“Tell me what you are busy about, and I will tell you what you are.”

Editor-in-Chief: Cora-Lee DesRoches Production Editor: Ian Mollison

Movie Reviewer: Missy Brennan

Features Editor: Dawnne Chappelle

Advertising Manager: Derrick Cameron Lypesetter: Simon T. Berge

Head Photographer: Vivian Huizenga Photographer: Stephen Bettles Photographer: Amy Kohl

News Editor: Laura Kilfoil

News Writer: Wendell Blackett

News Writer: Ellen Perry

News Writer: Jason Corsi

Engineers’ Page Editor: Dave MacKinnon Sports Editor: Matthew Beardsley Graphics Editor: Jim Macgrath

System Manager: James Connolly Circulation Manager: Chris Vessey Layout Personnel: Daren Dizon

Layout Personnel: Terry Lyn Hall Official Pizza Eater: Katie Huizenga

We reserve the right to edit submissions due to space or taste limita-

tions.

We reserve the right not to print submissions that are sub-

mitted after Monday at 3:00pm.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor

I am sitting in Kelley and drowning in a virtual sea of wasted paper. All three garbage cans are overflowing with unused and wasted paper.

Any file that is printed out has a banner. flag to identify it, and then a lot of files have a blank sheet of paper before and after them. Further, since most of the time the printers are not set to the proper top of form, maay stu- dents are printing multiple copies

of the same file just to get a “good” copy” to pass in.

This creates a serious waste of paper that could be avoided if blank pages were not inserted be- tween file banners and the files themselves.

Whoever removed the knobs from the printer is in for a shock. People are not resetting the top of form by pressing the ‘feed’ key repeatedly. Instead, people stick their hand into the printer and turn the platen with their fin-

Dear Editor,

In reference to the cartoon on page 10 of the GEM, (Jan 19, 1989); we have one question: “was it supposed to be funny?” We found it to be crude and pointless! Are we to laugh at such a warped use of profanity? We are not amused!!

Kim Duncan

Michelle Morris

Dear Cartoon Critics,

We appreciate any and all comments and criticisms concern- ing the GEM. Submissions are al- ways welcomed as was the car- toon in question. Graphics are usually used as space fillers be- cause we do not always have ar- ticles: The cartoon is a take-off on a British cartoon with original aspects added by the artist (for copyright purposes). They were indeed amused. Also on a per- sonal note, with all the REAL im- portant social, educational, and political issues about, I am per- plexed at how such a insignificant part of the student paper can: in- spire you to be outraged. Tuition can hike, crime goes on, starva-

tion occurs, and yet the only re- sponses we get are over cartoons that do not appeal to a specific sense of humour. But again, Thank you for you comments it is nice to know that at least some- body out there does care about something!!!

CEMSORSHIP Ih TOON Town

gers. The knobs might as well have been left on the printers.

The reason I’ve written this letter is‘twofold. First, I’ve just thrown out about 30 sheets of paper that need not have been wasted and I feel guilty. Second, I hope someone at the computer centre will read this message and perhaps take some action to cut back on paper waste.

sign me, the Paper Chase

SWAP

Why go back to the same old job when you could be working within walking distance of Buck- ingham palace, teaching English ‘in Japan, or skiing on your week- end off in New Zealand? Plan now to \turn next years’ sum- mer job into the experience of a lifetime. A Travel Cuts rep- resentative will be on your cam- pus soon to tell you about op- portunities for working holidays in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, as well as our newly started au pair program in Finland. ;

A SWAP working holiday pro- vides you with a means to fund a long term stay in the host coun- try. Working allows you to get to know the local people and cul- ture. Last years’ 1,700 partici- pants worked at jobs as diverse

as that of; sheep shearer, bank.

teller, bell hop, office worker, and farm hand. SWAP’s flexibility al-

The Experienc

of a Lifetime

lows students to spend a wi summer or longer abroad. M “Swappers” use the SWAP | gram s a starting point fo longer trip.

SWAP takes care of all the tape by providing: working } day visas, temporary accom tions, orientation programs, § general advice and assistanc¢ the host country.

The regional mane of Travel Cuts, Kasia Hedin} will be on campus Friday, Fe! ary 3rd. She will be giving presentation on the SWAP ? gram and general services oft by Travel Cuts. This meeting' take place at 11:30 a.m. in Ro 109 of Robertson Library.

All students who are 1! ested in SWAP or those who! planning to travel over the ing months are invited to attt

SWAP is a program of §

Canadian Federation of Stud

of which UPEI is a full mem

Thursday, February 2nd, 1989