Letters
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      enlist
      support
      of
      UPEI
      students
     
     
      in
      an
      effort
      to
      have
      a
      lighted
      crosswalk
     
     
      constructed
      from
      the
      Marysfield
      housing
      area,
     
     
      across
      the
      Trans-Canada
      highway
      to
      the
      main
     
     
      entrance
      of
      the
      University.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      very
      obvious
      that
      a
      dangerous
      situation
      exists
     
     
      here.
      As
      many
      as
      one
      hundred
      crossings
      and
     
     
      perhaps
      many
      more
      occur
      in
      this
      area.
      The
     
     
      speed,
      and
      regularity
      of
      the
      traffic
      combined
      with
     
     
      a
      completely
      unprotected
      area
      for
      pedestrians
      is,
     
     
      I
      fear,
      soon
      to
      lead
      to
      fatality.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      ask
      students
      to
      join
      me
      and
      write
     
     
      the
      appropriate
      authorities
      concerning
      the
     
     
      Situation
      and
      any
      other
      situation
      you
      may
      be
     
     
      aware
      of
      regarding
      access
      to
      UPEI
      (The
     
     
      authorities
      I
      have
      chosen
      are
      the
      Board
      of
     
     
      governors,
      President
      Elliot
      and
      the
      city
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      luck
     
     
      Dean
      MacMillan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
     
      As
      I
      was
      walking
      by
      the
      pit
      the
      other
      cay,
      I
     
     
      noticed
      a
      paper
      in
      the
      old
      GEM
      box.
      It
      was
      not
     
     
      the
      GEM
      but
      a
      new
      paper
      called
      temporarily
     
     
      "Panther
      Magazine".
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      new
      paper
      seemed
      a
      bit
      odd
      at
      first,
      but
      I
     
     
      _
      loved
      the
      new
      format.
      As
      a
      reader,
      the
      format
     
     
      was
      easier
      to
      hold,
      I
      didn’t
      feel
      that
      a
      whole
      table
     
     
      was
      needed
      in
      order
      to
      read
      it,
      and
      another
      plus
     
     
      was
      the
      fact
      that
      it
      was
      STAPLED,
      so
      I
      didn’t
     
     
      have
      to
      struggle
      with
      loose
      pages.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reader
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
     
      At
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      school
      year,
      the
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      grounds
      sprouted
      little
      signs
      warning
      people
      not
      to
     
     
      walk
      on
      the
      grass
      due
      to
      the
      danger
      of
      herbicides
      or
     
     
      pesticides.
      A
      spray
      wagon
      was
      seen
      trundling
      about
     
     
      the
      campus,
      dripping
      its
      deadly
      cargo
      in
      pools
      and
     
     
      tunnels
      all
      over
      the
      walkways.
      Children
      were
      observed
     
     
      playing
      in
      one
      of
      the
      sprayed
      areas.
      Shoes
     
     
      contaminated
      with
      the
      spray
      go
      home
      to
      walk
      on
     
     
      living
      room
      rugs
      where
      pets
      and
      children
      will
      play.
      A
     
     
      horse
      was
      seen
      being
      grazed
      by
      the
      railway
      which
      is
     
     
      said
      to
      have
      been
      sprayed
      with
      herbicides
      for
     
     
      decades.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      can
      this
      place
      set
      itself
      up
      to
      be
      a
      leader
      in
     
     
      improved
      living
      when
      it
      allows
      this
      travesty?
      How
      can
     
     
      it
      boast
      a
      department
      concerned
      with
      PEI’s
     
     
      environment
      and
      "quality
      of
      life"
      when
      it
      prefers
     
     
      poisons
      to
      dandelions?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucid
      Maude
     
     
      Sorry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      you
      start
      wondering
      if
      we’re
      operating
      on
      a
     
     
      different
      calendar
      than
      1990,
      this
      publication
      has
      been
     
     
      coming
      out
      Friday
      instead
      of
      Thursday
      for
      reasons
     
     
      beyond
      our
      control
      (i.e.
      at
      the
      printer’s
      shop).
      Seeing
     
     
      that
      most
      people
      take
      off
      for
      the
      weekent
      Friday
     
     
      afternoon,
      we
      are
      trying
      to
      rectify
      this
      problem.
      Our
     
     
      apologies
      to
      anyone
      who’s
      been
      inconvenienced
      by
      the
     
     
      delay.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      20,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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