L
      E
      TTE
      RS
      continued
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      univeristy’s
      newspaper
      concerning
      the
     
     
      return
      of
      football
      to
      the
      school.
      Both
      of
      these
     
     
      articles
      expressed
      displeasure
      with
      the
     
     
      ignorance
      of
      the
      individuals
      who
      have
     
     
      concerned
      themselves
      with
      this
      undertaking.
     
     
      Mr.
      Davison
      and
      Mr.
      MacDonald
      both
     
     
      contributed
      very
      well
      written
      arguments,
     
     
      unfortunately
      though,
      they
      were
      poorly
     
     
      researched.
     
    

    
     
      The
      strongest
      point
      expressed
      by
      both
     
     
      gentlemen
      was
      the
      lack
      of
      funding
      to
      support
     
     
      a
      football
      program.
      This
      argument
      applies
      to
     
     
      sports
      financially
      supported
      by
      the
      univeristy
     
     
      and
      its
      athletic
      department.
      Had
      their
      pieces
     
     
      been
      well
      researched
      they
      would
      have
     
     
      discovered
      that
      the
      program
      untwined
      would
     
     
      be
      completely
      supported
      by
      corporation,
      not
     
     
      the
      univeristy.
      Also,
      Mr.
      Davison
      would
      prefer
     
     
      that
      the
      university
      direct
      finds
      to
      the
     
     
      construction
      of
      a
      new
      chemistry
      building
      and
     
     
      student
      centre.
      |
      am
      in
      agreement
      with
      his
     
     
      point
      but,
      if
      the
      university
      were
      to
      build
      these
     
     
      two
      buildings,
      the
      cost
      would
      be
      huge
      compared
     
     
      to
      the
      cost
      of
      starting
      a
      football
      program.
     
     
      Huge
      even
      in
      comparison
      to
      the
      cost
      of
     
     
      running
      a
      program
      for
      five
      years.
      Although
      as
     
     
      stated
      before
      it
      would
      cost
      the
      university
     
     
      nothing.
     
    

    
     
      Mr.
      MacDonald
      stated
      that
      another
      reason
     
     
      we
      were
      seeking
      a
      program
      was
      to
      draw
     
     
      people
      together.
      He
      rebutted
      by
      saying
      that
     
     
      hockey
      and
      basketball
      did
      that
      quite
      nicely,
      and
     
     
      they
      do,
      but
      not
      at
      the
      first
      of
      the
      year,
      when
     
     
      it
      counts
      the
      most.
      No
      disrespect
      intended
      to
     
     
      soccer
      and
      filed
      hockey
      but
      unfortunately
      they
     
     
      are
      not
      capable
      of
      doing
      this.
     
    

    
     
      Football
      is
      the
      only
      sport
      capable
      of
      bringing
     
     
      an
      entire
      school
      body
      together
      at
      the
      first
      of
     
     
      the
      year,
      therefore,
      increasing
      school
      spirit.
      |
     
     
      am
      not
      the
      only
      person
      on
      the
      campus
      that
      has
     
     
      noticed
      a
      lack
      of
      school
      spirit
      and
      pride
      am
      I?
     
     
      |
      didn’t
      think
      so/
     
    

    
     
      Mr.
      MacDonald
      also
      made
      another
      very
     
     
      interesting
      point,
      and
      |
      quote
      “I’m
      tired
      about
     
     
      hearing
      of
      people
      whining
      that
      they
      had
      to
      go
     
     
      away
      to
      univeristy
      to
      play
      football.”
      He
      went
     
     
      on
      to
      say
      that
      we
      had
      forgotten
      that
      the
      real
     
     
      reason
      for
      univeristy
      was
      education.
      Good
     
     
      point,
      if
      that
      had
      been
      what
      we
      were
      “whining”
     
     
      about.
      What
      we
      were
      discussing
      was
      that
      we
     
     
      couldn't
      afford
      to
      go
      away
      to
      play
      the
      sport
      we
     
     
      love.
      We
      are
      quite
      content,
      yet
      frustrated,
     
     
      getting
      our
      education
      at
      this
      fine
      univeristy.
     
