i  "by GERALD'MCKENNA 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Student Union By—Elections officially 
     
     started yesterday, wednesday, Sept. 27th, when 
     
     nominations were opened. , 
     
    

    
     Now this article is supposed to be an 
     
     editorial and not a notice or a news column 
     
     but I feel the student elections are 
     
     important enough to deserve mention, if not 
     
     some sort of criticism. 
     
    

    
     It seems that over the past few yearS~ 
     
     student elections at UPEI have abnays had prtblems, 
     
     be it lack of Electoral Officers, lack of 
     
     nominees, poorly run or organized campaigns, 
     
     (Immolaints of unfairness, rumors of dirty 
     
     campaigns, and so on. . 
     
    

    
     Well, it seems that once again UPEI is heading 
     
     for prtblems. Nominations opened yesterday and 
     
     there is of yet no Electoral Officer. Whose fault 
     
     is this? Where does the blame lie? Who knows! 
     
     The Student union executive say that Personnel 
     
     Board are supposed to hire the Electoral Officer 
     
     but due to a technicality they are ynable to do 
     
     so for another week or two. The Student Council 
     
     perhaps should have appointed an interim one at 
     
     their last council meeting but unfortunately this 
     
     was overlooked. Last year's Electoral Officer is 
     
     not back at UPEI and,last of all, and perhaps most 
     
     important of all, nobody has shown an interest in 
     
     the position. 
     
    

    
     The Personnel Board has advertised.this 
     
     position in the first two issues of the SUN, but 
     
     as yet nobody has shown an interest. 
     
    

    
     Why hasn't anyone applied? It is an 
     
     interesting job, a good way to find out what's 
     
     going on, and also an excelletn way to become 
     
     involved in the Student Union. 
     
    

    
     As I've already stated, nominations opened 
     
     on wednesday, Sept. 27th. All a person has to do 
     
     is to go to the Student Union office in the 
     
     Barn and pick up an applicaticn form. This 
     
     form1mmst.be turned in before 5:00 p.m. on 
     
     October 4th. Once all ncmunation forms are 
     
     in, and forms will ngt_be accepted after 5 p.m., 
     
     the election campaign will be explained to the 
     
     delegates; ' 
     
    

    
     campaign week runs from 5:00 p.m. on 
     
     Wednesday, October 4th, to 12 midnight of 
     
     October 10th. All posters and campaign signs 
     
     must be down at this time or the delegate will 
     
     be disqualified. 
     
    

    
     MEdnesday, Octdber llth will be Election 
     
     Day. Polls open in the Library from 10:00 a.m. 
     
     to 4:30 p.m. Positions open in the elections 
     
     include (1) 4 class presidents; (2) 1 Board of 
     
    
   
   
    
     Governors Rep.; (3) 3 Senate Raps; (4) 2 
     
     Arts Esps. 
     
     Dear Sir-l with one U.P.E.I. s.'U. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In regard to the up 
     
     coming by-election for 
     
     the available positions 
     
    
   
   
    
     I wish to make the 
     
     following statement: 
     
     In the spring of '78 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     with exclusive national 
     
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     by Youthstream, 307 
     
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     The‘UPEI SUN/aims to  
     
    
   
   
    
     be an independent news- 
     
     paper pubiished weekly 
     
    
   
   
    
     ~ throughout the academic 
     
     .year by the UPEI Union, 
     
    
   
   
    
     printed by the Journal- 
     
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     and distributed-throughout 
     
     the campus and 3 few select 
     
    
   
   
    
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     editor.0'pinionsare those 
     
    
   
   
    
     of the persons expressing . 
     
     them. All letters and art- 
     
    
   
   
    
     icles must be signed 
     
     even jt_theuna eishto’ 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
     I resigned the pOSition 
     
     of Arts representative 
     
     (received by acclamation) 
     
     with the student council 
     
     '78-79. Be it known that 
     
    
   
   
    
     I did not leave the 
     
     council with any 
     
     bitterness as to its 
     
     Operation. Nor did I 
     
     leave with anyiquestion, 
     
     whatsoever, as to each 
     
     of its members ability 
     
    

    
     to function cooperatively 
     
    
   
   
    
     as the elected representatrk 
     
    
   
   
    
     ives of‘our student union. 
     
    
   
   
    
     However, in reference 
     
     to my resignation, 
     
     some of your readers may 
     
     recall that I expressed a 
     
    
   
   
    
     keen interest in contesting 
     
    
   
   
    
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     hours are 8 a.m. to 11 a. 
     
     and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 
     
     anday, 2 to 10 on TUesda 
     
     and 2 to .2 on wednesday. 
     
     The staff meetihgiis””'” 
     
     wednseday»night~at~7 fast- 
     
     in the SUN office, fdurth 
     
     floor Main. . 
     
    
   
   
    
            
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     This small space is not 
     
     sufficient to express our 
     
     appreciation to those who 
     
     worked on this week's '\ 
     
     issue; - _ 
     
     Pat Ingrahamfls 
     
    

    
     Maria Drisooll\ 
     
    

    
     Gerald McKenna‘ 
     
    

    
     Lois Pursey . 
     
    

    
     Lee Donnelly ' 
     
     John mm i  
     
     John Cairns 1’2; i.‘::’:‘ 31':  
     
     Lachlan MacQuartfieme,m 
     
     SHARON ANNE GREEN a 
     
    
   
   
    
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     this position in the 
     
     by-election. I must 
     
     make it clear nowuthat 
     
     as a result. of! .académic 
     
     concerns‘I will be unable 
     
     to seek this positrwi 
     
     as previously anticipated. 
     
     May the candidate who 
     
     wins your support in i 
     
     the election also earn 
     
     your allegiance througxmm: 
     
     this current term of . 
     
     office. only byvsuchsgyw, 
     
     mutual support can we 3“ 
     
     begin to mswe to a¢; V _; 
     
     greater oo-operatim;   
     
     between our elected_ i.; 
     
     members and the student;‘ 
     
     body. Thank you. 
     
     I am. - ., 
     
     Yours sincerely, 
     
     Alan-Smith e --.u-—-