Marcu
      30,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      Upset
      About
      Decision
      to
      Shuffle
      Student
      Newspaper,
      Yearbook
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matt
      Campbell
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NEDO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      has
     
     
      recently
      released
      an
      executive
      decision
     
     
      to
      re-assign
      the
      Cadre
      office
      to
      student
     
     
      bar
      management.
      However,
      several
     
    
   
   
    
     
      points
      of
      contention
      have
      been
      raised
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      regarding
      the
      decision.
      Talks
      between
     
     
      the
      parties
      involved
      were
      not
      included
     
     
      in
      the
      decision-making
      process,
      leaving
     
     
      some
      student
      staff
      of
      the
      newspaper
     
     
      and
      the
      yearbook
      worried
      about
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      their
      operations.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Cadre,
      UPEISU’s
      official
     
     
      student
      newspaper,
      currently
      has
      a
      staff
     
     
      of
      12
      students
      and
      numerous
     
     
      contributors.
      Currently,
      the
      student
     
     
      newspaper's
      operating
      room
      is
      located
     
     
      inside
      the
      student
      union
      side
      of
      the
     
     
      Student
      Centre.
      The
      move
      transfers
     
     
      operations
      management
      of
      “The
      Wave”
     
     
      into
      the
      room.
      The
      Cadre
      would
      then
     
     
      be
      moved
      down
      to
      hall
      to
      where
      the
     
     
      yearbook
      has
      been
      operating
      for
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      years.
      Subsequently
      the
     
     
      yearbook
      staff
      and
      its
      six
      members
     
     
      would
      be
      transferred
      into
      the
      former
     
     
      Wave
      office.
     
    

    
     
      Philosophy
      student
      Brad
     
     
      Deighan
      had
      a
      number
      of
      concerns
     
     
      regarding
      the
      issue.
      “The
      biggest
     
     
      problem
      is
      transparency
      in
      the
      decision-
     
     
      making
      process.
      If
      changes
      need
      to
      be
     
     
      made,
      all
      parties
      should
      be
      informed.
     
     
      In
      this
      case,
      that
      would
      mean
      Kirk
      (the
     
     
      Wave
      manager),
      the
      yearbook
      and
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      should
      have
      a
      meeting
      with
      the
     
     
      student
      union
      to
      discuss
      the
      issue
      rather
     
     
      that
      just
      the
      executive
      making
      decisions
     
     
      by
      themselves.”
     
    

    
     
      Clare
      Henderson,
      SU
     
     
      President,
      refused
      a
      formal
      interview
     
     
      but
      agreed
      to
      answer
      written
      questions
     
     
      Provided
      by
      the
      Cadre.
     
    

    
     
      Henderson's
      response
      read,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “The
      UPEISU
      is
      shuffling
      offices
      in
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      side
      of
      the
      WA
      Murphy
     
     
      Student
      Centre
      because
      of
      space
     
     
      concems
      involving
      the
      Cadre,
      the
      Nexus
     
     
      Yearbook
      and
      Operations
      Management
     
     
      staff.
      To
      move
      offices
      is
      merely
      to
      take
     
     
      better
      advantage
      of
      the
      limited
      space
     
     
      that
      is
      available
      in
      this
      building.
      The
     
     
      move
      makes
      sense
      if
      one
      is
      to
      examine
     
     
      the
      number
      of
      staff
      in
      each
      group
      and
     
     
      the
      level
      of
      day
      to
      day
      office
      usage.”
     
    

    
     
      Henderson
      refused
      to
      comment
     
     
      on
      why
      parties
      were
      not
      engaged
      in
      the
     
     
      decision.
      In
      addition,
      Henderson
     
     
      revealed
      the
      decision
      was
      made
      by
      the
     
     
      UPEISU
      executive.
      However,
      a
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      executive
      who
      was
     
     
      approached
      before
      publication
      claimed
     
     
      the
      decision
      was
      made
      last
      year,
      before
     
     
      the
      particular
      member
      stepped
      into
      his
     
     
      position.
      Moreover,
      Brandon
     
     
      MacKenzie,
      2003-2004
      Student
      Union
     
     
      president
      was
      unaware
      of
      the
      decision
     
     
      when
      asked
      by
      the
      Cadre.
     
    

    
     
      Mike
      Wint,
      UPEI’s
      yearbook
     
     
      editor,
      was
      surprised
      about
      the
      shuffle.
     
     
      “No
      one
      is
      in
      the
      Wave
      office
      half
      of
     
     
      the
      time.
      Frankly,
      how
      much
      space
      do
     
     
      they
      need?”
     
    

    
     
      _
      Wint,
      although
      upset
      that
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      workspace
      was
      being
      negotiated
     
    
   
   
    
     
      without
      his
      input,
      spoke
      mainly
      on
     
     
      spatial
      issues.
      “The
      Yearbook
      Room
      is
     
     
      full.
      We
      have
      six
      members
      on
      staff.”
     
     
      Wint
      anticipates
      frustration
      between
     
    
   
   
    
     
      workers
      if
      the
      room
      changes
      as
     
     
      planned.
      “It
      doesn’t
      make
      any
      sense.
     
