01mm (CUP) -‘- As of ,this gamer, Canadian women have a national newspaper.

Upstream, a two-year-old Ottawa warenfs paper, has decided to go natimal with distributicn and articles fran across Canada. , _

'Ihe newspaper has already produced {two natialal issues, we in July and me in August. They have been distributed nationally in 16 cities, including Halifax, Mcntreal, Sudbury, Regina and Vancouver. According to Upstream staffer Pat Daley, the staf staff hopes to link up waren's groups across Canada with the paper and ~ develop a sense of ' amnunity on a national lavel.

"Wonen are doing -‘a lot of things across ,the country and we don't know what each other is doing and the issues we're concentrating m." . Amng the issues Up— stream will _be concentrat- ing on will be violence ' against wmen and working men, Daley said. She said the paper is also a natibnal network of repOrters,

.in Halifax, Toronto, . .

lmisrmderstanding" .

with correspondents already.

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WOMENle P‘s TRHEAM — a

Columbia. As the paper is

distributed more widely,

"men are writing in " saying they, want to . contribute".

It has articles in both French and English, she said, with at least three articles in French in each issue.

Going national was financed by a Young Canada works frant, Daley said, but. the paper plans to

by Jay Underwood (Holland College S

The student unicn executive was defended by ‘ Frank Nbrriscn when it came under attack. from nerrbers of the student body during a'neeting held in the lecture theatre Novenber 29. »

The meeting dealt in part with the recent resignation of Treasurer Boyd Leard, over’what Union President lenny Rogers tented "a Several students demanded to know the exact reason for Ieard's action. Ieard later clarified his position by citing several incidents that pranpted him to offer his resignation, stating

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that he was dissatisfied

UPEI SUN, Thursday, 11 Jan 79, pages

v support itself througl'x ads,

subscriptions, and sure

damaticns . H Because natim‘al

distribution is very

expensive, the paper will " have to it doesn't

get encugh ads.» successful so far,.DaIey

said. .It has for ‘ nearly igno years with duly

a -&bt of $3,000,.

she-.said,aand has a lot of

'theleficutiveg y reference to .a regent:- functim at '

' the: fiscal policy of

Mabel, where

partsof expenses were

paid'ou't-‘of the student f~

midi funds. ‘ ' - ' ’ Following Ieard's ~ *

» statements, the executive

cane under some intense criticism for the printing .of business“cards for use by Kirby Antworth, Greg Allan, and lenny Rogers. Commercial Design student Janes Sorters asked why, the cards were printed in two colours and bore the old College logo, at a greater expense than black lettering. _ Sorters was joined by several other students in reprimanding the A

vol/and Col/q? - me.

about newspapers by work— ing cn it.

_"We've also got a very good ~reapcnse from our readers. We're d>viously providing a md service."

She said the paper's ultimate goal was to be read by a large nutber of wcnen in order to further the wunen's mvelmt in Canada and to give wcuen information necessary to rm their lives.

' .4 flat/(ed

executive for the

extravagance. ‘

"I guess We made a mistake," said sports and recreatim chairnan, Greg Allan, answering the accusatims.

Several attempts were mach by both Allan and Ibgers to close discussion cm the matter, mtil students finally concluded their questioning.

President Ienny Rogers

made no comment upcn Leard's statenent when

questioned by the Surveyor later in the day.

"There's nothing fibre to be said," he stated.

Secretary mbbie Arsenault also tendered her resignatim at the meeting, stating commit- ments elsewhere pronpted her action.

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