By
      Tom
      R.
      Beveridge
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      a
      quiet
      click
     
     
      of
      the
      mouse,
      the
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island-Student
      Union
      Inc.
     
     
      entered
      cyberspace
      on
      the
     
     
      30th
      November,
      1996.
     
     
      Anyone
      surfing
      the
      World
     
     
      Wide
      Web
      can
      now
      find
     
     
      information
      regarding
      the
     
     
      UPEI-SU,
      Upcoming
     
     
      Event,
      Interesting
      Sites
     
     
      and
      Clubs
      &
      Societies
     
     
      found
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Jonathan
      Seller-VP
     
     
      Operations,
      he
      stated
      that
     
     
      he
      was
      happy
      to
      use
      this
     
     
      new
      avenue
      to
      better
      serve
     
     
      the
      requirements
      of
      the
     
     
      student
      body.
      As
      the
     
     
      pe
      manager,
      the
      VPO
     
    

    
     
      opes
      have
      these
      web
     
     
      pages
      used
      to
      provide
     
    
   
   
    
     
      improved
      information
      and.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      flow
      of
      communication
      _
     
     
      between
      students
      and
      their
     
     
      representatives
      on
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      Council
     
     
      through
      direct
      contact
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      14,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      over
      the
      web.
      “Everyone
     
     
      (students)
      uses
      the
      Internet
     
     
      these
      days
      with
      E-mail
     
     
      and
      all
      students
      have
     
     
      access
      to
      the
      web.”
      Mr.
     
     
      Seller
      indicated
      in
      this
     
     
      me
      month
      that
      he
      has
     
    

    
     
      een
      receiving
      a
      steady
     
     
      flow
      of
      comments
      from
     
     
      people
      regarding
      the
      new
     
     
      web
      pages.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      use
      of
      the
     
    

    
     
      SU’s
      web
      page
      increase,
     
     
      the
      hope
      is
      that
      students
     
     
      will
      accept
      this
      method
      of
     
     
      direct
      participation,
      allow-
     
     
      ing
      the
      SU
      to
      better
      pro-
     
     
      vide
      for
      what
      students
     
     
      want.
      Only
      a
      couple
      of
     
     
      clubs/societies
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      have
      made
      use
      their
     
     
      option
      to
      be
      linked
      to
      the
     
     
      SU’s
      web
      pages,
      as
      this
     
     
      form
      of
      communication
     
     
      catches
      on
      Seller
      hopes
     
     
      more
      groups
      on
      campus
     
     
      will
      look
      into
      working
     
     
      with
      the
      SU
      in
      adding
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      improving
      the
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      located
      on
      the
      web
     
     
      pages.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI-SU’s
     
     
      web
      pages
      can
      be
     
     
      accessed
      from
      computer
     
     
      stations
      located
      around
     
     
      campus
      offering
      students
     
     
      access
      to
      the
      web
      on
     
     
      UPEI’s
      web
      server.
      These
     
     
      location
      are:
      Robertson
     
     
      Library-the
      computer
     
     
      room
      next
      to
      MAPUS,
     
     
      and
      the
      four
      computers
     
     
      inside
      the
      library,
      also
      in
     
     
      Computer
      Services
      found
     
     
      in
      the
      AVC-
      in
      data
      room
     
     
      ‘B’
      where
      the
      student
      help
     
     
      desk
      is
      located.
      For
      any-
     
     
      one
      with
      web
      access
      at
     
     
      home
      the
      URL
      for
      the
     
     
      UPEI-SU
      home
      page
      is:
     
     
      http://www.upel.ca/
     
     
      ~union
     
    

    
     
      Adding
      to
      the
     
     
      theme
      of
      better
      communi-
     
     
      cation
      between
      students,
     
     
      upcoming
      events
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cm
      ony
      .
     
     
      @°
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Point
      and
      Click
      to
      Your
      S
     
    
   
   
    
     
      clubs,
      the
      SU
      and
      other
     
     
      groups
      On
      campus
      can
      be
     
     
      advertised
      on
      the
      web.
     
     
      Much
      of
      the
      paper
      waste
     
     
      and
      eye
      sore
      that
      is
      con-
     
     
      stantly
      found
      on
      bulletin
     
     
      boards
      will
      be
      greatly
     
     
      reduced.
      This
      will
      benefit
     
     
      the
      environment,
      provide
     
     
      for
      a
      cleaner
      campus
      and
     
     
      aid
      in
      keeping
      repair
      costs
     
     
      to
      walls
      and
      posts
      on
     
     
      campus
      down.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      that
      have
     
     
      seen
      or
      heard
      about
      the
     
     
      new
      Student
      Union
      web
     
     
      pages
      have
      been
      very
     
     
      receptive
      to
      the
      idea.
     
     
      Many
      feel
      that
      they
      will
     
     
      benefit
      from
      knowing
     
     
      what
      is
      going
      on
      around
     
     
      campus,
      One
      student
     
     
      expressed
      concern
      about
     
     
      the
      hype
      that
      has
      been
     
     
      made
      about
      the
      web,
      and
     
     
      doubts
      that
      this
      new
      effort
     
     
      by
      the
      Student
      Union
      will
     
     
      be
      any
      better
      for
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TL
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tHE
      UPEI
      tHEATRE
      SOCIETY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      hold
      OPEN
      AUDITIONS
      for
      roles
      in
      it’s
     
     
      Major
      Production
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (to
      be
      decided
      upon
      after
      this
      add
      goes
      to
      print).
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      It
      is
      only
      through
      the
     
     
      participation
      of
      students
     
     
      that
      any
      SU
      project
      will
      be
     
     
      successful.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ed.
      Note:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      suggestions
      and
      comments
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      the
      Student
      Union's
      Web
     
     
      Page
      should
      be
      directed
      to
      the
     
     
      student
      union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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