NovemBer
      15,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      International
      Buy
      Nothing
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mandy
      Carmichael
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      students
      on
      campus
     
     
      who
      care
      about
      social
      issues.
      In
      fact,
     
     
      I’ve
      noticed
      a
      lot
      of
      signs
      and
      posters
     
     
      promoting
      carpooling,
      environmental
     
     
      awareness
      and
      that
      oh
      so
      good
      FAIR
     
     
      TRADE
      COFFEE
      that
      is
      percolating
     
     
      in
      the
      cafeteria
      of
      the
      SUB
      as
      I
      write
     
     
      this
      article.
      So,
      for
      those
      of
      you
      already
     
     
      doing
      your
      part
      and
      for
      those
      of
      you
     
     
      who
      would
      like
      to
      be
      part
      of
      the
      action,
     
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      draw
      your
      attention
      to
     
     
      Friday,
      November
      25",
      this
      year’s
     
     
      International
      Buy
      Nothing
      Day.
     
    

    
     
      As
      some
      of
      you
      may
      already
     
     
      be
      aware,
      November
      25"
      is
      the
      day
     
     
      after
      the
      U.S.A.’s
      Thanksgiving
      holiday.
     
     
      It
      is
      also
      the
      day
      that
      people
      in
      the
      US
     
     
      spend
      more
      money
      buying
      stuffthan
      any
     
     
      other
      day
      of
      the
      year.
      (Think
      pre-
     
     
      Christmas
      Boxing
      Day
      bonanza).
      Now,
     
     
      everyone
      knows
      that
      we,
      our
      neighbors
     
     
      to
      the
      south
      and
      a
      few
      other
      select
      elite
     
     
      countries
      are
      responsible
      for
      consuming
     
     
      an
      unfair
      percentage
      of
      the
      world’s
     
     
      resources.
      Therefore,
      numerous
     
     
      countries
      around
      the
      world
      have
      joined
     
     
      together
      to
      boycott
      buying
      on
      the
      day
     
     
      after
      America’s
      Thanksgiving
      every
     
     
      year.
      You
      might
      at
      this
      point
      be
     
     
      wondering
      why
      the
      name
      sounds
      so
     
     
      familiar,
      but
      you
      never
      seem
      to
      know
     
     
      which
      day
      “Buy
      Nothing
      Day”
      falls
      on
     
     
      (at
      least
      I
      was
      wondering
      that).
      The
     
     
      awful
      but
      obvious
      truth
      is
      that
      so
      far,
     
     
      ABC,
      NBC,
      CBS
      and
      every
      other
     
    
   
   
    
     
      major
      television
      network
      in
      the
      US
      (and
     
     
      probably
      in
      Canada),
      have
      refused
      to
     
     
      advertise
      this
      event.
     
    

    
     
      In
      order
      to
      address
      the
     
     
      awareness
      issue,
      your
      newest
      student
     
     
      group
      (the
      Student
      Collective
      for
      Social
     
     
      Consciousness)
      will
      have
      an
      information
     
     
      booth
      set
      up
      from
      November
      21*
      to
     
     
      November
      25"
      in
      the
      SUB
      between
     
     
      11AM
      and
      1PM.
      We
      encourage
      all
      of
     
     
      you
      to
      stop
      by
      and
      get
      involved.
      Also,
     
     
      our
      weekly
      meetings
      are
      Thursdays
      at
     
     
      6PM
      in
      the
      Women’s
      Center
      and
      all
     
     
      are
      welcome
      to
      come
      with
      any
      ideas
     
     
      or
      projects
      that
      you
      would
      like
      to
      see
     
     
      put
      into
      place
      in
      your
      community.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      what
      can
      you
      do
      today
      to
     
     
      participate
      and
      become
      part
      of
     
     
      instigating
      change?
      The
      answer
      is
     
     
      simple.
      Start
      thinking
      about
     
     
      International
      Buy
      Nothing
      Day!
      On
      the
     
     
      week
      of
      November
      21“,
      plan
      ahead.
     
     
      Buy
      the
      things
      you
      need
      before
      the
      big
     
     
      day;
      tell
      all
      your
      friends
      to
      do
      the
      same,
     
     
      and
      then
      on
      November
      25",
      do
      nothing!
     
     
      Don’t
      spend
      money.
      Don’t
      consume.
     
