by
      Andrew
      MacPherson
     
    

    
     
      €
      now
      have
      another
      Opportunity
      to
      cel-
     
     
      \
      /
      ebrate
      a
      UPEI
      victory:
      a
      victory
      not
     
    

    
     
      from
      the
      basketball
      court
      or
      the
      hockey
     
     
      rink
      but
      from
      a
      more
      academic
      field,
      debating.
     
     
      On
      the
      evening
      of
      Wednesday,
      January
      27
      an
     
     
      audience
      of
      about
      twenty,
      including
      both
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      Eliot
      of
      UPEI
      and
      President
      Bryant
      of
     
     
      Holland
      College,
      braved
      the
      stormy
      conditions
     
     
      to
      witness
      the
      eighth
      annual
      Holland
      College/
     
     
      UPEI
      debate
      in
      the
      MacKinnon
      Lecture
      Theatre
     
     
      at
      Holland
      College.
      The
      debate
      and
      the
      trophy
     
     
      were
      founded
      by
      the
      St.Dunstan’s
      University
     
     
      class
      of
      1954
      in
      recognition
      of
      graduates
      of
      that
     
     
      year,
      Allan
      MacDonald
      and
      Walter
      Reid,
      Cana-
     
     
      da’s
      Intercollegiate
      Debating
      Champions
      of
     
     
      1952.
      This
      was
      the
      year
      that
      UPEI
      would
      re-
     
     
      deem
      itself
      and
      tie
      up
      the
      series.
      athe
     
    

    
     
      Edward
      Lank,
      president
      of
      the
      UPEI
      debat-
     
    

    
     
      ing
      society,
      and
      Janice
      Enmanrepresented
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      were
      opposed
      by
      Shannon
      Grinton
      ard
      Kent
     
     
      Villard
      from
      the
      host
      institution.
      The
      resolution
     
     
      in
      question
      was:
      ‘‘Be
      it
      resolved
      that
      cross-
     
     
      border
      shopping
      by
      Canadians
      should
      be
      se-
     
     
      verely
      penalized.’’
      Holland
      College
      was
      as-
     
     
      Signed
      the
      affirmative
      side
      of
      the
      debate
      from
      a
     
     
      coin
      flip
      held
      several
      weeks
      perviously.
      Both
     
     
      teams
      had
      been
      getting
      the
      lowdown
      on
      this
     
     
      aspect
      of
      international
      trade
      ever
      since.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      not
      familiar
      with
      parlia-
     
     
      mentary
      style
      debating
      I
      will
      give
      a
      brief
      run-
     
     
      down
      on
      its
      components.
      In
      this
      type
      of
      debat-
     
     
      ing
      there
      are
      two
      teams
      of
      two.
      The
      speakers
     
     
      alternate
      with
      the
      affirmative
      going
      first.
      All
     
     
      four
      debaters
      have
      amaximum
      speaking
      time
      of
     
     
      'en
      minutes
      with
      five
      minutes
      of
      rebuttal
      for
     
     
      cach
      team
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      debate.
      Other
      official
     
     
      Participants
      include
      a
      moderator,
      two
      timers
     
     
      and
      three
      judges.
      F
      ollowing
      the
      debate
      the
      three
     
     
      Ndges
      leave
      the
      room
      to
      make
      their
      decisions
     
     
      and
      the
      moderator
      opens
      the
      floor
      to
      the
      audi-
     
     
      “ce
      for
      an
      informal
      Continuation
      of
      the
     
     
      debate.
      For
      this
      year’s
      debate,
      the
      moderator
     
     
      Was
      Donald
      Deacon,
      former
      Ontario
      MLA,
      and
     
     
      the
      Judges
      were
      Douglas
      Bowlan,
      Clerk
      and
     
    

    
     
      tocol
      officer
      for
      the
      provincial
      government;
     
     
      ‘nes
      Wyatt,
      Executive
      Director
      of
      the
      P.E.I,
     
     
      juman
      Rights
      Commission;
      and
      Walter
     
     
      Patsy
      Managing
      editor
      of
      the
      Guardian/
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      first
      Speaker
      from
      Holland
      College
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kent
      Villard.
      He
      introduced
      the
      affirmative
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      and
      defined
      several
      terms.
      A
      cross-border
     
     
      tn
      Was
      defined
      as
      anyone
      who
      crosses
      the
     
     
      ay
      cr
      Periodically
      and
      buys
      goods
      and
      serv-
     
