Pilot
      Project
      Opens
      Doors
      to
      High
      Schools
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Three
      dozen
      exceptional
     
     
      high
      school
      students
      have
      come
     
     
      from
      across
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      to
      get
      their
      first
      taste
      of
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      The
      university
      is
      in
      its
      first
     
     
      week
      of
      a
      pilot
      project
      that
      has
      36
     
     
      twelfth
      grade
      students,
      represent-
     
     
      ing
      almost
      every
      school
      from
     
     
      across
      PEI,
      taking
      English
      192,
     
     
      Introduction
      to
      Literature,
      as
      a
     
     
      combined
      on-line
      and
      in
      class
     
     
      course.
      This
      innovative
      pilot
      proj-
     
     
      ect
      will
      not
      only
      benefit
      these
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      but
      at
      the
      same
      time
      will
      be
     
     
      a
      concerted
      effort
      by
      the
      university
     
     
      to
      expand
      its
      on-line
      course
      offer-
     
     
      ings.
     
    

    
     
      Dean
      Philip
      Smith
      said
     
     
      conception
      of
      the
      program
      began
      in
     
     
      early
      September,
      and
      involved
     
     
      many
      people.
      “President
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      had
      a
      desire
      to
     
     
      explore
      ways
      for
      UPEI
      to
      move
     
     
      forward
      with
      offering
      more
      on-line
     
     
      courses,”
      said
      Smith,
      “as
      well
      as
     
     
      making
      linkages
      with
      high
      school
     
     
      students.”
     
    

    
     
      By
      adding
      the
      dimension
      of
     
     
      an
      on-line
      course,
      Smith
      said
      the
     
     
      university
      was
      able
      to
      accomplish
     
     
      the
      two
      goals
      at
      once.
      The
      idea
      and
     
     
      development
      for
      the
      pilot
      also
      had
     
     
      the
      very
      active
      support
      of
      Dr.
     
     
      Elizabeth
      Epperly,
      Professor,
      and
     
     
      former
      UPEI
      President.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      currently
      64
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      enrolled
      in
      both
      sections
      of
     
     
      the
      course,
      more
      than
      half
      of
      those
     
     
      spaces
      were
      allocated
      to
      exception-
     
     
      al
      grade
      12
      students
      holding
      an
      85
     
     
      per
      cent
      average
      or
      more,
      who
      were
     
     
      also
      recommended
      by
      their
      school
     
     
      principal.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      challenges
      of
     
     
      initiating
      the
      project
      was
      to
      make
      it
     
     
      truly
      accessible.
      “President
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      waived
      this
      semes-
     
     
      ter’s
      tuition
      fees
      so
      that
      all
      students
     
     
      wanting
      to
      enroll
      and
      who
      met
      the
     
     
      criteria
      could
      do
      so,”
      said
      Smith.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      challenge
      in
      get-
     
     
      ting
      the
      program
      off
      the
      ground
     
     
      said
      Smith,
      were
      UPEI’s
      entrance
     
     
      requirements.
      To
      that
      end,
      UPEI
     
     
      Senate
      was
      appealed
      to,
      and
      the
     
     
      regulations
      were
      changed
      in
      order
     
     
      to
      allow
      these
      students
      to
      partici-
     
     
      pate.
     
    

    
     
      The
      whole
      process
      has
      been
     
     
      a
      learning
      experience
      for
      Professor
     
     
      Gerald
      Wandio
      who
      teaches
      the
     
     
      introductory
      english
      course.
     
    

    
     
      “In
      getting
      the
      course
      ready
     
     
      for
      the
      pilot,
      my
      biggest
      challenge
     
     
      was
      learning
      how
      to
      use
      the
      tech-
     
     
      nology,”
      he
      said.
      However,
      in
      doing
     
     
      so,
      there
      is
      a
      sense
      of
      excitement
     
     
      said
      Wandio,
      in
      learning
      how
      to
      use
     
     
      the
      various
      forms
      of
      technology
     
     
      knowing
      that
      ultimately
      it
      benefits
     
     
      his
      students
      while
      at
      the
      same
      time
     
     
      it
      expands
      his
      capabilities
      as
      aj
     
     
      teacher
      and
      increases
      the
      overe””
     
     
      capabilities
      of
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      These
      are
      some
      excef,
     
     
      ally
      bright
      students,
      said
      Wand
     
     
      the
      twelfth
      graders
      involved
      in
      ,
     
     
      project,
      most
      of
      who
      had
      alrez
     
     
      logged
      in
      by
      the
      end
      of
      the
      :
     
     
      three
      days
      of
      the
      project
      and
      I
     
     
      left
      some
      form
      of
      comment.
      ?
     
    

    
     
      “These
      young
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      outstandingly
      intelligent
      and
      ea,
      Mculdats
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      get
      started,
      even
      though
      th’
     
     
      course
      means
      extra
      work
      on
      es
      :
     
     
      their
      current
      course
      load,”
      ‘;
     
    

    
     
      Wandio.
      On
      the
      other
      hangf
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So,
      unless
      a
      student
      chooses
      to
     
     
      reveal
      his
      or
      her
      age,
      when
      they
      get
     
     
      to
      class,
      some
      of
      older
      or
      even
     
     
      mature
      students
      might
      be
      very
      sur-
     
     
      prised
      to
      find
      out
      that
      the
      person
     
     
      they
      have
      been
      communicating
     
     
      with
      is
      still
      in
      high
      school.
     
