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AWA (CUP) — Topped V a federal government to chop $380 million . post secondary educa- January was an especially month for ’Canadian ges and universities. e Liberals introduced proposed amendment to Established Programs cing to the six-and-five int program Jan. 27. proposal is now before House of Commons Ce committee, and will

spend some. time in a bureau- cratic jungle before it actually becomes law.

Ottawa wasn‘t the only

source of post secondary ' destruction.

In Ontario, education minister Bette Stephenson

declared all-out war on the education system by striking a three-member commission

,to radically restructure the

entire post secondary system.

Stephenson wants institutions to become .more specialized

By Ruth Edgett

Student. Union has ted $600 to the UPEI ' United Nations ation to assist its ers to participate in a UN assembly in New ater this year.

grant is $150 less than ted by the group,'but rer Stephen Bishop e feels $600 is all

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council can afford to spend. without taking away from other areas. The money will go- toward the $8,300 cost (if organizing, research, travel and accommodations for the 25-member team. This year’s trip will be the . third for a UPEI group. The university has acquired a respected reputation among international participants at

and provide students with more marketable job skills.

She also wants the com- mission ,to reconsider Ontario’s long-standing po- licy of broad access to univer- sity education.

The Ontario Confedera— tion of University Faculty Associations has since de- manded Stephenson’s re- signation. And at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, fa— culty association president Brian Segal was forced to resign after he wrote a letter to the Globe and Mail sup- porting Stephenson’s moves.

In B.C., a six per cent’ reduction for next year’s

university budgets is leaving a r,

distinct mark. The University of B.C. just announced a 33 per cent tuition fee increase for next year, plus plans to introduce higher tuition fees for international students in two years. UBC will» also limit first year enrolment next year. B.C.’s other two universities are expected to

follow suit in. upcoming months. In B.C.’s 'interior, the

entire Nelson—based David Th0mpson University Centre will be closed at the end of this term due to government restraint.

Massive tuition fee in-. creases can be expected in the Maritimes, -where the\ higher education commission

the y'early.gathering in New York, said Political Studies - Chairman Gary Webster.

He told council members Sunday at the regular SU meeting that the group will be representing Nicaragua this year. In 1982, UPEI students represented two African countries and last year re— presented Soviet interests.

The trip to New York will

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just recommended only a 7.5 per cent increase in funding for post secondary education, although administrations said they needed 11.9 per cent increases. ‘

The news is even worse in Nova Scotia, where educa- tion minister Terry Donahoe said the increase would be limited between four and\ six

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per cent.

At Dalhousie University in Halifax, the arts and science program was told to accept

an $800,000 funding cut.

In Winnipeg, where the NDP government has an; nounced a three per cent ceiling on funding to post secondary education, stu- dents expect massive tuition

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By Ruth Edgett

The UPEI Student Union has established a committee to examine a proposal for improvements'to the Panther Lounge and the hiring of a full-time bar tender-social director.

At its bimonthly meeting Sunday, council selected two members of the committee, which will have Business Manager Heather Love as its third member. The students on the committee are Stephen, Bishop and Paul Peacock.

Love brought the proposal to council at the previous meeting. She suggested the appropriation of $9,000 from the remains of the 1983-84 budget for physicial improve- ments to the lounge. She also

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last seven days, ﬁve of which will be spent in conferences,

A committee meetings and a

simulated general assembly. Webster said the students have been working since last fall to gather information and to plan their presentations.

Nicaragua will be repre- sented on 13 committees, plenaries and positions, including the UN Security

r recommends the hiring of a

full—time staff person to manage the lounge and look after organizing main events.

Love said the intent of her proposal was to increase sales at the Lounge and revenues for the Student Union. The staff person would also leave council members free to devote more time to matters other then the running of the lounge and booking enter— tainment: " ‘

A motion at the previous meeting to make the $9,000 available was defeated because councillors said they wanted more time to study the proposal. That study will be carried out by the three- member committee established Sunday.

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council, of which it is an elected member, the first Committee on Disarmament, the Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism, the Organization of American States, the Economic Council on Latin America and the Commission on Human Rights.

The group will leave for New York April 15 and return April 22. ‘

fee increases. In Saskatche- wan, a. government report recommends 15 to 20 per cent tuition fee increases.

At the University of Alberta it’s likely new pro— grams will only be introduced at the expense of existing programs.

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