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      Sarah
      Murphy
     
     
      NEWS
      EDITOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Candidates
      may
     
     
      have
      out
      numbered
     
     
      electoral
      promises
      at
     
     
      Wednesday’s
      Student
     
     
      Union
      General
      Meeting.
     
    

    
     
      Ten
      candidates
     
     
      are
      currently
      campaigning
     
     
      in
      hopes
      of
      being
      elected
     
     
      to
      the
      four
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Executive
      Council
     
     
      positions.
      This
      is
      a
     
     
      change
      from
      previous
     
     
      years
      when
      candidates
     
     
      battled
      for
      four
      Vice
     
     
      President
      positions
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      Presidency.
     
    

    
     
      oR
      ae
     
     
      restructuring
      of
      the
     
     
      council,
      approved
     
     
      last
      year
      to
      make
     
     
      money
      available
      for
     
     
      the
      hiring
      ofanother
     
     
      full
      time
      employee
      at
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union,
     
     
      has
      likely
      increase
     
     
      competition
      for
      these
     
     
      sought
      after
      student
     
     
      jobs.
     
    

    
     
      Third
      year
     
     
      Art
      student,
      Lori
     
     
      Doiron,
      is
      the
      only
     
     
      candidate
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      running
      for
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Activities,
      and
     
     
      is
      the
      only
      candidate
     
     
      running
      unopposed.
     
     
      Doiron,
      who
     
     
      has
      been
      active
      in
     
     
      various
      sports
      teams,
     
     
      and
      as
      an
      New
      Student
     
     
      Orientation
      Leader
     
     
      (NSO),
      says
      she
      is
     
     
      interested
      in
      contributing
     
     
      to
      student
      life.
      Doiron
     
     
      see
      the
      position
      of
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Activities,
      as
     
     
      an
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      increase
      student
      spirit.
     
     
      Ectier
      ea
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      plus
      travel
      allowance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Summer
      Camp
      Jobs
      in
      the
      U.S.A.
     
     
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      Residential
      Girls
      Camp
      in
      Maine—Visas
      Arranged
     
     
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      Combined
      childcare/teaching.
      Must
      be
      able
      to
      teach
      or
      lead
      one
      or
      more
     
     
      of
      the
      following
      activities:
      gymnastics,
      tennis,
      swim,
      sail,
      canoe,
      water
     
     
      stained
      glass,
      sewing,
      jewelry,
      wood,
      photo),
      dance,
      music,
      theatre,
      archery,
      wikdemess
     
     
      trips,
      field
      sports,
      equestrian.
      Non-smokers.
      June
      18
      to
      August
      24.
      Attractive
      salary
      (US)
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      our
      camp
      on
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      Apply:
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      on
      our
      website:
      www.kippewa.com
      or
      contact
      us
     
     
      at
      the
      numbers
      listed
      below
      for
      a
      staff
      brochure
      and
      application.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ski,
      arts
      (including
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      candidates
      are
      going
      head
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      head
      for
      Vice
      President
     
     
      Finance;
      Kent
      Avery,
      2™
     
     
      Arts
      student,
      Gordon
     
     
      Henley,
      3"
      year
      Business
     
     
      student,
      and
      Kim
      Tran,
      a
     
     
      2™
      year
      Business
      Student.
     
    

    
     
      Henley
      and
      Tran,
     
     
      boasted
      their
      exhaustive
     
     
      academic
      background,
      and
     
     
      its
      relevance
      to
      the
      job.
     
     
      Although
      both
      refused
      to
     
     
      make
      empty
      promises
      and
     
     
      false
      platforms,
      both
     
     
      pledged
      to
      be
      responsible,
     
     
      accountable,
      and
      available
     
     
      to
      answer
      _
      their
     
     
      membership’s
      questions
      in
     
     
      regards
      to
      the
      Union’s
     
     
      finances.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      are
      lots
      of
     
     
      things
      here
      that
      I
      want
      to
     
     
      change,
      but
      know
      most
      of
     
     
      them
      are
      out
      of
      my
      hands,”
     
     
      said
      Henley.
     
