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      4
      October
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federal
      candidates
      look
      for
      solutions
      to
      stu-
     
     
      dent’s
      financial
      woes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Conservative,
      Liberal
      and
      NDP
      candidates
      opine
      in
      on
      what
      they
      feel
      is
      needed
     
     
      for
      the
      betterment
      of
      the
      university
      experience
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      colours
      varied
      from
     
     
      blue
      to
      green
      to
      red
      Monday
     
     
      night
      as
      candidates
      for
      the
     
     
      Liberal,
      NDP
      and
     
     
      Conservatives
      moved
      into
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Centre
      to
     
     
      discuss
      their
      plans
      for
      the
     
     
      students
      of
      UPEI.
     
     
      “Post-secondary
      education
     
     
      has
      been
      left
      struggling,”
     
     
      NDP
      candidate
      Brian
     
     
      Pollard
      started
      off.
      “We
      [the
     
     
      NDP]
      have
      plans
      for
      the
     
     
      future.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      the
      other
      candidates
     
     
      fired
      back.
     
     
      Conservative
      candidate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tom
      DeBlois
      spoke
      of
      what
     
     
      the
      school
      has
      done
      for
      the
     
     
      province
      and
      how
      he
      has
     
     
      great
      respect
      for
      it.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      don’t
      drive
      by
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      campus
      without
      looking
     
     
      back,”
      he
      said.
      “It’s
      with
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campus.”
     
    

    
     
      DeBlois
      continued
      with
      his
     
     
      opinions
      of
      how
      UPEI
      has
     
     
      helped
      shape
      the
      area
      for
      the
     
     
      better
      by
      _
      stating
      the
     
     
      province
      should
      join
      him
      in
     
     
      being
      happy
      with
      its
      devel-
     
     
      opment.
     
    

    
     
      “All
      Islanders
      should.
      be
     
     
      proud,
      they
      are
      proud.
      And
     
     
      for
      that
      I
      salute
      you.”
     
    

    
     
      Liberal
      candidate
      and
     
     
      Charlottetown
      riding
      incum-
     
     
      bent
      Shawn
      Murphy
      focused
     
     
      his
      opening
      arguments
      on
     
     
      what
      he
      has
      done
      for
      the
     
     
      school
      since
      first
      taking
     
     
      office.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “My
      biggest
      priority
      has,
     
     
      since
      then,
      been
      this
      univer-
     
     
      sity,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      A
      big
      topic
      of
      discussion
     
     
      for
      the
      debate
      was
      the
      illus-
     
     
      trous
      problem
      of
      student
     
     
      debt,
      and
      all
      candidates
     
     
      aimed
      to
      have
      their
      voices
     
     
      heard
      on
      the
      subject.
     
    

    
     
      “I’m
      extremely
      pleased
     
     
      with
      the
      Liberal
      platform
      in
     
     
      this
      area,”
      Murphy
      said.
     
    

    
     
      But
      Pollard
      saw
      it
      in
      a
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      light.
     
    

    
     
      “Since
      the
      1990’s
      debts
     
     
      have
      tripled,”
      he
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      people
      I
      know.”
     
    

    
     
      He
      went
      on
      to
      say
      the
      NDP
     
     
      plans
      to
      lower
      student
      loan
     
     
      rates,
      making
      it
      easier
      for
     
     
      students
      to
      pay
      them
      back.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      sympathy
     
     
      for
      the
      loans
      students
      have
     
     
      to
      pay
      these
      days,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      for
      one
      would
      like
      to
      see
     
     
      the
      day
      there
      are
      no
      student
     
     
      loans.”
     
    

    
     
      Murphy
      noted
      __
      that:
     
     
      “People
      don’t
      just
      jump
      into
     
     
      the
      work
      force...It
      takes
     
     
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      All
      three
      candidates
      agreed
     
     
      there
      needs
      to
      be
      something
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
     
     
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
      done
      __
      to
     
    

    
     
      dt
      ensure
     
    

    
     
      ™
      Islanders
     
    

    
     
      .
      have
      _
      the
     
    

    
     
      ability
      to
     
    

    
     
      obtain
      a
     
    

    
     
      post-sec-
     
    

    
     
      ondary
     
    

    
     
      education,
      and
      while
      there
     
    

    
     
      has
      been
      significant
     
    

    
     
      improvements
      in_
      recent
     
     
      years
      more
      can
      be
      done.
     
