Being a student can be tough, but it does have its advantages, like the no-fee Scotia Banking Advantage® Plan. It gives you a daily interest chequing account, a ScotiaCard™ banking card and a Classic VISA’ card*. We also offer low-interest Scotia Student Loans*. Sign up for the Scotia Banking Advantage Plan before November 10th, 1994 and you'll automatically get a chance to win an IBM ThinkPad PS/Note 425 notebook computer. Just drop into any Scotiabank branch for full details or call 1-800-9-SCOTIA. Scotiabank & Save banking machine charges by using your ScotiaCard banking card at the Cashstop* machine located at the Library Entrance. + The Bank of Nova Scotia licensed user of Mark. * Subject to credit approval. ® Registered Trade Mark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. ™Trade Mark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. ee oi toe News from the debating society WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR, AND once again you have the chance to join the fun and excitement of ... the Debating Society!! The Society had a great time last year, hosting a successful tournament, and travelling to 4 off-Island tournaments. UPEI also won the MacDonald-Reid debate against Holland Col- lege for the second year in a row! Debating Society is a good way to improve your public speaking skills while getting to know some great people. This fall we plan to attend the Atlantic Regional Tournament at Mount Allison, as well as holding a tourney of our own. Plus, as any oflast year’s members cantell you, we have lots of ‘social gatherings’’ throughout the year! The debating itself is not difficult, and we do a lot of practicing in-house, with topics that range from important social issues to whether or not Campbell’s Chunky Soup should be eaten with a fork or spoon. And, contrary to popular belief, there is absolutely no research! We hold two meetings a week to try to accomodate as many different schedules as | possible. The meetings are very low-pressure: don’t be afraid to just come and watch! The first one will be held on Wednesday night, September 14, at 7 pm, in the basement of the Alumni gymnasium. If you’re interested but can’t make that time, e-mail me at JENMAN. Hope to see you there! Attention Poets! Owings Mills, Maryland (USA)--The National Library of Poetry has announced that $12,000 in prizes will be awarded this year to over 250 poets in the North America Open Poetry Con- test. The deadline for the contest is September 30, 1994. The contest is open to everyone and entry is FREE. Any poet, whether previously published or not, can be a winner. Every poem entered also has a chance to be published in a deluxe, hardbound anthology. To enter, send ONE original poem, any subject and any style, to the National Library of Poetry, 11419 Cronridge Dr., P.O. Box 704- 1981, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet’s name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked by September 30, 1994. A new contest opens October 1, 1994. WAN EE D: New volunteers for the X-Press. Even if you think that you cannot write, we would still like to hear from you. Have any good ideas running through your head, but you just don't know how to express them? Come to one of our meetings. The next X-Press meeting will be held this Tuesday at 6:30 in room 06 of Main Building. Hope to see you there! | september 13, 1994 page 13)