“The
      King
      is
      Dead,
     
     
      Long
      Live
      the
      King!
     
     
      “Should
      Old
      acquaintances
     
     
      be
      forgot...
      “
      “One
      Chris
      to
     
     
      Another...”
     
    

    
     
      Witty
      catch-phrases
     
     
      such
      as
      these
      were
      popular
     
     
      this
      week
      as
      the
      student
     
     
      body
      adjusted
      to
      a
      chang-
     
     
      ing
      of
      the
      guard
      in
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union.
      I
      would
      like
     
     
      to
      add
      another
      phrase
      that,
     
     
      in
      my
      humble
      opinion
      best
     
     
      describes
      my
      _
      sentiments
     
     
      towards
      our
      new
      President.
     
    

    
     
      “Better
      the
      Devil
      you
     
     
      know
      than
      the
      Devil
      you
     
     
      don’t...”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Devil
      we
      knew
     
     
      was,
      of
      course,
      Chris
      Burns.
     
     
      Though
      he
      may
      not
      be
      a
     
     
      Rhodes
      scholar,
      he
      was
     
     
      certainly
      passionate
      about
     
     
      his
      university.
      To
      this
      day,
     
     
      he
      stands
      as
      the
      only
     
     
      politician
      I
      have
      ever
      heard
     
     
      say
      “I
      was
      wrong.”
      In
     
     
      parting
      to
      you,
      Mr.
      Burns,
      I
     
     
      offer
      a
      reminder
      that
      no
      one
     
     
      understood
      Nixon
      either.
     
     
      Then
      there
      is
      the
      Devil
      we
     
     
      don’t
      know.
      Shrouded
      in
     
     
      mystery,
      Chris
      Gray
      re-
     
     
      mains
      an
      enigma
      to
      most
     
     
      students.
      So
      what
      do
      we
     
     
      know
      about
      our
      new
      SU
     
     
      President?
     
    

    
     
      We
      know
      that,
      in
      the
     
     
      first
      semester,
      Mr.
      Gray
     
     
      was
      formally
      taken
      to
      task
     
     
      by
      the
      SU
      Executive
      for
      his
     
     
      apparent
      lack
      of
      work.
     
     
      Those
      who
      inherit
      his
     
     
      duties
      as
      VP
      External
      can
     
     
      certainly
      breathe
      a
      sigh
      of
     
     
      relief.
      There
      does
      not
      seem
     
     
      to
      be
      that
      much
      to
      do.
      It
     
     
      may
      seem
      surprising
      to
      the
     
     
      average
      human
      being,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SACRED
     
     
      COWS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Peter
      Gillis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      though,
      that
      someone
     
     
      whose
      work-habits
      are
      sus-
     
     
      pect
      would
      be
      ‘promoted’;
     
     
      but
      remember
      --
      this
      is
     
     
      politics
      we
      are
      talking
     
     
      about.
     
    

    
     
      We
      know
      that
      Mr.
     
     
      Gray
      thinks
      little
      of
      the
     
     
      opinions
      of
      students.
      Last
     
     
      semester,
      when
      the
      SU
      was
     
     
      discussing
      a
      tuition
      in-
     
     
      crease,
      a
      motion
      was
      put
     
     
      forth
      requesting
      a
      referen-
     
     
      dum
      that
      would
      ask
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      if
      they
      accepted
      a
     
     
      hike
      in
      their
      fees.
      Mr.
      Gray
     
     
      tried
      to
      turn
      the
      referendum
     
     
      into
      a
      non-binding
      plebi-
     
     
      scite.
      (For
      those
      of
      you
      not
     
     
      familiar
      with
      these
      types
      of
     
     
      votes,
      the
      difference
      is
      the
     
     
      following.
      A
      referendum
     
     
      says:
      “Tell
      us
      what
      to
      do.”,
     
     
      while
      a_
      plebiscite
      says:
     
     
      “Tell
      us
      what
      to
      do;
      but
     
     
      don’t
      expect
      us
      to
      listen.”)
     
