Liam
     
     
      McKenna
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor
      in
     
     
      Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      sometime
      over
      the
      summer
     
     
      when
      I
      was
      listening
      to
      my
      iPod
     
     
      and
      receiving
      text
      messages
      while
     
     
      I
      checked
      my
      Facebook
      and
      chat-
     
     
      ted
      on
      MSN
      that
      I
      realized
      it.
      The
     
     
      technology
      that
      I
      was
      using
      in
      the
     
     
      hopes
      of
      furthering
      my
      contact
     
     
      with
      society
      was
      doing
      just
      the
     
     
      opposite.
      In
      the
      hopes
      of
      staying
     
     
      connected
      with
      the
      world
      around
     
     
      me,
      I
      was
      pushing
      society
      away.
     
     
      My
      professors,
      approaching
      me
      in
     
     
      the
      library,
      had
      to
      speak
      several
     
     
      times
      or
      make
      actual
      physical
      con-
     
     
      tact
      before
      I
      would
      remove
      my
     
     
      headphones
      and
      notice
      they
      were
     
     
      even
      there,
      let
      alone
      trying
      to
     
     
      speak
      to
      me.
      Meanwhile,
      I
      was
     
     
      busy
      communicating
      with
      people
     
     
      who
      were
      not
      even
      in
      the
      room
      as
      I
     
     
      was
      -
      and
      possibly
      not
      even
      the
     
     
      same
      province.
      It
      says
      a
      lot
      for
     
     
      what
      our
      generation
      has
      become:
     
     
      so
      guarded
      by
      our
      own
      commu-
     
     
      nicative
      devices
      that
      actual,
      face-
     
     
      to-face
      interpersonal
      contact
      has
     
     
      become
      a
      luxury
      of
      sorts.
      We've
     
     
      lost
      ourselves
      in
      front
      of
      countless
     
     
      backlit
      LCDs
      and
      deafened
      our-
     
     
      selves
      with
      headphones.
     
    

    
     
      I
      got
      rid
      of
      my
      cell
      phone
      about
      a
     
     
      month
      ago,
      and
      I
      wish
      I
      could
      say
     
     
      I
      didn't
      miss
      it.
      Payphones
      have
     
     
      become
      incredibly
      scarce
      in
      the
     
     
      wake
      of
      the
      satellite
      technology
     
     
      and
      it
      is
      drastic
      change
      to
      suddenly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LETTER
      FROM
      THE
      EDITOR.
      a
      $a
      i
     
     
      Universally
      Speaking
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oct.
      12,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Breaking
      away
      from
      the
     
     
      day-to-day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      be
      able
      to
      be
      contacted
      at
      any
     
     
      point
      in
      the
      day.
      The
      phones
      I
      use
     
     
      now
      have
      actual
      cords
      that
      connect
     
     
      them
      to
      the
      wall,
      and
      when
      I
      write
     
     
      sometimes
      |
      even
      try
      to
      use
      a
      pen.
     
     
      It's
      archaic.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      going
      in
      the
      future
      kicking
     
     
      ands
      screaming.
      There's
      a
      unique
     
     
      freedom
      in
      the
      old
      fashioned
      way
     
     
      of
      doing
      things.
      Life
      suddenly
     
     
      seems
      more
      leisurely.
      I
      walk
      to
     
     
      work
      and
      school
      without
      the
      worry
     
     
      that
      anyone
      can
      reach
      me.
      I
      leave
     
     
      my
      laptop
      in
      my
      office
      so
      it
      doesn't
     
     
      bother
      me
      at
      home.
      My
      iPod,
     
     
      though,
      that
      stays
      in
      my
      ears.
      You
     
     
      won't
      take
      my
      music
      away
      from
     
     
      me.
     
