Page 4

My friends tell me that I com- plain a lot, and so, this being very true, I’ve decided to expand my complaints to a wider field, there- fore, I’m sending them to The Gem.

Before I start, I should men- tion that I have been attending UPEL-for four and one half years now. During that time I have had classes in just about every build- ing (except Dalton), participated in several activities (pubs, clubs, orientation week, CIMN and The Gem). I have lived on campus and off. During all of this I have noticed one very significant thing about UPEI....It’s been going, in my opinion, down hill (as far as students are concerned anyway).

This weeks complaint will fo- cus on the cafeteria. I have been eating in the cafeteria full time now for about a year. I will start by saying that the food has im- proved since last year. Now on te it’s flaws:

The first one has got to be seg- regation. Only resident students and those willing to give up a cou- ple of very vital limbs may eat in the cafeteria. Sure it’s all you can eat, but how many students can afford to pay for a large lunch,

Lucky to be a Student at UPEI!?

and then actuaily have time: to eat it. This means that stu- dents who live in residence cannot eat lunch with their non-resident friends unless they buy lunch in the pit or at the vet. college. Problem with this is that the pit is full of smoke and the AVC cafe- teria is over-crowded.

Secondly, where is the control in the place. Things are not yet as bad as they were last semester, but who knows whats ahead. Last semester it was not unusual to have to dive flying crumpled napkins while carring one’s tray to a table. The guys from Mar- ion Hall were allowed to do pretty much as they pleased, even if it meant disturbing other cafeteria attenders. What’s wrong, is the management afraid of them?

Third, there’s liquid....well, sometimes there is. Often the staff have to be informed by stu- dents that the juice and/or milk machines have run dry. This is very unconvient when one is al- ready trying to squeeze through a crowd of other people with trays, without losing your own tray (yes, someone actually walked off with mine once thinking that it was his).

CFS National Week of Action

The week of January 22 — 26, 1990 marks the National Week of Action for the Canadian Feder- ation of Students. During this week campuses across Canada will be organizing activities to help raise the awareness of stu- dents about issues which affect them. Such issues include:

Bill C-33: Cut Backs intro- duced by the government will re- sult in losses of billions of dollars for post-secondary education by 1995 if this bill is passed.

3% Administration Fee: the government has just announced that an administration fee of 3% will be levied on all student loans, effective in 1991.

VIA Rail Cut Backs: Student Union across the country con- tinue to fight these cuts to an essential form of transportation, used extensively by students.

Women in Academia: This is- sue has recently come into the spotlight, forcing people to exam- ine the lack of female role models in the university, inadequate day- care facilities, insufficient student

aid, as well as a safe campus en- vironment.

The week is highlighted on the UPEI campus by such events as:

Monday: meeting with Catherine Callbeck to present petitions signed by stu= dents, protesting VIA cutbacks and Bill C-33.

Wednesday: panel discussion in “the Pit” on the subject of women in academia, featur- ing speakers representing faculty, students, government, as well as community groups.

Thursday: President Eliot ad- dresses students in “the Pit” on educational issues. A pub in the barn Thursday night will feature Mike O’Connor, with a special “Farewell to VIA” theme.

Saturday: huge wrap-up Wet/Dry pub in the barn featur- ing the Sattellites. Student Saver specials.

Contact: Lisa Murphy, Stu- dent Union 566-0530

Cathy Campbell 894-5470

grat) 27

HostaePhe Ger! +9

Fourth: butter, cheese, juice, jams, etc....shouldn’t these be keep on ice? The answer is yes! Are they? The answer is no! It’s disgusting enough to have to dig into a bucket of butter that several other people have already stuck their knives into, ‘but to add to that it is not kept cold. Senario: Person with Staph. au-

reus infection sneezes and wipes ~

his nose. He then picks up his knife, puts it in the butter and leaves it there (as several kind souls do). The butter is not kept cold, therefore the Staphs (bacteria) are allowed to multiple (faster than bunny rabbits). Next few, several, people use the but- ter.....Food Poisoning! Of course, you musn’t be fooled by this scenario, because although it is *sross’ this butter is very popular. I know, because it’s container too is often....empty.

Fifth we have a pretty sad situation, the washrooms! I’ve never myself been in the men’s washroom, but the situation in the woman’s washroom is even more disgusting than the senario above. As I said previously, I’ve been here 41/2 yrs, well guess what, the washroom still

Photo enhancement by Sue Rigney

Please Note

The article which appeared in last weeks Gem entitled “Could Our Schools Make the Grade” was written by, and reprinted with permission from Mr. Robert Fulford of the Financial Times.

looks the same. The walls are cracked and scummy (a coat of paint would do wonders), the stall doors don’t work (the locks are broken), the floor is in rough shape, and the place, as a whole, is a hole. I can hear the ex- cuses now....’they (beats me who they are) are going to build a new cafeteria so why put money into the old ones?’....Well, these washrooms have been like this for at least five years now, and who knows when there will be a new cafeteria, if ever!

Sixth, hair in food. Hair nets were invented a long time ago people, let’s use em’ eh?

Well, that’s all I can think of this for this week. Besides, it’s now time to go for sup- per. What’s on tonight I wonder, maybe some pink chicken and fatty roast beef with a side order of greasy fries and undercooked vegetables. All topped off with some contaminated butter and an

empty glass. What should I have.

for desert? Well, the deserts are what makes it worth going to the cafeteria some days.

OC Correction

An article by Stephen Brunt at the Globe and Mail was re- printed last week in The Gem. The article as originally written left the impression that UPEI had the lowest admission stan- dards in the country, a 60 per- cent average. This has been found to be in error. ‘The er- ror was brought to our attention by Gerry Birt, UPEI’s Public Re- lations Officer, who informed us that “UPEI is only one of a num- ber of universities in Canada with the same entrance standard.” We were not informed by the Globe and Mail of this mistake, but we sincerely apologize.

-The Gem Staff

Contest!

The Senior Class needs’ your help and artistic talent in design- ing a LOGO for Senior week 1990. Submissions can be dropped off at the SU office between 9 - 4 from Mon-Friday.

Great Prizes will be offered to the winning submission. So get your pencils out and turn your creativity on.

Thanks again for your help and support. Ss

Ghislaine O’ Haley S.C. President

Editor-in-Chief: Terri Lyn Hall Production Editor: Dave MacKinnon

. Advertising Manager: Jim McGrath Photographer: Sue Rigney Typesetter: Simon T. Berge Circulation Manager: | Ian Wood CUP Editor: Sean D. MacIntosh Layout Personnel: Matthew Willis Chief Technical Liason John Doucette

Support Staff Kheng-Wee Wah Submission Policy

We reserve the right to edit submissions due to taste and/or space limitations and not to print submissions that are submitted after the dead- line of Monday at 3:00pm. Submissions to the GEM be- come the property of the GEM unless other arrange- ments have been made. All submissions can be submit- ted to the GEM through the GemSlot on the office door in Main Building Room B06 or through the VAX to account GEM. (We cherish typed submissions.) Those which are libelous, racist, ho- mophobic, or attempt to in- cite violence or hatred toward a particular person or group will not be printed.

Any member of the uni- versity community can make a contribution to The GEM, but the editor also reserves the right to print submissions from outside the university community.

The staff of the GEM can be seen in their natural habi- tat in their basement office

in Main Building, room B06. We can also be contacted by

voice by calling 566-0629, or leaving a message with our secretary at 566-0530. We also have an ambitious News Editor that loves to get mail, our address is:

The GEM

University of PEI

550 University Ave.

Charlottetown, PEI

4

a ihn nevhabdbhdccaccwesd ares 4

pe : :