The
      Cadre
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9
      February
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      M.A.P.U.S.
     
     
      Connection
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      Mature
      and
      Part-time
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      JANICE
      MUIR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “It
      takes
      only
      one
      person
     
     
      to
      listen.
      It
      only
      takes
      one
      per-
     
     
      son
      to
      advocate.
      It
      only
      takes
     
     
      one
      person
      to
      feel
      kindness.
      So
     
     
      it
      doesn’t
      take
      all
      that
      many
     
     
      people.”
      This
      selection
      comes
     
     
      from
      Pat
      Worth’s
      book,
      The
     
     
      Language
      of
      Pain
      -
      Perspec-
     
     
      tives
      on
      Behavior
      Manage-
     
     
      ment.
      As
      an
      advocate
      for
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      with
      mental
      health
      needs,
     
     
      Pat
      has
      approached
      the
      discus-
     
     
      sion
      with
      a
      perspective
      that
      is
     
     
      often
      forgotten...
      that
      is,
      we
      all
     
     
      need
      a
      hug
      or
      word
      of
      encour-
     
     
      agement
      some
      time.
      The
      dif-
     
     
      ference
      is
      that
      some
      of
      us
      need
     
     
      these
      kinds
      of
      support
      systems
     
     
      a
      little
      more
      than
      others.
     
    

    
     
      From
      a
      mature
      and
      part-
     
     
      time
      student
      point
      of
      view,
      |
     
     
      believe
      it
      is
      important
      to
      re-
     
     
      member
      that
      in
      the
      midst
      of
      the
     
     
      hustle
      and
      bustle
      of
      juggling
     
     
      crazy
      schedules,
      there
      is
      help
     
     
      available
      if
      things
      get
      tough.
     
     
      There
      are
      supports
      in
      place
      and
     
     
      a
      network
      of
      friends
      who
      are
     
     
      willing
      to
      help.
      The
      Mapus
     
     
      Lounge
      is
      a
      good
      place
      to
      go
     
     
      if
      you
      want
      to
      meet
      other
      ma-
     
     
      ture
      and
      part-time
      students,
     
     
      and
      to
      ask
      questions.
      We
      cer-
     
     
      tainly
      do
      not
      have
      all
      the
      an-
     
     
      swers,
      but
      we
      can
      attempt
      to
     
     
      find
      out.
      The
      Lounge
      is
      located
     
     
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library
      106.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      no
      word
      yet
      on
     
     
      the
      Revenue
      Canada
      tax
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      session
      but
      we
      will
     
     
      keep
      you
      posted.
      A
      criteria
      for
     
     
      awarding
      Mapus
      scholarships
     
     
      is
      in
      the
      works
      and
      if
      you
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      have
      input
      into
     
     
      the
      discussions,
      please
      let
      a
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      executive
     
    
   
   
    
     
      know.
      The
      spring
      break
      is
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coming
      up
      and
      hopefully,
      the
     
     
      weather
      will
      continue
      to
      be
     
     
      spring-like.
     
    

    
     
      Registration
      numbers
     
     
      for
      the
      winter
      session
      are
      down
     
     
      from
      last
      year
      and
      this
      may
     
     
      lead
      to
      increased
      tuition
      rates
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      future,
      according
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Senate
      report
      from
      our
      last
     
     
      meeting.
      This
      may
      be
      a
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      that
      Mapus
      members
      may
     
     
      want
      to
      discuss
      at
      the
      Annual
     
     
      meeting
      next
      month.
      Many
      of
     
     
      us
      are
      already
      walking
      a
      finan-
     
     
      cial
      tight-rope
      while
      budgeting
     
     
      family
      needs
      and
      education,
     
     
      and
      tuition
      rates
      are
      an
      impor-
     
     
      tant
      factor
      on
      the
      decisions
      that
     
     
      we
      make.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      think
      that
      you
     
     
      are
      ‘working
      like
      a
      dog,’
     
     
      Snoopy
      from
      the
      Charlie
     
     
      Brown
      cartoon
      series
      has
      a
     
     
      thought
      of
      the
      week
      to
      add.
     
    

    
     
      “Yesterday,
      |
      was
      a
     
     
      dog.
      Today
      I’m
      a
      dog.
      Tomor-
     
     
      row
      I’Il
      probably
      still
      be
      a
      dog.
     
     
      <sigh!>
      There’s
      so
      little
      hope
     
     
      for
      advancement.”
      Just
      what
     
     
      you
      needed
      to
      hear,
      right?
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      the
      joke
      from
     
     
      Laugh-a-Lot
      is
      probably
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      best
      of
      the
      oldies,
      but
      I
     
     
      hope
      you
      enjoy
      it
      anyway.
     
    

    
     
      After
      church,
      Johnny
     
     
      tells
      his
      parents
      he
      has
      to
      go
     
     
      and
      talk
      to
      the
      minister
      right
     
     
      away.
      They
      agree
      and
      the
      pas-
     
     
      tor
      greets
      the
      family.
     
    

    
     
      “Pastor,”
      Johnny
      says,
     
     
      “I
      heard
      you
      say
      today
      that
      our
     
     
      bodies
      came
      from
      the
      dust.”
     
    

    
     
      “That’s
      right,
      Johnny,
      !
     
     
      did.”
     
    

    
     
      “And
      I
      heard
      you
      say
     
     
      that
      when
      we
      die,
      our
      bodies
     
     
      go
      back
      to
      dust.”
     
