incident,
      such
      as
      a
      rape,
      on
      campus,
      there
      should
      have
      been
     
     
      an
      emergency
      meeting
      of
      the
      Student
      Union
      executive
      to
     
     
      establish
      a
      position
      even
      if
      such
      talk
      was
      still
      considered
     
     
      rumour.
      The
      incident
      is
      serious
      enough
      to
      warrant
      a
      state-
     
     
      ment
      even
      if
      the
      rumour
      was
      just
      that.
      Simply
      put,
      whena
     
     
      rumour
      such
      as
      this
      circulates,
      people
      on
      campus
      no
      longer
     
     
      feel
      safe
      -
      nor
      should
      they.
      The
      job
      of
      the
      Union
      executive
     
     
      is
      to
      relay
      these
      concerns...even
      if
      they
      are
      just
      based
      on
     
     
      rumours...to
      the
      Administration
      of
      the
      University.
      Secondly
     
     
      the
      Union
      should
      try
      by
      whatever
      means
      possible
      to
      reassure
     
     
      their
      membership
      that
      they
      are,
      in
      fact,
      safe.
      The
      Union
     
     
      served
      neither
      of
      these
      functions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      where
      is
      President
      Eliot
      in
      all
      of
      this?
      According
      to
     
     
      media
      reports,
      President
      Eliot
      left
      the
      University
      fora
     
     
      President’s
      conference
      in
      Regina
      after
      hearing
      of
      the
      alleged
     
     
      incidents.
      This
      is
      certainly
      a
      serious
      enough
      situation
      that
     
     
      the
      President
      should
      be
      available
      to
      faculty
      and
      students,
     
     
      rather
      than
      discussing
      administration
      matters
      in
      Saskatch-
     
     
      ewan.
      The
      President
      is
      the
      head
      of
      the
      University
      and
      his
     
     
      main
      responsibility
      is
      to
      faculty
      and
      students.
      But
      rather
     
     
      than
      staying
      and
      dealing
      with
      the
      issue
      himself,
      he
      left
      it
      to
     
     
      other
      administrators
      to
      deal
      with
      the
      concerns
      of
      those
      under
     
     
      his
      direction.
      On
      the
      chance
      that
      President
      Eliot
      left
      the
     
     
      province
      prior
      to
      hearing
      the
      alleged
      incident,
      he
      should
     
     
      have
      returned
      to
      the
      province
      as
      the
      top
      administrator
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      to
      ease
      the
      concerns
      over
      what
      happened
      at
     
     
      Marion
      Hall.
      These
      four
      groups
      should
      take
      responsibility
     
     
      and
      show
      some
      leadership
      in
      this
      time
      of
      crisis.
      The
      ques-
     
     
      tion
      now
      is:
      will
      they?
      The
      writer
      certainly
      hopes
      so.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Darcy
      MacPherson
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      light
      of
      the
      events
      which
      have
      occurred
      on
      campus
      during
     
     
      the
      past
      week,
      I
      feel
      I
      must
      again
      rely
      on
      the
      power
      of
      the
     
     
      pen
      to
      comment.
      It
      is
      regrettable
      that
      it
      takes
      an
      incident
      as
     
     
      Serious
      as
      sexual
      assault
      to
      make
      people
      (especially
      univer-
     
     
      Sity
      administrators)
      stand
      up
      and
      take
      notice.
      When
      we
      left
     
     
      this
      campus
      last
      April,
      we
      left
      it
      in
      a
      state
      of
      turmoil
      --
      fear,
     
     
      hostility,
      and
      anger
      over
      the
      controversy
      and
      surrounding
     
     
      events
      concerning
      the
      Backlash
      column
      in
      the
      university
     
     
      newspaper.
      School
      has
      been
      in
      session
      for
      all
      of
      three
      weeks
     
     
      and
      again
      these
      emotions
      are
      called
      upon
      and
      aroused.
      One
     
     
      must
      wonder
      if
      these
      events
      are
      in
      some
      way
      connected.
      One
     
     
      Must
      also
      wonder
      the
      outcome
      had
      university
      officials
     
     
      approached
      the
      controversy
      last
      spring
      in
      a
      more
      serious
      ,
     
     
      Caring,
      and
      professional
      manner
      and
      dealt
      with
      the
      problem
     
     
      at
      that
      time.
      Would
      we
      be
      where
      we
      are
      now?
      Sexual
      assault
     
     
      1S,
      of
      course,
      a
      much
      more
      serious
      issue
      and
      deserves
      the
     
     
      compassion
      and
      attention
      it
      is
      getting.
      However,
      I
      feel
      like
     
     
      I've
      finally
      been
      heard
      --
      but
      it
      is
      at
      a
      very
      high
      cost.
      I
      also
     
     
      feel
      partly
      responsible
      and
      my
      deepest
      sympathy
      and
      regret
     
