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I I ’ ed: Ito n al THE STUDENT AND HIS COMMUNITY

There comes a time in the life of every man in every generation when he is finally compelled by his conditions to question the bases and assumptions, the implications and the possibilities of his life, his beliefs, his ac- tions, and his future If there was ever a time for this, it must be today- Never has the world been faced with so many problems. Of course we have made progress in a material way, but these advances seem to have merely helped outline more clearly the contradiction

upon which we live.

How many students and faculty have asked such questions as “What do we do with our lives?”, “What alternatives do we have?”, or “What is the quality and character of our

society?”

The answers I received when I asked these questions did not make me happy. One of my professors read a report on youth in class the other day which said the young people did not have much hope in the future. Well, how the hell could they? — just look around at our polluted, hysterical, mentally-

diseased world.

Our society is a drab and dreary mono- tonous grey which wastes our potential and crushes our spirit. I come from King’s Coun- ty, P.E.I., and I see there many people who do not live, but exist. Just open your eyes and you can see the failings of our society, both in a material and mental sense. Look into the eyes of these people, and you can see helplessness and dispair. '

Basically we are confronted with an ap- palling paradox —— a supreme irony — in that on one hand there is the reality of suppres- sion, deprivation, scarcity, and suffering; while on the other there is the possibility of material plenty, spiritual recreation, human liberation, and self-realization.

While things do not look bright for the future, there is still the possibility that they can be. We, as students, can do something about it —- we have a responsibility; to our parents, to our children, and to ourselves, to

do something about it.

You can start off by merely talking and looking at the world around you -— your uni- versity is only a small part of the world-

—MacKay

The Cadre

The CADRE is published by and for the University of Prince Edward Island Student’s Union. The opinions herein expressed are those of the writers. Member of the Canad- an University PreSS and an agent of social change. All letters to the editor must be signed by the author(s), al- though a pseudonym will be printed upon request. Office is on the first floor of the Student Union Building, 285 Kent St. Phone (902) 894-9585. Our first year of existence.

Editor-in-chief: Jim Hornby

twas brillig as it ever gets an merry wert the fruitflies. many were the minstrel voices loudly raised in song. gleeful was the outline writer who thinks that hes a author. by happenstance (and that’s quite a stance — try it yourself if you dont believe me) nancy was rodrigues editor, arcupp- ing all over the place. made the most awful mess you ever eye-balled. funny you should arsk maniaced hornby to giggy, whose presence was felt, dont look at mackay tho. dave piped up on several occasions and this is tuesday or is it monday i should know im in arts. keeping an eye on offic- ious maclean whose trying to staffed brenda. but we’ll see what develops when we get a darkroom. anybody out there know how to type, or even tipple (dont mind if i do). this goes down in history as shameless sunday as stuff was stolen from all over: pix from museryeloyolanewsnot to men- tion 1' cobb who is really a 49—year old commie junkie per- vert in the employ (and thats quite a ploy—try it youretc.) of the fbi. sorry bout last week caroma things got censored- up all around. as for the grate canuck novel, algy n aljce logged a few miles down-river relattmg seamy ancedotes about wild man fischer reading bored of the rings, and doing the dirty boogie. if you want more than that, yule (what?) have to buy the book. amen to that freres an endit

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PARKING SON’S‘ DISEASE

My mother is being victimized by the adminis- tration of the would-be University of Prince Ed- ward Island. .

If she does not present herself promptly to the Business Office, she will be “further embarasse-d”, according to a certain A. .J. MacLeod. This was the first communication received from: MacLeod concerning a parking violation “on this campus”. The letterhead indicates only the University of Prince Edward Island and indicates no particular campus. There are two, Mr. MacLeod.

Concerning the “further embara‘ssment”, some- one has already displayed an appalling lack of sen- sitivity by addressing the letter to Miss Helen Stet- son, a lawfully wedded mother of four. That some- one should be sued for slander malicious gossip and defamation of character.

Get off our backs! Aren’t you carrying your booris'h games far enough by continually threaten- ing U.P.E.I. sutdents with all sorts of indignities? Fascism has always been difficult to control once rampant, :but surely the element of our heavily policed university needn’t engulf our families as well as ourselves. Why not concentrate on making this scarcely bearable situation, namely U.P.E.I.

less bearable which seems to be your only function. -

It is difficult to justify a police force on any campus, especially a university as stagnant, docile and non-directed as the U.P.E.I. Get off 'my fam- ily’s back. If you insist on playing your chicken- s-hit games, do so in some more meritorious sphere. Go beat up old ladies at the K-Mart. That should keep you busy and satisfied.

The security force of the U.P.E.I. should hold its collective breath while waiting for the payment of this ticket.

—Kent Stetson

CUS

Dear Editor:

The dissolution of the Canadian Union Stud- ents is a serious loss for Canadian students. It is a loss for the labour and progressive movements

in Canada. CUS was the largest and most influen- tial youth organization in Canada.

CUS reflected and to some extent led the in- creasing democratic upsurge of the students in Eng- lish- speaking Canada. The dissolution of GUS re- flects the weaknesses of a democratic movement which lacks clear, stable class-conscious leadership.

CUS was attacked from the right because it re- flected and attempted to organize the‘democratic upsurge of the students. The big business owned press and news media in Canada deliberately, con- sistently, sometimes subtly, other times not so snbtly and too often successfully, worked to isolate leading student organizations, including CUS from the students. Distortion was the main tool' of the monopoly press. '

At the same time and increasingly, C’US was weakened by the ultra-“left”, whose elitism and political opportunism assisted those who wished to isolate CUS. The failure of GUS leaders to place confidence in the students, to lead the students into action, their frequent substitution of left phrase- ology and verbosity for active leadership all objec- tively served the right to distor the issues and fin- ally, to liquidate CUS. »

While .CUS has been liquidated, student prob- lems have not. Indeed, the spectre of unemployed graduates today haunts the campuses as a result of the government’s austerity program. A Canad- ian government which remains wedded to U.S. and Canadian big business spells disaster for- the future of educatiOn and the country. A Canadian Union Of students fighting for the students, joining the la- bour and anti-monopoly movements of the Canad- ian people, is a vital need. Progressive students should carry the fight to reorganize and reconstruct the national union of students.

Charles MacFadden, 7 Young Communist. Learn?