THE FIVE LINES free section of The Gem has been getting a series of messages directed to one student. Last week, one of these sages appeared in Five Lines that should not have been printed.

mes-

The five lines free sec- tion is primarily to be used as a classified ad section for the buying and selling of pri- vate items, but we also ac- cept tasteful messages. Last week, a message in very poor

EDITORIAL!

An Apology

to print personally vindictive messages and on behalf of the Gem, I apologize to Carolyne MacLeod.

To the persons who sub- mitted the offensive message, let me say that it was a par- ticularly gutless attack, es- pecially it was done anonymously, and I am an- gered that this paper played a part in it.

since

Five Lines Free is a new feature provided as an alter- native to the crowded bul-

taste indeed made it into print and I must accept re- sponsibility for that happen- 4 medium of. slander. ing. It goes against the ed-

itorial policy of this paper

that messages

SER PI ETE] LETTERS Cont. from page 4

Wet/Dry Pubs: the President Speaks Dear Editor,

‘On November 27, 1987, a letter was circulated around to various buildings on campus that addressed a number of concerns. I would like to take this opportunity to per- haps answer some of the questions that have arisen out of these concerns.

First of all, there was a question of why there was no General Meeting held on Nov. 24, 1987 so that the students of UPEI could express their concerns effectively. The reason this meeting had to be cancelled was that it had not been advertised adequately and according to the Constitution of the UPEISU, a meeting such as this has to be advertised correctly. So as to keep within the guide- lines of the Constitution, the meeting had to be cancelled. The lack of advertising was an oversight on my part and I take full responsibility for the mistake.

Another concern that was brought to my attention by this letter was the lack of communication that seems to ex- ist between the Student Union Council an the rest of the student body. This, as with past years, has been a con- tinuing problem. However, as the letter suggests, there will be a better utilization of the Gem with articles that will contain such things as a summary of what happens at every council meeting. For the rest of the school year, we will try to better communicate with the students of UPEI. If anyone has any suggestions how this may be done more effectively, please feel free to contact me at any time.

In closing, I would like to thank the student or stu- dents for bringing these concerns to my attention as well as raising the consciousness of other students to these spe- cific concerns. I would like to point out, however, to sign this type of letter anonymously for fear that anyone of the SU Council will be prejudiced against any student at UPEI is far from accurate. We were elected to serve you, the students of UPEI, and by raising these and other con- cerns will enable us to do our jobs more effectively. We encourage people to express these views an you may do so with a letter like such as this or simply attend a Council meeting where your voice will be heard more effectively.

Thank you for attention and if at any time someone has a concern which they wish to express, please feel free to contact me or any other Councillor that sits on the student council.

Sincerely,

Steven Wynne President UPEISU

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letin boards on campus. It is not meant to be used as

could introduce the _ policy bearing full

names will not be printed, or that anonymous messages will be thrown out, but such policies would exclude mes- sages of thanks’ and many other messages that should be printed. Instead, a much heavier hand will be applied to scrutinizing submissions, especially those marked to be printed anonymously.

I encourage students to submit messages to five lines free, especially if you want to buy something or have books or stuff to sell. Jokes are fine too, but have the sense to be responsible in what you write.

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