    

    
     
      “Yes,
      I’m
      glad
      you
     
     
      were
      listening.
      Why
      do
      you
     
     
      ask?”
     
    

    
     
      “Well,
      you
      better
      come
     
     
      over
      to
      our
      house
      right
      away
     
     
      and
      look
      under
      my
      bed,
      “cause
     
     
      there’s
      someone
      either
      coming
     
     
      or
      goin’!”
     
    

    
     
      Have
      a
      great
      week!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Mapus
      column
      is
      dedi-
     
     
      cated
      to
      promoting
      the
      ideas,
     
     
      suggestions
      and
      concerns
      of
     
     
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students.
     
     
      For
      submissions,
      please
      con-
     
     
      tact
      Janice
      Muir
      at:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      (902)
      853-4042.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      hosts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      debating
      tournament
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Teams
      come
      from
      across
      canada
      to
      debate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Debating
      So-
     
     
      ciety
      will
      be
      hosting
      the
      fourth
     
     
      annual
      Lucy
      Maud
     
     
      Montgomery
      Cup
      the
      week-
     
     
      end
      of
      Feb.
      19
      to
      21.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Lucy
      Maud
     
     
      Montgomery
      Invitational
     
     
      Tournament
      is,
      as
      Chris
      Bent-
     
     
      ley,
      president
      of
      the
      Debating
     
     
      Society,
      says,
      “one
      of
      the
      most
     
     
      widely-regarded
      and
      classy
     
     
      tournaments
      around.”
     
    

    
     
      Organized
      debating
      has
     
     
      a
      long
      tradition
      at
      El,
     
     
      stretching
      back
      to
      the
      days
     
     
      when
      St.
      Dunstan's
      University
     
     
      and
      Prince
      of
      Wales
      College
     
     
      were
      two
      separate
      institutions.
     
     
      Today,
      the
      UPEI
      Debating
      So-
     
     
      ciety
      has
      almost
      a
      dozen
      full-
     
     
      time
      numbers,
      and
      numerous
     
     
      associates.
      In
      1995,
      the
      Lucy
     
     
      MaudMontgomery
     
     
      Invitational
      Tournamem
      was
     
     
      founded
      to
      give
      UPEI
      an
     
     
      invitational
      debating
      tourna-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +’
      Environmental
      Management
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ment
      of
      its
      own.
     
    

    
     
      This
      year,
      over
      a
      dozen
     
     
      teams
      will
      come
      from
      all
      over
     
     
      North
      America,
      eee
     
     
      teams
      from
      Ontario
      an
     
     
      Québec
      and
      two
      teams
      from
     
     
      the
      United
      States,
      one
      from
     
     
      Columbia
      University
      in
      New
     
     
      York
      and
      another
      from
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      West
      Virginia.
      A
     
     
      joint,
      or
      “hybrid”
      team
      with
     
     
      one
      member
      from
      Columbia
     
     
      University
      and
      another
      from
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      West
      Vir-
     
    

    
     
      inia,
      is
      the
      sixth
      highest
      rat-
     
     
      ing
      team
      in
      the
      United
      States
     
     
      debating
      circuit.
     
    

    
     
      To
      cope
      with
      the
      large
     
     
      number
      of
      teams,
      this
      year,
     
     
      there
      will
      be
      a
      total
      of
      seven
     
     
      rounds
      of
      debate
      before
      the
     
     
      semi-finals
      and
      the
      final
     
     
      round.
      There
      will
      also
      be
     
     
      rounds
      of
      public
      speaking
     
     
      competitions.
     
    

    
     
      “(Both
      debating
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
      Ecosystem
      Restoration
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
      Environmental
      Assessment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
      Geographic
      Information
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Systems
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      two-semester
      (eight-month)
     
     
      programs
      start
      in
      September
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      NEW
      CAMPUS
      located
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE,
      ONTARIO
     
     
      PR
      eee
      ee
      eel
      cee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      facilities
      to
      complement
      our
     
     
      68
      acre
      on-site
      Living
      Laboratory.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      public
      speaking]
      are
      im-
     
     
      promptu,’
      Bentley
      explains,
     
     
      ‘but
      debating
      is
      one
      team
     
     
      against
      another,
      while
      public
     
     
      speaking
      is
      one
      person
      argu-
     
     
      ing
      something.
      This
      is
      really
     
     
      impromptu.”
     
    

    
     
      Students
      and
      teachers
     
     
      from
      around
      the
      UPEI
      com-
     
     
      munity
      are
      invited
      to
      attend
      the
     
     
      open
      semi-finals
      and
      the
      final
     
     
      round
      of
      both
      public
      —
     
     
      and
      general
      debate.
      Members
     
     
      of
      the
      university
      community
     
     
      are
      also
      invited
      to
      help
      judge
     
     
      the
      debaters.
      Sessions
      will
      be
     
     
      offered
      before
      the
      first
      round
     
     
      for
      prospective
      judges,
      and
     
     
      judges
      don’t
      have
      to
      stay
      for
     
     
      the
      entire
      tournament.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      would
      like
      more
     
     
      information
      about
      the
      debating
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tournament,
      you
      can
      contact
     
     
      Chris
      entley
      at
     
     
      ccbentleyigupel.ca=.
      or
     
     
      Danielle
      renette
      at
     
     
      <afrenette@upei.ca>.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.niagarac.on.ca