    

    
     
      With
      all
      due
      respect,
     
     
      Andrew
      Sprague
     
    
   
   
    
     
      X-Press,
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      January
      |
      Ith
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press,
      a
      very
     
     
      deceptive
      article
      about
      U.P.E.I.
      football
      was
     
     
      printed.
      This
      article
      was
      entitled
      “U.P.E.I.
     
     
      football:
      An
      unrealistic
      move
      at
      the
      wrong
     
     
      time”.
      Mr.
      Bruce
      Davison
      wrote
      this
      article.
      In
     
     
      it,
      he
      states
      that
      the
      university
      can't
      afford
      to
     
     
      fund
      it.
      That
      is
      obvious
      to
      say
      the
      least.
      Who
     
     
      .
      is
      Bruce
      Davison
      to
      say
      that
      if
      football
      could
      be
     
     
      reinstated
      by
      alumni
      and
      businesses
      it
      would
     
     
      be
      a
      step
      in
      the
      wrong
      direction
      and
      even
     
     
      “morally”
      unjustifiable?
      He
      went
      on
      to
      say
      that
     
     
      it
      would
      be
      the
      moral
      responsibility
      of
      all
      of
      us
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wt
      lai
      cifshfidheldshsdhglchiuyerioyowi
     
     
      ply
      dsafgnivxbrizghtigusy
      dreuywetjrehelcisdkighiyoveruy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      really
      care
      about
      the
      university
      to
      convince
     
     
      the
      donors
      to
      put
      the
      money
      towards
      projects
     
     
      that
      could
      actually
      help
      students.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      obvious
      reading
      his
      article
      that
      varsity
     
     
      sports
      have
      little
      meaning
      or
      value
      to
      him.
      His
     
     
      idea
      of
      taking
      athletic
      sponsors’
      money
      for
     
     
      other
      projects
      is
      not
      the
      way
      to
      go.
      With
      his
     
     
      attitude,
      why
      not
      terminate
      all
      Varsity
      sports
     
     
      so
      everyone
      can
      have
      free
      scholarships?
      Bruce
     
     
      davison
      did
      indicate
      that
      the
      university
      should
     
     
      examine
      how
      much
      longer
      it
      can
      maintain
      the
     
     
      present
      number
      of
      Varsity
      teams.
     
    

    
     
      Bruce
      Davison
      considered
      varsity
      as
      a
      non-
     
     
      essential
      addition
      to
      the
      university.
      To
      say
      that
     
     
      any
      varsity
      sport
      is
      non-essential
      would
      be
     
     
      clueless;
      especially
      football.
      Football
      is
      a
      sport
     
     
      which
      requires
      hard
      work,
      determination
      and
     
     
      planning.
      All
      of
      which
      are
      key
      elements
      to
     
     
      succeed
      in
      life.
     
    

    
     
      A
      prime
      example
      of
      this
      is
      Bill
      Cowrie,
      a
     
     
      successful
      owner
      of
      a
      brick
      building
      company
     
     
      out
      west.
      When
      the
      University
      of
      Alberta
     
     
      decided
      to
      drop
      their
      football
      program,
      he
     
     
      donated
      a
      substantial
      amount
      of
      money
      to
     
     
      reinstate
      the
      program.
      He
      credited
      football
      to
     
     
      helping
      him
      succeed
      in
      life.
      He
      used
      to
      play
     
     
      High
      School
      football
      in
      Edmonton,
      and
      said
     
     
      that
      it
      would
      be
      a
      tragedy
      if
      football
      was
      lost
     
     
      from
      the
      University.
     
    

    
     
      If
      fundraising
      to
      restore
      the
      roar
      of
      the
     
     
      football
      panthers
      is
      achieved,
      football
      will
     
     
      benefit
      everyone
      at
      the
      university.
      The
      school
     
     
      spirit
      would
      be
      at
      an
      all
      time
      high
      and
      it
      would
     
     
      make
      a
      great
      statement
      for
      the
      importance
      of
     
     
      varsity
      sports.
     
