The
      Cadre
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      16
      March
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opinion
      21
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
     
     
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Greetings
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      &
      Labrador,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Newfoundland
      and
      Labrador
      Federation
     
     
      of
      Students
      represents
      the
      30,000
      students
      study-
     
     
      ing
      at
      all
      public
      post-secondary
      institutions
      in
      New-
     
     
      foundland
      and
      Labrador.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      1990,
      college
      and
      university
      tuition
     
     
      has
      increased
      by
      about
      250%.
      This
      has
      obviously
     
     
      had
      detrimental
      effects
      on
      our
      students.
      In
      par-
     
     
      ticular,
      it
      has
      assured
      student
      poverty
      and
      higher
     
     
      student
      debt.
     
    

    
     
      Three
      years
      ago,
      when
      Federal
      funding
     
     
      changes
      indicated
      that
      this
      trend
      would
      continue,
     
     
      student
      advocates
      here
      started
      work
      with
      the
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      Federation
      of
      Students
      to
      lobby
      our
      offi-
     
     
      cials
      for
      a
      tuition
      freeze.
     
    

    
     
      In
      January
      of
      this
      year
      the
      Government
      of
     
     
      Newfoundland
      and
      Labrador
      did
      just
      that,
      they
      im-
     
     
      plemented
      a
      freeze
      on
      tuition
      freeze.
      For
      students
     
     
      at
      the
      College
      of
      the
      North
      Atlantic,
      the
      Fisheries
     
     
      and
      Marine
      Institute,
      Sir
      Wilfred
      Grenfell
      College
     
     
      and
      Memorial
      University
      of
      Newfoundland,
      tui-
     
     
      tion
      will
      NOT
      increase
      for
      the
      next
      two
      years.
      This
     
     
      result
      was
      not
      achieved
      easily.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      lobby
      for
      a
      tuition
      freeze
      was
      success-
     
     
      ful
      for
      a
      number
      of
      reasons.
      |
      guess
      the
      main
      rea-
     
     
      son
      was
      because
      the
      majority
      of
      our
      elected
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      representatives
      cared
      enough
      about
      the
      issues
     
     
      to
      put
      their
      hearts
      and
      souls
      into
      it.
      They
      weren't
     
     
      interested
      in
      getting
      elected
      because
      they
      wanted
     
     
      an
      office
      or
      because
      they
      wanted
      to
      be
      popular
      or
     
     
      because
      they
      thought
      it
      would
      be
      cool.
      We
      were
     
     
      fortunate
      to
      have
      a
      majority
      of
      true
      student
      activ-
     
     
      ists—students
      who
      are
      genuinely
      concerned
      about
     
     
      the
      well
      being
      of
      the
      students
      they
      represent.
     
    

    
     
      These
      devoted
      people
      worked
      at
      it.
      —
     
    

    
     
      Although
      it
      was
      never
      easy,
      it
      doesn’t
      look
     
     
      that
      difficult
      looking
      back.
      We
      used
      three
      basic
     
     
      ingredients:
      1)
      a
      consistent
      and
      coherent
      argument,
     
     
      2)
      the
      media,
      and
      3)
      a
      hell
      of
      a
      lot
      of
      meetings
      with
     
     
      government
      officials.
     
    

    
     
      I
      hope
      that
      the
      student
      union
      at
      UPEI
      can
     
     
      take
      something
      from
      our
      success
      and
      achieve
      like-
     
     
      wise
      for
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      Luck!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      =
      Kirby
     
     
      Newfoundland
      and
      Labrador
     
     
      Federation
      of
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Newfoundlan
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      11,
      1999,
      and
      I'd
      like
      to
      explain
      why.
     
     
      informed
      them
      that
      the
      om
     
     
      captions
      on
      Andrew
      Peppin's
      camps
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      called
      the
      Guardian
      on
      Wednesday,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘misused.
     
     
      ae
      cee
      eae
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oe,
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ene,
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A+
      for
      UPE!
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      are
      writing
      you
      in
      response
      to
      a
      letter
     
     
      posted
      in
      the
      front
      page
      of
      the
      Thursday
      issue
      of
     
     
      the
      Guardian.
      This
      letter
      depicted
      the
      efforts
      of
     
     
      a
      particular
      student
      who
      is
      running
      for
      president
     
     
      of
      our
      student
      union.
      With
      all
      of
      the
      important
     
     
      issues
      facing
      students
      these
      days;
      such
      as
      increas-
     
     
      ing
      tuition
      and
      student
      loan
      repayments
      etc.
      we
     
     
      feel
      that
      the
      time
      put
      into
      writing
      such
      a
      useless
     
     
      letter
      should
      have
      put
      into
      a
      letter
      that
      would
     
     
      help
      students.
      Mr.
      Peppin
      is
      trying
      to
      get
      peo-
     
     
      ple’s
      attention
      because
      here
      at
      UPEI
      we
      have
     
     
      only
      a
      5%
      turn
      out
      of
      student
      voters.
      When
      we
     
     
      saw
      the
      poster
      with
      the
      title
      “Free
      Nude
      Photos”
     
     
      we
      stopped
      to
      see
      what
      it
      really
      was
      about
      be-
     
     
      cause
      you
      know
      these
      kinds
      of
      posters
      are
      only
     
     
      a
      ploy
      to
      get
      the
      readers
      attention.
      From
      that
     
     
      poster
      we
      became
      aware
      of
      the
      upcoming
      clec-
     
     
      tion.
      Unlike
      all
      the
      other
      posters
      around
      campus
     
     
      Mr.
      Peppin
      politely
      advertised
      the
      voting
      dates
     
     
      and
      times,
      something
      that
      most
      students
      are
      not
     
     
      aware
      of
      until
      they
      see
      the
      so
      called
      voting
      sta-
     
     
      tions
      in
      the
      breezeway.
      What
      we
      still
      can’t
      fig-
     
     
      ure
      out
      is
      why
      Miss
      Daley
      is
      so
      offended
      by
      the
     
     
      posters?
      It
      is
      only
      increasing
      attention
      about
      the
     
     
      election.
      For
      once
      students
      are
      having
      fun
      with
     
     
      the
      election
      and
      really
      competing
      with
      one
      an-
     
     
      other.
      Miss
      Daley,
      we
      believe
      that
      you
      should
     
     
      spend
      your
      time
      more
      wisely
      and
      not
      pick
      on
     
     
      something
      so
      minor.
      There
      are
      more
      important
     
     
      issues
      out
      there
      to
      talk
      about
      than
      a
      measly
      poster.
     
     
      I
      conclusion,
      we
      would
      suspect
      that
      Mr.
      Peppin
     
     
      would
      thank
      you
      because
      you
      have
      put
      his
      name
     
     
      in
      the
      spotlight
      and
      everyone
      will
      know
      who
      he
     
     
      is
      and
      that
      he
      will
      win
      the
      election
      because
      of
     
     
      you.
      Mr.
      Peppin,
      good
      work
      and
      good
      luck!
      You
     
     
      have
      our
      votes!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Patrick
      Ross
     
     
      Aaron
      Smith