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      Bottles
      property
      of
      Memorial
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      by
      Daniel
      LaRonde
     
     
      N
      various
      parts
      of
      our
      university
      we
      are
     
     
      I
      fortunate
      to
      have
      racks
      to
      gather
      pop
     
     
      bottles
      as
      a
      contribution
      to
      the
      Memo-
     
     
      rial
      Bursary
      Fund.
      With
      tuition
      up
      and
      funding
     
     
      down,
      bursaries
      certainly
      help
      out
      students
      fac-
     
     
      ing
      less-than-adequate
      finances
      so
      they
      can
      eat,
     
     
      pay
      rent
      etc.
      To
      avoid
      writing
      an
      article
      con-
     
     
      cerning
      people
      taking
      bottles
      from
      these
      tracks
     
     
      for
      their
      own
      use,
      as
      well
      as
      off
      of
      the
      tables
      and
     
     
      other
      places
      the
      bottles
      are
      commonly
      left,
      I
     
     
      questioned
      some
      students
      who
      frequently
      drop
     
     
      inatthe
      “Pit
      Stop’’
      inthe
      Robertson
      Library
      for
     
     
      reactions
      to
      this
      apparent
      “‘thieving”’
      (for
      lack
     
     
      of
      a
      better
      word).
     
     
      First
      let
      me
      explain
      the
      situation
      this
      article
     
     
      deals
      with.
     
    

    
     
      A
      student
      buys
      a
      pop,
      drinks
      it
      and
      either
     
     
      leaves
      the
      empty
      on
      the
      table
      he/she
      sits
      at,
     
     
      keeps
      the
      bottle,
      or
      ‘‘donates”’
      it
      in
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      tacks.
      The
      rack
      is
      identified
      in
      plain,
      large
      print,
     
     
      by
      a
      sign
      saying
      ‘‘Please
      do
      not
      remove
      bottles
     
     
      from
      the
      pit...
      The
      money
      is
      given
      to
      the
      Memo-
     
     
      ial
      Bursary
      Fund,’’
      and
      the
      bottles
      are
      cashed
     
     
      in
      for
      the
      bursary
      fund,
      which
      is
      there
      for
     
     
      students
      with
      emergency-type
      needs
      (food,
      rent),
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      are
      a
      few
      people
      (one
      I
      have
      witnessed
     
     
      many,
      many
      times)
      who
      take
      the
      bottles
      from
     
     
      the
      rack
      and
      cash
      them
      for
      their
      own
      use.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      asked
      students
      (who
      mostly
      remain
     
     
      anonymous)
      about
      these
      deeds
      of
      theft,
      and
      I
     
     
      have
      compiled
      a
      little
      list
      of
      “‘utterances’’,
     
     
      most
      of
      which
      are
      expressions
      of
      outrage.
     
    

    
     
      1.
      ‘Uf
      the
      bottle
      is
      their
      own
      and
      they
      paid
      for
     
     
      the
      pop,
      it’s
      up
      to
      them
      what
      to
      do
      with
      it,
      but
     
     
      people
      taking
      bottles
      froma
      bursary
      fund
      is
      low
     
     
      and
      scavenging.
      ’’
     
    

    
     
      2.
      ‘They
      should
      be
      expelled
      from
      University
     
     
      Sor
      theft.’’
     
    

    
     
      3.
      “‘It
      pisses
      me
      off
      to
      see
      myself
      struggling
     
     
      with
      money,
      and
      having
      someone
      ‘steal’
      Srom
     
     
      what
      could
      be
      in
      students’
      pockets
      for
      rent,
     
     
      Sood,
      books.’’
     
    

    
     
      4.
      “‘
      When
      I
      place
      my
      bottle
      in
      the
      rack,
      I
     
     
      want
      it
      to
      go
      to
      the
      Bursary
      Fund,
      not
      to
      this
     
     
      individual.
      I’m
      furious
      that
      he/she
      (vou
      know
     
     
      who
      you
      are)
      has
      the
      gall
      to
      take
      bottles
      from
      the
     
     
      rack.”’
     
