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      Letters
      To
      the
      Editor...
     
     
      Dear
      Editor,
      .
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      response
      to:
      ‘‘Students
      who
      are
      angered
      by
      your
     
     
      actions’’
      and
      ‘‘1
      Mad
      Student’’.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      would
      like
      to
      respond
      to
      the
      letter
      you
      (whoever
     
     
      you
      are)
      recently
      submitted
      to
      the
      UPEI
      X-Press.
     
     
      First
      of
      all
      we
      are
      not
      agreeing
      or
      disagreeing
      with
     
     
      your
      point
      of
      view,
      however
      we
      do
      not
      feel
      that
      you
     
     
      and
      your
      cohorts
      represent
      the
      student
      body’s
      opin-
     
     
      ions
      any
      more
      than
      we
      do.
      However
      the
      people
      you
     
     
      decided
      to
      criticize
      were
      elected
      to
      represent
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      and
      are
      trying
      their
      best
      to
      do
      so.
      It
     
     
      would
      be
      an
      impossibility
      to
      expect
      their
      decisions
      to
     
     
      be
      acceptable
      to
      the
      entire
      student
      population,
      thus
      the
     
     
      only
      option
      they
      have
      is
      to
      try
      and
      satisfy
      the
      major-
     
     
      ity
      of
      students
      and
      we
      are
      sure
      they
      are
      trying
      their
     
     
      best
      to
      accomplish
      this
      goal.
      Secondly,
      if
      you
      feel
      the
     
     
      need
      to
      ridicule
      the
      Executive
      and
      the
      decisions
      they
     
     
      make,
      why
      don’t
      you
      exercise
      your
      right
      to
      discuss
     
     
      these
      matters
      with
      the
      members
      of
      the
      Executive.
      The
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Office
      is
      open
      Monday
      to
      Friday
      from
     
     
      9:00am
      -
      4:00pm,
      and
      the
      receptionist
      would
      be
      more
     
     
      than
      glad
      to
      set
      up
      an
      appointment
      for
      you.
      These
     
     
      people
      do
      not
      possess
      any
      evil
      powers
      and
      they
      will
     
     
      not
      hurt
      you.
      However,
      you
      would
      probably
      veto
      this
     
     
      option
      because
      it
      is
      on
      a
      more
      personal
      level
      and
     
     
      somebody
      might
      find
      out
      who
      you
      are.
      We
      are
      not
     
     
      surprised
      that
      people
      have
      complaints,
      that
      is
      a
      fact
      of
     
     
      life
      and
      can
      be
      accepted.
      What
      we
      do
      find
      surprising
     
     
      is
      the
      fact
      that
      a
      University
      student
      (supposedly
      an
     
     
      adult)
      could
      write
      a
      letter
      like
      this
      and
      not
      have
      the
     
     
      bravery
      to
      sign
      it.
      If
      you
      have
      the
      courage
      to
      express
     
     
      your
      opinions
      in
      the
      paper,
      then
      sign
      your
      name.
     
     
      People
      will
      not
      ostracize
      you
      simply
      because
      you
     
     
      identify
      yourself.
      Basically,
      what
      we
      are
      trying
      to
     
     
      say,
      is
      this,
      if
      you
      are
      going
      to
      write
      it,
      sign
      it.
      If
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      are
      not
      going
      to
      sign
      it,
      don’t
      write
      it.
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor;
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      purpose
      of
      this
      letter
      is
      to
      set
      forth
      the
      series
      of
      —
     
     
      events
      that
      occurred
      surrounding
      the
      first
      issue
      of
     
     
      **Alter
      Ego’’,
      CIMN’s
      program
      guide.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      first
      issue
      of
      ‘‘Alter
      Ego’’
      went
      to
      print
      in
      De-
     
     
      cember.
      Unfortunately,
      after
      1000
      copies
      had
      already
     
     
      been
      printed
      and
      distributed,
      a
      list
      of
      possibly
      offen-
     
     
      sive
      song
      titles
      that
      lacked
      sufficient
      context
      was
     
     
      noticed
      by
      the
      SU
      executive.
      This
      article
      had
      no
     
     
      commentary
      or
      explanation
      of
      why
      the
      song
      titles
     
     
      were
      being
      printed
      and
      therefore,
      contradicted
     
     
      CIMN’s
      obscenity
      policy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      were
      left
      with
      the
      option
      of
      destroying
      all
      copies,
     
     
      or
      blackening
      out
      the
      inappropriate
      article.
      CIMN
     
     
      Station
      Manger
      and
      the
      SU
      executive
      decided
      on
      the
     
     
      latter
      because
      we
      did
      not
      want
      to
      waste
      the
      valuable
     
     
      volunteer
      time
      and
      the
      money
      that
      went
      into
      the
     
     
      publication.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      seems
      that
      the
      situation
      has
      been
      blown
      out
      of
     
     
      proportion.
      The
      management
      of
      CIMN
      and
      the
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union
      made
      a
      joint
      decision
      that
      they
      felt
      was
      in
     
     
      the
      best
      interests
      of
      all
      parties.
      Obviously,
      there
      are
     
     
      some
      people
      who
      do
      not
      agree
      with
      the
      decision
      that
     
     
      was
      made.
      It
      is
      our
      intention
      that
      this
      letter
      will
      clear
     
     
      up
      any
      confusion
      surrounding
      the
      incident.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rodney
      St.
      Pierre
      CIMN
      Station
      Manager
     
     
      Tracy
      Arsenault,
      VP
      Internal
      UPEISU
     
     
      Nadine
      De
      Wolfe
      VP
      External
     
    

    
     
      Jo-anna
      Murphy
      President
     
    

    
     
      David
      Fitzpatrick
      VP
      Operations
     
    

    
     
      Laurie
      Callaghan
      VP
      Finance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      See
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oer
      een
     
    

    
     
      Weare
      Signed,
      Leas
      ART
      /
      pee
      |
     
    

    
     
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      YOU
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      EVERYONE
      TO
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      Woodford
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      TO
      THE
      X-PRESS
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      MacLean
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      AND
      sat
     
     
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      USE
      THEM
      IN
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      ose
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      eS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February6,
      1992