     
      While
      there,
      excluding
      mail
      order
      shoppers,
     
     
      ‘evere
      penalty
      was
      defined
      as
      the
      taxesnow
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Place,
      He
      gave
      the
      figures
      of
      how
      much
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oa
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      no
      longer
      debatable
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      money
      was
      being
      lost
      through
      cross-border
     
     
      shopping
      and
      said
      that
      people
      who
      shop
      in
      the
     
     
      United
      States
      are
      very
      unpatriotic
      and
      were
     
     
      stealing
      from
      the
      government.
      Mr.
      Villard
      also
     
     
      pointed
      out
      the
      difference
      between
      social
      and
     
     
      economic
      structures
      in
      the
      United
      States
      as
     
     
      opposed
      to
      to
      those
      in
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      Janice
      Enman
      spoke
      first
      for
      the
      opposition
     
     
      and
      went
      through
      a
      rebuttal
      of
      Holland
      Col-
     
     
      lege’s
      case.
      She
      pointed
      out
      that
      the
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      was
      only
      trying
      to
      stop
      smugglers
      and
      not
     
     
      shoppers.
      Ms.
      Enman
      also
      questioned
      the
      pru-
     
     
      dence
      in
      excluding
      mail
      order
      shoppers
      from
     
     
      the
      cross-border
      shopper
      definition.
      In
      her
      pre-
     
     
      pared
      speech
      she
      brought
      forth
      three
      examples
     
     
      of
      people
      who
      have
      other
      reasons
      than
      simple
     
     
      shopping
      to
      travel
      the
      United
      States.
      A
      busi-
     
     
      nessman,
      a
      retiree,
      and
      a
      tourist
      are
      all
      in
      the
     
     
      US.
      for
      different
      reasons
      but
      may
      also
      have
     
     
      reasons
      to
      make
      small
      purchases.
      Is
      it
      then
      fair
     
     
      to
      penalize
      them
      along
      with
      everyone
      else?
      She
     
     
      inquired
      how
      they
      could
      be
      separated
      from
     
     
      other
      travellers
      and
      pointed
      out
      that
      border
     
     
      police
      are
      already
      heavily
      overworked.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      Holland
      College
      debater,
      Shan-
     
     
      non
      Grinton,
      expanded
      on
      the
      reasons
      that
      pro-
     
     
      tectionism
      was
      necessary,
      citing
      the
      historical
     
     
      reasons
      that
      Canada
      has
      been
      Opposed
      to
      free
     
     
      trade
      with
      our
      southern
      neighbors.
      He
      spoke
      of
     
     
      John
      A.
      MacDonald’s
      ‘National
      Policy’’
      and
     
     
      how
      it
      was
      responsible
      for
      helping
      to
      build
      this
     
     
      country
      into
      what
      it
      is
      today.
      Mr.
      Grinton
      also
     
     
      expounded
      upon
      the
      idea
      that
      shopping
      in
      the
     
     
      U.S.
      was
      wholly
      unpatriotic
      and
      an
      avoidance
     
     
      of
      your
      duty
      to
      pay
      your
      taxes.
     
    

    
     
      The
      final,
      and
      by
      far
      the
      most
      convincing,
     
     
      speech
      came
      from
      Edward
      Lank.
      He
      pointed
      out
     
     
      a
      contradiction
      between
      the
      two
      Holland
      Col-
     
     
      lege
      speakers
      in
      the
      well-being
      of
      Canada.
     
     
      While
      the
      first
      speaker
      had
      argued
      that
      Canada
     
     
      was
      in
      great
      economic
      trouble
      the
      second
      spoke
     
     
      of
      the
      success
      of
      the
      nation.
      He
      also
      pointed
      out
     
     
      the
      ludicrousy
      in
      a
      statement
      made
      by
      Holland
     
     
      College
      to
      the
      effect
      that
      all
      Canadians
      were
     
     
      stealers
      and
      cheaters.
      Other
      points
      that
      Mr.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lank
      brought
      up
      included
      the
      problem
      of
      moni-
     
     
      toring
      services
      purchased
      in
      the
      US.,
      the
      idea
     
     
      that
      imposing
      penalties
      was
      unconstitutional,
     
     
      and
      finally
      that
      fluctuations
      in
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      dollar
      was
      already
      enough
      of
      a
      deterrent
      to
     
     
      prevent
      cross-border
      shopping
      from
      becoming
     
     
      along-
      problem.
      i
     
    

    
     
