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Thursday, November I7, 1983

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Theft, the price we pay

_ By Sharon Leighton group of students shared

a table in the UPEI Cafeteria. ‘

One student said, “I need an ashtray. Nonevof you will tell anyone, will you?” Then she slipped the ashtray from the table into her jacket pocket and walked out. It was November 1, but it could have been any day. Andy Dean, manager of the food service here, says i that there is no serious theft ! problem at ' UPEI. He i admits that at the beginning ‘_ of every year, a certain t amount of theft takes place

due to. the fact that students

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are ~furnishing their apart- ments. “A lot of salt and pepper dishes go missing,” he says.

Andy agreed that some of the Thanksgiving decorations were stolen. “They go,” he said, “but you expect that.”

Andy could not say how much theft there has been. “If an article is breakable,” he said, f‘there are three ways

it could go: breakage, loss,‘

or theft. If it’s not breakable, there are still two ways. We can’t tell how much is lost, how much stolen.” ,

The cost of theft is in- cluded in the price of food at

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the cafeteria. A certain amount of loss is provided for in the budget. ,If, in any year, the shortage experienced, from breakage, loss, and theft, is excessive, the amount will be made up the next year. “Indirectly, some- where along the line, the student will end up paying for this,” said Andy. “To break even, outgo must equal income.” , Andy said that UPEI cem- pared favourably to .other where he has worked. in the past, he has sometimes put boxes in the cafeteria to hold returned

articles, encouraging students to bring back anything stolen before the year ended, knowing that there was plenty to fill them. Five or six years ago, at another university, his staff used to

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after the closing of university in spring and gather “a tremendous amount” of cafeteria china and table— ware. He has seen no need to use these tactics at U.P.E.l.

“Over the past few years,” he said, “students seem to be more responsible and mature. and there is less of this.”

By Carolyn Ryan usiness is slow for the UPEl Women’s Committee Buddy service.

In its first eight nights of operation, the escort service provided “buddies” to 24 callers. ‘V‘One night .we had seven requests,” said c0— ordinator Ronalda Murphy. “Sometimes there is only one.”

Murphy believes part of the reason for the lack of re— sponse is that potential users of the system aren’t aware of how easy it is to arrange for a buddy. Buddies are on duty at the Chaplaincy Center and ready to leave at a phone call’s notice. Safety is en— sured by having the re'quester sign a speical card when she has arrived at her destination.

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blems. People haven’t been as quick to volunteer to be buddies as was expected, and as a result, Friday and Saturday night service have been discontinued. The Women’s Committee hopes to co-ordinate the system better at the beginning of next term.

Members have also had to cope with administration’s lack of visible interest since the project’s initiation. In spite of numerous requests, no extra lighting has been installed in dark spots on campus.

Murphy says she does not feel the service is a failure. She points out that with exams approaching. “a lot of people are going to be here late studying”, and says she expects requests for buddies to increase proportionately.

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engineering conference

About 70 engineering stu— dents gathered at UPEI last weekend to attend the Atlantic Canada engineering conference.

As well as students from UPEI, there were some from UNB, St. FX, Dalhousie, St.

‘Mary’s, Acadia, the College

of Cape Breton and Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Leaders in the engineering profession told students about ‘ the “invisible profession” which produces works for the public to see.

John Evans, president of the Canadian Council of

. Professional Engineers, and

Eric Garland, president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, told listeners achievements in the pro- fession are often taken for granted. Many times it is only the mistakes that receive attention, they said.

The speakers stressed the impact engineering skills can

have on improving pro ductivity and employmen prospects. Examples wert

given of how mini project: and local industries, such a' farming and fishing, coult be improved with high-tecl expertise.

The speakers also discusset with conference participant how to seek out opportunitie and how to direct thei attitudes toward success ant advancement. The guest gave advice on the merits c old fashioned values such a truth, hard work, per severance and excellence.

All of the presentation related to the conferenc theme which was The Futur Role of Atlantic Canad Engineers.

Special technical seminar were given by Prof. Do Gillis on maritime enginee‘ ing; by Mike Baily on tran

-portation engineering; ar

by David Stewart on offsho: engineering.

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