    

    
     
      “Any
      canadian
      will
      have
     
    

    
     
      the
      chance
      to
      obtain
      a
      post-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      secondary
      education,
      and
     
     
      i’m
      very
      proud
      of
      that,”
     
     
      DeBlois
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      cost
      of
      books
      was
      also
     
     
      on
      the
      agenda.
      DeBlois
     
     
      insisted
      the
      prices
      in
      the
     
     
      school
      Bookstore
      are
      exactly
     
     
      what
      you’d
      expect
      else-
     
     
      where
      and
      while
      the
      Liberal
     
     
      and
      NDP
      _
      candidates
     
     
      declared
      prices
      could
      be
     
     
      changed.
     
    

    
     
      “Anything
      that
      would
     
     
      lower
      the
      cost
      of
      text
      books
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      students,
      I’m
      all
      for
      it,”
     
     
      Pollard
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      federal
      election
      will
     
     
      take
      place
      on
      Oct.
      14.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wave
      of
      controversy
      finds
      its
      way
      in
      the
     
     
      Wave's
      Halloween
      pub_
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Change
      of
      plans
      means
      those
      under
      and
      over
      19-years-old
      may
     
     
      not
      be
      sharing
      the
      bar
      together
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      of
      UPEI
      under
      the
     
     
      age
      of
      19
      may
      have
      gotten
     
     
      an
      unpleasant
      surprise
     
     
      recently
      upon
      hearing
      the
     
     
      popular
      Halloween
      party
     
     
      held
      at
      the
      Wave
      had
      moved
     
     
      from
      a
      wet/dry
      event
      to
      an
     
     
      event
      only
      for
      those
      of
     
     
      drinking
      age.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Union
      President
     
     
      Justin
      Douglas
      says
      there’s
     
     
      no
      reason
      to
      fret,
      however.
     
     
      There
      still
      will
      be
      an
      event
     
     
      for
      students
      who
      are
      under-
     
     
      age,
      there’s
      simply
      been
      a
     
     
      change
      in
      plans.
     
    

    
     
      “As
      it
      stands
      there’s
      going
     
     
      to
      be
      two
      Halloween
     
     
      dances,”
      Douglas
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Douglas
      smiled
      often
      when
     
     
      discussing
      a
      situation
      he
     
     
      says
      has
      “snowballed.”
     
     
      When
      the
      decision
      was
     
     
      made
      to
      move
      away
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      wet/dry
      concept,
      he
      had
     
     
      no
      idea
      it
      would
      spawn
      into
     
     
      such
      a
      major
      ordeal
      for
      the
     
     
      student
      population.
     
    

    
     
      He
      went
      on
      to
      state
      that
     
     
      while
      no
      plans
      have
      been
      set
     
     
      in
      stone,
      it
      seems
      possible
     
     
      the
      first
      night
      will
      be
      for
     
     
      those
      of
      and
      below
      drinking
     
     
      age,
      while
      the
      next
      will
      be
     
     
      an
      event
      permitted
      to
      those
     
     
      of
      19
      years
      and
      older.
     
    

    
     
      “Anything
      could
     
     
      happen...It’s
      really
      up
      in
      the
     
     
      air.
      Nothing’s
      been
      solidi-
     
     
      fied
      yet.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      change
      in
      plan
      is
      by
      no
     
     
      means
      trying
      to
      keep
      the
     
     
      younger
      students
      from
     
     
      enjoying
      a
      similar
      university
     
     
      experience
      as
      the
      older
      ones,
     
     
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “Its
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      a
      deliberate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      attempt
      to
      keep
      the
      underage
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      attending
      the
      pub...It’s
     
     
      not
      something
      we’re.
      doing
     
     
      in
      spite
      of
      them.”
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      problem
      has
      pro-
     
     
      voked
      some
      keen
      interest,
     
     
      Douglas
      said
      some
      work
     
     
      must
      be
      done
      in
      order
      to
      per-
     
     
      fect
      the
      plans
      for
      the
     
     
      Halloween
      party.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt’s
      a
      bunch
      of
      different
     
     
      things
      and
      they
      need
      to
      be
     
     
      factored
      in
      and
      weighed.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      past,
      the
      Halloween
     
     
      party
      has
      lived
      up
      to
      its.
     
     
      hype,
      welcoming
      a
      packed
     
     
      house
      and
      a
      variety
      of
      cos-
     
     
      tumes.
      as
      students
      jam
      into
     
     
      the
      bar.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event,
      Douglas.
      said,
     
     
      often
      entices
      excitement.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      find
      these
      shows
      to
     
     
      sell
      out
      very
      quickly.”
     
    

    
     
      Final
      plans
      have
      not
      yet
     
     
      been
      released.