Student
      Profile
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Slannorn
      Vourikern
      talks
      vfa
      VPE,
      lane
      O'Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ara
      O’Connor
      is
      a
      fourth
      year
     
     
      arts
      student
      majoring
      in
      an-
     
     
      thropology.
      She
      also
      holds
      the
     
     
      position
      of
      Vice
      President
      Ex-
     
     
      ternal
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Executive.
      The
      VPE
     
     
      has
      several
      duties,
     
     
      including
      serving
      as
      a
      liaison
      between
     
     
      the
      SU
      and
      any
      organization
      outside
      of
     
     
      the
      university.
      The
      most
      important
     
     
      organizations
      Tara
      works
      with
      are
      the
     
     
      provincial
      and
      federal
      governments
     
     
      and
      the
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      (CFS).
      Tara
      has
      just
      returned
     
     
      from
      a
      national
      CFS
      conference
      in
     
     
      Toronto
      where
      students
      were
      able
      to
     
     
      exchange
      ideas
      and
      opinions
      about
      the
     
     
      October
      25
      election.
     
    

    
     
      This
      election
      has
      been
      Tara’s
      (al-
     
     
      most)
      sole
      occupation
      since
      early
      Sep-
     
     
      tember.
      Her
      advice
      is
      to
      get
      informed
     
     
      and
      VOTE.
      Although
      Canada
      has
      an
     
     
      excellent
      voter
      turnout
      record,
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      do
      not.
      To
      help
      you
      along
      the
     
     
      way,
      there
      is
      a
      candidates’
      forum
      in
     
     
      the
      Pit
      Thursday,
      October
      21
      at
      12
     
     
      noon.
      (Go.
      Ask
      questions.
      Insist
      on
     
     
      answers.)
      Five
      of
      the
      candidates
      run-
     
     
      ning
      in
      Hillsborough
      will
      be
      speaking,
     
     
      representing
      the
      Conservative,
      Lib-
     
     
      eral,
      New
      Democratic,
      National
      and
     
     
      Natural
      Law
      parties.
      Tara
      recom-
     
     
      mends
      getting
      to
      know
      the
      individual
     
     
      candidates
      and
      their
      personal
      policies
     
     
      before
      making
      your
      x.
      For
      example,
     
     
      when
      meeting
      personally
      with
      Tara,
     
     
      George
      Proud
      (Lib.
      Hills.)
      admitted
     
     
      he
      saw
      a
      university
      education
      becom-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dering
      what
      action
      he
      had
      in
      mind.
      Tara
      has
      also
     
     
      sent
      out
      questionnaires
      to
      Island
      candidates
     
     
      asking
      the
      following
      questions:
      Do
      you
      feel
     
     
      that
      the
      funding
      currently
      available
      through
     
     
      student
      aid
      is
      adequate?
      Do
      you
      feel
      that
      it
      is
     
     
      realistic
      to
      expect
      students
      to
      begin
      loan
      repay-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ments
      immediately
      upon
      leaving
      school?
      Do
     
     
      you
      feel
      that
      there
      is
      an
      adequate
      supply
      of
     
     
      employment
      for
      students
      during
      the
      summer
     
     
      months?
      It
      is
      interesting
      to
      note
      that
      Tara
      has
     
     
      only
      received
      three
      responses.
     
    

    
     
      Along
      with
      Todd
      King
      (President)
      and
     
     
      Andrew
      MacPherson
      (VP
      Internal),
     
     
      Tara
      has
      in
      her
      office
      a
      file
      of
      election
     
     
      materials.
      This
      material
      is
      available
     
     
      in
      the
      Barn
      for
      any
      student
      who
      wishes
     
     
      to
      become
      more
      informed.
      Talk
      to
     
     
      Tara
      for
      information
      about
      issues
      and
     
     
      each
      party’s
      stand
      on
      the
      problem
      of
     
     
      education
      becoming
      less
      and
      less
      of
      a
     
     
      possibility
      for
      more
      and
      more
      of
      the
     
     
      population.
      For
      example,
      the
      PC
      party
     
     
      plans
      to
      increase
      the
      actual
      dollar
     
     
      amount
      offered
      to
      each
      person
      awarded
     
     
      a
      student
      loan
      (generally
      considered
      a
     
     
      plus)
      BUT
      wishes
      to
      implement
      arisk-
     
     
      sharing
      policy
      where
      banks
      will
      con-
     
     
      tribute
      to
      the
      decision
      of
      who
      gets
      a
     
     
      student
      loan.
      This
      would
      mean
      factors
     
     
      such
      as
      previous
      credit
      rating
      and
      col-
     
     
      lateral
      may
      become
      important,
      and
      the
     
     
      student
      who
      is
      most
      in
      need
      of
      aid
      may
     
     
      not
      be
      able
      to
      receive
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Tara
      suggests
      talking
      to
      Todd
      if
     
     
      you
      need
      to
      know
      the
      mechanics
      of
     
     
      how
      to
      vote.
      There
      have
      been
      some
     
     
      changes
      to
      the
      election
      act
      since
      the
     
     
      last
      federal
      election.
      For
      example,
      you
     
     
      can
      now
      mail
      in
      your
      vote
      if
      you
      are
     
     
      living
      in
      one
      riding
      as
      a
      student
      and
     
     
      wish
      to
      vote
      in
      your
      home
      riding.
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
      regarding
      this
     
     
      very
      important
      issue,
      keep
      reading
      the
     
     
      X-Press,
      and
      to
      quote
      the
      CFS
      slogan
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      more
      elitist
      but
      he
      left
      Tara
      won-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tara
      O'Connor:
      SU
      human
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      make
      your
      mark
      -
      Vote
      Education!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      20/X-Press/October
      14,
      1993