Public
      Speaking
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      The
      TOASTMASTERS
      CLUB
      of
      Charlottetown
      will
     
     
      be
      holding
      their
      weekly
      meeting
      on
      campus
      on
     
     
      Wednesday,
      November
      27.
      The
      club
      is
      interested
      in
     
     
      starting
      acampus
      chapter.
      The
      TOASTMASTERS
      are
     
     
      a
      club
      which
      promotes
      public
      speaking
      and
      teaches
     
     
      people
      to
      feel
      more
      confident
      in
      front
      of
      crowds.
      The
     
     
      meeting
      will
      be
      held
      in
      one
      of
      the
      classrooms
      in
      the
     
     
      Library
      at
      5:30.
      It
      is
      a
      great
      opportunity
      for
      us
      to
     
     
      brush
      up
      on
      our
      oratory
      skills.
      For
      more
      information
     
     
      contact
      David
      Fitzpatrick
      at
      566-0670.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DON’T
      BLOW-UP
      MY
      CAT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Roommates
      by:
      Sharon
      Keats
      ‘‘The
      Cord’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      never
      really
      know
      someone
      till
      you
      live
      with
     
     
      them.
      Ain’t
      that
      the
      truth!
      As
      we
      move
      into
      the
     
     
      month
      of
      October
      many
      of
      us
      are
      experiencing
      the
     
     
      roommate
      blues
      or,
      more
      accurately,
      are
      wondering
     
     
      about
      the
      death
      penalty.
      What
      ever
      happened
      to
      the
     
     
      myth
      of
      moving
      into
      residence
      (or
      a
      house)
      and
      be-
     
     
      coming
      best
      buddies
      with
      your
      roomie?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Let’s
      face
      it,
      living
      with
      people
      is
      tough;
      it
      doesn’t
     
     
      matter
      if
      they
      are
      your
      parents,
      your
      best
      friends
      or
     
     
      complete
      strangers.
      Luckily,
      roommates
      are
      usually
     
     
      not
      life
      threatening
      unless
      of
      course
      you
      have
      a
      gas
     
     
      stove
      and
      they
      just
      happen
      to
      leave
      it
      on
      for
      hours
      and
     
     
      almost
      suffocate
      you
      to
      death,
      just
      by
      accident,
      natu-
     
     
      rally.
      It’sa
      good
      thing
      people
      are
      stopping
      by
      and
     
     
      popping
      in
      at
      all
      hours
      of
      the
      evening
      to
      rectify
      these
     
     
      little
      mishaps.
      Ah,
      isn’t
      that
      the
      joy.
      There
      is
      noth-
     
     
      ing
      better
      than
      getting
      awakened
      at
      four
      o’clock
      in
      the
     
     
      -morning
      by
      someone
      just
      wanting
      to
      say
      ‘‘Hi’’.
      But
     
     
      moving
      on,
      sharing
      is
      hard.
      Everyone
      has
      their
      little
     
     
      quirks
      that
      make
      then
      difficult
      to
      life
      with.
      The
      little
     
     
      habits
      people
      have
      can
      suddenly
      become
      big
      deals
      and
     
     
      you
      can
      find
      yourself
      fighting
      eight
      people
      you
      have
     
     
      to
      live
      with
      for
      the
      next
      eight
      months.
      You’re
      locked
     
     
      into
      a
      situation
      where
      fighting
      over
      things
      often
      leads
     
     
      to
      greater
      hostilities
      and
      ignoring
      the
      situation
      seems
     
     
      impossible.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wo
      naan
      nnn
      n
      nn
      nn
      nn
      -=
      nn
      ==
      WHAT
      TO
      DO?
      --------------------
     
     
      One
      of
      the
      best
      things
      that
      one
      can
      do
      to
      take
      the
     
     
      tension
      out
      of
      a
      situation
      is
      to
      recognize
      that
      you
      too
     
     
      have
      annoying
      routines.
      They
      might
      like
      to
      hang
      their
     
     
      laundry
      all
      over
      the
      house,
      but
      you
      scatter
      pictures
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      before
      moving
      in
      with
      my
      roomies,
      ‘‘Make
      sure
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      naked
      men
      all
      over
      the
      wallofthe
      basement.
      Fairis
      |
     
     
      fair,
      compromise.
      Boy
      this
      sounds
      like
      alecture.
      It
      |
     
