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      WITHANEW
      SESSION
      OF
      PARLIAMENT
     
     
      just
      beginning,
      students
      can
      expect
      to
     
     
      hear
      more
      about
      the
      future
      of
      the
     
     
      funding
      of
      post-secondary
      education
     
     
      in
      our
      country.
      What
      is
      the
      future
      of
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Student
      Loan
      program
     
     
      and
      whereis
      university
      funding
      headed?
     
     
      This
      is
      a
      question
      many
      students
      are
     
     
      concerned
      with
      and
      it
      is
      an
      enormously
     
     
      difficult
      question
      for
      our
      dear
      elected
     
     
      representatives
      to
      answer.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      government’s
      finance
     
     
      minister,
      Paul
      Martin,
      is
      currently
     
     
      conducting
      conferences
      with
      the
     
     
      general
      public
      to
      determine
      what
      the
     
     
      public
      believes
      is
      the
      best
      route
      to
     
     
      take.
      The
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President,
      Todd
      King,
      was
      asked
      to
     
     
      attend
      the
      first
      of
      these
      conferences,
     
     
      which
      was
      held
      recently
      in
      Halifax.
      His
     
     
      role
      in
      the
      conference
      was
      to
      explain
     
     
      what
      students
      want
      from
      the
      federal
     
     
      government.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      who
      are
      unaware
      of
      the
     
     
      situation
      which
      students
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      Holland
      College,
      and
      all
      other
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      institutions
      in
      this
      country
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      face,
      |
      will
      briefly
      outline
      the
      impending
     
     
      crises
      which
      will
      be
      felt
      by
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Tuition
      at
      UPEI
      is
      now
      over
      $2400
     
     
      per
      school
      year
      for
      a
      full
      course
      load.
     
     
      Over
      the
      past
      ten
      years
      alone
      this
      fee
     
     
      has
      more
      than
      doubled
      from
     
     
      approximately
      $1200
      in
      1983.
      This
      is
     
     
      an
      incredible
      increase
      considering
      the
     
     
      fact
      that
      student
      loans
      have
      not
     
     
      increased
      during
      this
      period
      of
      time.
     
    

    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      this
      bursaries,
      given
     
     
      out
      to
      students
      by
      the
      Provincial
     
     
      government
      have
      been
      virtually
      wiped
     
     
      out.
      Students
      can
      still
      apply
      for
      a
     
     
      provincial
      bursary
      but
      the
      budget
      for
     
     
      this
      program
      has
      been
      curtailed
      so
     
     
      heavily
      that
      very
      few
      of
      those
      who
     
     
      apply
      in
      fact
      get
      a
      bursary.
     
    

    
     
      The
      mathematics
      in
      this
      equation
     
     
      do
      not
      really
      add
      up.
     
    

    
     
      A
      university
      education
      has
      gone
     
     
      from
      being
      a
      top
      legislative
      priority
      to
     
     
      being
      an
      afterthought.
      Politicians
      do
     
     
      not
      realize
      that
      the
      future
      of
      this
     
     
      province
      and
      country
      lies
      in
      the
     
     
      education
      of
      its
      citizens.
      Canada
      was
     
     
      once
      a
      model
      for
      university
      programs
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Andrew
      MacPherson
      _
      iE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      other
      countries.
      Now
      we
      are
      falling
     
     
      behind
      many
      European
      countries
      in
     
     
      the
      area
      of
      accessibility.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      many
      reasons
      for
      this
     
     
      change
      of
      direction
      by
      our
      legislators.
     
     
      When
      past
      student
      funding
     
     
      arrangements
      were
      implemented,
      many
     
     
      elected
      representatives
      did
      not
      have
      a
     
     
      university
      education--
      in
      any
      event,
      not
     
     
      as
      many
      as
      do
      today.
      Most
      of
      today’s
     
     
      politicians
      have
      university
      degrees
      and
     
     
      take
      universities
      more
      for
      granted
      than
     
     
      the
      generation
      before
      them.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      past
      many
      parents
      could
      only
     
     
      dream
      of
      sending
      their
      children
      to
     
     
      university.
      It
      was
      only
      in
      the
      mid-to-
     
     
      late
      seventies
      that
      a
      university
      education
     
     
      became
      accessible
      to
      most
      people.
      This
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      now
      been
      largely
      lost
      and
      is
     
     
      continuing
      to
      go
      downhill.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      weeks
      to
      come
      |
      hope
      to
     
     
      write
      aboutissues
      related
      to
      the
      funding
     
     
      of
      post-secondary
      education
      because
      |
     
     
      feel
      that
      people
      should
      become
      more
     
     
      aware
      of
      how
      crucial
      funding
      is
      to
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      universities
      and
      colleges
      in
     
     
      our
      province
      and
      country.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HAPPY
     
     
      BIRTHDAY,
     
     
      KIRBY!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      Ode
      to
      Kirby...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      could
      call
      you
     
     
      Kirbaceous,
      maybe...
     
     
      But
      we
      think
      you're
      the
     
     
      best.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      say
      you
      are
      kooky
     
     
      baby,
     
    

    
     
      But
      you're
      a
      head
      above
     
     
      the
      rest.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You're
      the
      god
      of
      the
     
     
      music
      review,
     
    

    
     
      In
      production
      you're
      a
     
     
      king.
     
    

    
     
      Oh
      Kirby,
      Kirby
      we
     
     
      worship
      you.
     
    

    
     
      You
      are
      such
      a
      wild
      thing!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      all
      of
      your
      friends
      at
     
     
      the
      X.Press
      office,
      we
     
     
      hope
      that
      you
      have
      a
     
     
      wonderful
      time
      being
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      Happy
      Birthday,
      Kirby!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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