-
      Page’2”
      January
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Word
      of
      the
      wise
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “IT
      don’t
      get
      why
     
     
      a
      guy
      that
      re-
     
     
      views
      deep
      fried
     
     
      pizzas
      would
      feel
     
     
      threatened
      by
      a
     
     
      writer
      that
      reviews
     
     
      smoked
      Atlantic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      salmon.”’
     
     
      -
      Patrick
      Greco
      in
      our
     
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ees
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      East
      Coast
      musicians
     
     
      Wintersleep
      prep
      to
      come
     
     
      to
      the
      wave
     
     
      Page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canadians
      speak
      up
      about
      their
     
     
      decision
      to
      head
      south
      to
      help
     
     
      out
      with
      the
      U.S.
      election
     
     
      Page
      14
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      death
      three
      weeks
      after
      a
     
     
      hockey
      game
      has
      people
     
     
      questioning
      safety
     
     
      Page
      8
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      UPEI
      student
      has
      the
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      of
      a
      lifetime
      as
      she
      details
     
    
   
   
    
     
      her
      time
      excavating
      in
      Hungary
     
     
      Page
      13
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~PANTH
      ER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      vote
      to
      change
      name
      of
     
     
      student
      newspaper
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      has
      applied
      a
      new
      name
      to
     
     
      campus
      news.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      student
      newspaper,
     
     
      known
      previously
      as
      The
      Cadre,
     
     
      has
      elected
      to
      go
      with
      a
      new
      name,
     
     
      the
      Panther
      Post,
      as
      the
      new
      face
     
     
      of
      UPEI
      newspaper.
      The
      change
     
     
      has
      been
      met
      with
      both
      optimism
     
     
      and
      skepticism
      as
      students
      clamour
     
     
      to
      opine
      in
      on
      their
      views
      of
      the
     
     
      change.
     
    

    
     
      The
      name
      change
      was
      brought
      into
     
     
      consideration
      following
      the
      failure
     
     
      of
      the
      2007-2008
      newspaper,
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      the
      numerous
      problems
      as-
     
     
      sociated
      with
      the
      newspaper
      in
      past
     
     
      years,
      Post
      editor-in-chief
      Lucas
     
     
      McInnis
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “‘We
      analyzed
      the
      situation
      and
      re-
     
     
      alized
      there
      was
      so
      much
      negativ-
     
     
      ity
      associated
      with
      the
      name
      that
      it
     
     
      may
      be
      in
      the
      best
      interest
      of
      every-
     
     
      one
      to
      evolve.
     
    

    
     
      “An
      evolution
      that
      we
      felt
     
     
      should
      potentially
      include
      a
      name
     
     
      change.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      newspaper
      had
      been
      rife
      with
     
     
      problems
      under
      multiple
      editors,
     
     
      including
      a
      decision
      by
      former
      edi-
     
     
      tor,
      Ray
      Keating,
      to
      print
      the
      infa-
     
     
      mous
      Muhammad
      cartoons,
      spark-
     
     
      ing
      media
      backlash
      beyond
      school
     
     
      property,
      garnering
      international
     
     
      attention.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      problems
      include
      the
      print-
     
     
      ing
      of
      a
      particular
      story
      entitled
     
     
      Christfucking
      Christmas,
      which
     
     
      dealt
      with
      numerous
      faux-pas
      top-
     
     
      ics,
      specifically
      female
      body
      parts.
     
    

    
     
      The
      summer
      following
      the
      folly
     
     
      of
      the
      2007-2008
      newspaper
      year,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      which
      only
      five
      papers
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      printed
      in
      total,
      found
      McInnis
      dis-
     
     
      cussing
      potential
      changes
      with
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      people
      who
      had
      the
      best
     
     
      of
      intentions
      for
      the
      newspaper,
     
     
      including
      newly-elected
      Student
     
     
      Union
      president
      Justin
      Douglas,
     
     
      Shawn
      Younis,
      the
      vice-president
     
     
      of
      activities,
      and
      McInnis’
      fellow
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Holland
      College
      journalism
      pro-
     
     
      gram
      grad
      Cheryl
      Murray,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      another
      journalism
      grad
      and
      cur-
     
     
      rent
      Post
      reporter
      and
      columnist
     
     
      Jarrod
      Yeo.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      concept
      of
      a
      potential
      name
     
     
      change
      had
      emerged
      from
      the
      get-
     
     
      go,”
      McInnis
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      was
      no
      secret
      the
      Cadre
      name
     
     
      had
      been
      hurt
      throughout
      the
      years
     
     
      and
      the
      question
      of
      whether
      a
      name
     
     
      change
      would
      be
      in
      the
      benefit
      of
     
     
      the
      newspaper
      was
      always
      on
      the
     
     
      table.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Cadre
      board
      of
      directors,
      con-
     
