectual

mozaic in which students of all diciplines and beliefs will share ideas freely.. ' ‘

This issmore than simply an adrrionisl'rnent for cosmetic improvanent of The Sun; this is a plea for the newspaper ~ of our Student Union to

live up to its dfligation ' as a functionary for an acadenic institution. This also is in no way a criti- cisim of the editorial and managerial staff of The Sun, for they are doing a very ; " fine job. But let's faCe 1, it — without student input the‘manag’ement is helpless.

I for one am sick of medio— crety and if you are as

well, contribute to The Sun.

WHO SHOT—THE .lRE—LASS?

Yes this question was asked by the l0 surviving members

of the third y‘ear class who showed up for‘our meeting

last Sunday night. My guess is that the other 265 jun-

iors were gunned down by that old UPEI Apathy but...

Sue Ellen or Cliff Barnes could've done itl Well on to ‘

other events.

On October 9, we will have the drawing for the 2 sets of tickets to all FallFest events. So if you haven't picked up your tickets yet, get them. i

We also need lots of help to put on our activities, $2-

a hand: Jackie Doran

out for our poSter. by Nancy MacDonald. . F

Commerce

.if you have Some extra time we sure would appreciate the help. Contact any of the following people to lend Phyllis Norring - Poster Committbe '

Nancy MacDonald - Door Committee

Sharon MacDonald . Hope to see you all at our next meeting so keep a look See you all next week.

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FinalYear ‘ Students? *

Today, the chartered accountant is not onl an ' auditor but a valued business adviser. Cha lenge, opportunity and responsibility are all part of the career path of those who choosé'lo enter this demanding and “exciting profession.

Discuss career Opportunities with Clarkson, is , Gordon representatives, on ‘campus '

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Arrangements should be made through the Student Placement Office. '

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