    

    
     
      I
      suppose
      with
      all
      the
      steps
      back
     
     
      I've
      taken
      over
      the
      summer
      that
      I
     
     
      have
      managed
      to
      make
      a
      pretty
      big
     
     
      step
      forward.
      It's
      in
      the
      communi-
     
     
      cations
      department
      too
      -
      mass
     
     
      media.
      I
      recognize
      the
      Cadre
      as
     
     
      probably
      the
      most
      important
      form
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘of
      communication
      available
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campus.
      You
      should,
      too,
      for
      a
      few
     
     
      reasons.
      Firstly,
      the
      Cadre
      has
      a
     
     
      reputation.
      You
      should
      know,
     
     
      though
      -
      it's
      a
      shitty
      reputation.
     
     
      Actually,
      people
      hate
      the
      Cadre.
     
     
      Over
      the
      past
      few
      years,
      the
      paper
     
     
      has
      had
      more
      ups
      and
      downs
      than
     
     
      Barry
      Bonds.
      It's
      been
      funny,
      lame,
     
     
      controversial,
      and
      damn
      near
      crim-
     
     
      inal.
      It's
      been
      pulled
      off
      shelves
      by
     
     
      eager
      readers
      and
      furious
      publish-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ers
      alike.
      This
      year,
      the
      paper
      has
     
     
      been
      totally
      revamped
      -
      there
      are
     
     
      several
      new
      staff
      members,
      a
      few
     
     
      familiar
      faces,
      and
      a
      different
     
     
      focus.
      While
      the
      Cadre
      has
      always
     
     
      been
      marketed
      as
      a
      voice
      for
      the
     
     
      students,
      this
      year
      we're
      aiming
      to
     
     
      exploit
      that
      title
      in
      a
      variety
      of
     
     
      ways
      -
      we're
      looking
      to
      entertain
     
     
      you,
      to
      inform
      you,
      and
      to
      hear
      you
     
     
      out.
      The
      Cadre
      isn't
      here
      exclusive-
     
     
      ly
      to
      tell
      you
      what's
      going
      on
      or
      to
     
     
      make
      you
      laugh;
      it's
      here
      for
      you
      to
     
     
      say
      your
      piece
      too,
      and
      I
      encourage
     
     
      it.
      If
      you
      -
      the
      student,
      the
      faculty
     
     
      member,
      the
      concerned
      reader,
      the
     
     
      bored
      guy
      on
      the.
      can
      -
      if
      you
      can
     
     
      listen
      to
      me
      then
      I
      can
      listen
      to
     
     
      you.
      Write
      something
      down
      and
     
     
      send
      it
      in.
      Don't
      be
      lazy.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      reason
      you
      should
      use
     
     
      the
      Cadre?
      It's
      an
      important
      forum,
     
     
      sure,
      as
      I
      mentioned
      as
      my
      last
     
     
      point.
      The
      reason
      you
      should
      use
     
     
      this
      forum
      though
      is
      simply
     
     
      because
      it's
      so
      accessible.
      One
     
     
      thing
      that
      hasn't
      changed
      about
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      over
      the
      years
      has
      been
      that,
     
     
      good
      or
      bad,
      it
      gets
      read.
      For
      some
     
     
      reason,
      no
      one
      is
      able
      to
      resist
     
     
      walking
      by
      a
      stack
      of
      Cadre
      papers
      -
     
     
      without
      picking
      one
      up
      and
      either
     
     
      groaning
      or
      laughing.
      If
      you
      want
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      attention
      or
      you
      want
     
     
      to
      see
      what
      all
      the
      fuss
      is
      about,
     
     
      write
      for
      us
      or
      pick
      up
      a
      copy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Note
      from
      the
      editorial
      staff:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Due
      to
      various
      issues
      withg
      the
      staff
      and
      production
      of
      The
      Cadre,
      its
     
     
      appearance
      on
      newsstands
      has
      been
      delayed.
     
     
      We
      apologize
      for
      this
      inconvencience
      and
      sincerely
      thank
      our
      aidienk
     
     
      readers
      and.
      diligent
      contributors.
      |
     
     
      Anyone
      seeking
      information
      concerning
      the
      paper
      can
      attend
      meet-
     
    

    
     
      ings
      on
      Monday
      at
      4
      p.m.
      in
      Room
      218
      of
      the
      W.A.
      ee
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      editor
      and
      other
      contributions
      can
      be
      sent
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      upeicadre@gmail.com.