backed
      evaluation
      to
      proceed
      because
      it
      can
      be
     
     
      tied
      to
      professors
      more
      directly,
      we
      are
      certain
     
     
      that
      the
      university
      will
      not
      publish
      the
      results
      of
     
     
      their
      evaluation.
     
    

    
     
      A
      survey
      of
      this
      nature
      is
      currently
      being
     
     
      done
      by
      student
      associations
      at
      many
      other
     
     
      Canadian
      universities
      with
      great
      success,
      and
     
     
      we
      hope
      to
      model
      our
      program
      after
      these
      more
     
     
      refined
      versions.
      The
      University
      of
      New
      Bruns-
     
     
      wick
      Student
      Union
      publishes
      an
      ‘‘Anti-Calen-
     
     
      dar’’
      each
      year.
      Ideally
      this
      is
      what
      we
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      organize
      for
      upcoming
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Please
      do
      not
      get
      the
      misunderstanding
      that
     
     
      we
      are
      out
      to-get
      members
      of
      faculty-
      our
      goal
     
     
      isto
      represent
      the
      needs
      of
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI.
     
     
      We
      all
      know
      that
      there
      is
      some
      poor
      teaching
     
     
      going
      on
      at
      this
      university,
      and
      we
      must
      as
     
     
      students
      try
      to
      make
      our
      education
      worth
      as
     
     
      much
      as'possible.
      Student
      evaluation
      of
      teach-
     
     
      ing
      is
      a
      vital
      step
      which
      must
      be
      taken
      to
     
     
      improve
      the
      standard
      of
      learning
      at
      this
      univer-
     
     
      sity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Andrew
      MacPherson
     
     
      Vice-President
      Internal
     
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gambling
      with
      your
      life
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      X-Press,
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      say
      a
      few
      things
      about
      what
      I
      read
     
     
      in
      this
      week’s
      paper
      concerning
      the
      gambling
     
     
      machines
      around
      the
      University.
      For
      all
      those
     
     
      people
      who
      are
      addicted
      to
      gambling-
      for
      God’s
     
     
      sakes,
      go
      and
      get
      some
      help.
      There
      is
      a
      Gam-
     
     
      blers
      Anonymous
      meeting
      every
      Tuesday
      at
     
     
      8:00
      at
      St.
      Pius
      Church
      and
      that
      is
      where
      they
     
     
      should
      go...
      don’t
      laugh
      because
      it
      is
      not
      funny.
     
     
      I
      am
      one
      who
      knows
      how
      serious
      a
      gambling
     
     
      addiction
      can
      be
      and
      how
      it
      may
      often
      be
      more
     
     
      possessive
      and
      destructive
      than,
      say,
      an
      alcohol
     
     
      or
      drug
      addiction,
      because
      so
      much
      of
      the
      pain
     
     
      and
      the
      effects
      of
      it
      are
      mental
      and
      grab
      you
      so
     
     
      totally,
      and
      the
      after-effects
      go
      further
      than
      the
     
     
      shame
      of
      a
      drunken
      lay
      or
      a
      fist
      fight.
      On
      top
      of
     
     
      it
      all
      there
      are
      always
      bills
      to
      pay
      and
      all
      that
     
     
      crap
      and
      the
      consequence
      that
      comes
      from
     
     
      losing
      the
      money
      to
      pay
      those
      bills
      can
      cause
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      grief.
      I
      honestly
      admit
      that
      I
      lost
      some
     
     
      very
      important
      things
      in
      my
      life
      because
      of
     
     
      gambling
      and
      almost
      blew
      my
      university
      edu-
     
     
      cation.’
      I
      thank
      God
      the
      business
      office
      is
     
     
      helping
      me
      to
      graduate,
      and
      I
      fully
      intend
      to
      pay
     
     
      them
      every
      cent
      I
      owe
      them
      as
      a
      priority
      when
     
     
      I
      enter
      the
      work
      force
      soon.
      I
      have
      more
     
     
      importantly
      also
      lost
      two
      years
      of
      my
      baby
     
     
      son’s
      life
      because
      I
      was
      so
      sick
      from
      my
      addic-
     
     
      tion,
      and
      I
      still
      have
      to
      go
      through
      a
      lot
      to
      get
     
     
      him
      back
      and
      the
      pain
      that
      I
      feel
      over
      that
      is
     
     
      debilitating.
      I
      know
      I
      still
      have
      a
      ways
      to
     
     
      go...the
      only
      reason
      I
      can
      see
      why
      he
      is
      gone
      is
     
     
      simply
      because
      he
      interfered
      with
      my
      gam-
     
     
      bling,
      and
      at
      that
      time
      that
      is
      all
      I
      could
      do
      and
     
     
      see.
      It
      is
      a
      really
      sick,
      progressive
      disease
      and
     
     
      the
      sickness
      gets
      worse
      and
      worse
      if
      it
      is
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      treated.
      It
      progresses
      to
      those
      horror
      stories
      you
     
     
      see
      in
      the
      news.
      Men
      smashing
      machines
      with
     
     
      axes,
      people
      losing
      their
      homes,
      cars,
      families,
     
     
      committing
      suicide,
      robbing
      the
      places
      they
     
     
      work
      in,
      lining
      up
      every
      day
      at
      the
      welfare
     
     
      office
      because
      ‘‘Daddy
      or
      Mommy
      lost
      all
      the
     
     
      food
      money’’,...me
      a
      fourth-year
      student
      right
     
     
      here
      at
      good
      old
      UPEI
      losing
      a
      baby,
      all
      self-
     
     
      respect,
      and
      my
      education
      almost.
     
