Marcu
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      Bow
      Out
      of
      AUS
      Championship
      Early
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Josh
      Lewis
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      championship
      aspirations
      of
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Panthers
      ended
      abruptly
      Friday
     
     
      night
      as
      the
      tournament
      hosts
      lost
      59-
     
     
      42
      to
      the
      Saint
      Mary’s
      Huskies
      in
      the
     
     
      quarterfinals
      of
      the
      AUS
      women’s
     
     
      basketball
      championship
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      Sherelle
      Carvery,
      with
      14
      points,
      was
     
     
      the
      player
      of
      the
      game
      for
      the
      Huskies,
     
     
      who
      would
      go
      on
      to
      lose
      to
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      in
      Sunday’s
      championship
     
     
      game.
      Alise
      Brown
      poured
      in
      16
      for
     
     
      the
      visitors.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      got
      the
      short
      end
     
     
      of
      the
      stick
      in
      an
      extremely
      low-
     
     
      scoring
      first
      half:
      which
      saw
      the
     
     
      Huskies
      lead
      24-13
      at
      halftime.
     
     
      Carvery
      paced
      Saint
      Mary’s
      with
      nine
     
     
      points
      in
      the
      half,
      and
      that
      was
      all
      her
     
     
      team
      would
      need
      to
      advance
      to
      the
     
     
      semifinals.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      began
      the
      second
      half
     
     
      slightly
      better,
      but
      the
      closest
      the
      host
     
    
   
   
    
     
      team
      could
      get
      was
      a
      38-32
      deficit
      with
     
     
      11
      minutes
      remaining.
      Lindsay
      Coade
     
     
      led
      UPEI
      with
      11
      points,
      while
      rookie
     
     
      Jenna
      Kaye
      added
      nine,
      Melissa-Ann
     
     
      Campbell
      had
      eight
      and
      Katie
     
     
      Andrews
      chipped
      in
      seven.
     
    

    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      the
      efforts
      of
     
     
      Carvery
      and
      Brown,
      the
      Huskies
      got
     
     
      secondary
      production
      from
      AUS
     
     
      rookie
      of
      the
      year
      Kelsey
      Daley
      (10
     
     
      points)
      and
      North
      Wiltshire
      native
     
     
      Laura
      MacPherson,
      who
      scored
      all
      of
     
     
      her
      nine
      points
      in
      the
      second
      half.
     
    

    
     
      MacPherson
      led
      the
      Huskies
     
     
      with
      nine
      rebounds,
      while
      Coade
      also
     
     
      had
      nine
      for
      the
      Panthers.
     
    

    
     
      The
      loss
      marked
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      collegiate
      line
      for
      Andrews,
      of
      New
     
     
      Glasgow,
      and
      for
      Katherine
      Walters
     
     
      and
      Lindsey
      Coade,
      both
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strike
      Looms
      Over
      UPEI’s
      Shoulders...
      Cont.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      page
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      worst-case
      scenario,
      the
      loss
      of
     
     
      a
      semester.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      Ryan
     
     
      Gallant
      has
      been
      expressing
      the
     
     
      growing
      worry
      of
      the
      student
      body
      to
     
     
      both
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      and
     
     
      Administration.
     
    

    
     
      “Obviously
      we’re
      concerned
     
     
      that
      any
      work
      stoppage
      would
      disrupt
     
     
      people’s
      terms,”
      said
      Gallant.
      “Our
     
     
      other
      concern
      is
      the
      long
      term
      effects
     
     
      would
      be
      for
      students
      in
      terms
      of
     
     
      tuition
      increases.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Student
      Union
      has
      taken
     
     
      a
      neutral
      position
      on
      this
      issue,
      while
     
     
      keeping
      students
      informed.
      “We
      want
     
     
      to
      make
      sure
      students
      get
      all
      the
     
     
      information.”
      Updates
      will
      be
      posted
     
     
      in
      the
      Student
      Union
      website,
     
     
      Wwww.upeisu.com.
     
    

    
     
      Lori
      Wakelin,
      President
      of
     
     
      MAPUS,
      also
      had
      a
      chance
      to
      voice
     
     
      the
      concerns
      of
      mature
      and
      part-time
     
     
      students
      with
      the
      Administration.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      immediate
      concern
      is
      for
     
     
      graduating
      students
      with
      the
      possibility
     
     
      of
      a
      strike
      and
      how
      that
      can
      be
     
     
      possibly
      be
      prevented,”
      said
      Wakelin.
     
