Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      necessarily
     
     
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
      of
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      immortal
      words
      of
      Freddy
      ‘‘Boom-Boom’”’
     
     
      Washington...’’Hi
      there.’
      My
      name’s
      Sean
      McQuaid,
      and
     
     
      I’m
      going
      to
      be
      editing
      the
      paper
      this
      year.
      Among
      other
     
     
      things,
      that
      means
      that
      you’
      ll
      be
      seeing
      some
      reasonable
     
     
      facsimile
      of
      an
      editorial
      in
      this
      space
      from
      now
      on,
      but
      for
     
     
      this
      issue
      I
      thought
      I’d
      just
      take
      a
      few
      lines
      for
      us
      to
      get
      to
     
     
      know
      one
      another
      better.
      By
      us
      I
      mean
      you,
      the
      students,
      and
     
     
      us,
      the
      student
      paper
      staff.
      We’re
      students
      too,
      most
      of
      us
     
     
      relatively
      new
      to
      our
      jobs,
      and
      I
      take
      this
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      point
      out
      to
      you
      that
      we
      can
      include
      YOU
      in
      that
      staff.
      The
     
     
      newspaper
      is
      by
      the
      students,
      for
      the
      students,
      and
      open
      to
     
     
      any
      and
      all
      students
      who
      want
      to
      wander
      into
      our
      offices
      and
     
     
      contribute
      something.
      You
      may
      be
      interested
      in
      being
      a
     
     
      reporter
      on
      campus
      or
      off-campus
      events;
      perhaps
      you'd
      like
     
     
      to
      help
      put
      the
      paper
      together
      and
      learn
      all
      the
      fascinating
     
     
      secrets
      of
      newspaper
      layout;maybe
      you'd
      like
      to
      reporton
     
     
      local
      or
      campus
      sports;
      or
      maybe
      you'd
      just
      like
      to
      drop
      us
     
     
      the
      occasional
      letter,
      poem,
      cartoon,
      or
      friendly
      greeting.
     
     
      Whatever
      your
      interests,
      we'd
      love
      to
      hear
      from
      you,
      and
      as
     
     
      volunteers
      you
      won’t
      be
      pressed
      into
      anything
      you
      don’t
      want
     
     
      to
      do.
      If
      you’re
      interested,
      come
      by
      one
      of
      our
      meetings
     
     
      (6:30
      PM
      Tuesdays,
      so
      far
      as
      I
      know
      while
      I’m
      writing
     
     
      this...and
      don’t
      forget
      the
      FREE
      PIZZA
      for
      those
      in
     
     
      attendance...gee,
      isn’t
      bold
      typeface
      the
      next
      best
      thing
      to
     
     
      subliminal
      messages?)
      or
      drop
      by
      our
      office
      some
      other
      time.
     
     
      It’s
      in
      the
      main
      building,
      room
      06,
      and
      if
      you’re
      lucky
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      may
      actually
      be
      someone
      there(we’re
      dedicated
      students,
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there
      should
      be
      office
      hours
      for
      various
      staff
      members
     
     
      posted
      on
      the
      door).
      Don’
      thesitate
      to
      try
      us
      out.
      You
      don’t
     
     
      have
      to
      be
      a
      professional,
      it
      can
      be
      a
      lot
      of
      fun,
      and
      as
      they
     
     
      say
      on
      TV,
      you're
      under
      no
      obligation
      and
      no
      salesman
      will
     
     
      visit
      you.
      Having
      now
      subjected
      you
      to
      my
      unabashed
     
     
      recruitment
      pitch,
      I
      may
      as
      well
      say
      a
      fewwords
      about
      what
     
     
      you
      can
      expect
      from
      this
      peerless
      periodical
      we
      call
      the
     
     
      X-Press.
      We’re
      sticking
      with
      the
      present
      magazine
      format
     
     
      for
      the
      forseeable
      future,
      but
      there
      may
      be
      a
      few
      cosmetic
     
     
      nips
      and
      tucks
      here
      and
      there
      with
      the
      help
      of
      our
      production
     
