continued
      from
      page
     
     
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      get
      involved
      with
     
     
      running
      it,
      paying
     
     
      for
      staff
      and
      there’s
     
     
      potential
      for
      loss
      in
     
     
      return.”
     
    

    
     
      Hann
      would
     
     
      have
      welcomed
     
     
      RAW
      if
      the
      Barn
     
     
      had
      been
      big
     
     
      enough,
      but
      there
     
     
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      people
     
     
      to
      deal
      with
      to
      put
     
     
      events
      on
      outside
      of
     
     
      the
      Barn.
     
    

    
     
      Hann
      also
     
     
      did
      not
      think
      it
      was
     
     
      worth
      the
      financial
     
     
      risk.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      wasn’t
     
     
      sure
      how
      well
      that
     
     
      would
      go
      over
      with
     
     
      the
      student
      popula-
     
     
      tion,”
      says
      Hann.
      “I
     
     
      didn’t
      feel
      it
      would
     
     
      be
      a
      success.”
     
    

    
     
      Shannon
     
     
      Dumaresque,
      the
     
     
      President
      of
      Marion
     
     
      Hall,disagrees.
     
    

    
     
      Dumaresque
     
     
      thinks
      such
      a
      wres-
     
     
      tling
      event
      would
     
     
      have
      been
      success-
     
     
      ful.
      Students
      in
     
     
      Marion
      watch
     
     
      wrestling
      whenever
     
     
      it
      is
      on
      television
     
     
      and
      attend
      every
     
     
      sporting
      event.
     
    

    
     
      Real
      Action
     
     
      Wrestling
      has
     
     
      performed
      twice
     
     
      this
      month
      in
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Civic
     
     
      Center
      to
      a
      full
     
    
   
   
    
     
      house.
      q
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Advisory
      committee
      to
      improve
      UPEI
      Health
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      says
      Joelene
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Sarah
      Murphy
      Gregory,
      student,
     
     
      NEWS
      EDITOR
      committee
      member,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Healthier
     
     
      students
      for
      a
     
     
      healthier
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      advisory.
     
     
      committee
      was
     
     
      recently
      formed
      to
     
     
      examine
      the
      utiliza-
     
     
      tion
      and
      possible
     
     
      improvements
      to
      be
     
     
      made
      to
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      health
      centre.
      This
     
     
      unofficial
      commit-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _tee,
      set
      up
      by
      nurs-—
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      students
      and
     
     
      faculty,
      which
      hsve
     
     
      representatives
      from
     
     
      a
      variety
      of
      on-
      |
     
     
      campus
      groups,
     
     
      hope
      to
      raise
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      awareness
      of
     
     
      the
      centre.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      are
     
     
      working
      on
      issues
     
     
      that
      affect
      the
      health
     
     
      centre
      and
      affect
     
     
      students,”
      says
     
     
      Trish
      Daley,
      stu-
     
     
      dent,
      committee
     
     
      member,
      and
     
     
      women
      centre
     
     
      representative.
      “We
     
     
      are
      looking
      at
      who
     
     
      the
      health
      centre
     
     
      should
      be
      for,
      what
     
     
      the
      purpose
      of
      our
     
     
      committee
      is.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Its
      purpose
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      to
      make
      sure
      that
     
     
      the
      health
      centre
      is
      a
     
    

    
     
      place
      that
      all
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      feel
      equally
     
     
      welcome
      to
      attend,”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      d
      second
      wom-
     
     
      en’s
      centre
      repre-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
      sentative.
      “We
      want
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      make
      sure
      that
     
     
      students
      know
      what
     
     
      services
      are
      avail-
     
     
      able
      to
      them.”
     
     
      Services
      will
     
     
      also
      be
      revised
      as
      to
     
     
      see
      which
      ones
      are
     
     
      being
      used
      the
      most
     
     
      or
      the
      least.
      Certain
     
     
      services
      may
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      improved,
     
     
      brought
      in
      or
      elimi-
     
     
      nated.
     
     
      Committee
     
     
      members
      are
      trying
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      centre’s
      clients.
     
     
      70%
      of
      people
      who
     
     
      use
      the
      service
      are
     
     
      women.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      were
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      concerns
     
     
      about
      that
      [majority
     
     
      of
      female
      clients].
     
     
      One
      was
      of
      course
     
     
      that
      we
      need
      more
     
     
      female
      doctors,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      is
      hard
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI,
      but
      also
      the
     
     
      concern
      of
      why
     
     
      aren’t
      guys
      using
     
     
      the
      health
      centre
     
     
      when
      it’s
      there.”
     
