;
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      RYAN
      O'CONNOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recently,
      people
      around
     
     
      the
      world
      were
      treated
      to
      a
     
     
      unique
      Charlottetown-based
     
     
      event:
      a
      fund
      raiser
      for
      the
     
     
      Children’s
      Wish
      Foundation
      of
     
     
      PEI
      featuring
      “the
      fastest
      man
     
     
      in
      the
      world,”
      Ben
      Johnson,
     
     
      two
      horses
      and
      a
      stock
      car.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Charlottetown
      Driv-
     
     
      ing
      hosted
      the
      man
      ver-
     
     
      sus
      versus
      machine
      race
     
     
      on
      Oct.
      15.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event
      was
      billed
      by
     
     
      many
      as
      “the
      Race
      of
      the
      Cen-
     
     
      tury”
      --
      a
      title
      taken
      from
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      20
      October
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
      di
      inting
      Donovan
      Bailey/
     
    

    
     
      1
      |
      Johnson
      race
      last
      year
     
     
      at
      the
      Skydome
      --
      and
      created
     
     
      a
      massive
      publicity
      surge.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      50
      media
      outlets
     
     
      the
      world
      over
      covered
      the
     
     
      fund
      raiser,
      including
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      media
      suchas
      TSN,
      CBC,
     
     
      and
      CTV,
      as
      well
      as
      FOX
      and
     
     
      a
      television
      crew
      from
      Ger-
     
     
      many
      and
      ines
      such
      as
     
     
      Esquire
      and
      TIME.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event
      was
      a
      result
     
     
      of
      the
      collaboration
      between
     
     
      the
      Atlantic
      Lottery
      Corpora-
     
     
      tion,
      which
      has
      a
      business
      re-
     
     
      lationship
      promoting
      the
      CDP,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      Children’s
      Wish
      Founda-
     
     
      tion
      of
      PEI,
      and
      the
      CDP
      itself.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      Mike
     
     
      Randall,
      who
      was
      in
      of
     
     
      Atlantic
      Lottery
      Corporation's
     
     
      mediarelations
      surrounding
      the
     
     
      event,
      the
      race
      was
      the
      brain
     
     
      child
      of
      Bert
      Mc
      Wade,
      and
      of
     
     
      Atlantic
      Lottery.
     
    

    
     
      Among
      what
      appears
      to
     
     
      be
      a
      somewhat
      curious
      choice
     
     
      of
      runners,
      Johnson
      was
      or-
     
     
      eae
      first
      choice
      --
      despite
     
    

    
     
      is
      checkered
      past.
     
    

    
     
      “{Johnson’s}]
      name
      was
     
     
      the
      first
      to
      come
      up,”
      Randall
     
     
      said.
      “He's
      still
      the
      fastest
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      News
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ben
      Johnson
      races
      for
     
     
      Children's
      Wish
      Foundation
      of
      PEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      man
      on
      the
      planet.”
      He
      added
     
     
      that
      Johnson
      is
      active
      in
      chari-
     
     
      ties
      such
      as
      cancer
      research,
     
     
      the
      Toronto
      Children’s
      Hospi-
     
     
      tal,
      and
      does
      numerous
      anti-
     
     
      drug
      talks.
     
    

    
     
      Racing
      against
      Johnson
     
     
      were
      Lloyd
      Duffy,
      jockey
      of
     
     
      the
      Morgan
      horse,
      Wally
     
     
      Hennessey,
      the
      world
      re-
     
    

    
     
      race
      driver,
     
     
      and
      MASCAR
      driver
      Mike
     
     
      Ryan
      --
      all
      of
      whom
      are
      Is-
     
     
      landers.
      All
      race
      participants
     
    
   
   
    
     
      srpenrer
      for
      free,
      including
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Once
      Atlantic
      Lottery
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ee
      the
      idea
      they
     
    

    
     
      hed
      the
      driving
      park.
     
     
      apron
      eer
      it,
      and
      since
     
     
      it
      was
      Children”
      s
      Wish
      Foun-
     
     
      dation
      Week.
      it
      was
      deemed
     
     
      appropriate
      that
      they
      be
      the
     
     
      benefactors
      of
      the
      fund-raiser.
     
     
      This
      charity
      has
      had
      a
      pres-
     
     
      ence
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tobe
      involved,
      Johnson
      jumped
     
     
      at
      the
      chance.
      The
      Children’s
     
     
      Wish
      Foundation
      is
      a
      charity
     
     
      that
      ts
      wishes
      to
      termi-
     
     
      nally
      ili
      children.
     
    

    
     
      *Continued
      on
      page
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CFS
      launches
      first
      of
      two
     
     
      series
      of
      CFS
      Days
      of
      Action
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      KAREN
      RAWLINES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      first
      of
      two
      series
     
     
      of
      Pan-Canadian
      Days
      of
     
     
      Action,
      an
      initiative
      of
      the
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      Federation
      of
      Students
     
     
      (CFS),
      took
      place
      from
      Oct.
     
     
      13to
      16
      toa
      politely
      restrained
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      be
      a
      really
      good
      way
      of
     
     
      keeping
      our
      momentum
      go-
     
     
      ing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      She
      adds
      that
      the
      cuts
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Though
      reasonably
     
     
      quiet,
      Doucette
      maintains
      that
     
     
      the
      activities
      put
      forward
      by
     
     
      UPEI
      were
      effective
      for
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      student
      unemployment.
     
     
      Students
      also
      had
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      sign
      a
      banner
     
     
      insisting
      that
      the
      public
      remain
     
     
      in
      post-secondary
      education.
     
     
      This
      will
      be
      delivered
      to
      an
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yet
      unspecified
      government
      of-
     
     
      ficial,
      such
      as
      Paul
      Martin
      or
     
     
      Chester
      Gillan.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      past,
      organizers
     
     
      of
      the
      Day
      of
      Action
      found
     
     
      that
      it
      was
      difficult
      to
      stage
      a
     
     
      large
      demonstration
      or
      a
      pro-
     
     
      test
      rally
      because
      of
      a
      general
     
     
      lack
      of
      participation.
      Doucette
     
     
      hopes
      that
      last
      week's
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      session
      will
      helpto
      spur
     
     
      some
      interest
      for
      future
      events.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      felt
      that
      maybe
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      don’t
      know
      enough
      about
     
     
      what’
      s
      going
      on,
      and
      therefore
     
     
      are
      not
      as
      interested
      in
      the
     
     
      issues,”
      she
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gested
      that
      this
      is
      useless
      if
     
     
      *Continued
      on
      page
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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