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      fee
      Bai
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      YO
      PEOPLE!
      TIME
      FOR
      YOU
     
     
      TO
      ACT!
      Last
      week
      I
      sent
      a
      letter
      to
     
     
      the
      editor
      mentioning
      the
      hurt
      and
     
     
      humiliation
      people
      suffered
      when
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Prints.
      printed
      a
      list
      of
      the
     
     
      "Sexiest
      Profs
      at
      UPEI"
      and
      put
      the
     
     
      pictures
      of
      the
      top
      two
      directly
      in
      the
     
     
      middle
      of
      an
      entire
      section
      based
      on
      sex.
     
     
      I
      also
      mentioned
      the
      blatantly
      malicious
     
     
      attack
      this
      university's
      paper
      conducted
     
     
      against
      certain
      parents
      using
      a
      "Stupid-
     
     
      ity
      Quiz"
      asking
      "How
      stupid
      are
      you?"
     
     
      and
      giving
      “Special
      thanks
      to
      all
      the
     
     
      parents
      who
      inspired
      this
      quiz.”
      Ques-
     
     
      tion
      one
      was
      directed
      to
      all
      parents,
      but
     
     
      also
      very
      personally
      at
      one
      woman,
     
     
      mentioned
      in
      “Jane
      Resigns”
      on
      page
     
     
      three,
      and
      question
      twenty
      told
      the
     
     
      parents
      that
      this
      “stupidity
      quiz
      was
     
     
      meant
      to
      test”
      "a
      -
      your
      stupidity"
      -
     
     
      (obviously
      the
      correct
      answer
      as
      noted
     
     
      by
      its
      low
      number).
      The
      paper's
      staff
     
     
      still
      refuse
      to
      print
      an
      apology
      to
      the
     
     
      people
      they
      hurt,
      not
      by
      expressing
     
     
      controversial
      ideas,
      but
      by
      personally
     
     
      ridiculing
      and
      humiliating
      them
      as
     
     
      individuals.
      They
      refuse
      to
      admit
      that
     
     
      _
      they
      were
      wrong
      to
      do
      this
      and
      continue
     
     
      to
      joke
      about
      it.
      Above
      the
      letter
      that
      I
     
     
      sent
      they
      printed
      "The
      Evils
      That
      We
     
     
      Do”.
      Giving
      what
      they
      did
      such
      a
     
     
      vague
      term
      as
      "evil"
      is
      a
      pathetic
     
     
      attempt
      to
      dilute
      the
      seriousness
      of
      their
     
     
      actions.
      That's
      why
      the
      warring
      sides
     
     
      in
      Bosnia
      like
      to
      refer
      to
      raping
      women,
     
     
      murdering
      men,
      and
      blowing
      little
     
     
      children
      to
      bits
      as
      "ethnic
      cleansing".
     
    

    
     
      Something
      else
      The
      Panther
     
    

    
     
      Prints
      did
      to
      my
      letter,
      which
      I
      believe
     
     
      was
      quite
      possibly
      intentional
      taking
      into
     
     
      account
      their
      proven
      record
      of
      ignorant
     
     
      arrogance
      and
      spiteful
      immaturity,
      was
     
     
      to
      alter
      a
      sentence
      that
      had
      said
      that
     
     
      social
      irresponsibility
      led
      to
      "hurt,
      anger,
     
     
      distrust,
      misunderstanding,
      generalizing
     
     
      and
      stereotyping,
      immaturity,
      and
     
     
      disregard
      for
      the
      physical,
      emotional,
     
     
      and
      mental
      well-being
      of
      other
      people."
     
     
      They
      cut
      out
      the
      words
      "stereotyping,
     
     
      immaturity,
      and
      disregard
      for
      the
     
     
      physical."
      Try
      reading
      the
      sentence
     
     
      without
      those
      words
      and
      see
      how
      it
     
     
      sounds,
      Sound
      like
      a
      simple
      mistake
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Excessivly
      Evil
      Things
      We
      Do
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      March
      26,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      part?
      I'm
      not
      so
      sure.
      PLEASE
     
     
      LISTEN!
      I
      am
      taking
      six
      courses
      this
     
     
      semester
      and
      I
      live
      in
      Kensington
      and
     
     
      work
      in
      Summerside.
      I
      just
      don't
      have
     
     
      the
      time
      to
      start
      a
      petition
      right
      now
      as
      I
     
     
      have
      two
      tests
      and
      three
      papers
      to
     
     
      currently
      work
      on.
      I
      am
      ashamed
      that
      I
     
     
      waited
      so
      long
      to
      act
      but
      I
      simply
     
     
      underestimated
      the
      remorselessness
      of
     
     
      the
      paper's
      staff
      and
      the
      impotence
      of
     
     
      the
      student
      union.
      THIS
      IS
      NOT
     
     
      ABOUT
      CENSORSHIP
      OF
      IDEAS!
     
