The Panther Prints ¢

March 18, 1997

| By Peter Gillis

Perhaps some of you have heard that ’'m running for Student Council President. It’s very hard to tell, consider- ing you've seen no signs around campus declaring my candidacy. I’m of the opinion that such mind-numbing ad- vertising belongs in a group with other sleight-of-hand tricks such as strawberry so- cials and baby kissing. They’ re all wrapped together and stamped with the label “Politi- cal Games”, and I’ve never been one for games where the tules keep changing.

I had a truly crazy elec- tion campaign in mind when I got myself nominated. Posters were going to be found every- where, all blaring the slogan: "Peter Gillis for President.

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Let’s put the ‘Mock’ back in Democracy!" Pretty catchy , don’t you think? This column was going to explain my ri- diculous platform, one that in- cluded the creation of men’s centre and attaching a strip bar to the new SU building. Speeches, lies-- one big circus act full of public disdain and abuse; and all to expend time and effort in order to make a point that was in the end, ut- terly pointless.

And the point? Simple: the election process is a joke, the Student Council a useless body of government, and its candidates are picked based on their popularity by an un- caring and apathetic student body. Great--why don’t I tell you something you don’t al-

BUT. Wle meed your help. Pamther Prints office. or at the Barn. surveys as courses that you registered for in 1996/1997. Surveys may be dropped off in the Pit the Student Untiton Office. or the Pamther Prints Office. Main O6.

1. The course was well organized.

2. The course requirements were clearly outlined to students.

3. The material covered in class was reflective of the description in the UPEI Calendar.

4. I would recommend this instructor to other students.

5. I would recommend this course to other students.

ready know.

It’s asif you don’t know that the SU only takes a stand when they are forced to. It’s as if you don’t know that , for the price of $100, we get little more then a mouth- piece for Administration; and one that hides in the Kelly building on Sunday nights sothat you don’t get to see how ineffective they really are. Where they used to apologize for breaking prom- ises, now they don’t even bother to tell them; and I was going to tell you that? What was I thinking!!

So, that’s it . No post- ers. No banners. Not one piece of advertising from me will appear on any wall on cam- pus. You don’t get anything

from a poster but aname; and if you were going to vote for me because of my name, then I don’t want your vote any- way: If you are going to vote for me, you’ve got to vote for who I am and what I stand for. And what exactly do I stand for?

Well, that’s the catch. If you want to know my plat- form you’ ve got to ask. you’ve got to come up to me and say: Where do you stand on ‘this’?” You’ ve got to look me in the eye and demand the truth, That’s the only honest way to pick a President. Eve- rything else is just show. Be- sides if you don’t care enough about you’ re future to ask, why should I?

On Wednesday, March 19th, there will be speeches from the candidates at noon in the Pit. I urge you to come and corner each and every person running for Student Council. Ignore the posters spread around campus. They are just the junk mail of politics and they don’t even come with a pizza coupon attached. What really matters are the people; and it is your responsibility to ensure that these people are

worthy of of your support, not...

the other way around. Come to the Pit and help make the SU mean something again Or don’t. But if you don’t, you deserve exactly what you'll get. A name, and little —

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