    

    
     
      Henley
      and
      Tran
     
     
      both
      recognized
      the
     
     
      importance
      of
      the
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Finance
      in
      the
     
     
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Avery,
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      presented
      an
      extensive
     
     
      account
      ofhis
      involvement
     
     
      with
      local,
      provincial
      and
     
     
      national
      youth
      groups,
      and
     
     
      who
      participated
      in
      the
     
     
      much
     
    
   
   
    
     
      publicized
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vancouver
      APEC
     
     
      hearings,
      made
      note
     
     
      of
      his
      understanding
     
     
      of
      the
      importance
      of
     
     
      student
      issues.
     
    

    
     
      Avery’s
     
     
      sees
      the
      items
      ofhis
     
     
      platform
      notas
      five
     
     
      promises,
      butrather
     
     
      as
      five
     
     
      commitments.
     
     
      These
      included
      to
     
     
      better
      serve
      the
     
     
      student
      population
     
     
      of
      UPEI,
      to
      fight
     
     
      tuition
      hikes,
      fiscal
     
     
      responsibility,
     
     
      increase
      campus
     
     
      spirit,
      and
      put
      more
     
     
      emphasis
      on
     
     
      communications
     
     
      amongst
      all
      Union
     
     
      members.
     
    

    
     
      T
      h
      -e
     
     
      position
      of
      Vice
     
     
      President
     
     
      Communications
      is
     
     
      also
      coveted
      by
     
     
      three
      students.
     
     
      Roger
      Baird,
      a
     
     
      political
      studies
     
     
      major,
      John
     
     
      Flemming
      and
     
     
      History
      and
     
     
      Economics
      major,
     
     
      and
      Kristin
      Stavert,
     
     
      a
      3"
      year
      Biology
     
     
      major,
      are
      all
      in
      the
     
     
      running
      for
      the
      job.
     
    

    
     
      Stavert,
     
     
      wholike
      Doiron
      has
     
     
      been
      an
      NSO
     
     
      leader,
      and
      who
      has
     
     
      been
      involved
      in
     
     
      other
      on
      and
      off
     
     
      campus
      activities,
     
     
      also
      refuses
      to
      make
     
     
      any
      promises.
     
     
      Stavert
      said
      she
     
     
      was
      unaware
      of
      the
     
     
      resources
      and
      the
     
     
      materials
      which
     
     
      would
      be
      available
     
     
      to
      her
      as
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Internal,
     
     
      and
      therefore
      could
     
     
      not
      give
      a
      definite
     
     
      answer
      as
      to
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
      she
      planned
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      accomplish
      if
     
     
      elected.
      ~~.
     
     
      Stavert
     
     
      relies
      on
      her
      drive
     
     
      and
      dedication
      to
     
     
      pull
      the
      vote.
     
     
      Baird,
      like
     
     
      most
      candidates
     
     
      insisted
      on_
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      willingness
      to
      work
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hard
      and
      on
      his
     
     
      determination
      to
      do
     
     
      the
      job
      right.
      He
     
     
      spoke
      of
      his
     
     
      involvement
      withthe
     
     
      Communications
     
     
      Reserves,
      and
     
     
      insisted
      that
      the
     
     
      skills
      he
      acquired
     
     
      would
      be
      an
      asset
     
     
      to
      the
      position
      of
     
     
      Vice
      President
     
     
      Communication.
     
     
      “[UPEL
      is]
     
     
      a
      small
      university
     
     
      that
      [has]
      built
      a
      big
     
     
      reputation,”
      said
     
     
      Baird,
      who
      is
     
     
      committed,
      like
     
     
      most
      candidates,
      to
     
     
      improve
     
     
      communications
     
     
      within
      the
      Union.
     
     
      Although
     
     
      brief
      in
      his
     
     
      comments,
     
     
      Flemming
      echoed
     
     
      his
      two
      rivals,
      and
     
     
      believes
      he
      is
      the
     
     
      person
      for
      the
      job.
     
     
      “T
      think
      I
     
     
      a
      seg
     
     
      sabe
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      havemany
      concems
     
     
      for
      the
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      body,”
      concluded
     
     
      Flemming.
     
    

    
     
      E.
      hs
     
     
      Presidential
      race
     
     
      remains
      the
      most
     
     
      flamboyant
      part
      of
     
     
      the
      clectiag
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bil
      Ae
     
     
      Johnson,
      and
      a