     
      This
      is
      about
      hurting,
      humiliating,
      and
     
     
      ridiculing
      specific
      human
      beings
      and
     
     
      then
      refusing
      to
      apologize
      for
      it.
      The
     
     
      Panther
      Prints
      is
      YOUR
      university
     
     
      paper.
      It
      speaks
      for
      YOU.
      Is
      this
      what
     
     
      you
      want
      to
      say
      to
      the
      world:
      "It
      is
      my
     
     
      right
      to
      cause
      other
      people
      pain
      and
      not
     
     
      have
      to
      apologize
      or
      answer
      for
      it.
      I
     
     
      ask
      EVERYONE
      reading
      this
      article
      to
     
     
      show
      it
      to
      as
      many
      others
      as
      possible
     
     
      and
      then
      go
      down
      to
      the
      student
      union
     
     
      office
      in
      the
      barn
      and
      DEMAND
      two
     
     
      things:
      1)
      that
      apologies
      to
      the
      profes-
     
     
      sors
      and
      parents
      who
      were
      hurt
      by
      the
     
     
      personal
      attacks
      on
      them
      be
      printed
      in
     
     
      the
      very
      next
      issue
      of
      the
      Panther
      Prints
     
     
      and
      2)
      that
      Aldera
      Chisholm
      the
      paper's
     
     
      managing
      editor
      and
      the
      individual
      who
     
     
      is
      ultimately
      responsible
      for
      the
      attacks
     
     
      to
      be
      removed
      from
      the
      staff
      of
      this
     
     
      university's
      paper.
      DO
      THIS
      NOW
     
     
      BEFORE
      IT
      IS
      TOO
      LATE!
      Tell
      the
     
     
      union
      to
      hold
      the
      presses
      until
      those
      two
     
     
      demands
      are
      met.
      Do
      not
      go
      to
      the
     
     
      paper's
      office
      as
      they
      WILL
      NOT
      take
     
     
      your
      complaints
      seriously.
      Go
      to
      your
     
     
      elected
      representatives
      at
      the
      student
     
     
      union
      and
      demand
      action
      to
      be
      taken
      and
     
     
      that
      your
      complaint
      be
      recorded.
      People
     
     
      are
      hurting
      as
      we
      stand
      silently
      by
      and
     
     
      watch.
      Please
      put
      a
      stop
      to
      the
      pain,
     
     
      because
      the
      attackers
      do
      their
      crimes
      in
     
     
      your
      name.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Steve
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Managing
      Editor’s
      note:
      No
     
     
      professors
      have
      come
      forward
     
     
      requesting
      an
      apology.
      I
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      encourage
      any
      professor
      to
     
     
      do
      so,
      if
      they
      so
      desire.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I'm
      writing
      in
      support
      of
      both
     
     
      Panther
      Prints
      and
      Jane
      Lucretia.
      i
      had
     
     
      hoped
      al!
      of
      the
      fuss
      would
      have
      died
     
     
      down
      by
      now,
      but
      as
      it
      obviously
      has
     
     
      not
      here
      I
      am
      to
      throw
      in
      my
      opinion
     
     
      also.
      I
      am
      a
      student
      of
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      therefore
      have
      a
      right
      to
      praise
      or
     
     
      criticize
      something
      that
      was
      written
      for
     
     
      me-(note:
      the
      none
      to
      subtle
      allusion
      to
     
     
      parents
      and
      community
      members
      wiio
     
     
      felt
      they
      had
      a
      right
      to
      comment
      on
     
     
      content
      of
      a
      paper
      not
      targeted
      for
     
     
      them.)
      Panther
      Prints
      is
      a
      student
     
     
      newspaper
      not
      an
      alumni
      paper
      and
      not
     
     
      a
      newsletter
      for
      parents.
     
    

    
     
      Anyone
      who
      is
      capable
      of
      rational
     
     
      thought
      would
      have
      been
      entertained
      and
     
     
      interested
      by
      what
      was
      contained
      in
      the
     
     
      sex
      supplement.
      All
      of
      the
      articles
      dealt
     
     
      with
      issues
      important
      to
      students,
      such
     
     
      as
      STDs
      other
      than
      AIDS
      and
      articles
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dealing
      with
      the
      subject
      openly
      and
     
     
      responsibly.
     
    

    
     
      The
      only
      thing
      that
      anyone
      could
     
     
      reasonably
      object
      to
      was
      the
      Corruption
     
     
      Quiz
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      paper.
      Lets
      face
     
     
      it,
      if
      it
      had
      been
      called
      a
      Purity
      quiz,
      no
     
     
      one
      would
      have
      even
      read
      the
      thing.
      I
     
     
      Found
      it
      to
      be
      amusing
      and
      blunt
      enough
     
     
      to
      make
      people
      sit
      up,
      pay
      attention,
      and
     
     
      hopefully
      laugh.
      The
      only
      thing
      I
      was
     
     
      uncomfortable
      with
      was
      the
      rare
      use
      of
     
     
      profanity
      --
      and
      that
      was
      a
      typo!
     
    

    
     
      I
      enjoyed
      the
      stupidity
      quiz
      even
     
     
      more
      than
      the
      corruption
      quiz
      --
      it
      was
      a
     
     
      fitting
      retribution
      to
      those
      people
      who
     
     
      can
      not
      take
      a
      joke
      and
      who's
      nose
      was
     
     
      to
      big
      for
      their
      own
      good.
     
    

    
     
      And
      last
      but
      certainly
      not
      least
      --
     
     
      bring
      back
      Jane!!!
      She
      was
      great
      and
     
     
      we
      miss
      her!!
     
    

    
     
      --
      Vicky
      Laporte
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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