     
      reminds
      me
      of
      the
      oneIreceivedfrommy
      parents
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      a
      floor
      fund
      so
      youcan
      buy
      your
      communal
     
     
      goods
      such
      as
      Mr.Clean
      (like
      we
      use
      it!),
      make
      upa_
      |
     
     
      cleaning
      schedule
      so
      one
      person
      doesn’tend
      up
      doing
      |
     
     
      everything,
      agree
      on
      who
      will
      do
      the
      dishes,
      make
     
     
      sure
      they
      don’t
      smoke
      (she
      didn’t
      say
      what),
      and
     
     
      remember
      to
      set
      ground
      rules
      about
      people
      dropping
     
     
      by
      at
      all
      hours
      of
      the
      night!’
      ThanksMom.lovya!
      |
     
     
      WelllI
      didn’t
      do
      any
      of
      these
      things
      with
      my
      roomies
      |
     
     
      partly
      because
      of
      lack
      ofinterestfromthemandme.
      |
     
     
      However,
      I
      will
      say
      one
      thing,
      I
      hate
      itwhen
      Moms
     
     
      are
      always
      right.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Folks,
      ground
      rules
      are
      a
      necessity
      of
      life.
      The
      most
      |
     
     
      important
      rules
      you
      need
      are
      ones
      that
      involve
      money.
      }
     
     
      Almost
      all
      of
      us
      have
      experienced
      the
      starving
      student}
     
     
      syndrome
      and
      realize
      that
      there
      may
      notbe
      enough
      to
      |
     
     
      buy
      that
      fur
      coat,
      never
      mind
      the
      phone
      bill.
      Develop
      |
     
     
      a
      fund
      and
      policies
      for
      paying
      the
      bills.
      Set
      aside
     
    

    
     
      money
      at
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      year
      to
      buy
      things
      like
     
     
      toilet
      paper
      and
      windex
      and
      don’t
      stick
      one
      person
      |
     
     
      with
      going
      to
      the
      bank
      every
      month,
      Break
      up
      who
      is}
     
     
      in
      charge
      of
      the
      bills,
      for
      example,
      have
      one
      person
      in
     
     
      charge
      of
      cable
      and
      another
      in
      charge
      of
      Bell
      and
      keep
     
     
      a
      little
      extra
      in
      that
      house
      fund
      in
      case,
      heaven
      forbid,
     
     
      a
      disaster
      happens
      and
      someone
      is
      a
      little
      short.
      Oh,
      |
     
     
      also
      unplug
      the
      phones
      during
      house
      parties
      so
      no
      one}
     
     
      makes
      long
      distance
      calls
      on
      your
      phone
      -
      ithappens.
      |
     
     
      Decide
      if
      your
      house
      is
      smoke
      free
      and
      live
      withthe
      |
     
     
      decision,
      that
      means
      no
      smoking
      during
      partying,
      |
     
     
      suntanning
      in
      the
      tanning
      machine
      or
      anywhere
      else.
      |
     
     
      Make
      up
      acleaning
      schedulesothatsomeonedoes
      |
     
     
      one
      thing
      every
      week
      like
      cleaning
      the
      bathroom,
      |
     
     
      vacuuming,
      sweeping,
      and
      washing
      my
      car.
      Don’t
      let!
     
     
      that
      clean
      fanatic
      do
      everything.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      have
      problems
      talk
      about
      them
      with
      the
      people
      |
     
     
      youare
      living
      with
      and
      don’t
      sitand
      stew
      aboutall
      |
     
     
      the
      little
      things
      they
      do.
      If
      you
      discuss
      what
      is
      bug-
     
     
      ging
      you
      they
      will
      probably
      stop
      doing
      it
      when
      they
     
     
      realize
      it
      isa
      problem.
      Most
      of
      the
      time
      people
      don’)
     
     
      realize
      that
      they
      area
      little
      neurotic
      in
      some
      areas
      anc)
     
     
      all
      you
      have
      to
      do
      is
      point
      it
      out.
      Ifsomeoneisn’t
      |
     
     
      doing
      their
      share
      of
      the
      work
      around
      the
      place
      and
     
    

    
     
      you
      live
      with
      more
      than
      one
      person
      try
      having
      a
      little
     
     
      meeting,
      not
      to
      gang
      up
      on
      one
      person,
      but
      to
      talk
     
    

    
     
      about
      ways
      to
      make
      it
      easier
      foreveryone,
      Maybe
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      21,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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