THE CADRE, TUESoo NOV- 20. 1973 Page 2

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Dear Inspired Socialist: ;I don't think your answer in the Novo 13th edition was very profound or well researched° In fact, it was a very immature retort to an honest opiniono (And from reading the Nov. 13th edition, I hold my opinion even more strongly.) Also, dear inspired socialist, your language leaves much to be desiredo,we, the st- udent body, should not ha- ve to be subjected to hav- ing your views being shov- ed down our throats every week. Why don't we leave politics, whether it be socialism, capitalism or' communism, out of our sch— ool paper and start gett- « ing some things relevant to campus life init° I would also like to say that I agree with Dianne's letter of Nov. 13th and her view that she states in her first paragraph° Let's start thinking of UPEI and stop petty bicke— ring over something we ha- ve no control over (as yet) Yours truly, ‘ A Bored (Passive) Capitalist

Bored Capitalist:

Never have I heard or re- ad such words of defeato You coward! How can we po- ssibly ignore that which is directly responsible for every problem we en— counter at UPEI and on P.E.I.? I mean capitalism.

And if you think that be- cause you are a student, and the Cadre is the stud— ent newspaper, that we who put out the paper should conform to the wishes of the mediocre, the cowardly, the fools: you are very badly mistaken° Indeed, you will hear a good deal more of capitalism, chris- tianity, democracy, educa- tion, etc° So far as we are concerned, we do have control over what happens today and tomorrowo It is when people such as the likes of you assume there is no possibility for pos— itive reform, that defeat and its consequences beset us. If you wrote in a pos- itive critical manner, th— at is, to take issue with us with a View to solving the contemporary problems, you would be much more effective than the negati— ve whimpering your'remarks reflect. You might begin by identifying yourself 315“ “‘“'C*?n Dalton

graphic by tom modanald,

Dear Editor:

As a student and as a senator,,I wish to speak to Joel Hansen's article: Senate Safari.

I assume that we were at the same senate meeting.It certainly is unwise to ma- ke judgements and such st— -rong criticisms on the ba- sis of one meeting. Defin- \ itely an indication of op— eness and maturity. I que- stion this attack as one to be taken seriously. I know that Senate is not an all wise and all knowing body, nor does it claim to be.. It seems logical that a group with so many peop- le with different backgro- unds should take much time in deciding policy for the university. Some of Mr. ' Hansen's comments suggest that he is not familiar with the University Act. For a man who is hired to be primarily an on campus reporter, rather than an on campus critic, I would‘ suggest this information as valuable in informing students objectively about campus affairs. I would also hope that Mr. Hansen as an on campus reporter might consider for the sa— ke of truth, using tapes so that when he publishes notes on Senate meetings or such, that he does not misinterpret comments. If he finds he is not hearing words as they are spoken,

then I suggest he ask for

clarification or wait for

the recording secretary to, publish the minutes. I th— ink that the article "Sen— ate Safari" is full of mis— quotes or false interpret— ation and for anyone who

denies this I suggest they ask the registrar for the minutes or ask other sen- ate members to verify or deny the reality of this article. ' ‘

In reference to Mr. Hans- en's remarks, suggesting that I am perhaps too cas— ual or don't realize that

tI am participating in del-

iberating in the future of U.P.E.I., may I suggest that on commenting to mer- ely express an opinion do— es not suggest responsibi— lity, nor does silence su— ggest no opinion. Perhaps\ for some people this is

so but I question it.

For students who may find

this article threatening and feel cheated by the

vway myself or other stude—

nt reps chose to represent them, I am doing my best. In my limited sphere of_ experience this means 115- tening and if necessary, & only when I think so, or when I am asked, (and I have been asked) to speak to an issue, do I speak.

I think I know my pos1tion and I am not casual about it. This does not deny th- at some people might think so.

Mr. Hansen, I suggest th— at you re—evaluate your article as a source of tr— uth for students. One of the biggest disappointmen- ts about the lack of stud: ent participation in our. general information meeti— ng was the absence of a

Cadre reporter. Dianne MacDonald

Dear Dianne,

I am compelled (by the devil?) to respond to your affrontations concerning my integrity as a reporter. I think the problem begins with my particular style of writing. I am not a M "cu " reporter trying to one dimensionalize the ne- ws to the point of relati- vely harmless sense-data information. (as when Llo— yd Robertson casually ann- ounces the death of'milli— ons of Asians in the South East Asia liberation stru- ggle). I am trying to con- front the reader to spur him to think1’to ask where is the truth and the fals— ity in the operations of institutions surrounding us. Therefore, as a conce- rned journalist, I must be interpretive as well as informative. The separati- on of fact from fiction is not the issue, I would say in your case, fact is the fiction. To tell me that remaining silent may be constructive offers me a key to your view of reali- ty — “passive acceptance". In your articles published before in the Cadre, you

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