English Ma-jors 0mm!!!
Claire Nantes
A meeting of English jorS was held last ursday afternoon, anuary 'nne purpose . , the meeting was to ; ange an organized body r the majors.
There are two main urposes to this action. "rst, to facilitate ,. u 'caticn between .,- - stucbnts with cannon
oerests; and second, to
vestigate the possibil— ty of electing represent- tives who would attend
.- department meetings
d voice fine opinions and .. oerns of the majors. Meeting convener, Lois
- , was pleased with .- attendance at the ting and she said that
- students expressed keen interest in tablishing some sort of
temal organization.
:‘ students were inted to investigate
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I. FAX V (CUP) »-‘ The Halifax
I o 'cle-Herald which has - been printing letters _
1 over a month, plans to
' are their publication turdaY- Managing editor
= ld Shea said the main
-- on for withholding the r's letters was
cause of a supreme court tision in Saskat‘dnewan
' Ch found a newspaper
: led the Star-Pth
e". ible for a libelous tter.
Shea said the decision
ant that a newspaper would ‘ to agree with the
I concept of a letter it _t8d.- "We asked our lCitors to give us a
IVE THE. GIFT OF
The first Blood Donor nlc of the yearwillbe 1d next Tuesday, Jan. 23 UPEI Alumni ermasium.
" hours of the Clinic "from 3:00— 6:00 pm. 1’6 is only one session ‘3 clinic so it is hoped '0 lots of people will | (Put to participate. S in past clinics, a ‘31“ Of b usinesses are ‘trl'b uting prizes or
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the regulations and voting
procedures regarding
student representations. Ms. Pursey said that if
it is found to be a feasible
proposition, all English majors will be sent a
noninaticn form and complete
list of eligible students. Following this, a vote will be taken through a mail- out ballot.
The Senate Regulations on the matter seem to be rather vague. It is stated that students m be represented at a ratio of 1 student to 3 full-time
faculty.
For the past 6 years UPEI Psychology Department has adopted this principle and Prof. G. Perry, former chpartment dnainnan, claims that the practice has proved to be very successful and rewarding. "Initially," sates Dr. Perry, "the idea was adopted to insure that students got a voice on hiring and firing issues but the student contribution into these issues was found to be so helpful that the marndate was expanded to give the student reps. a
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vote on all decisions."
Dr. Perry stated that the students were often more objective and demanding and their angle has lnelped to bring about well-rounded decisions within the cbpartment.
The Senate rules and regulations concerning the rights to the students having a voice in depart- mental decisions are being further investigated. English majors can expect to be hearing more on the matter in the near future.
ROOM AND BOARD AT UPEI A BARGAIN
Guardian Nov 29/78
A publication designed as
a guide to give the prespective university student information concerning Canadian univer- sities says roan and
board fees at the University
ruling and suggested
it would be wise to refrain
from running letters."
"Of course we try not to print libelous letters anyway," said Shea, "but I feel letters to the - editor have a proper place in newspapers."
"We usually get about 35 letters each week. We've
been saving them all, so there's quite a back—log now. "
"I personally feel sore- one should ask parliament to clarify the ruling. Although we'll be publish- ing letters again, the ruling has not been erased fron our mninds."
increases this can cer- tainly be a great help! Student Union has once again agreed to donate a case of'b everages" to the residence on campus which
of Prince Island are, a bargain but UPEI's record in intercollegiate competition is poor.
U-Choose, A Guide to Canadian Universities, published by mving '1!) Publications offers consumer information on awards, application deadlines, student services housing and college life.
, Informationabout UPEI Can be fomd"'on page 20‘
of the guide. It describes UPEI as a young university with an enrolment of approximately 1,500 full- time stu<bnts.
It notes the University offers courses in three faculties in arts, science and education and that badnelor degrees are offer- ed in arts, science,
, education , business;
administration and music. The guide goes on to. ' describe the facilities offered at the nmniversity noting that roon and board fees are a bargain at $612 a semester in the traditional residence
“H
'has the greatest numb er of inhabitants turn out to dornate. . Several classes and orL ganizations have issued challenges and the class "
and $322 _a serester in the apartment residences.
It also notes that a feature at UPEI is the close relationships between faculty and students and the accessibility of faculty for consultation outside of class hours.
It states that students are actively involved in the university decision
. makm' g at both the board ‘ and “levels in--
cluding pronotion and tenure comnittees.
Another bright point in the description of UPEI is related to the fact that the Canadian Assoc— iation of College and University Libraries (C‘ACUL) rates ,UPEI library as 6th out of 41 in terms of books to full—time equivaler'nt'St’udents;
It also states that the intercollegiate program in particular is limited and the University's record in intercollegiate competition is not very good.
which has the largest num- ber of donors will receive a prize from Student Union
Chairperson Maria Drie— 6111 and her Committee con- sisting of students and faculty held a meeting on Jan. 16 tobegin the or- ganizing of the clinic. Hovever, the success of the clinic depends on the students, faculty, and staff. Without their con- trib utions, the clinic will not be a success.
It is our giving ofblood which can give life to others. PLEASE remember the clinic on Jan. 23be— tween 3 and 6 and give the gift of life.