    

    
     
      5.
      ‘I
      think
      it
      sucks.
      Fi
      unding
      has
      been
      frozen
     
     
      so
      much,
      I
      haven’t
      received
      a
      loan
      and
      have
     
     
      been
      forced
      to
      quit
      University,
      because
      of
      lack
     
     
      of
      funds.
      It
      fuckin’
      ticks
      me
      off
      that
      people
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lhe
      big
      English
     
    
   
   
    
     
      conference
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "
      Rebecca
      Ford
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ast
      weekend,
      UPEI
      was
      overrun
      with
      En
     
    
   
   
    
     
      glish
      undergrads
      as
      they
      gathered
      for
      a
      weekend
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      rewarding,
      intellectual
      pursuits.
      These
      students
      came
      from
      12
      Atlantic
      universities,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      including
      3
      from
      the
      United
      States,
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      universities
      included
      Acadia,
      Dalhousie,
      Mount
     
    
   
   
    
     
      llison,
      St.Francis
      Xavier,
      St.
      Mary’s,
      St.Thomas,
      all
      three
      campuses
      of
      the
      University
      of
      Maine,
     
     
      both
      campuses
      of
      the
      University
      of
      New
      Brunswick.
     
    

    
     
      From
      each
      of
      these
      campuses
      came
      forth
      some
      brave
      souls
      to
      present
      papers
      they
      had
      written
     
     
      Mmany
      different
      topics.
      After
      the
      papers
      were
      presented,
      there
      was
      time
      allotted
      for
      questions
      from
     
     
      “audience,
      During
      this
      time,
      the
      facilitators
      (as
      they
      were
      so
      aptly
      called)
      were
      in
      charge
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tkers
      and,
      if
      necessary,
      mediation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ._
      “te
      were
      a
      total
      of
      five
      sessions
      held
      over
      the
      weekend.
      These
      sessions
      gave
      participators
      a
     
     
      “ce
      of
      four
      vastly
      different
      topics.
      The
      sessions
      lasted
      approximately
      75
      minutes
      and
      were
      used
     
     
      Present
      3
      or
      4
      selections
      (be
      they
      papers
      or
      selected
      poems).
     
    

    
     
      his
      was
      the
      13th
      annual
      Atlantic
      Undergraduate
      English
      Conference.
      There
      were
      60
      papers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ¢d
      this
      year,
      as
      compared
      to
      15
      in
      the
      first
      year
      of
      the
      conference.
      These
      were
      both
      critical
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Teative
      papers
      on
      topics
      such
      as
      Women
      &
      Literature,
      Milton
      &
      Meaning,
      Harmony
      &
      Discord
     
    
   
   
    
     
      omen
      &
      Romance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "those
      interested
      in
      next
      year’s
      conference,
      slated
      for
      St.
      Mary’s
      University,
      the
      information
     
     
      "ld
      be
      available
      early
      in
      the
      Fall
      semester
      from
      any
      English
      faculty
      members.
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      taking
      the
      bottles,
      when
      the
      money
      is
      clearly
     
     
      needed
      somewhere
      else.
      The
      bottles
      should
      be
     
     
      Placed
      in
      a
      bin
      where
      people
      will
      have
      a
      hard
     
     
      time
      getting
      these
      bottles
      without
      being
      con-
     
     
      Spicuous.
      I
      think
      the
      ‘person’
      should
      be
      repri-
     
     
      manded
      by
      law.’’
      (Peter
      Noel,
      former
      arts
     
     
      student)
     
    

    
     
      An
      undisclosed
      source
      had
      indicated
      to
      me
     
     
      that
      there
      was
      $10,000
      (approx)
      worth
      of
      pop
     
     
      bottles
      that
      had
      passed
      through
      the
      ‘‘Pit
      Stop’’
     
     
      and
      only
      $2,500
      had
      reached
      the
      bursary
      fund
     
     
      last
      year.
      I
      was
      also
      told
      these
      few
      people
      have
     
     
      been
      warned
      by
      letters
      froma
      lawyer
      stating
      he/
     
     
      she
      can
      be
      charged
      under
      the
      Criminal
      Code
      of
     
