UPEI gets

A DO- NATION of $35,000 towards the establishment of a new Canadian Studies Centre has been given to UPEI by Im- perial Oil Limited. The Cen- tre, which will provide mate- rials and study space to com- pliment the Canadian Stud- ies program, will be set up in Main Building when that building reopens in Septem- ber.

Gordon Thomson, national president of Esso Petroleum, flew in from Toronto Tuesday for a press conference announcing the donation. He said that Imperial Oil is one of the ma- jor sources of corporate do- nations in Canada and that donations like this must be made in order for universities to achieve what we expect of them.

“The load, the expec- tations the Canadian public have for our universities is immense compared to what they are probably going to be able to do for us,” said “T think this is the kind of thing that many

Council

Thomson.

more private citizens as well as corporations are going to have to do... to permit our Canadian universities to do the kind of things we’d like to see them do.” Thompson

said that funding the Cana- dian Studies program is im- portant since Canadians are searching to understand our- selves.

“We are unlike others. We really are different. I think that searching for our roots and to understanding Canadian values is what the Canadian Studies program is oriented to doing,” he said.

UPEI President C.W.J. Eliot agreed that today it is important to study our own country.

“What you (Imperial) will do will help to make the rest of the university realize that Canadian Studies is not just a fly-by-night operation that we were experimenting with but a core part of the curriculum,” said Eliot.

The money will go to-

wards the creation of a

pays students

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| ‘Thursday March 10th 1988

UPEI President Eliot, Esso Petroleum president Thomsom, and Prof. Andrew Robb at press conference

announcing $35,000 donation.

(CUP) — Quorum is so for- es to the University of Vic- .°rla’s annual general meet-

‘ng that the council paid stu-

dents to come out.

“In order to encourage students to attend, we’re is- suing StudentSaver bucks,”

room dedicated to Cana- dian Studies including books,

and other learning materials.

to attend

said Pam Frache, council president.

Each buck is good for a $1 discount at either of the two union building cafe-

student

terias.

Despite the bribe, only 40 people showed up at the recent meeting. Quorum at the 10,000-student university is 100.

But the minimum. at- tendance requirement is re- duced by half after one hour has elapsed. Councillors re- fused to validate the bucks until sixty minutes had gone by, when the meeting could begin.

Frache sees a real need for the promotional offer.

“Currently there’s no real purpose in coming to general meetings,” she said.

Frache said she didn’t see anything wrong with paying people to vote at an annual general meeting. «

There will also be a collection

of Canadian prints. Cur- rently the Canadian Studies

program is a joint offering between 13 different depart- ments and has approximately 200 students involved. .

We Lied.

THE FRONT page article of last week’s issue of The Gem mistakenly stated that elections for the new position of Vice-President Communications will be held in Octo- ber. Actually, a general meeting regarding this position will be held in the pit Tuesday, April 5th followed by elec- tions to be held April 6 & 7.

The article also incorrectly stated that one of the du- ties of the VPC is to promote events at the Barn. The position of VPC actually has nothing to do with promot-

ing of such events.

See the article on page two for a full description of the

position.

The Gem apologizes for any confusion these errors

may have caused.

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