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This is your education

By MELISSA DOUCETTE

Since school was devel- oped by bureaucrats and intel- lects, there are, without hyper- bole, millions ofapplicable edu- cation terms and/or people in- volved. Here’s yet another installment.

Multilateral Agree- ment on Investment (MAI). “Free trade on steroids, ” ac- cording to Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians. Tar- get of a massive international movement of concerned citi- zens. Under the MAI, Canada would be locked into thisagree- ment for 20 years. Has the potential to doall sorts of nasty things to students, small busi- nesses, the environment, etc. Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are currently trying to introduce the MAI to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Chrétien thought the MAI was such a good thing for Canadi- ans that he tried to keep it secret from the average Ca- nadian for as long as possible. Water cannons and baseball bats probably would have kept them quiet.

Chester Gillan. Provin- cial Minister of Education. Cut millions from the UPEI budget over the years, and wants praise for giving some back.

Robert Maddix. Pro- vincial Liberal Education Critic. Only been doing the job for a few weeks, but is against the new bankruptcy legisla- tion.

Dr. Herb Dickison. Leader of the provincial New Democratic Party, and first elected NDP in PEI history. Very supportive of students, Dr. Dickison marches with us during demonstrations and sticks up for us in the legisla- ture.

UPEI Senate. A uni- versity body that handles aca- demic matters. They approve course changes, Major and Minor programs, etc. Senate consists of the university Presi- dent and Deans, an alumni rep- resentative, faculty and stu- dent representatives, and oth- ers.

UPEI Board of Gov- ernors (BoG). This entity makes the big administrative decisions, mostly concerned with money. These people set your tuition. The BoG consists of the Chancellor; the Presi- dents of UPEI and Holland College; nine representatives sppcinns by the Lieutenant.

overnor, two representatives each from Senate, the faculty, the alumni, and the student union; and two members elected by the Board.

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Alumni. When you graduate, you’ ll be considered an alumnus of UPEI. The uni- versity will take credit for you if you do well, and ignore you if you fail. Either way, prepare to be immediately asked for money.

Impressions Café. Get over it. The Pit by any other name is still too expensive.

SUB 2000. Student Union Building project, ex- pected to be started (or com- pleted ?) In the year 2000. Will replace the Barn, which has been the “temporary” UPEI student union centre (“USUC”) for almost 30 years.

The Barn. The present Student Union Centre. Site of numerous movie pubs, con- certs, and events. That’s why the Student Union office smells like beer (theoretically). 1 won’t even touch the an in the lounge(literally or figuratively).

Itchy and Scratchy. Loveable characters from The Simpsons, they fight and bite, and fight and bite and fight. Quite relevant to sociological studies on how television vio- lence affects viewers. They’re really funny, too. Note: the cat always loses, and losing means ahorrible death, which usually provides the humour.

Think of yourself for a change. Save a rainforest.

Or start to compost. Or stop using pesticides. After all, whenever

- big or small - to help restore and conserve our wild spaces and species, you

you do anything

also help yourself. We count on these living resources for everything from ee

medical advancement to industrial growth. In other words, what we do for them, .

we do for ourselves. And our children. Reach us at www.wwfcanada.org or

1-800-26-PANDA and we'll tell you a few more selfish ways you can help.

CANADA

Their future is our future.

The Cadre + 3 November 1998

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Attention English as a Second

Language Students!

Do you need help with: writing assignments? general communications skills?

If so, the Department of Extension and Summer Programs is offering short programs beginning immediately.

For further information contact E.S.L. facilitator Linda Meggs

at 566-0440, or e-mail address:

Imeggs@upei.ca

Or visit Room 114 in Main Building

Ue E Tr Sa

University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue C1A 4P3