     
      Canada.
      In
      my
      opinion,
      if
      they
      justified
      them-
     
     
      selves
      for
      taking
      the
      pop
      bottles
      by
      saying
      they
     
     
      desperately
      needed
      money,
      I
      would
      suggest
     
     
      they
      make
      use
      of
      this
      student
      bursary
      fund,
      like
     
     
      other
      students
      do,
      and
      not
      resort
      to
      stealing
     
     
      donations.
      I
      want
      my
      Pop
      bottles
      to
      go
      to
      the
     
     
      bursary
      fund,
      but
      I
      don’t
      feel
      that
      I
      have
      to
     
     
      securely
      guard
      it
      so
      that
      it
      gets
      there.
      Those
     
     
      were
      my
      bottles,
      I
      paid
      for
      them,
      and
      I
      donated
     
     
      them
      to
      the
      fund.
      Whether
      they
      got
      there
      or
      not
     
     
      remains
      to
      be
      seen.
      I
      will
      follow
      up
      on
      this
     
     
      article
      at
      a
      later
      date.
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      LETTERS
     
     
      continued
      from
      page
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      interview.
      That
      is
      totally
      incorrect
      as
      I
      had
      spent
     
     
      alot
      of
      time
      and
      energy
      attempting
      to
      get
      the
     
     
      members
      of
      ‘‘Blue
      Rodeo”
      to
      do
      an
      interview
     
     
      session.
      ‘‘Blue
      Rodeo”’
      had
      refused
      to
      partake
     
     
      ina
      session
      since
      the
      local
      paper,
      The
      Guardian,
     
     
      had
      refused
      to
      give
      any
      advance
      notice
      of
      their
     
     
      performances.
      Before
      you
      jump
      up
      and
      point
     
     
      out
      that
      the
      X-Press
      gave
      advance
      coverage,
      |
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      make
      it
      clear
      that
      the
      interview
     
     
      was
      promised
      based
      on
      a
      number
      of
      conditions
     
     
      that
      your
      paper
      did
      not
      comply
      with.
      (ask
      Sean
     
     
      what
      these
      conditions
      were.)
     
    

    
     
      2.
      As
      for
      attesting
      that
      the
      band
      management
     
     
      and
      members
      were
      difficult
      to
      work
      with,
      any
     
     
      one
      that
      had
      to
      work
      with
      them
      during
      their
      3
     
     
      day
      stay
      KNOW
      that
      they
      were
      hard
      to
      work
     
     
      with.
      Most
      bands
      and
      acts
      that
      I
      have
      had
      the
     
     
      fortune
      to
      work
      with
      supplied
      me
      with
      a
      list
      of
     
     
      performance
      demands
      (a
      rider)
      which
      normally
     
     
      consist
      of
      a
      one
      page
      document,
      ‘‘Blue
      Ro-
     
     
      deo’s’’
      rider
      consisted
      of
      a
      23
      page
      (typed
      on
     
     
      both
      sides)
      booklet
      with
      116
      demands.
      Hope-
     
     
      fully
      that
      will
      show
      you
      that
      as
      an
      organization,
     
     
      ““Blue
      Rodeo
      Productions”’
      were
      indeed
      a
      most
     
     
      difficult
      group
      to
      work
      with.
     
    

    
     
      I
      apologize
      on
      behalf
      of
      myself
      for
      being
     
     
      unable
      to
      obtain
      for
      you
      an
      interview
      and
      hope
     
     
      that
      I
      can
      rectify
      that
      situation
      by
      offering
      to
      you
     
     
      an
      interview
      with
      Sue
      Medley
      on
      Feb.
      18th.
     
    

    
     
      Adrian
      Harrison,
     
     
      V.P.O.
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