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      2008
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bringing
      back
     
     
      Panther
      Radio
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Sebastian
      Baglole
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      bring
      up
      the
      possibility
     
     
      of
      a
      revitalized
      airwave
      me-
     
     
      dia
      here
      on
      campus,
      I
      must
     
     
      for
      a
      minute
      wax
      historic
      on
     
     
      the
      timeline
      of
      student
      radio
     
     
      at
      UPEL.
     
    

    
     
      The
      old
      CIMN
      radio
      was
     
     
      crackling
      out
      its
      final
      trans-
     
     
      missions
      about
      1997.
      With
      a
     
     
      reception
      distance
      of
      about
     
     
      the
      length
      of
      campus,
      per-
     
     
      haps
      a
      little
      more,
      the
      station
     
     
      was
      quite
      literally
      confined
     
     
      exclusively
      to
      students.
      This
     
     
      however
      is
      the
      wish
      of
      few
     
     
      student
      disk
      jockeys
      who
     
     
      would
      spread
      the
      word
      fur-
     
     
      ther,
      and
      since
      reception
     
     
      was
      scarce,
      so
      too
      were
      any
     
     
      promotional
      assistance
      or
     
     
      notoriety
      CIMN
      might
      have
     
     
      gathered.
     
    

    
     
      A
      couple
      of
      years
      ago,
      a
     
     
      leak
      was
      sprung
      through
      the
     
     
      cracks
      in
      the
      silent
      walls
      of
     
     
      the
      Kelley
      building.
      A
      team
     
     
      of
      students
      headed
      by
      Justin
     
     
      Doiron
      consorted
      to
      bring
     
     
      about
      an
      all-access
      radio
     
     
      program
      available
      online
      at
     
     
      radio.upei.ca,
      which
      now
     
     
      redirects
      to
      the
      UPEI
      home
     
     
      page.
      This
      was
      a
      promis-
     
     
      ing
      debut
      from
      what
      could
     
     
      possibly
      be
      the
      new
      student
     
     
      alternative
      to
      radio
      music
     
     
      and
      local
      news,
      what
      with
     
     
      providing
      the
      students
      with
     
     
      an
      array
      of
      shows
      and
      tunes
     
     
      for
      students
      by
      students,
      and
     
     
      relieving
      the
      stress
      from
      the
     
     
      steeply
      declining
      sensibili-
     
     
      ties
      over
      at
      SPUD
      FM,
      and
     
     
      the
      atrocities
      of
      K-ROCK
     
     
      and
      Ocean.
      |
      .
     
    

    
     
      These
      students
      had
      nurtured
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      embryo
      of
      future
      student
     
     
      radio
      with
      their
      own
      careful-
     
     
      ly-preserved
      equipment,
      and
     
     
      managed
      the
      station
      almost
     
     
      entirely
      on
      their
      own.
      And
     
     
      with
      a
      number
      of
      promo-
     
     
      tions
      via
      Music
      PEI,
      the
      EC-
     
     
      MAs,
      and
      the
      Juno
      awards,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      a
      myriad
      of
      other
     
     
      local
      festivals,
      Radio@UPEI
     
     
      had
      shown
      a
      lot
      of
      promise
     
     
      early
      on.
      And
      because
      online
     
     
      radio
      streaming
      was
      loose
     
     
      on
      formality
      and
      free
      of
      cost,
     
     
      this
      gave
      the
      creators
      some
     
     
      breathing
      room
      to
      let
      the
     
     
      brainchild
      roam
      free
      of
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      loved
      Radio@UPEI,
     
     
      though
      I
      think
      the
      biggest
     
     
      problem
      was
      that
      nobody
     
     
      had
      a
      clue
      it
      existed,”
      Na-
     
     
      than
      Gill,
      a
      former
      member,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      quite
      frankly
      stated.
      “We
      did
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      lot
      of
      things
      very
      well
      and
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      things
      miserably.”
     