      The
      final
      two
      speeches
      ensued
      with
      Kent
     
     
      Villard
      and
      Edward
      Lank
      speaking
      on
      behalf
      of
     
     
      their
      respective
      sides.
      Mr.
      Villard
      basically
     
     
      denied
      making
      any
      statements
      that
      the
      UPE]
     
     
      team
      had
      rebutted
      from
      his
      speech,
      including
     
     
      calling
      Canadians
      liars
      and
      cheaters.
      Mr.
      Lank
     
     
      questioned
      the
      ten
      million
      dollar
      figure
      that
     
     
      Holland
      College
      had
      Proposed
      as
      the
      amount
      of
     
     
      money
      being
      lost
      through
      cross-border
      shop-
     
     
      ping,
      quoting
      a
      professor
      from
      Memorial
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      that
      the
      actual
      number
      was
      only
      two
     
     
      million.
      He
      also
      pointed
      out
      that
      present
      penal-
     
     
      ties
      in
      place
      could
      not
      really
      be
      considered
      to
      be
     
     
      severe.
      These
      two
      speeches
      concluded
      the
      offi-
     
     
      cial
      proceedings
      and
      the
      judges
      went
      off
      to
     
     
      deliberate.
     
    

    
     
      In
      their
      absence
      a
      lively,
      informal
      debate
     
     
      ensued.
      The
      first
      member
      of
      the
      audience
      to
     
     
      speak
      was
      Mike
      Woodman,
      a
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      team
      that
      won
      the
      debate
      last
      year.
      He
     
     
      gave
      a
      speech
      which
      much
      of
      the
      audience
     
     
      either
      did
      not
      understand,
      thought
      bombastic,
     
     
      or
      both.
      There
      were
      several
      other
      questions
     
     
      from
      the
      audience
      and
      the
      discussion
      degener-
     
     
      ated
      into
      small
      groups
      discussing
      the
      debate.
     
    

    
     
      After
      a
      short
      wait
      the
      Judges
      reappeared
      and
     
     
      announced
      that
      UPEI
      was
      indeed
      victorious.
     
     
      Both
      Edward
      and
      Janice
      deserve
      a
      great
      deal
      of
     
     
      credit
      for
      ignoring
      the
      rather
      annoying
      remarks
     
     
      made
      almost
      continually
      by
      one
      of
      the
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      Holland
      College
      team.
      While
      a
      degree
      of
     
     
      heckling
      is
      fine,
      it
      should
      all
      be
      done
      with
      good
     
     
      taste
      and
      some
      class.
      In
      addition,
      the
      debaters
     
     
      and
      their
      faculty
      adviser,
      Dr.David
      Sims,
      should
     
     
      be
      congratulated
      for
      the
      hours
      Spent
      going
      over
     
     
      the
      arguments
      and
      getting
      help
      from
      several
     
     
      resource
      people
      on
      campus.
      It
      was
      a
      good
     
     
      showing
      on
      behalf
      of
      the
      university.
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      Senior
      class
      news
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hi!
      I
      have
      a
      deal
      to
      let
      you
      in
      on!
      As
      usual,
      the
     
     
      6th
      at
      the
      C.P.
      Hotel.
      There
      is
      a
      special
      room
      rat
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Convocation
      Ball
      will
      be
      held
      on
      Thursday,
      May
     
     
      €
      for
      graduates
      at
      the
      C.P.
      for
      this
      dance,
      The
      tate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is.
      $85.00
      -but
      there
      is
      a
      catch-
      you
      must
      call
      and
      reserve
      your
      room
      before
      April
      6th,
      1993
      to
      get
     
     
      this
      reduced,rate.
      So
      you
      should
      call
      soon,
      as
      there
      are
      limited
      rooms
      available.
      i
     
     
      In
      other
      news,
      Tom
      Spaxman,
      a
      junior
      Education
      major,
      won
      $30.00
      in
      the
      Senior
      Class
      50/50
     
    
   
   
    
     
      draw
      at
      the
      Movie
      Pub
      on
      Friday,
      January
      22.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      reminder
      to
      graduates
      who
      are
      getting
      grad
      pictures
      taken-the
      yearbook
      must
      have
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      picture
      by
      April
      26th.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      will
      be
      a
      Grad
      Ring
      Day
      at
      the
      bookstore
      next
      week.
      Watch
      for
      the
      posters!.
     
     
      Sincerely,
      Melanie
      Johnston
      Senior
      Class
      President