    

    
     
      Furthermore,
      he
      ques-
     
     
      tioned
      the
      validity
      of
      a
     
     
      referendum
      when,
      on
      aver-
     
     
      age,
      only
      10%
      of
      students
     
     
      cast
      a
      ballot.
      After
      being
     
     
      reminded
      that
      he
      himself
     
     
      was
      elected
      with
      only
      10%
     
     
      of
      student
      support
      and
      to
     
     
      question
      the
      validity
      of
      a
     
     
      referendum
      would
      ques-
     
     
      tion
      the
      validity
      of
      his
      own
     
     
      seat
      on
      council,
      his
      answer
     
     
      ran
      somewhere
      along
      the
     
     
      lines
      of
      “Oh,
      but
      that’s
     
     
      different.”
     
    

    
     
      We
      know
      he
      thinks
     
     
      the
      Panther
      Prints
      is
      a
     
     
      waste
      of
      student
      money,
     
     
      and
      we
      know
      he
      was
     
     
      involved
      in
      the
      decision
      to
     
     
      ax
      CIMN
      support.
      Yet,
      all
     
     
      of
      this
      knowledge
      pales
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      comparison
      to
      the
      greatest
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      6*
      Opinion
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      21,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      truth
      --
      we,
      the
      students
      at
      exactly
      where
      you
      stand
      tell
      us
      where
      you
      stand,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI,
      now
      have
      a
      presi-
     
     
      dent
      that
      we
      did
      not
      put
      into
     
     
      the
      position,
      who
      has
      the
     
     
      power
      to
      affect
      our
      lives
     
     
      and
      pocket
      books
      for
      the
     
     
      next
      few
      months;
      and
      we
     
     
      ‘know’
      absolutely
      nothing
     
     
      about
      his
      goals,
      policies,
     
     
      and
      positions
      on
      student
     
     
      issues.
      Nothing.
      Be
      afraid.
     
     
      Be
      very,
      very,
      afraid.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      Mr.
      Gray,
      I
      offer
     
     
      you
      a
      Challenge.
      I
      have
     
     
      rapped
      your
      face
      with
      a
     
     
      leather
      glove
      and
      thrown
     
     
      the
      gauntlet
      at
      your
      feet.
      I
     
     
      challenge
      you
      to
      publicly
     
     
      state,
      in
      print,
      and
      without
     
     
      use
      of
      a
      thesaurus
      or
      any
     
     
      fancy
      sayings
      like
      “I
      am
     
     
      very
      concerned
      about...”
      or
     
     
      “We
      are
      seriously
      looking
     
     
      into
      the
      possibilities...”,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (a)
      The
      building
      fund
     
     
      and
      any
      potential
     
     
      increases
      in
      our
      tui-
     
     
      tion
      in
      relation
      to
      it.
     
     
      Will
      you
      fight
      a
     
     
      mandatory
      donation,
     
     
      or
      will
      you
      support
     
     
      it?
     
    

    
     
      (b)
      UPEI
      member-
     
     
      ship
      in
      CFS;
     
    

    
     
      (c)
      The
      horrible
      state
     
     
      of
      Robertson
      Library;
     
     
      (d)
      CIMN
      funding;
     
     
      (e)
      and
      anything
      else
     
     
      that
      may
      touch
      our
     
     
      lives
      as
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      ‘do
      not’
      tell
      us
     
     
      where
      you
      stand,
      then
      you
     
     
      will
      give
      us
      a
      reason
      not
      to
     
     
      trust
      you.
      If
      you
      ‘can
      not’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      then
      you
      will
      give
      us
      a
     
     
      reason
      to
      wonder
      what
      you
     
     
      are
      doing
      in
      the
      job
      in
      the
     
     
      first
      place.
      Finally,
      if
      you
     
     
      ‘will
      not’
      tell
      us
      where
      you
     
     
      stand,
      then
      you
      will
      give
      us
     
     
      a
      reason
      to
      assume
      that
     
     
      you,
      sir,
      are
      no
      different
     
     
      from
      every
      other
      patroniz-
     
     
      ing
      politician
      who
      is
      elected
     
     
      to
      represent
      the
      people
      and
     
     
      only
      end
      up
      representing
     
     
      themselves.
     
    

    
     
      Traditionally,
      new
     
     
      leaders
      are
      given
      a
      little
     
     
      honeymoon
      to
      get
      their
     
     
      affairs
      in
      order.
      Seeing
     
     
      there
      are
      only
      _
      twelve
     
     
      weeks
      left
      in
      the
      school
     
     
      year,
      I
      would
      say
      that
      your
     
     
      honeymoon
      ends_
      right
     
     
      about
      --
      now.
      We
      await
     
     
      your
      response.