     
      Inspired
      by
      the
      creation
      of
     
     
      Radio@UPEI,
      another
      ra-
     
     
      dio
      was
      born
      and
      named,
     
     
      coincidentally,
      Panther
      Ra-
     
     
      dio.
      This
      came
      after
      several
     
     
      students
      voiced
      a
      desire
      to
     
     
      name
      the
      radio
      after
      their
     
     
      paternal
      sports
      team,
      fusing
     
     
      the
      station
      not
      only
      on
      the
     
     
      grounds
      of
      local
      music
      and
     
     
      campus
      news,
      but
      also
      with
     
     
      the
      support
      of
      upcoming
     
     
      sporting
      events.
      The
      Panther
     
     
      Radio
      grew
      for
      a
      year,
      with
     
     
      all
      sports
      games
      successfully
     
     
      covered.
     
     
      After
      pushing
      on
      a
      cou-
     
     
      ple
      more
      years,
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      moved
      on,
      took
      their
     
     
      equipment,
      and
      the
      project
     
     
      flatlined.
      Why
      did
      it
      fail?
     
     
      Doiron
      chimed
      in
      to
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Post,
      “I
      think
      ulti-
     
     
      mately
      it
      failed
      because
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      founding
      members
      basically
     
     
      just
      finished
      school
      without
     
     
      properly
      training
      and
      attract-
     
     
      ing
      replacements,
      which
      is
     
     
      really
      a
      shame.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      such
      a
      sad
      state
      with
      no
     
     
      incoming
      funding
      from
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      in
      sight
      nor
     
     
      any
      other
      institution
      of
      the
     
     
      university,
      it
      seems
      nearly
     
     
      incredulous
      that
      a
      student
     
     
      body
      can
      be
      bereft
      of
      such
      a
     
     
      key
      outlet,
      and
      quite
      a
      sub-
     
     
      stantial
      media
      tool.
      A
      station
     
     
      that
      students
      may
      see
      as
      their
     
     
      own
      will
      enforce
      a
      singular
     
     
      student
      motif,
      increase
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      interactions
      and
      social
     
     
      gatherings
      from
      this
      well
     
     
      of
      collusion,
      and
      as
      such
      a
     
     
      friendly
      source
      of
      media,
     
     
      it
      cannot
      possibly
      generate
     
     
      the
      love-hate
      relationship
      a
     
     
      newspaper
      can,
      springing
     
     
      the
      kind
      of
      camaraderie
      that
     
     
      print
      is
      just
      not
      capable
      of
     
     
      delivering.
      :
     
    

    
     
      So
      who’s
      on
      it?
      Why
     
     
      shouldn’t
      we
      be
      on
      it?
      From
     
     
      a
      personal
      source
      and
      many
     
     
      others
      encountered,
      UPEI
     
     
      has
      tended
      to
      build
      a
      repu-
     
     
      tation
      for
      a
      distinct
      lack
      of
     
     
      school
      spirit;
      or
      alternately,
     
     
      one
      doesn’t
      feel
      a
      strong
     
     
      enough
      sense
      of
      acquain-
     
     
      tance.
     
    

    
     
      Maybe
      we
      haven’t
      got-
     
     
      ten
      to
      know
      the
      school
      well
     
     
      enough
      personally,
      or
      maybe
     
     
      we
      don’t
      share
      enough
      in
     
     
      common.
      It’s
      been
      proven
     
     
      that
      something
      as
      simple
      as
     
     
      musical
      tastes
      highlight
      a
     
     
      common
      ground
      in
      student
     
     
      interests,
      and
      such
      a
      connec-
     
     
      tion
      can
      be
      as
      useful
      to
      a
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      aS
      a
      sports
      team,
      or
     
     
      even,
      God
      forbid,
      a
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      paper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Faith
      &
      Justice
      Experience
     
     
      program
      changes
      lives
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Patricia
      Urena
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Post
      contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      a
      life
      changing
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      and
      it
      opened
      her
      eyes
     
     
      to
      diversity,
      the
      youth
      co
      fa-
     
     
      cilitator
      for
      the
      2009
      Faith
      &
     
     
      Justice
      experience
      program,
     
     
      said
      in
      Charlottetown
      yester-
     
     
      day.
     
    

    
     
      Lisa
      Walsh,
      22,
      participated
     
     
      into
      the
      program
      in
      2007
      and
     
     
      is
      now
      a
      short-term
      mission-
     
     
      ary
      with
      the
      Latin
      American
     
     
      Mission
      Program,
      an
     
    

    
     
      organization
      that
      works
      to-
     
     
      wards
      social
      justice
      issues.
     
