fellow
      humans.’’
      ‘‘When
      they
      grow
      up
      to
      be
      scien-
     
     
      tists,
      doctors,
      politicians
      and
      educators,
      they
      will
      take
     
     
      what
      you
      have
      taught
      them
      and
      perform
      in
      their
      pro-
     
     
      fessions
      for
      the
      betterment
      of
      humankind,
      not
      for
     
     
      absolute
      self-gain.’’
      ‘‘
      You
      see
      Frank,
      we
      have
     
     
      scanned
      your
      planet
      carefully
      and
      wisely
      for
      the
      right
     
     
      people
      to
      carry
      out
      such
      a
      task
      as
      this.’’
      ‘‘
      We,
      as
     
     
      extraterrestrials,
      are
      not
      allowed
      to
      interfere
      with
     
     
      your
      planet’s
      situation.’’
      ‘‘The
      Best
      thing
      we
      can
      do
     
     
      is
      to
      help
      people,
      like
      you
      Frank,
      to
      help
      your
      planet,
     
     
      at
      least
      stabilize
      its
      situation,’’
      said
      Maya.
      Frank
     
     
      replied,
      ‘‘How
      will
      my
      life
      change
      if
      I
      do
      decide
      to
     
     
      work
      with
      you?”’
      ‘Frank,
      working
      with
      us
      could
      be
     
     
      the
      best
      thing
      that
      has
      ever
      happened
      to
      you,
      this
     
     
      information
      is
      peaceful,
      enlightening
      and
     
     
      universal.And
      finally,
      Frank
      at
      the
      end
      of
      your
      life
     
     
      you
      will
      have
      the
      knowledge
      and
      the
      feeling
      of
      being
     
     
      a
      reformer
      for
      peace
      and
      harmony
      on
      your
      earth.”’
     
     
      **The
      universe
      itself
      will
      be
      better
      off
      if
      your
      planet
     
     
      is
      changed
      from
      its
      dark
      state,’’
      Maya
      replied.
      ‘‘I
      feel
     
     
      honored
      that
      you
      have
      asked
      me
      to
      help,
      and
      I
      will
     
     
      work
      to
      change
      my
      planet,’’
      said
      Frank.
      ‘‘Frank
      it
      has
     
     
      come
      time
      for
      us
      to
      leave
      you
      right
      now,
      our
      ship
     
     
      must
      circle
      the
      sun
      and
      absorb
      electromagnetic
      radia-
     
     
      tion,
      which
      it
      uses
      for
      energy,
      I
      will
      be
      back
      to
      talk
     
     
      with
      you
      soon,
      and
      we
      will
      find
      a
      time
      most
      appropri-
     
     
      ate
      for
      you,
      until
      next
      time
      Frank
      good-bye,’’
      Maya
     
     
      said.
      **Good-bye
      Maya,’’
      Frank
      said.
      Frank
      got
      up
     
     
      from
      his
      seat
      and
      looked
      up
      into
      the
      warm
      summer
     
     
      star-light
      night
      and
      imagined
      a
      spacecraft
      leaving
     
     
      sarth
      for
      the
      sun,
      a
      spacecraft
      that
      Maya
      was
      on.
     
     
      frank
      started
      to
      feel
      the
      same
      conviction
      as
      Maya
     
     
      oes
      about
      saving
      earth.
      Really,
      we
      as
      humans
      on
     
     
      rth
      and
      extraterrestrials
      from
      other
      stars
      stem
      from
     
     
      >
      same
      tree,
      which
      is
      quite
      a
      realization
      Frank
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OBERT
      MACKAY
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ie
      ele
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      31,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Commentary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      students
      at
      UPEI
      are
      compulsory
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Students.
      All
      of
      us
      are
      forced
     
     
      to
      pay
      a$4.00
      membership
      fee
      within
      our
      student
     
     
      fees.
      Most
      students
      know
      very
      little
      about
      CFS
      other
     
     
      than
      it
      gets
      you
      discounts
      at
      Smitty’s
      and
      other
      busi-
     
     
      nesses.
      But
      there
      is
      more
      to
      it
      than
      that.
      They
      take
     
     
      stands
      on
      issues
      that
      affect
      students
      across
      Canada.
     
     
      All
      organizations
      get
      more
      respect
      given
      to
      their
     
     
      views
      when
      they
      can
      list
      a
      high
      paid
      membership.
     
     
      Does
      the
      fact
      the
      members
      have
      no
      choice
      but
      to
      join
     
     
      effect
      this
      at
      all?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      No
      executive
      member
      of
      the
      CFS
      has
      ever
      asked
      me
     
     
      my
      opinion
      on
      issues.
      No
      one
      has
      ever
      given
      mea
     
     
      list
      of
      executives
      to
      express
      my
      grievances
      to.
      IfI
     
     
      could
      tell
      them
      my
      views,
      would
      they
      change
      their
     
     
      policies?
      Idon’t
      think
      so.
      Afterall,
      majority
      rules.
     
     
      But
      where
      did
      this
      majority
      come
      from?
      They
      take
     
     
      stands
      which
      they
      claim
      to
      be
      for
      the
      welfare
      for
      all
     
     
      students
      across
      Canada.
      They
      claim
      only
      to
      benefit
     
     
      students,
      not
      hurt
      them.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      because
      I
      am
      a
      student,
      it
      does
      not
      mean
      that,
     
     
      that
      is
      my
      first
      consideration.
      I
      am
      a
      person,
      an
     
     
      Islander,
      a
      Canadian.
      These
      parts
      are
      just
      as
      impor-
     
     
      tant
      as
      the
      student
      facet
      of
      my
      life
      if
      not
      more
      so.
     
     
      Should
      it
      be
      forced
      to
      be
      a
      member
      of
      any
      organiza-
     
     
      tion
      that
      Ison’t
      want
      to
      be?
      An
      organization
      that
     
     
      constantly
      take
      stands
      that
      are
      against
      my
      policies
      and
     
     
      basic
      beliefs?
      I
      don’t
      think
      so.
      I
      am
      tired
      of
      people
     
     
      blaming
      all
      their
      problems
      on
      other
      people
      and
      run-
     
     
      ning
      to
      the
      federal
      government
      for
      help.
      These
      views
     
     
      offend
      my
      Canadian
      sensibilities
      and
      I
      don’t
      want
      to
     
     
      be
      amember
      of
      your
      organization.
      Ill
      have
      my
      $4.00
     
     
      back
      please.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Colleen
      Easter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      IF
      YOU
      CAN
      DRAW
      ~~
     
     
      /
      AND
     
     
      YOU
      WOULD
      LIKE
      TO
      FOR
      EVERYONE
      TO
      SEE,
      \
     
     
      SUBMIT
      TO
      THE
      X-PRESS
      /
     
     
      AND
      P
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WE
      WILL
      USE
      THEM
      IN
      OUR
      PAPER!
      yet
     
     
      ~
      EVERYBODY
      LIKES
      AGOOD
      CARTOON,
      snl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ae
     
     
      en
     
    
   
   
    
     
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