    

    
     
      Yours
      truly,
     
     
      Colin
      Stewart
     
    
   
   
    
     
      X-Press,
     
     
      In
      response
      to
      Scott
      MacDonald’s
      letter
     
     
      (sincerely
      fed
      up
      with
      football).
      While
     
     
      MacDonald
      makes
      a
      point
      that
      education
      is
     
     
      important
      he
      misses
      an
      even
      larger
      one.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      universities
      like
      to
      think
      they
      are
     
     
      unaffected
      by
      the
      outside
      world
      they
      are.
      In
     
     
      particularly
      in
      terms
      of
      funding.
      You
      know,
     
     
      paying
      for
      all
      this.
      Given
      that
      the
      provincial
     
     
      can’t
      even
      make
      its
      payroll
      two
      weeks
      a
      year
     
     
      the
      possibility
      of
      recieving
      more
      money
      from
     
     
      them
      is
      slim
      to
      none.
     
    

    
     
      |
      guess
      it
      would
      make
      sense
      then
      to
      turn
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      idshighsihd
     
    
   
   
    
     
      away
      the
      only
      other
      group
      capable
      of
      supporting
     
     
      us,
      the
      corporate
      sector.
      The
      establishment
      of
     
     
      a
      football
      team
      at
      UPEI
      would
      make
      the
     
     
      corporate
      sector
      an
      active
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      university
      community.
      This
      will
      make
      it
      easier
     
     
      to
      solicit
      funds
      from
      the
      private
      sector
      for
      new
     
     
      computers
      or
      infrastructure
      upgrading.
      Where
     
     
      do
      you
      think
      the
      Fieldhouse
      came
      from?
     
     
      Maybe
      I’m
      wrong,
      though.
      Maybe
      all
      those
     
     
      pretty
      trees
      on
      campus
      have
      money
      growing
     
     
      onthem.
      Maybe
      you
      should
      ask
      Dr.
      Eliot
      if
      they
     
     
      do,
      the
      next
      time
      he
      prepares
      the
      university's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      budget.
     
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Jeff
      Himelman
     
     
      X-Press,
     
     
      A
      Poem
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yeah,
      sure-
      bring
      back
      intervarsity
      football.
     
     
      Bring
      back
      intervarsity
      darts,
     
    

    
     
      bring
      back
      intervarsity
      shuffleboard,
     
    

    
     
      bring
      back
      intervarsity
      sharades:
     
    

    
     
      Hell,
      anything's
      better
      than
      this
      year’s
      hockey
     
    
   
   
    
     
      team!
     
     
      R.
      Baglole
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      X-Press,
     
     
      yousuck
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      this
      day
      and
      age
      of
      budget
      slashing
      and
      cost
     
     
      cutting
      measures
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI
      are
      in
     
     
      no
      need
      of
      a
      paper
      that
      is
      full
      of
      such
      trash.
      The
     
     
      X-Press
      shows
      no
      taste
      in
      the
      material
      that
      it
     
     
      prints,
      and
      three-quarters
      of
      the
      material
      is
      of
     
     
      no
      use
      to
      us,
      the
      students.
      Who
      was
      the
     
     
      person
      who
      signed
      permission
      to
      put
      the
      Chia
     
     
      penis
      on
      the
      inside
      cover
      of
      one
      of
      the
      recent
     
     
      issues?
      Believe
      me
      |
      got
      a
      laugh,
      but
      it
      was
      very
     
     
      distasteful
      coming
      froma
      university
      newspaper.
     
     
      The
      high
      school
      which
      |
      attended
      in
      Saint
      John
     
     
      was
      better
      in
      every
      aspect
      of
      journalism.
      Let
     
     
      me
      remind
      you
      that
      this
      is
      a
      high
      school,
      and
     
     
      not
      an
      institute
      of
      high
      learning
      such
      as
      UPEI.
     
     
      The
      money
      used
      to
      publish
      the
      express
      [sic]
     
     
      should
      be
      used
      to
      set
      upa
      student
      employment
     
     
      centre
      on
      campus,
      something
      that
      we
      can
      all
     
     
      benefit
      from.
      Unless
      the
      X-Press
      can
      improve
     
     
      its
      quality,
      to
      encompass
      the
      needs
      of
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      [
      x.press
      january
      twenty-fifth
      1994
      page
      8
      |.
     
     
      AT
      aaeW:
      oo
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      at
      UPEI,
      it
      should
      be
      put
      where
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      belongs,
      in
      the
      trash.
     
