EDITORIAL!

Well after a confused first term, The Gem now embarks on a glorious revitalization cam- paign. Westart off with anew, enthusiastic Editor, some ran- dom organization, new ideas, and a plea for some contribu- tions.

Deep down, I bet you’ve secretly wanted to see your name at- tached to a newspaper article; to bask in the praise and admi- ration friends heap upon you for having the courage to seek truth and tell it to the world. Yeah, everyone admires a jour- nalist. We at The Gem live with this ego trip every day, but we’re not greedy — we want you to share the Glory.

Okay, we’re looking for more staff members. Joining the Gem has many rewards, but you don’t have to be on the staff to contribute. Our new GemSlot 2000, installed in the door of the Gem office, is the fast and easy way for you to contribute a letter to the editor, announcements, suggestions,

poems and short stories, or even a full article. If there is anything on campus you want to know more about, anything at all, write it down and toss it through GemSlot 2000. Our staff of eager researchers and newsharks will hunt down every last detail of the story and print it in hard black and white. Your name, as contribu- tor, goes above that article, so you can experience the ego boost it is to be part of the journalistic process.

And if you want to be a be a regular part of the creation of The Gem, whether it’s the writ- ing, production, typing, or organization aspects that in- terest you most, new faces are always welcome at the regular Gem meetings, held Monday nights at 6:00pm in Main rm 401. Free coffee and the occa- tional pizza await, and some of the strangest people you’ve ever met can show you how this scandal sheet is put together.

Study abroad next year

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Petters: . Letterssce..

Dear Editor,

I am writing to you about a situation which concerns edu- cation and possibly Canadian

Security.

Canadian students contem- plating coming into Quebec to attempt becoming bilingual should be advised that they come at their own risk. For the population here they are not Canadians; they are english, or “des anglais.”

If they are not made to atone for all the real and imagined wrongs which english speak- ing people have done to french speaking people throughout history, they are very likely to be considered as spies. As such, they will be subjected to thought listening, or “l’ecoute de la vie,” by the population.

This paranoia-schizophenia is quite similar to the well-known xenophobia of the population

Dear editor:

Quite often we hear complaints that UPEI students are not enthused. Athletics are usually a great source in the building of spirit in a school of any size.

Your paper has ignored those of us who play with a UPEI insignia on our uniforms. Our hockey team has been much more successful than was ex- pected. our basketball teams promise to be outstanding. Our soccer team won their league and were rated #2 in Canada.

You have been very attentive to non-smokers and smokers,

you have published sexist humour, you fill your pages with events not happening on the UPEI campus. Why do you ignore sports?

I do not believe that there is a university in Canada, regard- less of size, that has enjoyed the success that UPEI teams

have in the past few years. ...but mentions of this are scarce in your paper.

We who wear a UPEI uniform are proud of the university... are these sentiments recipro- cated by the student body? From the reaction of the stu- dent newspaper, this seems doubtful.

Can’t you get someone to write a column?

Obviously I can’t sign this but I assure you this is felt by many.

Editor’s Note: The Gem has been trying for some time to find a sports writer. We don’t like ignoring the sports on campus. This term we have one; Bobby Campbell will be contributing a regular sports page to The Gem, which we look forward to appearing in next week’s issue.

Sincerely, The Editor

of France. Many bilingual, english speaking Quebecers do not object to this treatment of Canadians coming to live here.

Though listening is detrimen- tal to the well-being and aca- demic success of students be- cause it affects their power to concentrate.

Thought listening is practiced in the home countries of many European, middle east, and African nationals, who live in Quebec city. Because it is per- mitted to listen to the thoughts of “les angalis’’, especially those from the outside, that is to say those from the rest of Canada, many of these for- eigners listen to the thoughts of Canadians while they are living here.

A large number of federal civil servants have taken, or are taking french immersion courses in Quebec. Any one of them could be subjected to “Yecoute de la vie.” It is very possible that the information pertaining to the federal state, which is found in their heads, finds its way into the hands of members of the population who are opposed to the canadian state, or into the hands of for- eigners, who send it back to their governments.

I hope that you will bring the existance of this situation to the attention of students liv- ing in veur area.

Sincerely yours, Jamie Lewin

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Offered in both English and French. the programme for 1987-88 includes humanities courses focussing on ‘The Twentieth Century World’ as well as language courses: The faculty are from universities across Canada.

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