NOVEMBER
      29,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
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      But
      I
      digress...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ray
      Keating
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      front
      cover
      of
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      this
      week
      tells
      a
      story
      that
      strikes
      me
     
     
      as
      just
      beyond
      belief.
      On
      the
      Friday
     
     
      after
      our
      last
      issue,
      three
      non
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      walked
      into
      Bernadine
      Hall
      and
     
     
      assaulted
      one
      of
      the
      RLA’s
      who
      was
     
     
      just
      trying
      to
      do
      her
      job
      and
      keep
      things
     
     
      calm
      in
      the
      building.
      This
      really
      gets
     
     
      under
      my
      skin
      on
      a
      whole
      bunch
      of
     
     
      levels.
      First
      of
      all,
      these
      three
      guys
     
     
      weren’t
      even
      students
      here.
      They
      came
     
     
      to
      our
      campus,
      drunk,
      and
      proceeded
     
     
      to
      physically
      assault
      a
      young
      woman.
     
     
      That
      brings
      me
      to
      another
      issue...
     
     
      somebody
      needs
      to
      point
      out
      to
      these
     
     
      guys
      that
      there
      is
      no
      lower
      life
      form
      than
     
     
      a
      guy
      who
      hits
      women.
      If
      you
      look
      up
     
     
      LOSER
      in
      the
      dictionary,
      you
      just
      might
     
     
      find
      that
      as
      the
      definition.
      Real
      tough
     
     
      guys
      they
      were...
      3
      drunk
      men
     
     
      smacking
      around
      one
      woman
      who
      was
     
     
      just
      trying
      to
      do
      her
      job.
      If
      |
      was
      one
      of
     
     
      those
      guys,
      I
      wouldn’t
      have
      the
      nerve
     
     
      to
      show
      my
      face
      around
      town.
      The
     
     
      thing
      is,
      they’re
      not
      alone.
      I
      heard
      on
     
     
      the
      radio
      this
      week
      that
      one
      in
      six
     
     
      women
      worldwide
      is
      a
      victim
      of
     
     
      violence
      at
      the
      hands
      ofa
      man.
      I
      don’t
     
     
      know
      about
      you
      guys
      out
      there,
      but
     
     
      when
      I
      was
      growing
      up,
      my
      dad
      told
     
     
      me
      that
      violence
      was
      never
      a
      solution
     
     
      to
      anything,
      and
      hitting
      a
      woman
      was
     
     
      just
      plain
      pathetic.
      These
      days,
      I
      am
     
     
      doing
      my
      best
      to
      convey
      that
      same
     
     
      message
      to
      my
      own
      son.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      other
      side
      of
      the
     
     
      situation
      was
      the
      university’s
      reaction
     
     
      to
      the
      situation.
      There
      are
      certainly
      two
     
     
      sides
      to
      that
      one.
      On
      the
      one
      hand,
      it’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      that
      they
      have
      the
      best
      interests
     
     
      of
      the
      residents
      in
      mind,
      but
      on
      the
      other
     
     
      hand,
      I
      think
      the
      course
      of
      action
      was
      a
     
     
      bit
      heavy
      handed
      and
      misguided.
      The
     
     
      comment
      that
      closing
      the
      residences
      to
     
     
      visitors
      was
      done
      to
      protect
      the
      safety
     
     
      of
      the
      residents
      only
      holds
      water
      until
     
     
      you
      realize
      that
      the
      3
      guys
      involved
      in
     
     
      the
      incident
      were
      all
      taken
      to
      Sleepy
     
     
      Hollow
      that
      night.
      I
      could
      even
      see
      the
     
     
      logic
      in
      shutting
      it
      down
      for
      the
     
     
      remainder
      of
      the
      night,
      but
      beyond
      that
     
     
      it
      seems
      a
      bit
      like
      punishing
      a
      large
     
     
      group
      for
      the
      actions
      of
      a
      few
      stupid
     
     
      individuals.
      I’m
      not
      going
      to
      keep
     
     
      bashing
      residence
      services
      here,
      lam
     
     
      sure
      they
      did
      what
      they
      did
      with
     
     
      everyone’s
      best
      interests
      in
      mind
      ,
      and
     
     
      that
      they
      don’t
      set
      out
      to
      frustrate
      their
     
     
      residents,
      but
      there
      were
      certainly
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      frustrated
      people
      in
      the
      residence
     
     
      system
      last
      weekend.
      Basically,
      the
     
     
      administrations
      position
      is
      that
      students
     
     
      who
      choose
      to
      live
      in
      residence
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      willing
      to
      accept
      that
      they
      are
     
     
      giving
      up
      some
      freedoms
      that
      they’d
     
     
      have
      if
      they
      lived
      off
      campus,
      in
     
     
      exchange
      for
      the
      convenience
      of
      being
     
     
      steps
      away
      from
      everything.
     
    

    
     
      On
      a
      different
      note,
      this
      is
      the
     
     
      last
      issue
      of
      the
      paper
      before
      the
     
     
      Christmas
      break.
      Exams
      are
      close
      at
     
     
      hand
      and
      you
      could
      cut
      the
      tension
      on
     
     
      campus
      with
      a
      knife.
      The
      good
      news
      is
     
     
      that
      you’
      ll
      all
      be
      sitting
      around
      the
      old
     
     
      Christmas
      Tree
      (or
      Holiday
      Tree
      if
      you
     
     
      live
      in
      Boston)
      getting
      loaded
      on
      rum
     
     
      and
      eggnog
      and
      singing
      “Jingle
      Bells”
     
     
      before
      you
      know
      it.
      I
      am
      sure
      you’re
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all
      looking
      forward
      to
      the
      break.
      At
      The
     
     
      Cadre,
      we’re
      looking
      forward
      to
      the
     
     
      break
      too.
      For
      the
      past
      couple
      of
     
     
      months
      we’ve
      been
      working
      on
      anew
     
     
      look
      and
      feel
      for
      The
      Cadre
      Online.
      It’s
     
     
      almost
      ready
      to
      go,
      and
      if
      all
      goes
      as
     
     
      planned
      it
      will
      be
      up
      and
      running
      for
      the
     
     
      first
      January
      issue.
      We
      are
      also
      working
     
     
      on
      a
      few
      changes
      to
      the
      print
      version
     
     
      which
      we
      hope
      to
      have
      in
      place
      at
      the
     
     
      same
      time,
      so
      the
      break
      will
      give
      us
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      get
      the
      loose
      ends
      tied
     
     
      up
      with
      those
      projects.
      Hopefully
      we'll
     
     
      have
      an
      even
      better
      product
      to
      deliver
     
     
      in
      the
      New
      Year.
     
    

    
     
      With
      that,
      [ll
      close
      by
      wishing
     
     
      you
      all
      a
      safe
      and
      happy
      break,
      anda
     
     
      happy
      New
      Year.
      We’ll
      see
      you
      all
      in
     
     
      2006!
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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