     
      “The
      long
      term
      outlook
      is
      that
      we
     
     
      want
      to
      have
      a
      quality
      education
      and
     
     
      if
      it
      means
      dishing
      out
      a
      bit
      more
     
     
      money,
      then
      I’m
      up
      for
      that.”
     
    

    
     
      “I
      am
      hopeful
      and
      I
      firmly
     
     
      expect
      that
      this
      will
      be
      resolved
      by
     
     
      negotiation
      and
      it’s
      the
      only
      way
      it
     
     
      should
      be
      resolved,’
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      said,
      while
      also
      addressing
      concerns
     
     
      of
      students
      that
      they
      may
      lose
      a
     
     
      semester.
      “There’s
      no
      precedent
      in
     
     
      Canada
      for
      an
      academic
      semester
      to
     
     
      be
      lost
      due
      to
      an
      academic
      labour
     
     
      disruption
      and
      it
      would
      certainly
      be
     
     
      our
      intention
      to
      make
      every
      possible
     
    
   
   
    
     
      effort
      for
      that
      not
      to
      be
      the
      case
      here;
     
     
      to
      not
      be
      the
      first.”
     
    

    
     
      Faculty
      members
      around
     
     
      campus
      were
      wary
      to
      discuss
      the
     
     
      dispute
      last
      week.
      Some
      members
      of
     
     
      the
      faculty
      admitted
      that
      this
      is
      mainly
     
     
      because
      they
      knew
      little
      more
      than
     
     
      what
      was
      on
      the
      website.
      Annie
     
     
      Spears,
      Chair
      of
      the
      Economics’
     
     
      Department
      did
      discuss
      the
      issue
     
     
      though.
      She
      said
      that
      although
      she
     
     
      personally
      wouldn’t
      want
      a
      strike,
      she
     
     
      has
      been
      hearing
      people
      discuss
      the
     
     
      possibility
      seriously.
      “Some
      people
      are
     
     
      very
      keen
      on
      pursuing
      [strike
      action].”
     
    

    
     
      Both
      the
      Faculty
      Association
     
     
      and
      administration
      are
      hoping
      to
      avoid
     
     
      any
      disruption
      of
      classes.
      Peters
     
     
      reminds
      students
      that
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      isn’t
      trying
      to
      hurt
     
     
      students;
      it’s
      trying
      to
      bring
      about
      a
     
     
      resolution
      to
      the
      issue.
      “The
      members
     
     
      are
      going
      to
      do
      everything
      they
      can
      to
     
     
      get
      the
      term
      finished,
      but
      the
     
     
      employers
      are
      part
      of
      this
      too.”
     
    

    
     
      Peters
      adds
      one
      thing
      for
     
     
      student
      to
      take
      into
      consideration:
     
     
      “what
      do
      you
      want
      your
      degree
      to
     
     
      mean
      20
      years
      from
      now?
      Do
      you
      want
     
     
      it
      to
      be
      a
      degree
      from
      a
      school
      that
     
     
      people
      recognize
      as
      a
      school
      that
     
     
      competes
      with
      the
      best
      of
      them?
      Or
     
     
      do
      you
      want
      it
      coming
      from
      a
      school
     
     
      that’s
      recognized
      as
      a
      second
      rate
     
     
      school
      that
      hasn’t
      put
      what’s
      needed
     
     
      on
      the
      line
      to
      recruit
      and
      retain
      the
     
     
      best
      people?”
     
    

    
     
      He
      described
      the
      next
      few
     
     
      weeks
      as
      a
      possible
      “short
      term
      pain,
     
     
      long
      term
      gain.”
     
    

    
     
      For
      further
      information,
     
     
      students
      are
      encouraged
      to
      visit
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Faculty
      Association
      website,
     
     
      www.upeifa.org,
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Administration
      website,
      www.upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      e
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Refugee
      Program
      Fundraiser
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Adam
      Arsenault
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year,
      the
      local
      World
     