    

    
     
      This
      program
      is
      a
      wonder-
     
     
      ful
      opportunity
      to
      give
      young
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      the
      opportunity
      to
      get
      a
      taste
      of
     
     
      university,
      to
      go
      beyond
      some
      the
     
     
      restraints
      of
      a
      high
      school
      program
     
     
      and
      to
      experience
      first
      hand
      some-
     
     
      thing
      that
      many
      of
      them
      may
     
     
      already
      be
      aspiring
      to,
      he
      added.
     
    

    
     
      As
      well,
      Wandio
      believes
     
     
      that
      it
      will
      give
      other
      high
      school
     
     
      students
      the
      chance
      to
      be
      exposed
     
     
      to
      the
      idea
      of
      university
      by
      talking
     
     
      with
      peonle
      involved
      i»
      the
      project.
     
    

    
     
      i.
      1a¢
      Aesuheucs
      oF
      Ascetics
     
    

    
     
      2.
      The
      Wonder,
      The
      Curse,
     
    

    
     
      and
      the
      Loud
      Black
      Noise
     
    

    
     
      3.
      How
      Many
      People
      It
      Actually
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’
      Takes
      To
      Run
      A
      Student
     
     
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4.
      The
      Liver
      In
      My
      Pie
      (3)
     
    

    
     
      5.
      Death
      By
      Handshake
     
    

    
     
      6.
      A
      Small
      Towel
      of
     
     
      Equivocation
     
    

    
     
      7.
      Mickey
      Acorn’s
      Five
      Tips
      to
     
     
      Fire
      Safety
     
    

    
     
      8.
      The
      20
      Foot
      Man
      Is
     
     
      Probably
      Just
      Three
      Men
     
     
      Standing
      On
      Each
      Other’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.
      Music
      4
      Airports
     
     
      10.
      Apologia
      (4)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      admitted
      he
      was
      slightly
      ¥
     
     
      pointed
      not
      to
      have
      seen
      th.
      §
     
     
      enthusiasm
      from
      the
      older
      cc
      ¢,
     
     
      ing
      university
      students,
     
     
      which
      had
      logged
      on
      by
      the
      ¥
     
     
      the
      week.
     
     
      The
      excitement
      that¢
     
     
      from
      this
      type
      of
      proje:
      4
     
     
      Wandio,
      is
      the
      fact
      that
      bef"y
     
     
      the
      students
      meet
      face-to-fa
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      in-house
      classes.
     
     
      will
      already
      have
      been
      talk,
     
     
      each
      other
      on-line
      for
      som:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘|
      appointed
      that
      this
      issue
      was
      so
      small
     
     
      I
      can
      explain.
      See
      we
      had
      enough
      con:
     
     
      tent
      for
      about
      17.5
      pages.
      However
      the
     
     
      printing
      process
      works
      in
      fours
      (16,
     
     
      20,
      24,
      28,
      32,
      36
      you
      get
      it)
      SO
      we
     
     
      have
      chopped
      like
      an
      Iron
      Chef
      on
      thy-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      roxine,
      and
      present
      you
      with
      these
     
     
      tight,
      and
      smart
      16
      pages.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      I
      am
      sure
      you
      are
      dis-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      well
      as
      a
      valid
      credit
      which
      they
     
     
      can
      then
      use
      to
      apply
      to
      UPEI
      or
      to
     
     
      another
      university,’
      said
      Wandio.
     
     
      It’s
      going
      to
      be
      interesting,
      he
      said,
     
     
      to
      get
      feedback
      toward
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      February
      after
      all
      the
      students
      have
     
     
      had
      a
      chance
      to
      work
      with
      the
      on-
     
     
      line
      content
      and
      have
      also
      had
      a
     
     
      chance
      to
      meet
      in
      class.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Uncommon
      Grocer
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ball
      team,
      the
      East’
      Oakidhd
      Rotter
     
     
      Derby
      Team,
      (5)
      and
      got
      seriously
      into
     
     
      weight
      lifting.
      Watch
      for
      details.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aphorism
      type
      sayings
      that
      would
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nice
      to
      close
      this
      disjointed
      rambling
     
     
      with?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      can
      a
      smile.
      (7)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      Editorial
      last
      year.
      Have
      things
      got-
     
     
      ten
      so
      bad
      that
      you
      are
      now
      stealing
     
     
      from
      yourself
      Ol’
      Sport
      ?”
      (8)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kent
      J.
      Bruyneel
     
     
      Editor-In-Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Natural
      &
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ifaw
      bite
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gourmet
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Expurgator?”
      (6)
     
     
      Yes.
     
     
      “Do
      you
      have
      any
      cryptic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      yes.
     
     
      You
      can’t
      force
      a
      yawn
      like
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Wait
      wasn’t
      that
      the
      title
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      it
      goes.
      (9)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now
      for
      the
      future.
      (6)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      future?’—you
      are
      say-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yes—the
      future.
     
     
      In
      these
      pages
      you
      can
      look
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (1)Usurped
      from
      J.D.
      Salinger
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (2)
      Nicked
      from
      the
      Oxford
      Minireference
     
     
      Thesaurus.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (3)
      Boosted
      from
      Jeff
      Coll.
     
     
      (4)
      Appropriated
      from
      monstro.com.
     
     
      (5)
      Raped
      from
      Hunter
      S.
      Thompson.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Minireference
      Thesaurus.
     
    

    
     
      (7)
      Burgled
      from
      me.
     
    

    
     
      (8)
      Confiscated
      from
      F,
      Scott
      Fitzgerald.
     
     
      (9)
      Annexed
      from
      Kurt
      Vonnegut.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Plundered
      from
      the
      Oxford
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a