identity
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      from
      page
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      university's
      history.
      A
     
     
      history,
      President
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      believes,
      the
     
     
      university
      community
      has
     
     
      much
      to
      gain
      from.
      He
     
     
      added
      that
      in
      present
      public
     
     
      relations
      work
      efforts
      were
     
     
      being
      made
      to
      emphasize
     
     
      the
      role
      of
     
     
      the
      predecessor
     
     
      institutions;
      St.
      Dunstan’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Prince
      of
      Wales
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      left
      to
      the
      consideration
      of
     
     
      alumni,
      faculty,
      staff
      and
     
     
      students.
     
    

    
     
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      disagrees.
      He
      pointed
      out
     
     
      that,
      in
      the
      end,
      the
      use
      of
     
     
      the
      logo.
      or
      the
      Coat
      of
     
     
      Arms
      was
      the
      President’s
     
     
      perogative.
      He
      does
      want,
     
     
      the
      input,
      and
      views
      from
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      campus
     
     
      community.
     
    

    
     
      “Do
      we
      want
      both
     
     
      the
      logo
      and
      the
      Coat
      of
     
     
      Arm,
      if
      we
      do,
      is
      it
      this
     
     
      particular
      logo
      that
      we
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “It
      [the
      Coat
      of
      Arms]
      reflects
     
     
      the
      historical
      narrative
      —
     
     
      which
      predates
      UPEI,”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      College.
     
    

    
     
      To
      many,
      the
     
     
      Coat
      of
      Arms
      reflects
      the
     
     
      richness
      of
      UPEI’s
      heritage,
     
     
      in
      contrast
      to
      the
      U-logo
     
     
      which
      lacks
      symbolism.
     
     
      But
      opinions
      on
      this
     
     
      matter
      vary.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Roger
      Gordon,
     
     
      Dean
      of
      Science,
      disagrees
     
     
      with
      the
      extensive
      use
      of
     
     
      the
      university
      Coat
      of
     
     
      Arms.
      According
      to
     
     
      Gordon
      the
      promotional
     
     
      logo
      is
      a
      good
      way
      of
     
     
      locating
      the
      modern
     
     
      aspects
      of
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Nicole
      Doucet,
      a
     
     
      3
      year
      Biology
      student,
     
     
      echoes
      Gordon’s
      opinion.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      think
      it
      [the
     
     
      logo]
      is
      fine.
      We
      are
      used
      to
     
     
      it
      now,
      and
      most
      students
     
     
      know
      very
      little
      about
      the
     
     
      symbolism
      of
      the
      Coat
      of
     
     
      Arms,”
      said
      Doucet.
      Yet,
     
     
      Senate
      reported
      that
     
     
      according
      to
      asmall
      sample
     
     
      of
      the
      campus,
      students,
      in
     
     
      general,
      did
      not
      like
      the
     
     
      promotional
      logo.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
     
     
      Senate
      whether
      UPEI
     
     
      should
      use
      its
      logo
      or
      its
     
     
      Coat
      of
      Arms,
      should
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      want?”
      asked
      Professor
     
     
      David
      Buck,
      chair
      of
     
     
      the
      Classics
      Department,
     
     
      as
      other
      Senate
      members
     
     
      agreed
      that
      although
     
     
      the
      Coat
      of
      Arms
      was
     
     
      beautiful,
      what
      it
      represents
     
     
      is
      more
      important,
      rather
     
     
      than
      the
      details
      of
      its
     
     
      design.
     
    

    
     
      Senate
      reported
     
     
      that
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Calgary,
      had
      years
      ago
     
     
      undergone
      a_
      similar
     
     
      identity
      crisis,
      which
      led
      to
     
     
      the
      creation
      ofa
      new
      logo—
     
     
      later
      abandoned
      in
      favour
     
     
      of
      returning
      to
      the
     
     
      university's
      Coat
      of
      Arms.
     
    

    
     
      Senate
      concluded
     
     
      that
      it
      was
      important
      that
     
     
      the
      many
      dimensions
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      be
      represented
     
     
      properly.
      The
      senate
     
     
      decided
      that
      it
      would
      be
     
     
      useful
      to
      convene
      focus
     
     
      groups
      in
      areas
      where
     
     
      divergence
      of
      opinion
      on
     
     
      this
      matter
      are
      expected.
     
     
      Members
      added
      that
      it
      is
     
     
      important
      to
      exercise
      care
     
     
      in
      selecting
      an
      identifier;
     
     
      either
      the
      logo
      or
      the
      Coat
     
     
      of
      Arms,
      to
      best
      enhance
     
     
      and
      portray
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      UPEI.
      ao
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Access
      2000,
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      state
      of
      higher
      education
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      province
      examined
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Sarah
      K.
      Murphy
     
     
      NEWS
      EDITOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      24
      was
     
     
      declared
      by
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Federation
      of
      Students
     
     
      (CFS)
      as
      the
      national
      day
      of
     
     
      action
      for
      the
      on-going
     
     
      Access
      2000
      campaign.
     