     
      Don’t
      be
      a
      part
      of
      the
      problem.
      To
      put
     
     
      a
      positive
      spin
      on
      it...
      Just
      do
      it!
      Be
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      solution!
      Take
      a
      stand
      and
     
     
      send
      the
      message
      to
      big
      corporations
     
     
      that
      it
      is
      we
      who
      control
      them
      and
      not
     
     
      the
      other
      way
      around!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information
      about
      Buy
     
     
      Nothing
      Day,
     
     
      go
      to
      www.adbusters.com.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shawn
      Murphy
      Commends
      AVC
      for
      Receiving
     
     
      $213,462
      in
      Funding
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CHARLOTTETOWN
      -—
      Shawn
     
     
      Murphy,
      MP
      for
      Charlottetown,
     
     
      commended
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
     
     
      College
      (AVC)
      for
      its
      leading-edge
     
     
      research
      initiatives,
      which
      have
     
     
      attracted
      funding
      from
      the
      Canada
     
     
      Foundation
      for
      Innovation.
      The
     
     
      University
      if
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      will
     
     
      receive
      $213,462
      in
      funding
      to
      support
     
     
      cutting-edge
      research
      infrastructure
      at
     
     
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
      College’s
      Aquatic
     
     
      Toxicology
      Laboratory.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      is
      a
      testament
      to
      the
      AVC’s
     
     
      excellence
      in
      research
      that
      the
      CFI
      has
     
     
      approved
      funding
      for
      this
      project,’
     
     
      stated
      M.r
      Murphy.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      has
      demonstrated
     
     
      exceptional
      growth
      in
      recent
      years
      and
     
     
      its
      reputation
      as
      a
      leading
      research
     
     
      facility
      continues
      to
      strengthen.
      It
      is
     
     
      important
      to
      continue
      fostering
      this
     
     
      growth,”
      observed
      Mr.
      Murphy.
     
    

    
     
      The
      mandate
      of
      the
      CFI,
      which
     
     
      is
      an
      independent
      corporation
      created
     
     
      by
      the
      Government
      of
      Canada,
      is
      to
     
     
      strengthen
      the
      capacity
      of
      Canadian
     
     
      research
      facilities
      to
      carry
      out
      world-
     
     
      class
      research
      and
      technology
     
     
      development
      that
      benefits
      Canadians.
     
    

    
     
      The
      CFI’s
      funding
     
     
      announcement
      follows
      on
      the
      heels
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI’s
      designation
      as
      a
      Research
     
     
      University
      of
      the
      Year.
      UPEI
      was
      one
     
     
      of
      three
      Canadian
      universities
      to
      receive
     
     
      this
      distinction
      by
      Canada
      Research
     
     
      Infosource
      Inc.
      The
      consulting
      firm
     
     
      identified
      these
      academic
      institutions
      as
     
     
      demonstrating
      superior
      achievements
      in
     
     
      eaming
      research
      income
      and
      publishing
     
     
      research.
     
    

    
     
      “Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      fast
     
     
      becoming
      a
      center
      for
      specialized
     
     
      research
      and
      innovation,”
      noted
      Mr.
     
     
      Murphy,
      citing
      construction
      of
      the
     
     
      National
      Research
      Council’s
      Institute
     
     
      for
      Nutrisciences
      and
      Health
      and
      the
     
     
      new
      Holland
      College
      Centre
      for
      Labour
     
     
      Force
      Innovation
      as
      examples
      of
     
     
      federal
      government
      funding
      initiatives
     
     
      supporting
      development
      of
      this
      fast-
     
     
      growing
      sector.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      are
      building
      a
      strong
     
     
      foundation
      for
      the
      Island’s
      continued
     
     
      pursuits
      in
      research
      and
      innovation,
      and
     
     
      I
      believe
      the
      Island
      will
      prosper
      greatly
     
     
      from
      such
      investments,”
      concluded
      Mr.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Murphy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Enquiries
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      AVC
      Receives
      an
      ‘Ultimate
      Gift’
     
     
      Today,
      November
      7,
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
      College
      (AVC)
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      (UPED)
      confirmed
      arrangement
      for
      an
      “ultimate
     
     
      gift’
      from
      Donna
      and
      Richard
      Hassard.
      The
      Hassards,
      AVC
      campaign
      co-chairs
     
     
      presented
      the
      College
      with
      a
      generous
      donation
      of
      $12,000
      per
      year,
      a
      portion
     
     
      of
      which
      will
      be
      used
      for
      life
      insurance
      premiums
      on
      a
      $1-million
      policy.
      The
     
     
      proceeds
      of
      the
      policy
      will
      be
      earmarked
      for
      the
      future
      upgrading
      of
      the
      planned
     
     
      AVC
      Student
      Learning
      Commons.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      are
      grateful
      for
      the
      strong
      support
      and
      commitment
      of
      Donna
      and
     
     
      Richard
      toward
      AVC,”
      said
      Dr.
      Tim
      Ogilvie,
      Dean
      of
      AVC.
      “They
      are
      dedicated
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      members
      of
      the
      AVC
      community
      who
      are
      leading
      the
      way
      to
      fulfilling
      our
      expansion
     
    
   
   
    
     
      plans.
      The
      “ultimate
      gif?’
      ofa
      $1
      million
      life
      insurance
      policy
      confirms
      their
      inclusion
     
     
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Visionary
      Society
      of
      planned
      giving
      to
      higher
      education.”
     
     
      With
      a
      goal
      of
      raising
      $7.5-million
      toward
      the
      $32-million
      AVC
      expansion
     
     
      and
      renovation
      project,
      the
      AVC
      Capital
      Campaign
      has
      already
      raised
      $1.2
     
     
      "