» THE CADRE, NOVEMBER 5, 1974, PAGE 4

Dear.Editor,

I have enjoyed the first five issues of the CADRE very much, and was actually on the verge of writing you a congratulatory note (which this is, in part) when I noticed a few cheap shots on pages five and Six of your October 22 issue which I cannot let escape without comment.

First of all, CONGRATULA- TIONS I A marvelous paper — 1,000 time better than when I used to work on it in the dim recesses of ancient history. I miss the pizza stains and soft—drink bottle bottom marks we used to th- row in the dress the issues up though. And you have a typist who can spell! We couldn't find one who could

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type and spell at the same time. ‘ Now then, about those ch- eap shots. First of all, Michael Read did a heck of a job last year — being one of the major figures in the most successful recruiting drive an Island University has ever embarked upon. He was paid about 1/8 of a cent an hour for the time he put in on recruiting. The writer of the piece that attacked

him is insane, in my opinion.

(The writer will no doubt counter with something like, "It takes someone already insane to know when some- body else is." I can get people who can vouchffor me on that score, I'm sure.) There are many other dis- crepancies in the article. I am surprised at you, wise. and wonderful editor who A oversees all that goes into the CADRE, that you would print such chicken character assassinations. The comments on the personalities of the executive have no place in a serious journalistic en- terprise. And the gutless boob who wrote it didn't even have the courage to

-sign his name. BOO!

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Please do not take my comments as applying to the entire paper. Overall, it's great. Keep up the gOOd work.

Sincerely, Bob Gray,

Class of '73 (and '74)

Dear Editor,

In light of many of_the comments expressed in your publication in recent weeks regarding the effectiveness and usefulness of student government, I have come to ask myself the question,

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"Do we need a Student Union?"

To resolve this, I have con— structed a hypothetical sit— uation where we have no Student Union.

Probably the first point to be raised regarding such a situatibn is that we would be relieved of the financial burden of fifty- four dollars per year which we currently pay in Student Union dues.

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& . If there were no student government, it is highly unlikely that anyone.would " undertake to publish a stu- dent newspaper. If they did, it would have to financially selfsupporting, meaning it would have to be sold at a

Vper-copy price of perhaps

twenty cents. It could hard- ly be called a student pub- .lication if the costs were underwritten by the admin— istration. ‘ . Radio C.S.U.R. would be off the air. There is no way it could survive on \ advertising subscriptions. There would be no Student Centre. If administration did provide a gathering place, it would not be owned by the students. Neitheru ‘would there bera Day Care Centre. Students who are also parents would have to suffer the cost and the

hassle of arranging for baby— 'sitters. ’ -

It is improbable that any organization (e.g. Freshman

'Class, Education Society etc.)

would organize an event such as Winter Carnival or Fall Fest since these have trad— itionally been losing prop— OSitions. If one-of these organizations did decide to sponsor such an event‘on a smaller scale (i.e. Pig 'n' Whistles) they would have

to arrange for bar tenders,.

security, liquor licences, etc. Students who wished to

,enlist in a health insurance

plan suchias the one we now have would have to pay prem- iums of probably $40. versus” the present per capita costs

.of eight dollars.

There would be no year- book. Even if someone was industrious enough to under— take such.a huge task, the subscription price, if it was to match costs, would be prohibitive.

There would be no Student Judiciary. Students caught committing offence-on cam— pus would be prosecuted much more severely "ddwne ’ town". w '

Therefore,'I~have"50ught to answer the question, _ "What does Student Union do for me?" by trying to imag- ine a situation without a student union. I have tried to avoid making value jud—

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issues such as student voice in University affairs.r We must ask ousrelve§ not

'"What can Student Union do

for me?" but "Could we fun-' ction effectively without a Student Union?" That, my

'friends; is the fifty-four

dollar question.

'Iours sincerely, Wade.MacLauchIan