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      Editorial
     
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
     
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      a
      Sunday,
      around
      midnight,
      when
      I
      went
      fora
     
     
      walk.
      It
      was
      raining
      lightly
      and
      there
      was
      a
      heavy
      fog
     
     
      on
      the
      ground.
      There
      wasa
      yellow
      glow
      in
      the
      air
     
     
      from
      the
      dampened
      light
      that
      shown
      the
      dark
      walk-
     
     
      ways.
      There
      could
      not
      have
      been
      a
      spookier
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      a
      good
      situation
      fora
      horror
      film
      but
      it
      is
      a
     
     
      bad
      situation
      fora
      university
      campus.
      In
      all
      to
      many
     
     
      campuses
      around
      the
      country,
      the
      horror-film
      descrip-
     
     
      tion
      is
      an
      accurate
      description
      of
      the
      failure
      of
      the
     
     
      universities
      to
      provide
      adequate
      lighting
      to
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      who
      must
      walk
      the
      campus
      late
      at
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      are
      lucky
      at
      UPEI
      to
      be
      at
      a
      university
      where
     
     
      there
      is
      a
      real
      effort
      to
      make
      the
      campus
      as
      well
      lit
      as
     
     
      possible
      for
      night
      travellers.
      The
      improvements
      in
      the
     
     
      past
      number
      of
      years
      to
      the
      lighting
      on
      campus
      have
     
     
      been
      dramatic.
      The
      installation
      of
      new
      lights
      around
     
     
      campus
      a
      few
      years
      ago
      has
      taken
      the
      campus
      from
     
     
      near
      utter
      darkness
      to
      reasonable
      well
      lit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      not
      to
      say
      that
      there
      is
      not
      more
      to
      be
      done.
     
     
      There
      is
      still
      a
      few
      areas
      on
      campus
      that
      need
      im-
     
     
      provements.
      Whén
      I
      went
      for
      my
      walk
      on
      Sunday
      I
     
     
      really
      looked
      around
      at
      the
      areas
      of
      campus
      that
      are
     
     
      still
      lacking
      adequate
      lighting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      main
      area
      of
      campus
      there
      seems
      only
      to
      be
      3
     
     
      or
      4
      spots
      that
      need
      more
      lighting.
      In
      particular,
      the
     
     
      area
      between
      the
      library
      and
      the
      chaplaincy
      centre,
      the
     
     
      irea
      behind
      the
      Cass
      building,
      and
      the
      area
      on
      the
     
     
      Main
      side
      of
      the
      rink.
      The
      parking
      lots
      are
      another
     
     
      tory.
      It
      is
      this
      area
      that
      gets
      the
      shot
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      ighting
      stick.
      It
      is
      not
      the
      parking
      lot
      beside
      the
     
    

    
     
      nnis
      courts
      that
      has
      the
      problem
      but
      rather
      the
     
     
      arking
      area
      by
      Belvedere
      Avenue
      and
      especially
      the
     
     
      arking
      lot
      behind
      the
      barn.
      In
      these
      two
      areas
      there
     
    

    
     
      sa
      totally
      unacceptably
      level
      of
      lighting.
      The
      parking
     
     
      stalong
      Belvedere
      Avenue
      is
      very
      poorly
      lit.
      There
     
     
      leeds
      to
      be
      quite
      a
      few
      more
      lights
      installed
      there.
     
    

    
     
      the
      barn
      parking
      lot
      is
      the
      poorest
      lit
      area
      on
      campus.
     
     
      \tthe
      bottom
      of
      the
      lot
      there
      is
      areas
      that
      are
      in
      total
     
     
      Jackness.
      This
      isa
      potentially
      dangerous
      area
      and
     
     
      mething
      should
      be
      done
      to
      improve
      it.
     
    

    
     
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      Lack
      of
      lighting
      is
      not
      only
      a
      nuisance
      but
      it
      is
      also
      a
     
     
      dangerous
      situation.
      If
      people
      are
      forced
      to
      park
      ina
     
     
      poorly
      lit
      area
      early
      in
      the
      day,
      they
      should
      move
     
     
      their
      car
      closer
      as
      soon
      as
      the
      opportunity
      arises.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      should
      avoid
      the
      darker
      corners
      of
      campus
      at
     
     
      night
      and
      should
      limit
      travelling
      late
      at
      night
      as
      much
     
     
      as
      possible.
      Take
      advantage
      of
      some
      of
      the
      new
     
     
      parking
      spots
      late
      at
      night,
      in
      order
      to
      reduce
      the
     
     
      distance
      you
      have
      to
      walk
      after
      dark.
      I
      hope
      the
     
     
      university
      will
      take
      a
      look
      at
      the
      lighting
      needs
      of
      the
     
     
      campus
      and
      act
      on
      them
      to
      improve
      the
      lighting.
      We
     
     
      have
      it
      quite
      good
      here
      but
      it
      could
      be
      better.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      last
      note.
      If
      the
      university
      ever
      considers
      anew
     
     
      lighting
      system
      for
      campus,
      I
      hope
      they
      will
      look
      at
     
     
      lights
      that
      are
      a
      little
      more
      in
      sync
      with
      the
      historical
     
     
      look
      of
      the
      university.
      Lights
      similar
      to
      those
      at
      the
     
     
      front
      door
      of
      the
      Main
      building
      are
      both
      more
      visu-
     
     
      ally
      pleasing
      and
      give
      off
      a
      more
      appealing
      light
      in
      all
     
     
      directions
      and
      does
      not
      give
      the
      dark
      spot
      behind
      the
     
     
      lamp
      post
      as
      the
      current
      ones
      do.
     
     
      Stillinthe
      dark,
      Cory
      Large
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      October
      31,
      1991