Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      just
      come
      from
      the
      library,
      where
      I
      have
      been
     
     
      trying
      to
      write
      aterm
      paper.
      Unfortunately,
      I
      can’t
     
     
      concentrate
      because
      of
      all
      the
      people
      around
      me
      who
     
     
      are
      laughing
      and
      talking!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      library
      has
      been
      put
      in
      place
      for
      studying--not
      for
     
     
      socializing.
      At
      university,
      students
      are
      treated
      as
     
     
      adults.
      Professors
      do
      not
      check
      for
      homework
      or
      hand
     
     
      out
      punishments.
      If
      people
      expect
      to
      be
      treated
      as
     
     
      adults,
      they
      should
      start
      acting
      like
      adults!
      Being
      a
     
     
      mature
      person
      means
      having
      respect
      for
      others.
      That
     
     
      includes
      being
      quiet
      in
      a
      place
      where
      other
      people
      are
     
     
      trying
      to
      study.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yes,
      it’s
      true
      that
      I
      could
      probably
      search
      around
      the
     
     
      library
      for
      a
      quieter
      place
      to
      sit,
      But
      I
      want
      to
      sit
     
     
      near
      the
      books
      that
      I
      need
      to
      use,
      and
      it
      should
      be
      my
     
     
      right
      to
      so
      that!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      are
      lots
      of
      places
      to
      talk
      besides
      the
      library.
     
     
      There
      are
      benches
      in
      the
      hall,
      the
      Pit
      ,
      cafeterias,
      or
     
     
      even
      empty
      classrooms.
      There
      are
      also
      group
      sturdy
     
     
      rooms
      available
      in
      the
      library
      (which
      are
      almost
      all
     
     
      empty
      as
      I
      write
      this
      letter).
      PLEASE
      start
      giving
     
     
      some
      respect
      to
      others.
      This
      isn’t
      kindergarten!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tired
      of
      Children
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      si
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Focus:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Daniel
      R
      Wolf
     
     
      By
      Tracy
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Wolf
      grew
      up
      in
      Calgary,
      Alberta
      the
      son
      :
     
     
      of
      a
      lower
      working
      class
      family.
      His
      first
      degree
      is
      an
     
     
      BA
      hounors
      degree
      from
      the
      University
      of
      Calgary.
      ”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      recieved
      one
      of
      the
      highest
      grade
      point
      averages
      a
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      Calgary
      earning
      him
      scholarships
      ta
     
     
      get
      him
      to
      graduate
      school.
      While
      he
      was
      studying,
      he
     
     
      was
      also
      drivingamotorcycletoshowhisanger
     
     
      towards
      society.
      Professor
      Wolf
      decided
      to
      do
      his
     
     
      doctoral
      dissertation
      onthe
      outlaw
      bikergangThe
      ~
     
     
      Rebels.
      He
      spent
      three
      years
      riding
      with
      the
      Rebels
      ~
     
     
      doing
      the
      things
      any
      normal
      biker
      would
      have
      to
      do,
      a
     
     
      recieving
      no
      special
      treatment.
      ‘‘
      ...In
      my
      work
      with
      ©
     
     
      the
      Rebels
      I
      was
      never
      afforded
      the
      luxury
      ofnot
      ©
     
     
      having
      to
      perform
      or
      nto
      being
      able
      to
      understand
      the,
     
     
      rules
      of
      the
      outlaw
      game.
      Riding
      with
      the
      Rebels
     
     
      meant
      that
      I
      either
      learned,
      understood,
      and
      performé
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      any
      other
      biker
      who
      wanted
      to
      bea
      friend
      7
     
     
      of
      the
      club,
      or
      I
      left
      the
      scene.’
      The
      end
      result
      of
      hig}
     
     
      three
      year
      study
      is
      his
      PhD.
      and
      the
      book
      The
      Rebels
      .
     
     
      A
      Brotherhood
      of
      Outlaw
      Bikers.
      His
      book
      has
      :
     
     
      recieved
      national
      exposure.
      Being
      the
      ONLY
      book
      ©
     
     
      written
      in
      P.E.I
      to
      make
      the
      NY
      Times
      bookreview.
      7
     
     
      Professor
      Wolf’s
      book
      has
      also
      been
      nominated
      for
      7
     
     
      the
      John
      Porter
      Book
      Award
      this
      is
      the
      highest
      award?
     
     
      given
      in
      the
      Social
      Sciences
      and
      well
      deserved
      in
      my®
     
     
      opinion,
      Professor
      Wolf
      is
      an
      adjunct
      Professor
      in
      th
     
     
      Sociology
      and
      Anthropology
      department
      here
      atthe
      7
     
     
      University.
      He
      started
      teaching
      here
      in
      1988
      while
      he
      |
     
     
      was
      finishing
      writing
      his
      book.
      He
      still
      rides
      a
      moto®
     
     
      cycle
      anda
      Trans
      Am
      buthe
      hopes
      to
      buy
      a
      new
     
     
      Harley
      at
      the
      begining
      of
      the
      summer.
      I
      asked
      Profes®
     
     
      sor
      Wolf
      what
      was
      next?
      He
      is
      looking
      at
      a
      number
      |
     
     
      of
      ideas
      that
      of
      intrest
      to
      him
      like,
      looking
      at
      Outlay
     
     
      Clubs
      ona
      international
      level
      and
      concepts
      of
     
     
      Territorality
      as
      a
      means
      of
      Social
      control,
      also
      he
      is®
     
     
      taking
      a
      look
      at
      Street
      gangs.
      Whatever
      he
      does
      next
     
     
      wish
      him
      goodluck
      on
      his
      nomination
      forthe
      John
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Porter
      Book
      Award.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      14,
      1991