     
      Chris
      D.
      Gallant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ist
      Year
      Bio.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Iceman
     
     
      cometh
      (back)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Jean-Claude
      (or
      is
      it
      Mr.
      Van-—
     
     
      Damme?)
      "
     
     
      Alright,
      settle
      down,
      perhaps
      if
      you
      took
      a
     
    

    
     
      econd
      to
      think
      before
      you
      wrote
      your
      snappy
     
     
      comeback
      you
      would've
      realized
      the
      tone
      of
     
     
      my
      letter:
      HUMOUR.
      Or,
      for
      lack
      of
      a
      more
     
     
      appropriate
      word,
      sarcasm.
      Atno
      time
      did
     
     
      |
      ever
      mention
      that
      E-Mail
      should
      be
      banned.
     
     
      |
      only
      gave
      my
      viewpoint
      of
      how
      addictive
      it
      has
     
     
      become.
      By
      your
      obvious
      offense
      to
      my
      letter
     
     
      |
      would
      assume
      that
      you're
      one
      of
      those
      guys
     
     
      that
      checks
      his
      mail
      four
      times
      a
      day,
      hoping
      for
     
     
      some
      mail.
     
    

    
     
      And
      where
      did
      you
      come
      up
      with
      this
      idea
     
     
      that
      I'm
      against
      pub
      nites?
      |
      think
      you're
     
     
      reading
      too
      much
      into
      my
      commentary.
      The
     
     
      only
      ice
      that
      goes
      down
      on
      those
      evenings
     
     
      begins
      at
      7.1%.
      I'm
      not
      blaming
      E-Mail
      for
     
     
      student
      apathy
      or
      the
      advent
      of
      the
      cold
      war,
     
     
      only
      for
      being
      a
      toy
      that
      every
      kid/student
     
     
      loves
      to
      play
      with.
      |
      do
      thank
      you,
      however,
      for
     
     
      taking
      the
      kindness
      to
      try
      and
      help
      me
      out
      of
     
     
      this
      enslavement--
      it’s
      nice
      to
      see
      that
      us
     
     
      junkies
      have
      friends.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      The
      Iceman
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Maligning
     
     
      Marriot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
      es
     
    

    
     
      Since
      Marriot
      Foods
      has
      no
      competition
      for
     
     
      the
      campus
      market,
      it
      should
      be
      their
     
     
      responsibility
      to
      maintain
      fairness
      in
      their
     
     
      pricing.
     
    

    
     
      As
      it
      is
      now,
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI
      have
      no
     
     
      choice
      but
      to
      pay
      the
      prices
      that
      Marriot
     
     
      insists
      are
      reasonable.
     
    

    
     
      In
      reality,
      the
      prices
      are
      not
      reasonable,
     
     
      and
      are
      in
      fact
      outrageously
      high.
      It
      is
      bad
     
     
      enough
      that
      the
      students
      have
      to
      contend
      with
     
     
      rising
      tuition
      and
      they
      should
      not
      have
      to
      pay
     
     
      prices
      that
      are
      jacked
      up
      by
      a
      company
      that
     
     
      uses
      their
      monopoly
      to
      set
      prices
      as
      they
      wish.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      stated
      in
      last
      week's
      X-Press
      that
     
     
      The
      Pit
      should
      be
      rated
      as
      a
      one-and-one-half
     
     
      cookie
      restaurant.
      It
      would
      be
      more
      correct
     
     
      to
      compare
      the
      service
      that
      Marriot
      Foods
     
     
      provides
      to
      that
      of
      an
      overpriced
      hotdog
     
     
      stand:
      the
      prices
      are
      outrageous
      and
      the
      food
     
     
      really
      is
      not
      that
      good!
      A
      concerned
      group
      of
     
     
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Correction:
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      January
      18
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press,
      the
     
     
      editorial
      referred
      to
      an
      article
      in
      the
      Guardian
     
     
      about
      the
      X-Press
      sex
      supplement;
      the
      article
     
     
      in
      quesion
      was
      actually
      published
      in
      the
      Evening
     
     
      Patrioc.
      Po-tay-toh,
      Po-tah-toh.