     
      Sitting
      here
      thinking
      about
      it,
      I
      can
     
     
      picture
      a
      very
      bad
      scenario.
      Six
      people
     
     
      scrunched
      together,
      getting
      on
      each
     
     
      other’s
      nerves.
      It
      certainly
      would
      not
     
     
      work.”
     
    

    
     
      Cadre
      reporter
      Jamie
      McGuigan
      was
     
     
      sceptical
      in
      regard
      to
      the
      executive
     
     
      perspective.
      “I'm
      not
      sure
      if
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Executive
      is
      misinformed
      or
     
     
      arrogant
      over
      the
      value
      of
      the
      Wave.
      I
     
     
      don’t
      see
      the
      point
      of
      putting
      in
      a
     
     
      permanent
      staff
      member
      in
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      office
      rather
      than
      12
      students.
      The
     
     
      management
      certainly
      doesn’t
      require
     
     
      three
      rooms.
      I’d
      say
      the
      bulk
      of
      the
     
     
      work
      is
      done
      in
      the
      Wave
      itself.
      Maybe
     
     
      that’s
      why
      there
      are
      so
      many
      problems
     
     
      in
      the
      Wave
      these
      days...
      because
     
     
      they're
      not
      down
      there
      near
      enough.”
     
    

    
     
      McGuigan
      agreed
      with
      fellow
     
     
      students
      about
      input
      on
      the
      decision.
     
     
      “We
      should
      have
      a
      voice
      in
      the
      matter.
     
     
      They
      can’t
      just
      pull
      the
      blanket
      out
      from
     
     
      underneath
      us.”
     
    

    
     
      “It
      seems
      too
      sneaky...
      overly
     
     
      sneaky,”
      said
      Wint.
      “I
      wish
      there
      was
     
     
      something
      I
      could
      do.
      It’s
      my
      office
      and
     
     
      Ihave
      no
      say.”
     
    

    
     
      Deighan
      felt
      action
      should
      be
      taken
     
     
      to
      review
      the
      decision.
      “A
      lot
      of
      students
     
     
      are
      concerned
      and
      you
      would
      think
      the
     
     
      student
      council
      president
      would
      be
     
     
      concerned
      because
      of
      that.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Voices
      Heard
     
     
      in
      Duffy
      Kerfuffle
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      class
      quiz
      there
      today,
      and
     
     
      what
      a
      difference
      from
      the
      last
      one!
      It
     
     
      was
      quiet,
      well
      lit,
      and
      clean!
      I
      finished
     
     
      in
      under
      a
      half
      hour.
      I
      hope
      that
      every
     
     
      other
      class
      that
      has
      been
      moved
      is
     
     
      having
      as
      good
      of
      luck.
      I
      just
      wish
      that
     
     
      we
      could
      have
      been
      there
      all
      semester.
     
     
      Tam
      sure
      it
      would
      have
      had
      a
      positive
     
     
      effect
      on
      my
      grade.”
     
    

    
     
      Henderson
      told
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      Thursday
      that
      progress
      can
      be
      a
     
     
      double-edged
      sword,
      because
      with
     
     
      change
      comes
      inconvenience
      for
      some.
     
     
      Any
      other
      students,
      who
      feel
      their
     
     
      grades
      and
      sanity
      are
      at
      risk
      with
      the
     
     
      noises
      and
      inconvenience
      construction
     
     
      has
      caused,
      are
      advised
      to
      tell
      someone
     
     
      from
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      «
      “Itisanew
      and
      exciting
      time
     
     
      to
      be
      at
      UPEI
      —
      the
      face
      of
      which
     
     
      seems
      to
      change
      on
      a
      daily
      basis.
     
     
      However,
      in
      this
      case,
      with
      change
     
     
      comes
      construction,
      and
      we
      were
      very
     
     
      disappointed
      to
      learn
      that
      students
      were
     
     
      being
      disrupted
      by
      the
      renovations
      that
     
     
      are
      ongoing
      in
      Duffy.
      After
      contacting
     
     
      Facilities
      Management,
      we
      were
     
     
      pleased
      to
      hear
      that
      the
      construction
     
     
      schedule
      has
      been
      changed
      to
      better
     
     
      accommodate
      class
      time.
      We
      hope
      that
     
     
      this
      is
      a
      positive
      solution
      for
      students
      as
     
     
      it
      allows
      for
      learning
      and
      renovation.”
     
    

    
     
      “If
      students
      still
      have
      ongoing
      ©
     
     
      issues
      with
      the
      construction,
      I
      would
     
     
      encourage
      them
      to
      get
      in
      touch
      with
     
     
      myself,
      the
      executive,
      or
      any
      council
     
     
      rep,
      and
      we
      can
      forward
      your
      concerns
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      the
      right
      places.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So,
      the
      moral
      of
      the
      story,
      when
     
     
      it
      comes
      to
      dealing
      with
      noise
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      the
      squeaky
      wheel
      always
      gets
      the
     
     
      grease.
      Those
      wishing
      to
      contact
     
     
      Henderson
      regarding
      noise
      complaints
     
     
      can
      reach
      her
      at
      suprez@upei.ca.