oin
      The
     
     
      MARCH
     
     
      Feb.
      8th
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
     
    
   
   
    
     
      é
      6,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      1,
      Issue
      13
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      pn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARCHILY
      Ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI's
      official
     
    

    
     
      student
     
     
      hewsp
      ap
      er
     
     
      FREE!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CIMN
      vs
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Communication
      Breakdown
      Results
      in
      Emergency
      Meeting
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Football
      was
      not
      the
      only
      game
     
     
      field
      on
      January
      28.
      Superbowl
     
     
      Sunday
      also
      saw
      student-run
      CIMN
     
     
      Radio
      and
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      ouncil
      go
      head-to-head
      on
      the
     
     
      issue
      of
      CIMN’s
      proposal
      to
      become
     
     
      FM
      broadcaster
      later
      this
      year.
     
     
      At
      their
      January
      21
      meeting,
     
     
      ouncil
      had
      been
      presented
      a
      Plan
      of
     
     
      Action
      to
      realize
      the
      proposed
     
     
      switch
      to
      FM
      from
      the
      current
      hard-
     
     
      o-access
      format.
      After
      taking
      time
     
     
      to
      individually
      read
      through
      the
     
     
      plan,
      the
      members
      of
      the
      executive
     
     
      ere
      alarmed.
     
    

    
     
      ‘*We
      decided
      to
      have
      an
      emer-
     
     
      gency
      executive
      meeting
      about
      it,”’
     
     
      aid
      Student
      Union
      VP
      Internal,
     
    

    
     
      ara
      Inman,’’because
      we
      looked
      at
     
     
      e
      financial
      aspect
      and
      there
      was
      a
     
     
      ot
      in
      there
      that
      was
      scaring
      us.”’
     
     
      The
      financial
      scare
      was
      due
      to
     
     
      inflated
      operating
      budget.
      Ac-
     
     
      ording
      to
      the
      plan
      of
      action
      drawn
     
     
      p
      by
      former
      CIMN
      Station
      Man-
     
     
      ager
      Amanda
      Hill,
      the
      change
      of
     
     
      ormat
      was
      going
      to
      cause
      the
      sta-
     
     
      ions
      budget
      to
      more
      than
      double
     
     
      from
      its
      regular
      $12,000-$14,000
      to
     
     
      a
      whopping
      $34,000.
     
    

    
     
      Also
      worrying
      the
      executive
     
     
      was
      CIMN’s
      plan
      to
      accept
      paid
     
     
      eligious
      programming,
      which
      had
     
     
      been
      rumoured
      to
      have
      anti-homo-
     
     
      sexual
      and
      anti-abortion
      themes.
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      result
      of
      these
      worries,
      the
     
     
      executive
      issued
      a
      letter
      informing
     
     
      IMN
      of
      their
      intention
      to
      put
      a
     
     
      freeze
      on
      the
      orders
      for
      their
      FM
     
     
      broadcasting
      equipment.
      ‘‘Things
     
     
      just
      felt
      like
      they
      were
      going
      a
      little
     
     
      too
      fast,’’
      explained
      Inman.
     
    

    
     
      _
      This
      inspired
      the
      resignation
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Amanda
      Hill
      on
      Friday
      January
      26.
     
     
      Hill
      had
      been
      doing
      a
      lot
      of
      the
     
     
      policy
      work
      leading
      up
      to
      the
      FM
     
     
      licensing.
     