    

    
     
      Walsh
      said
      the
      program
     
     
      provides
      an
      opportunity
      for
     
     
      youth
      to
      experience
      life
      in
      a
     
     
      developing
      country.
      and
      en-
     
     
      courages
      them
      to
      take
      this
     
    

    
     
      experience
      and
      apply
      it
      to
     
     
      issues
      of
      faith
      and
      justice
      in
     
     
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      want
      to
      learn
      more,keep
     
     
      involved
      and
      keep
      on
      doing
     
     
      what
      I
      can
      for
      social
      jus-
     
     
      tie’
     
    

    
     
      Walsh
      said
      many
      of
      the
      par-
     
     
      ticipants
      stay
      involved
      with
     
     
      social
      justice
      and
      some
      have
     
     
      even
      changed
      their
      studies
     
     
      thanks
      to
      the
      experience.
      ~
     
    

    
     
      “You
      commit
      to
      work
      for
     
     
      social
      justice
      through
      faith,
     
     
      but
      that
      is
      working
      to
      the
     
     
      truth.”
     
    

    
     
      Walsh
      said
      the
      participants
     
     
      stay
      with
      a
      typical
      Domini-
     
     
      can
      family
      in
      smaller
      towns
     
     
      scattered
      throughout
      the
      cen-
     
     
      tral
      and
      southern
      regions
      of
     
    

    
     
      the
      country.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      learned
      to
      appreciate
      and
     
     
      respect
      my
      family
      a
      lot
     
    

    
     
      more
      .”
     
    

    
     
      Walsh
      said
      the
      Faith
      &
      Jus-
     
     
      tice
      program
      consists
      of
      six
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formation
      sessions
      that
      are
     
     
      important
      before
      journeying
     
     
      to
      the
      Dominican
      Republic.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      a
      time
      to
      get
      to
      know
     
     
      the
      other
      participants
      and
      the
     
     
      facilitators.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      program
      is
      sponsored
     
     
      by
      LAMP
      and
      _
      the
      Diocese
     
     
      of
      Charlottetown,
      Walsh
     
     
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Cathy
      Ronahan,
      who
      works
     
     
      for
      LAMP
      as
      the
      coardinator
     
     
      for
      the
      Faith
      &
      Justice
      expe-
     
     
      rience
      program,
      said
      LAMP
     
     
      was
      established
      in
      the
      dio-
     
     
      cese
      of
      Charlottetown
      in
     
     
      1967
      in
      response
      to
      the
      call
     
     
      of
      Vatican
      II
      to
      share
      person-
     
     
      nel
      and
      other
      resources
      with
     
     
      countries
      of
      the
      south,
      espe-
     
     
      cially
      with
      Latin
      America.
     
    

    
     
      “Since
      that
      time,
      21
      mis-
     
     
      sionaries
      from
      P.E.I.
      have
     
     
      worked
      in
      the
      Dominican
     
     
      Republic,
      Nicaragua,
      St.
     
     
      Vincent
      and
      Grenadines.”
     
    

    
     
      Ronahan
      said
      the
      Dioc-
     
     
      esan
      Youth
      Committee
      was
     
     
      formed
      in
      1998
      as
      a
      response
     
     
      to
      the
      pastoral
      planning
      pro-
     
     
      cess
      which
      set
      youth
      minis-
     
     
      try
      as
      one
      of
      the
      priorities
      for
     
     
      the
      Diocese.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      goal
      of
      youth
      minis-
     
     
      try
      is
      to
      foster,
      facilitate
      and
     
     
      empower
      the
      faith
      growth
      of
     
     
      young
      people.”
     
    

    
     
      Ronahan
      said
      the
      program
     
     
      aims
      to
      give
      people
      from
      de-
     
     
      veloping
      countries
      their
      soli-
     
     
      darity
      and
      not
      their
      help.
     
    

    
     
      “They
      are
      asking
      for
      what
     
     
      they
      need
      and
      not
      receiving
     
     
      what
      they
      don’t
      need.”
     
    

    
     
      Ronahan
      said
      the
      program
     
     
      gives
      youth
      the
      experience
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘of
      learning
      how
      communi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ties
      can
      become
      indepen-
     
     
      dent,
      have
      health
      care,
      edu-
     
     
      cation
      and
      food.