    

    
     
      Addictions
      have
      to
      be
      treated
      and
      looked
      at
     
     
      carefully.
      There
      is
      usually
      some
      reason
      in
      our
     
     
      past
      which
      causes
      emotional
      trauma
      and
      leads
     
     
      to
      addictive
      behaviour
      because
      it
      is
      a
      way
      to
     
     
      escape
      from
      pain,
      a
      way
      to
      deal
      with
      loneliness,
     
     
      etc...it
      isn’t
      even
      whether
      you
      win
      or
      lose
      by
      the
     
     
      time
      you
      hit
      rock
      bottom,
      it
      is
      only
      the
      machine
     
     
      that
      can
      provide
      you
      with
      escape
      from
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      the
      world.
      I
      have
      been
      through
      a
      lot
      and
      there
     
     
      are
      days
      when
      I
      think
      I
      have
      it
      beat,
      but
      I
      know
     
     
      I
      don’t
      and
      I
      really
      have
      to
      go
      day
      by
      day
      saying
     
     
      that
      I
      will
      not
      play
      them
      and
      never
      fool
      myself
     
     
      that
      I
      can
      just
      put
      a
      quarter
      in
      and
      let
      it
      go
      at
      that.
     
     
      I
      know
      I
      cannot
      do
      that,
      I
      also
      know
      there
      are
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      people
      out
      there
      that
      the
      machines
      are
     
     
      causing
      problems
      for
      and
      I
      can
      understand
      how
     
     
      sneakily
      it
      creeps
      up
      on
      you
      and
      remember
      how
     
     
      scared
      I
      was
      when
      I
      realized
      the
      damage
      I
      was
     
     
      doing
      and
      had
      done
      to
      my
      life
      and
      I
      was
      really
     
     
      ashamed
      and
      embarrassed.
      It
      will
      take
      me
      years
     
     
      to
      recover
      from
      it.
      I
      cannot
      believe
      I
      was
      at
      it
      for
     
     
      three
      anda
      half
      years
      and
      most
      of
      the
      time
      never
     
     
      knew
      I
      hada
      problem.
      I
      thank
      God
      for
      Professor
     
     
      Weale
      finding
      me
      in
      tears
      one
      day,
      because
      by
     
     
      that
      time
      I
      was
      considering
      taking
      my
      life
     
     
      because
      I
      was
      so
      scared
      and
      at
      that
      time
      still
     
     
      could
      not
      stop.
      He
      led
      me
      to
      someone
      who
     
     
      listened
      and
      I
      respected
      and
      my
      life
      has
      changed
     
     
      very
      dramatically
      since
      then.
      I
      am
      forever
     
     
      indebted
      to
      both
      of
      those
      people
      and
      I
      know
     
     
      when
      they
      tell
      me
      how
      far
      I
      have
      come,
      it
      is
      true.
     
     
      The
      most
      wonderful
      thing
      is
      that
      they
      both
      seem
     
     
      to
      completely
      trust
      me
      and
      it
      feels
      really
      strange
     
     
      and
      at
      the
      same
      time
      I
      realize
      what
      a
      liar
      and
      a
     
     
      thief
      gambling
      made
      out
      of
      me.
      It
      is
      important
     
     
      for
      me
      now
      to
      win
      and
      maintain
      people’s
      trust,
     
     
      most
      of
      all
      my
      own.
     
    

    
     
      I
      go
      to
      counselling
      now,
      |
      attend
      meetings
      in
     
     
      a
      twelve
      step
      group
      almost
      daily
      and
      I
      remind
     
     
      myself
      every
      time
      I
      see
      a
      machine
      that
      I
      cannot
     
     
      play
      it.
      Ithink
      of
      the
      misery
      it
      caused
      for
      me
      and
     
     
      I
      want
      to
      help
      others
      because
      I
      know
      when
      I
     
     
      needed
      help
      the
      hardest
      thing
      was
      reaching
      out
     
     
      to
      somebody
      and
      not
      being
      able
      to
      trust
      anyone.
     
     
      Ihave
      come
      a
      long
      way
      since
      then
      and
      if
      there
     
     
      is
      anyone
      out
      there
      that
      needs
      an
      ear,
      call
     
     
      anytime
      at
      892-6269
      and
      leave
      anumber
      if
      there
     
     
      is
      no
      answer.
      I
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      information
      and
     
     
      contacts
      and
      know
      the
      gambling
      addiction
      very
     
     
      well.
      The
      Canadian
      Medical
      Association
      wants
     
     
      me
      to
      write
      my
      story
      for
      them
      and
      |
      will,
     
     
      because
      it
      may
      help
      someone
      else.
     
    

    
     
      I
      do
      not
      think
      that
      Student
      Council
      should
     
     
      take
      the
      machines
      out
      of
      the
      lounge
      or
      wher-
     
     
      ever,
      that
      is
      not
      right
      because
      there
      are
      some
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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