     
      The
      campaign
      was
     
     
      instigated
      in
      response
     
     
      to
      7
      billion
      dollar
      in
     
     
      cuts
      to
      the
      education
     
     
      system.
     
    

    
     
      oon
      e
     
     
      organization,
      which
     
     
      lobbies
      on
      behalf
      of
     
     
      students
      for
      the
     
     
      restoration
      of
      3.7
     
     
      billion
      dollars
      in
     
     
      transfer
      payments
      to
      the
     
     
      provinces,
      also
      struggles
      to
     
     
      establish
      a
      national
      system
     
     
      of
      grants,
      revamp
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      national
      standards
      of
      quality
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘for
      Canadian
      institutions,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      boost
      accessibility
      to
     
     
      post-secondary
      education.
     
     
      UPEI
      students
     
     
      made
      a
      significant
      effort
      to
     
     
      demonstrate
      their
      support
     
     
      to
      the
      cause,
      as
      almost
      200
     
     
      students
      strolled
      through
     
     
      the
      “Breezeway”
      to
      part-
     
     
      take
      in
      a
      symbolic
      meal
      of
     
     
      Kraft
      Dinner.
      This
      was
      part
     
     
      of
      a
      local
      effort
      to
      raise
     
     
      awareness
      on
      the
      state
      of
     
     
      higher
      education
      in
      PEI.
     
     
      “Giving
      things
     
    
   
   
    
     
      away,
      will
      bring
      students
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      masses,”
      said
      BJ
      McCarville,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      local
      politicians
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      (SU)
     
     
      Vice
      President
      External,
     
     
      and
      CFS
      representative.
     
     
      “They
      [students]
      were
      really
     
     
      excited,
      and
      it
      definitely
     
     
      did
      catch
      people’s
      attention
     
     
      right
      away,
      and
      definitely
     
     
      drummed
      up
      interest
      [in
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      campaign].”
     
    

    
     
      “It
      is
      refreshing
      to
     
     
      see
      150
      to
      200
      students
     
     
      [wanting]
      to
      make
      their
     
     
      opinions
      known,”
      added
     
     
      John
      Desrosiers,
      UPEI
     
     
      Student
      Union
      President.
     
    

    
     
      With
      extensive
     
     
      media
      coverage,
      McCarville
     
     
      hopes
      to
      have
      demonstrated
     
     
      to
      the
     
     
      community
      the
     
     
      involvement
     
     
      and
      dedication
     
     
      of
      UPEI
     
     
      students.
     
     
      Although
      not
     
     
      all
      were
     
     
      informed
      about
     
     
      the
      details
      of
      ~
     
     
      the
      current
     
     
      debate,
      students
      showed
     
     
      interest
      in
      learning
      about
     
     
      the
      current
      problems
     
     
      regarding
      _post-
     
     
      secondary
      education
     
     
      in
      their
      province
     
     
      and
      across
      the
     
     
      country,
      and
      in
     
     
      lobbying
      to
      stop
     
     
      tuition
      hikes
      and
     
     
      cuts
      to
      the
      education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      budget.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “There
      is
      so
      much
     
     
      apathy
      on
      this
      campus,”
     
     
      admitted
      McCarville.
      “All
     
     
      we
      want
      to
      do
      is
      raise
     
     
      awareness
      and
      make
     
     
      students
      aware
      that
      there
      _
     
     
      are
      ways
      to
      fight
      this
     
     
      [tuition
      hikes,
      and
      funding
     
     
      cuts].”
     
    

    
     
      McCarville
      is
     
     
      confident,
      and
      ready
     
     
      to
      take
      action.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      the
      central
     
     
      focus
      for
      UPEI
     
     
      should
      be
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      our
      tuition
      has
     
     
      increased
      89%,
      and
     
     
      that
      is
      enough”,
      she
     
     
      said
      e,
      “I
      want
      people
     
     
      to
      know
      we
      do
      care.”
     
    

    
     
      Access:
      2000
     
     
      activities
      were
      crowned
      by
     
     
      a
      panel
      discussion
      which
     
     
      included
      UPEI
      President
     
     
      Wade
      MacLauchlan,
      PEI
     
     
      Education
      Minister
      Chester
     
     
      Gillan,
      Education
      critic
      for
     
     
      the
      Official
      Opposition
     
     
      and
      MLA,
      Robert
      Maddix,
     
     
      NDP
      representative.
      Leo
     
     
      Broderick,
      and
      SU
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      President
      Desrosiers.
     
    

    
     
      All
      panel
      members
     
     
      agreed
      that
      the
      campaign
     
     
      was
      very
      timely,
      as
      budgets
     
     
      are
      currently
      being
      drafted.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      is
      a
      question
      of
     
     
      justice
      between
     
     
      governments
      and
     
     
      students,”
      said
      Wade
     
     
      MacLauchlan,
      questioning
     
     
      who
      should
      bear
      the