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      Yee
      Reese
      a
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      member
      of
      Cat
     
     
      (CUP).
      The
      Cadr
     
     
      Plus
      for
      mi
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      I
      digress...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ray
      Keating
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      past
      Saturday
      I
      spent
      some
      quality
     
     
      time
      shopping
      here
      in
      Charlottetown.
     
     
      It
      was
      the
      most
      pleasant
      experience
     
     
      I’ve
      had
      since
      last
      time
      I
      hit
      my
      thumb
     
     
      with
      a
      hammer.
      It
      never
      ceases
      to
      amaze
     
     
      me
      how
      people
      get
      themselves
      worked
     
     
      up
      into
      a
      buying
      frenzy
      for
      the
      six
      weeks
     
     
      or
      so
      preceding
      Christmas.
      The
      entire
     
     
      reason
      for
      the
      holiday
      is
      somehow
      lost.
     
     
      Now,
      before
      you
      put
      some
      sort
      of
      label
     
     
      on
      me
      here,
      I
      am
      not
      making
      a
      play
      for
     
     
      more
      religion
      in
      the
      season,
      or
      anything
     
     
      else
      like
      that.
      That’s
      your
      own
      business
     
     
      and
      not
      something
      I
      am
      inclined
      to
      get
     
     
      into.
      What
      I
      am
      talking
      about
      here
      is
     
     
      disgusting
      displays
      of
      commercialism
     
     
      without
      any
      thought
      given
      to
      how
      the
     
     
      less
      fortunate
      are
      spending
      their
      holiday
     
     
      season.
     
    

    
     
      This
      issue
      we
      have
      an
      article
     
     
      about
      “International
      Buy
      Nothing
      Day”.
     
     
      I
      won’t
      go
      into
      it
      here,
      go
      take
      a
      look
     
     
      at
      the
      story...
      but
      I’d
      like
      to
      propose
     
     
      that
      we
      all
      go
      one
      step
      further.
      Can
      you
     
     
      imagine
      the
      impact
      it
      would
      have
      if
      we
     
     
      all
      considered
      what
      we
      normally
      spend
     
     
      on
      gifts
      during
      this
      season
      and
      then
      took
     
     
      10%
      of
      that
      and
      bought
      small
      tokens
     
     
      of
      our
      affection
      for
      the
      people
      on
      our
     
     
      lists
      while
      using
      the
      other
      90%
      to
     
     
      support
      a
      charity
      or
      our
      choice?
      In
      this
     
     
      brief
      period
      of
      the
      year,
      we
      could
      make
     
     
      a
      massive
      difference
      in
      the
      lives
      of
      a
     
     
      huge
      number
      of
      people.
      I
      support
      the
     
     
      idea
      of
      “Buy
      Nothing
      Day”
      but
      I
      don’t
     
     
      think
      it’s
      enough.
      That’s
      about
      economic
     
     
      control;
      we
      need
      to
      combine
      it
      with
     
     
      actively
      caring
      for
      others.
     
    

    
     
      I
      recognize
      that
      what
      I’ve
      just
     
     
      suggested
      is
      a
      bit
      drastic
      and
      not
      likely
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      be
      embraced
      by
      the
      masses...
      so
     
     
      how
      about
      something
      less
      drastic.
      Why
     
     
      not
      commit
      to
      sharing
      your
      good
      fortune
     
     
      in
      at
      least
      a
      small
      way.
      Why
      not
      flip
      that
     
     
      number
      around
      and
      consider
      devoting
     
     
      10%
      of
      your
      holiday
      spending
      to
     
     
      someone
      less
      fortunate
      than
      you?
     
     
      Food
      banks
      around
      the
      country
      (and
     
     
      right
      here
      on
      our
      campus)
      are
      in
     
     
      desperate
      need
      of
      donations.
      The
     
     
      demand
      placed
      on
      them
      during
      the
     
     
      holiday
      season
      is
      always
      the
      highest.
      .
      .
     
     
      and
      really,
      you
      may
      have
      never
      used
      a
     
     
      food
      bank,
      but
      most
      students
      know
     
     
      what
      it’s
      like
      to
      be
      broke;
      try
      being
     
     
      broke
      at
      Christmas
      and
      having
      a
      family
     
     
      to
      feed...
      let
      alone
      buy
      gifts
      for.
      That
     
     
      leads
      to
      another
      idea.
      Find
      an
     
     
      organization
      and
      buy
      a
      children’s
      gift.
     
     
      After
      all,
      Christmas
      really
      is
      for
      kids.
     
     
      On
      the
      lighter
      side
      of
      things,
      the
     
     
      coming
      season
      brings
      more
      than
      simply
     
     
      need
      for
      generosity.
      ..
      it
      brings
      snow.
      ..
     
     
      and
      in
      PEI,
      snow
      brings
      out
      the
      worst
     
     
      in
      our
      drivers.
      I
      was
      looking
      back
      at
      an
     
     
      issue
      of
      The
      Cadre
      from
      this
      time
      last
     
     
      year
      and
      we
      featured
      the
      “Campus’
     
     
      Worst
      Parking
      Jobs”.
      I'd
      like
      to
      say
     
     
      we’
      ve
      all
      gotten
      the
      hang
      of
      parking
     
     
      intelligently
      on
      snow
      covered
      lots,
      and
     
     
      that
      we
      all
      have
      learned
      how
      to
      drive
     
     
      on
      a
      slippery
      road,
      but
      alas,
      this
      is
     
     
      simply
      not
      the
      case.
      I
      am
      sure
      that
      this
     
     
      year
      will
      bring
      more
      of
      the
      same.
      With
     
     
      even
      less
      parking
      on
      campus
      this
      year
     
     
      than
      last,
      I
      am
      also
      sure
      that
      the
     
     
      creativity
      that
      people
      employ
      when
     
     
      parking
      will
      be
      even
      more
      interesting
     
     
      than
      last
      year.
      Even
      if
      you
      don’t
      drive
     
     
      to
      campus,
      you’
      re
      not
      off
      the
      hook
      just
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yet...
      for
      those
      of
      you
      walking
      to
     
     
      campus,
      when
      the
      snow
      starts
      to
      fall,
     
     
      use
      that
      thing
      on
      your
      shoulders
      for
     
     
      more
      than
      an
      hat
      rack.
      ..
      remember
      that
     
     
      people
      in
      Charlottetown
      are
      incapable
     
     
      of
      driving
      safely
      when
      it’s
      slippery
      and
     
     
      will
      likely
      run
      you
      over
      if
      you
      dart
      out
      in
     
     
      front
      of
      them
      (in
      which
      case
      you
      might
     
     
      at
      least
      be
      eligible
      for
      a
      Darwin
     
     
      Award).
      Aside
      from
      the
      risk
      of
      getting
     
     
      run
      over,
      we
      don’t
      want
      Ryan
      Gallant
     
     
      laying
      around
      on
      University
      Avenue
     
     
      again
      pretending
      he
      got
      flattened
      by
     
     
      oncoming
      traffic
      just
      to
      make
      a
      point
     
     
      about
      crossing
      the
      road
      safely.
     
    

    
     
      ‘In
      any
      case,
      have
      no
      fear,
      we
     
     
      at
      The
      Cadre
      will
      be
      out
      in
      force,
     
     
      documenting
      driver’s
      incompetence
      for
     
     
      all
      to
      point
      and
      laugh
      at.
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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