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The Gem

Letters to the Editor

The Controversy Continues

I would like to make a re- sponse to the letter written by Al- lan Scott.

I do not think that the win- ter games are insignificant at all.

The athletes have worked hard and they deserve their moment to try for the gold. As Allan men- tioned they are gaining experi- ence for their future. But the stu- dents who are here to learn, who pay an arm and a leg to come here, are they not the greatest concern? It is the students who are here to further their careers who should be the number one priority.

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There are many students who must drive everyday from all over the province to attend their classes. Professors as well come from as far as Summerside. If stu- cents can do this all year, surely the athletes can put up with this inconvenience for a few weeks. To put students out of the residence, out of their semester homes, af- ter paying the money they do, is surely madness.

The people living in residence can’t move into a hotel unless they have it booked earlier be- cause they will be all booked up for spectators of the winter

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games. In addition, one motel which I visited to look for acco- modation for next year told me I would be asked to leave for the month of February as the prices would be going up for the winter games, so that the rooms could be rented by the night and not by months. I was also told that many motels would be doing the same.

Some students may not mind staying here a few weeks extra at the end of the year, but I ask you to think of the students from other provinces. The few extra weeks will cause many students

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Challenge of the Eighties Fund Raiser

Editor’s note: Some students are wondering why they are auto- matically being charged a $5 fee

for the challenge of the eighties

Looking for a

Looking for a job — seasonal, year-round, part-time, full-time? if you are, then the Second An- nual Job Fair, April 6 and 7, 1990 at the Confederation Cen- tre of the Arts, is for you. The fair is open to any and all Is- landers looking for employment — students and adults alike.

Job Fair ’90 is an excellent op- portunity for job seekers to meet with numerous employers offering a wide variety of positions — all under one roof!

The following are examples of the many positions that will be available at the fair: in retail — supervisor, sales clerk, cashier;

charity, without being consulted. This brief article will hopefully answer some of these questions.

Job?

in food and beverage — hostess, cooks, servers, kitchen staff; and in accomodations — front desk, maintenance, and hotel room at- tendants.

Come to Confederation Cen- tre of the Arts on April 6 and 7 and fill out applications, leave

‘your resume, and set up inter-

views with the employers of your choice.

If you are an employer in- terested in participating, there is still limited space available. Please keep in mind first come, first served. Cali TIAPEI at 566- 5008 for reserving a space.

A fund raising drive was put in place by the board of governors by the university two years ago. It was a~campaign drive to raise

to have trouble locating jobs, but for many of the people from the other provinces — it may make it impossible for them to find any form of work. With the degree of unemployment in provinces such as Ne®Wfoundland jobs for stu- dents are hard to come by if you have your name in early. By puttting your name in two weeks later, imagine the disadvantage that you are at.

In conclusion I would like to point out that compared to ed- ucation for students, the winter games does come out much lower on my list of priorities.

money to improve the quality of

the buildings on campus with his- torical quality. Student Council was asked if students wanted to

help. A vote decided that they did wish to help. It was de- cided that a $5 dollar fee would be levied from each student.

A sheet went out that year informing students of the fee. There is also information avail- able at the Student Union telling about the campaign drive so that students may learn more about this.

The first building. to be reno- vated was the Main Building as.

it was the oldest, built in 1855. A number of other buildings will also be renovated in the future, one of which is Cass Building.

by Candi Mackey

Dean of Science Nominations

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science has recieved two nominations for the position of the Dean of Science. They are Professor Leon Loucks of the De- partment of Chemistry, and Pro- fessor Winston Pineau of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Each candidate will present a short discussion on the direc- tion they see the Faculty of Sci- ence going in the next 6 years. Folowing each candidate’s pre- sentation, there will be a ques- tion and answer period directed toward each candidate. Pleasee plan to attend.

Date:

Wednesday, April 4, 1990

Time:

3:30 PM

Location:

Lecture Theatre A, Veteri- nary Medicine

The Search Committee is so- liciting comments regarding the candidates from the University community. To Assure that your input arrives in time to be con- sidered, please submit your com- ments by 5:00 PM on April 9, 1990. Correspondence should be directed to Professor Brian Hill, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPEI.

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