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      ello,
      and
      wel-
     
     
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      come
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      the
     
     
      X-Press.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      name
      is
      Sean
     
     
      McQuaid,
      and
      I'll
      be
     
     
      your
      editor
      this
      year
     
     
      (why
      does
      this
      sound
     
     
      like
      |
      shouldbe
      wear-
     
     
      ing
      a
      tuxedo
      and
     
     
      handing
      you
      a
      wine
     
     
      list?)
      Being
      a
      glutton
     
     
      for
      punishment
      I’m
     
     
      putting
      in
      my
      fourth
     
     
      year
      at
      the
      paper
      and
     
     
      my
      second
      year
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      X-Press
      is
      back
     
     
      to
      inform
      and
     
     
      entertain
      you.
     
    

    
     
      Volunteer,
      write
      us
     
     
      letters,
      show
      us
      how
     
     
      much
      you
      care!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      you
      want
      a
     
     
      weekly
      schedule?
     
     
      Do
      you
      like
      the
      cur-
     
     
      rent
      name
      of
      the
     
     
      paper
      (past
      names
     
     
      include
      the
      Red
      &
     
     
      White,
      the
      Sun,
      the
     
     
      Cadre,
      the
      Netted
     
     
      Gem,
      the
      Gem,
      and
     
     
      Panther
      Magazine)
     
     
      or
      would
      you
      pre-
     
     
      fer
      an
      old
      or
      com-
     
     
      pletely
      new
      title?
     
     
      What
      kinds
      of
      fea-
     
     
      tures
      do
      you
      want
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ringmaster
      of
      this
      lit-
     
    

    
     
      erary
      circus,
      so
      you
      long-time
      readers
      will
      have
     
     
      to
      endure
      my
      alleged
      insights
      in
      this
      space
      for
      yet
     
     
      another
      eight
      months
      or
      so.
      For
      you
      new
     
     
      readers
      (especially
      freshmen
      and
      other
      recent
     
     
      arrivals
      on
      this
      planet
      we
      call
      UPEI)
      |
      should
      take
     
     
      amoment
      to
      explain
      what
      you're
      staring
      at.
      The
     
     
      UPEI
      X-Press
      is,
      as
      you
      may
      have
      surmised,
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      student
      newspaper,
      funded
      and
      produced
     
     
      by
      students
      for
      the
      university
      community.
      We
     
     
      cover
      local
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      current
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      on
      and
      off
     
     
      campus,
      as
      well
      as
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      cial
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      global
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      We
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      tainment
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      is
     
     
      here
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      inform
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      entertain
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      and
     
     
      give
      those
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      forum
      for
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      own
      ideas
     
     
      and
      concerns.
     
    

    
     
      Okay.
      Now
      that
      we’ve
      all
      been
      properly
     
     
      introduced,
      |
      thought
      I'd
      use
      this
      opening
      edito-
     
     
      rial’s
      space
      to
      tell
      everybody
      about
      some
      of
      the
     
     
      stuff
      in
      the
      works
      for
      the
      year.
      First
      of
      ali,
      as
     
     
      always,
      WE
      WANT
      VOLUNTEERS!
      No
      expe-
     
     
      rience
      is
      necessary
      (though
      it
      can’t
      hurt),
      and
     
     
      we're
      always
      looking
      for
      more
      writers
      and
     
     
      support
      staff
      (for
      the
      thrilling
      details
      on
      joining
     
     
      up,
      see
      “The
      Student
      Press
      Experience”
      else-
     
     
      where
      in
      this
      issue).
      That
      having
      been
      said,
      there
     
     
      willbe
      afew
      changes
      this
      year.
      For
      one
      thing,
      our
     
     
      current
      schedule
      calls
      for
      ten
      rather
      than
      twelve
     
     
      issues
      per
      semester,
      roughly
      three
      per
      month
     
     
      (for
      more
      details
      on
      that,
      see
      our
      new
      schedule
     
     
      to
      be
      printed
      in
      the
      next
      issue).
      We're
      also
     
     
      contemplating
      format
      changes
      yet
      again,
      for
      the
     
     
      moment
      just
      some
      minor
      layout
      alterations,
      but
     
     
      we're
      discussing
      major
      changes
      for
      either
      next
     
     
      semester
      or
      next
      year,
      including:
      a
      possible
     
     
      switch
      to
      newspaper-style
      tabloid
      format
      (much
     
     
      cheaper
      to
      produce
      and
      much
      bigger,
      but
      we'll
     
     
      have
      to
      work
      some
      bugs
      out
      of
      production
      to
     
     
      do
      it),
      and
      the
      return
      to
      weekly
      production
     
     
      (almost
      a
      given
      if
      we
      switch
      formats).
     
