Rob
      Walker
     
     
      Editor
      in
      Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      it’s
      December,
      which
      means
      most
     
     
      of
      you
      are
      hunkered
      down
      studying,
     
    

    
     
      or
      partying
      it
      up
      because
      you’re
      done
     
     
      exams.
      Another
      semester
      here
      and
     
     
      gone,
      hard
      to
      believe
      I
      was
      just
      writing
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      welcome
      message.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      is
      now
      fully
      staffed,
      and
     
     
      starting
      January
      should
      be
      out
      on
      a
     
     
      fairly
      regular
      two-week
      rotation.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      website,
      http://cadre.upei.ca,
      got
     
     
      a
      total
      overhaul
      this
      year
      and
      should
     
     
      be
      updated
      shortly
      after
      the
      new
     
     
      issue
      goes
      out.
      We’re
      still
      interested
      in
     
     
      contributions
      from
      volunteers,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      selling
      advertising
      space.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      News-wise,
      other
      than
      k-os
      putting
      on
     
     
      a
      terrible
      show
      it’s
      been
      a
      pretty
      slow
     
     
      year.
      Speaking
      of
      k-os,
      how
      does
      this
     
     
      guy
      get
      through
      airport
      security?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “What’s
      your
      name
      sir?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Year
      resolutions
      are
      a
      hot
      topic
     
     
      this
      time
      of
      year,
      as
      people
      are
      trying
      to
     
     
      convince
      themselves
      to
      become
      better
     
     
      people
      for
      the
      year
      ahead.
      I
      am
      nota
      huge
     
     
      fan
      of
      the
      resolutions...
      I
      have
      tried
      them
     
     
      before
      and
      have
      failed
      miserably.
     
    

    
     
      One
      year
      I
      got
      some
      hand-me-down
     
     
      books
      from
      a
      friend
      and
      one
      of
      the
      books
     
     
      was
      titled
      “The
      Art
      and
      Power
      of
      Being
     
     
      a
      Lady.”
      My
      big
      thing
      that
      year
      was
      to
     
     
      become
      a
      lady
      and
      I
      was
      convinced
      this
     
     
      book
      was
      the
      key
      to
      my
      success.
      I
      read
     
     
      the
      book,
      made
      some
      notes
      and
      even
     
     
      used
      bright
      pink
      and
      orange
      post-it
      notes
     
     
      on
      the
      pages
      that
      I
      needed
      a
      lot
      of
      work
     
     
      on.
      Apparently
      I
      needed
      a
      lot
      of
      work
     
     
      because
      the
      book
      had
      about
      50
      post-its
     
     
      sticking
      out
      the
      side.
     
    

    
     
      After
      learning
      that
      it
      was
      inappropriate
     
     
      to
      swear
      I
      decided
      this
      book
      was
      not
     
     
      the
      book
      for
      me.
      If
      you
      know
      me
      at
      all,
     
     
      you
      know
      that
      I
      am
      not
      very
      good
      at
     
     
      controlling
      the
      urge
      to
      swear
      and
      it
      seems
     
     
      I
      have
      a
      quota
      of
      at
      least
      100
      times
      per
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Right
      Here
      and
      Now
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Oh,
      is
      that
      said
      like
      chaos?”
     
     
      “Uh,
      yeah.”
     
     
      “Really,
      and
      what
      is
      that
      I
      smell,
      pot?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wim
      no)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Right,
      well
      why
      don’t
      you
      just
     
     
      step
      over
      here
      towards
      those
      large
     
     
      gentlemen
      with
      guns...”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      suppose
      that
      after
      last
      year,
      I
     
     
      really
      shouldn’t
      complain
      about
      a
     
     
      lack
      of
      newsworthy
      events,
      but
      the
     
     
      newshound
      in
      me
      is
      hoping
      things
     
     
      heat
      up
      a
      little
      after
      Christmas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Speaking
      of
      Christmas,
      how
      bad
      is
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      that
      alongside
      all
      my
      memories
      of
      my
     
    
   
   
    
     
      family
      sitting
      around
      a
      tree
      giving
      gifts
     
     
      I
      remember
      the
      polar
      bear
      coca-cola
     
     
      commercial
      and
      Merry
      Christmas,
     
     
      Charlie
      Brown?
      Stupid
      holidays,
      bah-
     
     
      humbug!
      bie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      hate
      that
      people
      get
      into
      terrible
     
     
      moods
      around
      Christmas,
      and
      then
     
    
   
   
    
     
      day
      that
      must
      be
      filled.
      This
      resolution
     
     
      to
      become
      a
      lady
      was
      not
      working
      for
     
     
      me.
      I
      ditched
      it
      and
      tried
      something
      else
     
     
      the
      next
      year.
      :
     
    

    
     
      I
      got
      the
      idea
      to
      stop
      eating
      fast
      food.
     