    

    
     
      Heading
      into
      the
      meeting,
     
     
      CIMN
      had
      fears
      of
      their
      own.
      ‘‘We
     
     
      were
      afraid
      they
      were
      going
      to
      deny
     
     
      us
      the
      10,000
      dollars
      [for
      FM
      broad-
     
     
      casting
      equipment]’’
      explained
     
     
      Melissa
      Buote,
      former
      Program
     
     
      Manager
      and
      newly
      appointed
      acting
     
     
      Station
      Manager.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      emergency
      meeting
      it
     
     
      quickly
      became
      clear
      that
      the
      whole
     
     
      FM
      licensing
      process
      had
      been
     
     
      fraught
      with
      miscommunications,
     
     
      and
      more
      importantly
      a
      lack
      of
     
     
      communication
      between
      CIMN
      and
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      The
      only
      records
      of
      council
     
     
      involvement
      in
      the
      licensing
      process
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      dated
      back
      to
      October
      1993.
      At
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      3
      council
      meeting,
      then
     
     
      CIMN
      Station
      Manager,
      Rory
     
     
      O’Connor
      had
      announced
      his
      inten-
     
     
      tions
      of
      acquiring
      an
      FM
      licence
      for
     
     
      CIMN,
      and
      on
      October
      17
      a
      motion
     
     
      was
      passed
      giving
      approval
      for
     
     
      O’Connor
      to
      pursue
      his
      intentions.
     
     
      No
      other
      formal
      communication
      was
     
     
      noted
      until
      over
      two
      years
      later
     
    
   
   
    
     
      '
      when
      the
      proposed
      Plan
      of
      Action
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      presented
      on
      January
      21,
      1996.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      Buote,
      the
      Plan
      of
     
     
      Action
      was
      presented
      to
      council
     
     
      prematurely.
      Most
      CIMN
      employ-
     
     
      ees
      had
      not
      had
      an
      adequate
      chance
     
     
      to
      review
      the
      document
      beforehand.
     
     
      “*There
      was
      a
      lack
      of
      communica-
     
     
      tion
      in
      CIMN
      itself
      within
      the
      man-
     
     
      agement,’’
      Buote
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Inman
      was
      pleased
      to
      hear
      that.
     
     
      CIMN
      was
      not
      steadfast
      in
      support
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      the
      plan.
      ‘‘Five
      minutes
      into
      the
     
     
      meeting
      when
      Melissa
      announced
     
     
      that
      CIMN
      does
      not
      agree
      with
      the
     
     
      proposed
      financial
      statement
      and
      the
     
     
      plan
      of
      action
      and
      the
      religious
     
     
      broadcasting
      contract,
      I
      said
      ‘Phewf!
     
     
      There’s
      a
      lot
      of
      weight
      off
      my
     
     
      shoulders.’”’
     
    

    
     
      Once
      it
      was
      established
      that
     
     
      both
      CIMN
      and
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      held
      the
      same
      views
      on
      the
      Plan
      of
     
     
      Action,
      the
      meeting
      became
      much
     
     
      friendlier.
      It
      was
      not
      a
      question
      of
     
     
      whether
      or
      not
      CIMN
      would
      start
      to
     
     
      broadcast
      on
      FM,
      but
      rather
      when.
     
    

    
     
      The
      two
      groups
      plan
      to
      work
     
     
      together
      during
      the
      next
      couple
      of
     
     
      weeks
      to
      come
      up
      with
      a
      new
      Plan
     
     
      of
      Action,
      with
      a
      more
      accurate
     
     
      budget
      and
      statement
      of
      goals.
     
    

    
     
      CIMN
      will
      also
      be
      applying
      to
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Radio
      and
      Telecom-
     
     
      munications
      Commission
      (CRTC)
     
     
      for
      an
      extension
      of
      the
      date
      by
     
     
      which
      it
      must
      have
      switched
      to
      the
     
     
      new
      FM
      format.
      This
      is
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      allow
      time
      to
      work
      out
      any
      problems
     
     
      which
      may
      arise
      in
      the
      future.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      recent
      problems,
      Buote
     
     
      still
      hopes
      that
      the
      station
      will
      be
     
     
      broadcasting
      to
      the
      entire
     
     
      Charlottetown
      area
      by
      March.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GIVE
      SOMEONE
     
     
      A
      SECOND
      CHANCE.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      is
      Kidney
      Month.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Please
      give
      generously.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      KIDNEY
      FOUNDATION
     
     
      OF
      CANADA