Probably
      the
      most
      amazing
      or
      overwhelming
      thing
     
     
      about
      being
      the
      President
      of
      SU
      is
      the
      time
      commitment.
      It
     
     
      is
      easy
      to
      believe
      you
      can
      fix
      any
      problem,
      real
      or
      imagined.
     
     
      Problems
      and
      difficulties
      ebb
      and
      flow
      like
      the
      tide,
      the
      trick
     
     
      is
      to
      work
      on
      the
      problems
      that
      have
      remained
      constant,
      and
     
     
      to
      fix
      the
      smaller
      ones
      as
      they
      come
      along.
     
    

    
     
      I
      believe
      that
      this
      year's
      council
      is
      going
      to
      be
      very
     
     
      good
      at
      answering
      new
      and
      challenging
      questions
      and
     
     
      concerns,
      and
      with
      the
      help
      of
      the
      executive
      I
      plan
      to
      work
      on
     
     
      those
      problems
      that
      have
      been
      plaguing
      SU
      for
      some
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Policies,
      procedures
      and
      of
      course
      the
      constitution
     
     
      need
      to
      be
      reviewed
      and
      reformed.
      A
      task
      that,
      with
      your
     
     
      help,
      will
      take
      the
      remainder
      of
      the
      school
      year
      to
      complete.
     
     
      I
      will
      also
      work
      towards
      a
      broader
      understanding
      of
      what
      it
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      Burns
      a
      Union
      does
      and
      what
      services
      it
      provides
      to
      all
     
     
      :
      As
      students
      we
      have
      to
      realize
      that
      only
      two
      groups
     
     
      President
      pay
      for
      our
      education,
      us
      and
      everyone
      else
      (who
      pays
      taxes)!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      all
      know
      we
      don't
      want
      to
      pay
      any
      more,
      and
      of
      course
     
     
      the
      average
      taxpayer
      doesn't
      want
      to
      either.
      We
      have
      to
      "sell"
     
     
      post
      secondary
      education
      and
      let
      people
      know
      what
      a
      huge
     
     
      impact
      this
      university
      has
      on
      the
      economy
      of
      the
      island
      and
     
     
      what
      the
      cultural
      and
      educational
      impacts
      are
      as
      well.
      In
     
     
      other
      words,
      we
      have
      to
      begin
      to
      prove
      to
      the
      taxpaying
     
     
      public
      what
      a
      great
      investment
      UPEI
      is,
      not
      only
      in
      terms
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wendy
      Venema
      a
      well-educated
      future
      citizenry,
      but
      also
      in
      terms
      of
      the
     
     
      immediate
      economic
      impact.
      We
      have
      to
      make
      people
      want
     
     
      VP
      Internal
      to
      pay
      for
      the
      privilege
      of
      having
      a
      University.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      we
      keep
      putting
      out
      the
      small
      fires
      and
      work
      J
      onathan
      Sellers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      towards
      a
      better
      informed
      student
      body
      and
      a
      more
      efficiently
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wendy
      Venema
      ees
      cnet
      nce
     
    

    
     
      Vite
      -Pisaidaut
      lnteveat
      functioning
      Student
      Union,
      it
      will
      have
      been
      a
      great
      year.
      VP
      Operations
     
    

    
     
      3rd
      year
      Business
      Major
     
    

    
     
      Phone
      566-0648
      i
      My
      name
      is
      Jonathan
      Seller
      and
      I
      am
      currently
      the
      VP
     
    

    
     
      E-mail
      wvenema@upei.ca
      Operations
      at
      the
      Student
      Council.
      I
      will
      attempt
      to
      word
      this
     
     
      biography
      loosely
      to
      avoid
      sounding
      too
      much
      like
      a
      pageant
     
    

    
     
      My
      name
      is
      Wendy
      Venema
      and
      I
      am
      your
      Student
      Union
      VP
      contestant.
      The
      job
      of
      VPO
      is
      the
      regular
      booking
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Internal.
      The
      reason
      I
      ran
      for
      this
      job
      is
      because
      I
      feel
      that
      the
     
     
      internal
      sub-organizations
      on
      campus
      are.a
      real
      asset
      to
      this
     
     
      university,
      and
      it
      is
      important
      for
      them
      to
      have
      a
      strong
      link
     
     
      to
      the
      Student
      Union.
      There
      are
      many
      important
      issues,
      such
     
     
      as
      student
      safety,
      that
      need
      to
      be
      made
      aware
      of
      and
      changed.
     