     
      With
      68%
      of
     
     
      UPEI’s
      population
     
     
      being
      female,
      Daley
     
     
      points
      out
      that
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lies
      ahead,
      and
     
     
      Daley
      admits
      that
     
     
      the
      committee
      has
     
     
      no
      power
      over
      the
     
     
      university’s
      deci-
     
     
      sions
      in
      regards
      to
     
     
      the
      operation
      of
      the
     
     
      Health
      Centre.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      simple
     
     
      fact
      of
      the
      matter
      is
     
     
      that
      we
      are
      an
     
     
      advisory
      committee
     
     
      that
      is
      not
      official,”
     
     
      says
      Daley.
      “We
      are
     
     
      not
      a
      committee
      that
     
     
      has
      been
      set
      up
      by
     
     
      the
      university,
      it
      has
     
     
      been
      set
      up
      by
     
     
      nursing
      students
     
     
      and
      the
      nursing
     
     
      faculty,
      as
      literally
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      form
      a
      an
     
     
      diverse
      advi-
     
     
      a
      [honestly
      believe
      thatif
      |
      °°”
     
     
      which
      we
      lose
      our
      health
      cen-
      mittee.
     
     
      willover
      |
      tre,
      we
      are
      going
      tolose
      |
      ts
     
     
      not
      to
     
     
      aspects
      of
      a
      lot
      of
      students
      say
      that
     
     
      the
      health
      our
     
     
      centre
      and
      con-
     
     
      its
      clientele,
      trying
      _isstillasignificant
      cerns
      and
      our
      rec-
     
     
      to
      appeal
      to
      mature
      _
      percentage
      of
      men
      ommendations
      are
     
     
      and
      part-time
      stu-
      who
      are
      not
      using
      not
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      dents,
      faculty,
      staff,
      the
      services
      offered
      taken
      seriously,
      but
     
     
      and
      off-island
      by
      the
      Health
      that
      we
      really
      have
     
     
      students.
      centre.
      “There
      is
      a
      not
      control
      and
      no
     
     
      “The
      health
      large
      concern
      about
      —_
      power.
      The
      only
     
     
      centre
      is
      really
      for
       howcan
      we
      get
      power
      will
      come
     
     
      people
      who
      are
      _
      them
      [men],
      how
      from
      students’
     
     
      from
      away,
      who
      can
      we
      tell
      them
      input.”
     
     
      don’thave
      family
      _
      that
      this
      service
      is
      Gregory
     
     
      doctors
      [here].So
      _
      there,
      and
      there
      is
      believes
      that
      the
     
     
      that
      is
      the
      main
      nothing
      wrong
      with
      —_
      advisory
      committee
     
     
      focus
      in
      place,”
      using
      it.”
      will
      still
      provide
      a
     
     
      Daley
      says.
      The
      goals
      of
      _
      positive
      direction
      to
     
     
      Anobvious
       theadvisorycom-
      _the
      health
      centre.
     
     
      female
      bias
      has
      _
      mittee
      are
      long
      “We
      feel
      we
      will
     
     
      been
      observedin
      term.
      Much
      work
      —_
      improve
      the
      health
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      centre
      by
      better
     
     
      representing
      the
     
     
      needs
      of
      fellow
     
     
      students
      by
      allow-
     
     
      ing
      students
      to
     
     
      voice
      their
      concerns
     
     
      and
      bring
      awareness
     
     
      to
      their
      special
     
     
      needs.”
     
    

    
     
      Students’
     
     
      sparse
      use
      of
      the
     
     
      Health
      Centre
      may
     
     
      simply
      result
      from
      a
     
     
      healthy
      student
     
     
      population.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      hardly
     
     
      ever
      go
      to
      the
      health
     
     
      centre,”
      says
      Jim
     
     
      Steven,
      Bernadine
     
     
      RLA.
      “J
      think
      I’ve
     
     
      been
      there
      only
      a
     
     
      couple
      of
      times
      in
     
     
      my
      3
      years
      [at
     
     
      UPEI].
      “I’m
      never
     
     
      seriously
      ill
      or
      sick
     
     
      enough
      to
      consider
     
     
      going.
      [But]
      I
      think
     
     
      that
      it’s
      nice
      to
     
     
      have.”
     
    

    
     
      “T
      honestly
     
     
      believe
      that
      if
      we
     
     
      lose
      our
      health
     
     
      centre,
      we
      are
      going
     
     
      to
      lose
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      students,
      and
      we
      are
     
     
      going
      to
      lose
      a
      very
     
     
      valuable
      resource,
     
     
      Daley
      says.
      “I
     
     
      think
      that
      if
      we
      are
     
     
      not
      careful,
      that
     
     
      may
      happen.
      Too
     
     
      often
      there
      is
      a
     
     
      concern
      with
      cutting
     
     
      costs
      and
      not
     
     
      realising
      the
      long
     
     
      term
      benefits.
      |
      _
     
     
      think
      that
      it’s
      very
     
    
   
   
    
     
      valuable.”
     
     
      ‘fog
     
    
   
   
    
     
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