    
   
   
    
     
      manager,
      Kheng-Wee
      ‘‘why
      me?’’
      Wah,
      and
      our
      photographer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      ‘‘say
      cheese’’
      McCarron.
      We
      plan
      to
      run
      more
      texton
     
     
      each
      page,
      there’
      be
      some
      changes
      in
      the
      cover,
      and
      you
     
     
      may
      see
      other
      modifications
      slip
      in
      as
      time
      goes
      by.
      We
     
     
      plan
      to
      run
      things
      of
      interest
      to
      the
      students,
      the
      most
     
    
   
   
    
     
      obvious
      thing
      being
      student
      news,
      and
      if
      you
      think
      you’
      ve
      got
     
    
   
   
    
     
      something
      the
      student
      body
      should
      know
      about
      you
      can
      drop
     
     
      usa
      line
      on
      our
      brand-new
      answering
      machine,
      which
      should
     
     
      hopefully
      quiet
      past
      complaints
      of
      people
      being
      unable
      to
     
     
      reach
      us
      with
      items
      of
      interest.
      We
      may
      also
      cover
      local
     
     
      off-campus
      news,
      where
      it’s
      possible,
      and
      some
      local
      sports.
     
     
      P.E.I.
      being
      the
      hotbed
      of
      activity
      that
      it
      is
      you
      can
      always
     
     
      expect
      lots
      of
      miscellaneous
      articles
      on
      various
      subjects
     
     
      other
      than
      news,
      including
      various
      entertainment
      reviews
     
     
      (we
      have
      some
      money
      in
      our
      budget
      to
      pay
      the
      price
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      admission
      if
      you
      re
      interested
      in
      reviewing
      movies
      and
     
     
      shows).
      We
      also
      havea
      fiction
      page,
      Imaginations,
      dedi-
     
     
      cated
      to
      original,
      student-written
      prose
      and
      poetry,
      giving
      all
     
     
      you
      struggling
      artists
      a
      place
      to
      get
      yourselves
      published,
     
     
      and
      there’s
      numerous
      other
      features
      including
      the
      women’s
     
     
      page,
      professor
      focuses
      (foci?),arid,
      of
      course,
      cartoons
     
     
      galore.
      On
      the
      subject
      of
      cartoons,
      I’vebeen
      asked
      by
      many
     
     
      since
      May
      about
      the
      future
      of
      last
      year’s
      ‘‘Bodkins”’
      strip,
     
     
      and
      it’s
      reasonably
      safe
      to
      say
      that
      it
      will
      resurface
      in
      these
     
     
      pages,
      though
      not
      necessarily
      on
      a
      weekly
      basis
      considering
     
     
      my
      new
      editorial
      duties.
      Regarding
      those
      editorial
      duties,
      I
     
     
      plan
      to
      write
      about
      things
      of
      interest
      to
      us
      as
      students,
      and
     
     
      also
      to
      scrutinize
      things
      outside
      our
      academic
      community,
     
     
      including
      matters
      of
      national,
      societal,
      and
      perhaps
      even
     
     
      personal
      interest,
      anything
      that
      cries
      out
      for
      commentary.
     
     
      Beyond
      my
      editorials
      I
      plan
      to
      just
      try
      and
      make
      our
      various
     
     
      features
      as
      good
      as
      they
      can
      be,
      and
      with
      the
      help
      of
      our
     
     
      dedicated
      staff
      you'll
      hopefully
      be
      enjoying
      a
      dynamite
     
     
      student
      paper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sean
      McQuaid,
     
     
      Editor
      at
      large.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P.S.
      A
      multitude
      of
      thanks
      to
      all
      the
      kind
      folk
      who
      made
      this
     
     
      possible,
      including
      the
      all-powerful
      Tracey
      Arsenault,
      the
     
     
      all-knowing
      Heather
      Love,
      and
      the
      always
      helpful
      Cory
     
     
      Large.
      Here’s
      lookin’
      at
      you,
      kids.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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