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      ing
      that
      has
      been
      emerg-
     
     
      anticipated
      the
      subject
     
     
      i
      guessed
      ‘‘Maclean’s’’
     
     
      d
      with
      a
      free
      subscription
     
     
      derment
      as
      to
      my
      choice
     
     
      quickly
      in
      an
      attempt
      to
     
     
      ec
      therapy.
      How
      can
      people
     
     
      ed?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deadline
      with
      the
      editor,
      I
      feel
     
     
      r
      the
      provocative
      and
      cutting
      edge
     
     
      Fare
      about
      to
      encounter.
      In
      the
      forthcom-
     
     
      ¢
      cessity
      I
      well
      tell
      you
      that
      this
      is
      certainly
     
     
      Wiasorimentary
      discussing
      the
      virtues
      and
      fine
      journalistic
     
     
      talents
      of
      ‘‘Maclean’s’’
      writing
      staff
      and
      its
      research
      depart-
     
     
      ment.
      Itis
      more
      of
      my
      personal
      plea
      to
      have
      every
      single
      student
     
     
      and
      faculty
      member
      of
      this
      campus
      collectively
      cancel
      their
     
     
      subscriptions
      to
      this
      exploitative
      piece
      of
      trash
      before
      it
      infil-
     
     
      trates
      our
      society
      any
      more
      than
      it
      already
      has
      (knowing
      as
      Ido
     
     
      how
      many
      university
      students
      put
      ‘‘Maclean’s’’
      at
      the
      top
      of
     
     
      those
      ‘‘must
      have’”’
      lists).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must
      explain
      before
      I
      delve
      any
      further
      into
      this
      topic
      thatI
      do
     
     
      notin
      any
      way
      hold
      some
      sort
      of
      animosity
      towards
      this
      maga-
     
     
      zine
      beyond
      the
      fact
      that
      I
      deplore
      their
      publishing
      of
      this
     
     
      annual
      popularity
      contest.
      This
      hatred
      is
      not
      evident
      on
      the
     
     
      surface
      anyway.
      I
      cannot
      go
      without
      saying
      that
      I
      find
      this
     
     
      article
      to
      be
      very
      discouraging
      and
      somewhat
      insulting,
      but
     
     
      neither
      can
      I
      share
      the
      views
      of
      President
      Eliot
      by
      saying
      I
      feel
     
     
      the
      ‘‘Maclean’s’’
      article
      to
      be
      meaningless.
      If
      I
      felt
      that
      way
     
     
      I
      would
      hardly
      be
      taking
      valuable
      time
      to
      protest
      in
      this
      manner.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must
      be
      honest
      in
      saying
      that
      I
      would
      probably
      not
      be
      taking
     
     
      such
      an
      emotional
      stance
      on
      this
      issue
      if
      I
      was
      enroled
      at
      Mt.
     
     
      Allison
      (I
      would
      be
      celebrating
      in
      the
      streets),
      but
      seeing
      that
     
     
      Iam
      a
      student
      of
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
      it
      is
     
     
      somewhat
      my
      duty
      to
      come
      to
      its
      defence.
      Iam
      proud
      to
      bea
     
     
      student
      of
      this
      university
      regardless
      of
      the
      fact
      that
      it
      has
      been
     
     
      relegated
      to
      second
      last
      position
      ona
      ratings
      guide
      published
      by
     
     
      an
      elitist
      Upper
      Canadian
      Magazine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      had
      many
      a
      sleepless
      night
      as
      I
      tossed
      and
      turned
     
     
      imagining
      the
      scenario
      of
      applying
      for
      admission
      to
      a
      graduate
     
     
      school
      only
      to
      be
      rejected
      on
      the
      basis
      of
      one
      news
      (using
      that
     
     
      word
      liberally)
      item.
      Somewhat
      distressing
      you
      say?
      How
      very
     
     
      observant
      of
      you.
      Withp
      ercep
      tion
      such
      as
      this
      you
      must
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      twentysomething
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Dunstan’s
      beginning
      to
      sound
     
    
   
   
    
     
      previously
      attended
      a
      mainland
      university.
      The
      career
      basket
     
     
      as
      you
      all
      know
      all
      too
      well
      is
      being
      quickly
      filled
      with
     
     
      messages
      saying
      ‘
      ‘not
      hiring
      this
      decade’’
      and
      as
      if
      my
      pros-
     
     
      pects
      were
      not
      bleak
      enough,
      thanks
      to
      the
      dictatorship
      in
     
     
      Ottawa,
      Inow
      have
      this
      investigative
      report
      from
      ‘‘MacLean’s”
     
     
      to
      contend
      with.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Turmoil
      thus
      defines
      my
      life.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Of
      course
      we
      can
      all
      take
      pride
      in
      know;
     
     
      ing
      that
      UPEI
      defeated
      UCCB
      (Univ
     
     
      College
      of
      Cape
      Breton)
      in
     
     
      this
      battle
      and
      that
      alone
      is
     
     
      a
      dramatic
      improvement
      in
     
     
      my
      future.
      Maybe
      if
      UPEI
     
     
      had
      that
      100+
      year
      legacy
     
     
      of
      some
      other
      Canadian
     
     
      schools
      we
      might
      have
     
     
      stood
      a
      chance,
      but
      it
     
     
      should
      be
      taken
      into
     
     
      consideration
      that
      this
     
     
      university
      as
      we
      know
      it
     
     
      was
      only
      founded
      over
     
     
      twenty
      years
      ago
      in
      1969
      --
     
     
      there
      are
      students
      older
      than
      »
     
     
      the
      school!
      Is
      the
      name
      St.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Explo
      itative
     
     
      piece
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      trash"
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      appealing?
      How
      about
      Prince
      of
     
     
      Wales?
      A
      historic
      reputation
      is
      what
     
     
      this
      school
      needs,
      not
      to
      mention
      cash,
      and
      in
      due
      time
     
     
      Iam
      quite
      confident
      we
      can
      acquire
      both.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Iam
      very
      pleased
      nonetheless
      to
      have
      chosen
      this
      university
      fo!
     
     
      my
      undergraduate
      study
      and
      if
      the
      truth
      be
      know
      it
      was
      not
      mY
     
     
      only
      choice,
      but
      my
      first
      choice.
      Itis
      nota
      sudden
      realizatio®
     
     
      that
      UPEI
      could
      use
      some
      major
      corporate
      sponsorship,
      b¥!
     
     
      above
      and
      beyond
      that
      it
      would
      be
      very
      gratifying
      to
      see
      a
      stron?
     
     
      sense
      of
      pride
      coming
      from
      this
      school.
      Don’t
      be
      afraid
      to
      54Y
     
     
      you
      like
      UPEI.
      Nobody
      will
      taunt
      you
      or
      throw
      stones
      at
      yo"
     
     
      After
      all,
      this
      school
      has
      a
      lot
      to
      offer
      and
      you
      know
      that
      bett®
     
     
      than
      any
      aristocratic
      magazine
      ever
      will.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Correction:
     
    

    
     
      In
      this
      column
      last
      week,
      it
      was
      suggested
      you
      write
      hate
      mail
     
     
      to
      the
      Editor
      of
      ‘‘Goal’s’’
      magazine.
      It
      should
      have
      re"
     
     
      ‘‘Maclean’s’’.
      Hil