     
      University
      Service
      of
      Canada
      (WUSC)
     
     
      committee
      will
      be
      sponsoring
      a
      refugee
     
     
      who
      will
      commence
      classes
      in
     
     
      September
      2006.
      WUSC
      ts
      a
      non-
     
     
      governmental
      organization
      committed
     
     
      to
      fostering
      human
      development
      with
     
     
      active
      programs
      in
      South
      America,
     
     
      Africa,
      and
      Asia,
      focusing
      on
      poverty
     
     
      alleviation,
      delivering
      clean
      water
      and
     
     
      sanitation,
      strengthening
      civil
      society,
     
     
      and
      promoting
      education.
      In
      addition,
     
     
      WUSC’s
      domestic
      services,
      like
      the
     
     
      Student
      Refugee
      Program
      (SRP),
      are
     
     
      implemented
      through
      an
      extensive
     
     
      network
      of
      over
      fifty
      post-secondary
     
     
      establishments.
      Today,
      the
      SRP
     
     
      facilitates
      the
      settlement
      of
     
     
      approximately
      forty-five
      refugees
      each
     
     
      year
      from
      such
      countries
      as
      Ethiopia,
     
     
      Sri
      Lanka,
      Rwanda,
      and
      Burma.
      Since
     
     
      the
      SRP
      was
      created,
      over
      850
     
     
      refugees
      have
      pursued
      post-secondary
     
     
      studies
      in
      Canada.
      The
      primary
     
     
      responsibility
      of
      a
      sponsoring
     
     
      committee
      is
      to
      fully
      fund
      the
      students
     
     
      first
      twelve
      months
      in
      Canada.
      Local
     
     
      committees
      raise
      these
      funds
      through
     
     
      a
      combination
      of
      securing
      tuition
      and
     
     
      residence
      waivers,
      implementing
     
     
      student
      levies,
      and
      obtaining
      private
     
     
      donations.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      past,
      the
      SRP
      has
      been
     
     
      an
      integral
      part
      of
      UPEI
      society,
      and
     
     
      individuals
      including
      former
      student
     
     
      refugee
      Ruth
      Mathiang
      added
      a
     
     
      unique
      perspective
      to
      such
      academic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      issues
      as
      human
      rights,
      political
     
     
      systems,
      modernization,
      and
     
     
      international
      law.
      Ms.
      Mathiang
      was
     
     
      born
      in
      Sudan
      and
      during
      her
     
     
      tumultuous
      times
      in
      the
      war-ravaged
     
     
      country,
      her
      pastor
      father
      was
     
     
      imprisoned
      repeatedly
      for
      his
      political
     
     
      beliefs.
      After
      years
      of
      living
      in
     
     
      persecution,
      the
      Mathiang
      family
      fled
     
     
      to
      Kenya
      and
      was
      forced
      to
      live
      in
      a
     
     
      refugee
      camp.
      While
      in
      Kenya,
      Ms.
     
     
      Mathiang
      (one
      of
      approximately
      one
     
     
      thousand
      annual
      SRP
      applicants)
      was
     
     
      selected
      by
      WUSC
      to
      begin
      studying
     
     
      in
      Canada.
      In
      2001,
      Ms.
      Mathiang
      was
     
     
      chosen
      to
      commence
      classes
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      In
      the
      summer
      of
      2004,
      I
      distinctly
     
     
      remember
      being
      in
      the
      Conflict
      and
     
     
      Humanitarian
      Emergencies
      course
     
     
      when
      she
      lectured
      on
      the
      social,
     
     
      economic,
      and
      political
      conditions
      in
     
     
      Sudan.
     
    

    
     
      The
      local
      WUSC
      chapter
      in
     
     
      collaboration
      with
      the
      Student
      Union,
     
     
      the
      Business
      Society,
      the
      Political
     
     
      Studies
      Society,
      and
      the
      Education
     
     
      Society
      would
      like
      to
      invite
      all
      UPEI
     
     
      students,
      faculty,
      and
      staff
      to
      come
      out
     
     
      and
      show
      their
      support
      for
      the
      SRP
      by
     
     
      purchasing
      grilled
      cheese
      sandwiches
     
     
      (for
      $2.00)
      on
      March
      13"
      and
      16
      in
     
     
      the
      Student
      Centre
      between
      10:00
      a.m.
     
     
      and
      2:00
      p.m.
      In
      addition,
      the
      local
     
     
      WUSC
      committee
      will
      be
      distributing
     
     
      SRP
      information.
      Thank
      you
      for
     
     
      reading
      this
      piece,
      and
      I
      look
      forward
     
     
      to
      seeing
      everyone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      NO
      LONGER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
      REFUGEE
      PROGRAM
     
     
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      CENTRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
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