    

    
     
      Whatever
      we
      do,
      let
      us
      know
      what
      you
     
     
      think.
      Do
      you
      prefer
      stapled
      newsmagazine
     
     
      format
      (almost
      twice
      as
      costly)
      or
      tabloid
      style?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      isfy
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      and
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      mind
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      to
      us.
      We
      welcome
      your
      letters,
      and
      while
      we
     
     
      can’t
      please
      everybody
      we
      take
      all
      suggestions
     
     
      into
      consideration.
      Let
      us
      and
      the
      rest
      of
      the
     
     
      university
      know
      what
      you
      think,
      not
      just
      about
     
     
      the
      paper,
      but
      about
      any
      issues
      of
      interest
      to
     
     
      students.
      After
      all,
      a
      letters
      page
      is
      a
      terrible
     
     
      thing
      to
      waste.
     
    

    
     
      Turning
      to
      other
      business,
      we’re
      working
      on
     
     
      a
      policy
      for
      the
      criteria
      regarding
      what
      submis-
     
     
      sions
      we
      print
      other
      than
      articles
      and
      creative
     
     
      material
      (announcements,
      notices,
      meetings,
     
     
      etc.).
      This
      is
      in
      response
      to
      ongoing
      complaints
     
     
      and
      rumours
      among
      student
      groups
      regarding
     
     
      our
      submissions
      policy,
      and
      for
      more
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      on
      that
      check
      out
      this
      issue’s
      special
     
     
      announcement
      (under
      the
      musical
      title
      “You
     
     
      Can’t
      Always
      Get
      What
      You
      Want”).
      Also
      on
     
     
      the
      drawing
      board
      are
      plans
      for
      drafting
      an
      X-
     
     
      Press
      constitution
      and
      incorporating
      the
      paper
     
     
      as
      a
      semi-autonomous
      body
      under
      a
      board
      of
     
     
      governors
      drawn
      from
      our
      ranks
      and
      those
      of
     
     
      the
      student
      government
      and
      students
      at
      large.
     
     
      It’s
      shaping
      up
      to
      be
      an
      exciting
      and
      productive
     
     
      year,
      and
      |
      invite
      all
      of
      you
      to
      join
      us
      for
      the
      ride
     
     
      whether
      it
      be
      as
      readers
      or
      volunteers
      (or
     
     
      both!).
      With
      your
      support,
      we
      hope
      to
      make
     
     
      this
      the
      best
      student
      newspaper
      UPEI
      has
      ever
     
     
      seen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sean
      McQuaid
     
     
      Editor-in-Chief.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P.S.
      Oodles
      of
      thanks
      to
      a
      variety
      of
      people
     
     
      including
      the
      staff
      (Kirby,
      Todd,
      Stan,
      Rebecca
     
     
      and
      Kathy
      are
      the
      sharpest
      bunch
      to
      producean
     
     
      issue
      in
      some
      time),
      the
      volunteers
      (Carol,
     
     
      Trent,
      Robby,
      and
      the
      others
      without
      whom:
     
     
      this
      miracle
      is
      impossible),
      Wendy
      in
      Central
     
     
      Printing
      for
      her
      invaluable
      assistance,
      our
      aston-
     
     
      ishingly
      conscientious
      S.U.
      liaison
      Andrew
     
     
      MacPherson,
      and
      the
      other
      helpful
      folks
      at
      S.U.
     
     
      such
      as
      Todd,
      Betty,
      Heather,
      Michelle,
      and
      all
     
     
      the
      rest.
      Here’s
      looking
      at
      you,
      kids.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      19,
      1993
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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