     
      Now
      I
      actually
      did
      really
      well
      with
      this
     
     
      one,
      it
      lasted
      about
      six
      months.
      This
     
     
      should
      be
      in
      the
      record
      books.
      It
      is
     
     
      very
      difficult
      for
      a
      university
      student
      to
     
     
      stop
      eating
      fast
      food
      —
      it’s
      cheap
      and
     
     
      convenient.
      Not
      to
      mention
      I
      have
      this
     
     
      weird
      craving
      for
      BK
      every
      time
      I
      go
     
     
      out.
      I
      don’t
      know
      why
      because
      it’s
      the
     
     
      only
      time
      I
      go
      there.
      It’s
      strange.
      And
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gross.
      So
      fighting
      the
      urge
      to
      eat
      it
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      intense.
     
     
      This
      year
      I
      have
      no
      resolution,
      but
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      be
      interested
      in
      hearing
      about
     
    
   
   
    
     
      everyone
      else’s.
      Feel
      free
      to
      write
      us
     
     
      a
      letter
      with
      stories,
      we’d
      love
      to
      hear
     
     
      about
      them.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      heard
      some
      good
      resolutions
     
     
      this
      year
      from
      friends.
      Going
      to
      the
     
     
      gym
      is
      a
      great
      one...
      one
      that
      maybe
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      blame
      the
      holiday
      like
      it’s
      the
      flu
      or
     
     
      something.
      “What’s
      wrong
      with
      him?”
     
     
      “Oh,
      it’s
      just
      Christmas,
      he’ll
      be
      fine
      in
     
     
      a
      few
      weeks.”
      I
      hate
      the
      fact
      that
      I’m
     
     
      always
      poor
      and
      can
      never
      afford
      gifts,
     
     
      and
      really
      hate
      that
      I
      feel
      guilty
      for
      not
     
     
      giving
      gifts,
      even
      though
      I
      don’t
      buy
     
     
      into
      this
      commercial
      crap
      anyway
      and
     
     
      my
      friends
      and
      family
      don’t
      care.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      really,
      really
      hate
      how
      the
      city
      doesn’t
     
     
      plow
      the
      sidewalks
      (or
      the
      streets)
      until
     
     
      it
      stops
      snowing.
      Oh,
      I
      understand
      the
     
     
      logic
      behind
      it
      and
      how
      much
      money
      it
     
     
      saves,
      but
      when
      it
      snows
      for
      THREE
     
     
      DAYS
      STRAIGHT
      its
      time
      to
      re-
     
     
      think
      your
      strategies.
      Oh
      also,
      pushing
     
     
      all
      the
      snow
      from
      the
      streets
      into
      the
     
     
      MIDDLE
      of
      the
      street
      doesn’t
      make
      for
     
     
      a
      hurdle
      of
      death
      for
      pedestrians
      either.
     
     
      We’re
      an
      island
      for
      gods
      sake,
      just
     
     
      shove
      the
      snow
      into
      the
      water.
      I
      always
     
     
      love
      hearing
      about
      the
      2-3
      dump
      trucks
     
     
      that
      fall
      into
      the
      water
      every
      winter
      too.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      a
      Little
     
     
      Something
      ...
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      should
      take
      up
      this
      year.
      Paying
      off
      debt,
     
     
      saving
      money,
      getting
      a
      better
      job,
      quitting
     
     
      smoking
      and
      becoming
      a
      volunteer
      are
      all
     
     
      great
      ideas.
      However,
      I
      really
      discourage
      a
     
     
      few
      that
      I’ve
      heard.
      Trying
      to
      sleep
      with
      as
     
     
      many
      people
      as
      possible
      is
      probably
      not
      a
     
     
      good
      idea.
      Writing
      a
      list
      of
      all
      the
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      have
      wronged
      you
      in
      the
      last
      year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      getting
      back
      at
      them
      is
      not
      advisable
     
     
      either.
      And
      neither
      is
      doing
      less
      laundry
     
     
      and
      wearing
      more
      deodorant.
      Not
      cool,
     
     
      guys.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      the
      dreaded
      New
      Year
      Resolutions,
     
     
      I
      still
      claim
      that
      they
      are
      impossible
      to
     
     
      keep
      and
      therefore
      a
      terribly
      unnecessary
     
     
      waste
      of
      time.