     
      80
      out
      to
      the
      victim.
      You
      are
      very
      brave.
      Since
      last
      year
      I
     
     
      have
      found
      it
      difficult
      to
      trust
      and
      have
      faith
      in
      the
      U.P.E.I.
     
     
      administration.
      I
      feel
      that
      women’s
      concerns
      are
      given
      very
     
    
   
   
    
     
      little,
      if
      any,
      (until
      now)
      priority
      by
      most
      officials
      on
      this
     
     
      campus.
      It
      is
      difficult
      to
      understand
      why
      an
      institution
      of
     
     
      higher
      learning
      presents
      the
      Socrates
      Award
      to
      Prof.
      Leclair
     
     
      for
      being
      accused
      of
      corrupting
      the
      minds
      of
      youth
      in
      his
     
     
      class
      by
      showing
      the
      film
      ‘‘Cannibal
      Women
      in
      the
      Avocado
     
     
      Jungle
      of
      Death’’
      on
      the
      basis
      ofits
      use
      ‘‘as
      an
      innovative,
     
     
      anthropological
      method
      of
      data
      analysis.’’
      This
      is
      a
      film
     
     
      which
      is,
      in
      the
      eyes
      of
      many,
      pornographic(
      starring
      a
     
     
      Playboy
      bunny).
      To
      handle
      the
      problem
      of
      sexual
      assault
      we
     
     
      must
      rid
      society
      of
      all
      resources
      that
      promote
      it.
      Porno-
     
     
      graphic
      material
      promotes
      the
      hatred,
      degradation
      and
     
     
      domination
      over
      women
      which
      is
      the
      basis
      for
      sexual
      as-
     
     
      sault,
      yet
      it
      is
      being
      shown
      in
      classrooms
      on
      this
      campus
      and
     
     
      a
      professor
      is
      awarded
      for
      doing
      so.
      It
      is
      definitely
      the
      time
     
     
      and
      atmosphere
      for
      change
      at
      U.P.E.I.
      Perhaps
      President
     
     
      Eliot
      since
      you
      are
      now
      so
      concerned,
      you
      will
      look
      at
      some
     
     
      of
      the
      faculty
      in
      this
      institution
      and
      the
      material
      they
      teach.
     
     
      I
      will
      be
      watching
      and
      I
      will
      remain
      active.
      Students:
      if
      you
     
     
      feel
      a
      professor
      or
      the
      material
      put
      forth
      in
      a
      class
      is
      degrad-
     
     
      ing
      to
      women
      please
      make
      your
      concerns
      known
      and
      issue
      a
     
     
      complaint.
      Stand
      up
      and
      be
      heard!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Libby
      Whelan,
      (Alumni)
      class
      of
      ’91
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pes:
      Corey,
      Peter
      and
      Joe-
      I
      hope
      you
      are
      watching.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Something
      told
      me
      not
      to
      attend
      the
      Rape
      Rally,
      however,
     
     
      I’m
      quite
      glad
      I
      did.
      To
      my
      surprise
      ,
      I
      came
      out
      of
      it
      witha
     
     
      lot
      of
      negative
      feelings
      towards
      the
      ‘‘women’’
      on
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      campus.
      I
      found
      the
      rally
      was
      very
      unprofessionally
      run
     
     
      although
      I
      realize
      the
      ‘‘girls’’
      were,
      and
      still
      are,
      quite
      upset
     
     
      over
      the
      ‘‘alleged’’
      rape
      and
      they
      may
      not
      have
      been
      thinking
     
     
      rationally.
      The
      only
      thing
      that
      came
      across
      positive
      to
      me
     
     
      was
      the
      show
      of
      support
      for
      the
      ‘‘victim’’
      and
      her
      family!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      time
      is
      now
      for
      women
      to
      rise
      up
      and
      be
      noticed,
      for
      we
     
     
      are
      all
      as
      capable
      as
      men,
      but
      why
      can’t
      we
      do
      it
      gracefully
     
     
      and
      with
      professionalism.
      I
      was
      appalled
      at
      the
      way
      the
     
     
      “‘lady,’’
      who
      is
      head
      of
      the
      Rape
      Crisis
      Centre,
      was
      cut
      off
     
     
      during
      her
      speech.
      She
      had
      a
      sincere
      message
      to
      get
      across,
     
     
      but
      she
      was
      visually
      rushed.
      Very
      unprofessional!
      ‘‘Freedom
     
     
      of
      speech’’
      was
      suppressed.
      Of
      course,
      another
      clear
      example
     
     
      off
      suppression
      of
      speech
      occurred
      when
      the
      ex-chief
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      8,
      1992