     
      Student
      voices
      are
      important
      because
      they
      are
      the
      key
      to
     
     
      everything
      that
      goes
      on
      around
      this
      university,
      and
      they
      need
     
     
      to
      be
      heard.
     
    

    
     
      My
      job
      duties
      consist
      of
      running
      any
      internal
     
     
      campaigns
      on
      campus,
      for
      example,
      there
      is
      a
      Sex,
      Drugs
      and
     
     
      Rock
      &
      Roll
      week
      coming
      up
      in
      October
      which
      will
      deal
      with
     
     
      drugs,
      alcohol
      and
      sexual
      awareness.
      Also,
      I
      am
      the
      liaison
     
     
      between
      the
      Student
      Union
      and
      the
      paper,
      the
      yearbook,
      and
     
     
      our
      student
      radio
      station.
      I
      sit
      on
      the
      Board
      of
      Directors
      for
     
     
      the
      Panther
      Prints,
      and
      attend
      weekly
      meetings
      with
      them
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      the
      yearbook.
      I
      also
      sit
      on
      the
      Department
      of
      Student
     
     
      Development
      committee,
      to
      address
      to
      them
      the
      concerns
      of
     
     
      students.
      Recently
      President
      Epperly,
      Chris
      Burns
      and
      I
      have
     
     
      decided
      on
      to
      meet
      bi-weekly
      to
      discuss
      important
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      issues
      that
      need
      to
      be
      addressed.
      If
      you
      have
      any
      concerns
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      wish
      to
      discuss,
      please
      contact
      me
      any
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      so.1equ@)sisnsdesent!
      ts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      entertainment,
      various
      committees,
      and
      overseeing
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Lounge,
      usually
      from
      a
      chair
      behind
      the
      bar.
      I
      was
      a
     
     
      bartender
      in
      the
      Panther
      Lounge
      for
      the
      past
      two
      years
      and
     
     
      wanted
      to
      do
      something
      else
      for
      my
      fourth
      year,
      so
      with
      a
      bit
     
     
      of
      reluctance
      I
      decided
      to
      run
      for
      office.
      After
      listening
      to
     
     
      students
      speak,
      (and
      slur),
      for
      a
      couple
      of
      years
      about
      what
      is
     
     
      right
      and
      what
      is
      wrong
      with
      the
      Barn,
      I
      felt
      like
      I
      had
      a
      firm
     
     
      grasp
      of
      what
      people
      think
      is
      fun
      and
      what
      is
      not.
      One
      major
     
     
      problem
      that
      was
      apparent
      was
      that
      the
      students
      wanted
      to
      go
     
     
      the
      Barn,
      but
      were
      not
      sure
      what
      was
      going
      on,
      and
      when
      it
     
     
      was
      actually
      taking
      place.
      I
      have
      tried
      to
      remedy
      this
      by
     
     
      placing
      more
      ads
      both
      on
      the
      radio
      and
      in
      the
      newspaper,
      (see
     
     
      back
      page),
      and
      through
      regular
      postings
      on
      the
      E-mail
      notice
     
     
      board.
      Due
      to
      our
      tiny
      budget
      I
      will
      not
      be
      able
      to
      have
      acts
     
     
      like
      54-40
      every
      week,
      but
      I
      hope
      you
      will
      find
      the
     
     
      entertainment
      for
      the
      year
      enjoyable.
      By
      all
      means
      give
     
     
      suggestions,
      constructive
      complaints,
      etc...
      My
      E-mail
     
     
      address
      is
      jseller@upei.ca.
      I
      will
      answer
      all
      mail.
      This
      job
     
     
      is
      a
      lot
      of
      work,
      and
      a
      lot
      of
      fun,
      but
      ultimately
      useless
      if
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      does
      not
      have
      good
      reasons
      to
      go
      to
      their
      own
     
     
      bar.
      Thanks
      for
      listening,
      and
      have
      a
      good
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      as
      Seo
      ee
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      tek
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      ob
      ee
      y
     
     
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