     
      sisted
      of
      McInnis,
      Younis,
      Chad
     
     
      McGuigan,
      the
      vice-president
      of
      fi-
     
     
      nance,
      Martha
      MacIntyre,
      the
      Cad-
     
     
      re
      business
      manager,
      and
      a
      member
     
     
      at
      large,
      at
      the
      time
      held
      by
      Asher
     
     
      Fredericks.
      They
      decided
      to
      leave
     
     
      any
      decision
      of
      a
      name
      change
      up
     
     
      to
      the
      student
      body,
      deciding
      to
     
     
      hold
      a
      referendum
      after
      students
     
     
      passed
      in
      what
      they
      felt
      would
      be
     
     
      viable
      names
      for
      the
      student
      news-
     
     
      paper.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      was
      felt
      that
      any
      change
      to
      the
     
     
      student
      newspaper
      should
      be
      left
      to
     
     
      the
      students,
      who,
      after
      all,
      pay
      for
     
     
      the
      newspaper,”
      McInnis
      said.
      “I
     
     
      met
      the
      decision
      with
      criticism,
      to
     
     
      be
      honest.
      The
      paper’s
      content
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      been
      evident
      of
      multiple
      individu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      als
      more
      interested
      in
      joking
      around
     
     
      than
      providing
      campus
      news
      and
      I
     
     
      feared
      these
      would
      be
      the
      individu-
     
     
      als
      to
      provide
      any
      new
      names.”
     
    

    
     
      McInnis
      admits
      he
      was
      wrong
      in
     
     
      his
      conclusion.
      After
      many
      new
     
     
      names
      began
      to
      be
      offered
      he
      found
     
     
      there
      was
      an
      assortment
      of
      students
     
     
      who
      also
      wanted
      a
      change.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      was
      amazed.
      As
      Chad
     
     
      (McGuigan)
      began
      to
      tell
      me
      the
     
     
      names
      coming
      in
      I
      thought,
      ‘wow,
     
     
      maybe
      people
      are
      ready
      for
      a
     
     
      change.”
     
    

    
     
      What
      did
      catch
      the
      board
      of
      direc-
     
     
      tors
      off
      guard
      was
      the
      multitude
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      suggestions
      to
      keep
      the
      name
      as
      is.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      was
      at
      this
      point
      we
      real-
     
     
      ized
      change
      is
      sometimes
      danger-
     
     
      ous,
      and
      to
      make
      such
      a
      dramatic
     
     
      change
      we
      would
      need
      to
      leave
      the
     
     
      option
      of
      what
      was
      normal
      to
      the
     
     
      students.”
     
    

    
     
      Regardless
      of
      the
      option
      of
      leav-
     
     
      ing
      The
      Cadre
      as
      The
      Cadre,
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      dutifully
      elected
      the
      Panther
     
     
      Post
      as
      the
      best
      choice
      for
      the
      new
     
     
      name,
      a
      choice
      that
      McInnis
      has
     
     
      heard
      both
      praise
      and
      questions
     
     
      for
     
     
      “People
      have
      told
      me
      they
      voted
     
     
      for
      Panther
      Post
      because
      they
      felt
     
     
      a
      change
      was
      necessary.
      They’ve
     
     
      told
      me
      they
      voted
      that
      way
      be-
     
     
      cause
      [the
      board
      of
      directors]
      so
     
     
      desired
      a
      name
      change.
      And
      I’ve
     
     
      heard
      people
      say
      the
      name
      change
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘is
      a
      mistake.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      McInnis
      recalls
      sitting
      in
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      campus
      pub,
      The
      Wave,
      upon
      re-
     
     
      lease
      of
      the
      December
      issue,
      the
     
     
      first
      issue
      named
      the
      Panther
      Post,
     
     
      only
      to
      hear
      such
      criticism.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      was
      pleased
      with
      the
      last
      issue.
     
     
      I
      thought
      the
      reporters
      really
      went
     
     
      up
      and
      beyond
      their
      expectations.
     
     
      But
      the
      name
      change
      has
      been
     
     
      questioned,
      and
      whether
      or
      not
      it
     
     
      will
      stay
      as
      the
      Panther
      Post
      will
      be
     
     
      shown
      in
      time.
      If
      it
      proves
      not
      to
      be
     
     
      a
      progression
      than
      we
      would
      have
     
     
      to
      rethink
      the
      changes
      we
      made
     
     
      this
      year.”
     
    

    
     
      “Criticism
      is
      to
      be
      expected.
      We
     
     
      need
      to
      remain
      obdurate.”
     
    

    
     
      McInnis
      admits
      meeting
      criticism
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _hasn’t
      been
      easy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Anyone
      who
      does
      anything
      to
      the
     
     
      best
      of
      their
      ability,
      as
      we
      all
      at
      the
     
     
      paper
      have,
      is
      going
      to
      be
      hurt
      by
     
     
      criticism.
      Unfortunately,
      criticism
     
     
      is
      impossible
      to
      avoid.
      All
      you
      can
     
     
      do
      is
      smile
      and
      hope
      for
      the
      best.
     
     
      And
      the
      positive
      compliments
      for
     
     
      the
      paper
      this
      year
      have
      easily
      sur-
     
     
      passed
      the
      negatives.”