12
      Campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      he
      MAPUS
     
     
      onnection
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      news.
      Mapus,
      the
      student
      group
      representing
     
     
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students
      on
      campus,
      is
      working
      to
      make
     
     
      the
      organization
      work
      better.
      For
      starters,
      the
      annual
      general
     
     
      meeting
      is
      scheduled
      for
      this
      week
      for
      Wednesday
      October
      21
     
     
      at
      4:30
      p.m..
      Everyone
      24
      years
      and
      older
      and
      all
      part-time
     
     
      students
      are
      invited
      to
      attend.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      haven’t
      visited
      the
      Mapus
      Lounge
      as
      of
      yet,
      this
     
     
      would
      be
      an
      ideal
      time
      to
      drop
      in.
      The
      annual
      meeting
      is
      an
     
     
      exciting
      opportunity
      to
      meet
      other
      students,
      find
      out
      what
     
     
      information
      and
      resources
      are
      available
      and
      to
      find
      answers
      to
     
     
      questions
      about
      university
      life.
     
    

    
     
      Items
      of
      importance
      include
      nominations
      for
      the
      Mapus
     
     
      student
      council
      position
      and
      a
      short
      orientation
      session
      to
     
     
      provide
      Mapus
      members
      with
      an
      insightful
      glimpse
      of
      how
      the
     
     
      organization
      can
      help
      you
      succeed
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      One
      initiative,
      implemented
      at
      other
      Canadian
      universi-
     
     
      ties,
      isa
      tutorial
      type
      computer
      program
      that
      leads
      to
      improved
     
     
      study
      skills
      and
      less
      stress
      on
      exams.
      These
      are
      specifically
     
     
      designed
      to
      meet
      the
      needs
      and
      requirements
      of
      mature
      and
     
     
      part-time
      students.
      Maybe
      we
      could
      use
      a
      similar
      program
     
     
      here.
      What
      do
      you
      think?
     
    

    
     
      Ample
      opportunity
      is
      planned
      to
      discuss
      your
      ideas
      and
     
     
      suggestions
      so
      bring
      them
      along
      too.
      Invite
      a
      friend.
      And
      don’t
     
     
      forget,
      if
      you
      are
      one
      of
      the
      first
      thirty
      people
      through
      the
      door,
     
     
      the
      pizza
      and
      soft
      drink
      refreshments
      are
      free.
      See
      you
      there!
     
    

    
     
      Onadifferent
      note,
      we
      really
      do
      have
      something
      to
      smile
     
     
      about.
      We
      do
      not
      have
      to
      compete
      with
      45,000
      other
      applicants
     
     
      for
      a
      university
      space.
      This
      is
      the
      estimated
      number
      of
      high
     
     
      school
      graduates
      Ontario
      will
      have
      in
      2003:
      the
      year
      the
     
     
      province
      eliminates
      the
      grade
      13
      program.
      That
      is
      good
      news.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      the
      thought
      this
      week
      is
      credited
      to
      Franklin
      P.
     
     
      Jones.
      He
      says
      “middle
      age
      is
      when
      you
      don’t
      have
      to
      have
      fun
     
     
      to
      enjoy
      yourself.”
      My
      sentiments
      exactly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      MAPUS
      column
      is
      dedicated
      to
      promoting
      the
     
     
      ideas,
      suggestions
      and
      concerns
      of
      mature
      and
      part-time
     
     
      students.
      For
      submissions,
      please
      contact
      Janice
      Muir
      at
     
     
      JMuir@upei.ca
      or
      (902)
      853-4042.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CAROL
      YNHORTIE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lam
      anewcomer
      to
      PEI.
     
     
      Since
      arriving
      here
      in
      the
      early
     
     
      summer
      months
      I
      have
      heard
     
     
      an
      expression
      repeated
      much
     
     
      too
      often
      to
      be
      ignored;
      “Are
     
     
      you
      an
      Islander?”
      or
      a
      varia-
     
     
      tion
      of
      this,
      “You
      aren’t
      an
     
     
      Islander
      !”
      Now
      I
      ask
      you
     
     
      fellow
      students,
      “What
      is
      an
     
     
      Islander?”
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      a
      Canadian
      and
      |
     
     
      presume
      Islanders
      are
      Cana-
     
     
      dians
      therefore
      perhaps
      I
      am
     
     
      an
      Islander
      and
      simply
      not
     
     
      aware
      of
      the
      fact.
      But
      I
      be-
     
     
      lieve
      the
      definition
      has
      deeper
     
     
      roots.
      I
      have
      observed
      the
      Is-
     
     
      landers
      are
      not
      too
      proud
      of
     
     
      their
      status.
      The
      status
      quo
     
     
      among
      the
      young
      people
      is
      to
     
     
      obtain
      their
      education
      as
     
     
      quickly
      as
      they
      can
      and
      leave
     
     
      the
      Island
      for
      the
      glittering
      so-
     
     
      phistication
      of
      the
      “big-city.”
     
     
      Yet
      the
      Islander
      seems
      to
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      +
      20
      October
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI
      isn't
      Heaven
      to
      me
     
     
      Editorial
      published
      in
      the
      Cadre
      on
      October
      20,
      1969
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      planted
      suspicion
      of
      the
     
     
      “newcomers”
      and
      “outsiders,”
     
     
      an
      emotion
      |
      find
      difficult
      to
     
     
      comprehend.
      They
      seem
      to
     
     
      take
      pride
      in
      pointing
      out
      the
     
     
      “back-country”
      ways
      and
      the
     
     
      lack
      of
      challenge
      offered
      to
     
     
      the
      graduate
      students
      here.
     
     
      The
      undergraduates
      are
      not
     
     
      sure
      what
      they’re
      going
      to
      do
     
     
      with
      their
      diplomas
      or
      how
     
     
      they’re
      going
      to
      use
      them
      but
     
     
      whatever
      it
      is,
      it’s
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      away
      from
      PEI.
     
    

    
     
      lam
      being
      led
      to
      believe
     
     
      that
      Islanders
      have
      an
      inferi-
     
     
      ority
      complex.
      If
      there
      has
     
     
      been
      lack
      of
      challenge
      in
      the
     
     
      past
      for
      the
      trained
      and
      skilled
     
     
      young
      people
      this
      is
      no
      reason
     
     
      for
      it
      to
      continue.
      Why
      can’t
     
     
      PEI
      become
      a
      province
      that
     
     
      willattract
      the
      young,
      progres-
     
     
      sive
      Canadians?
     
    

    
     
      But
      I
      think
      it
      is
      up
      to
     
     
      each
      of
      us
      to
      take
      the
      initiative
     
     
      to
      explore
      the
      possibilities
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
      Pees’
      P
      «
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI;
      to
      understand
      what
      they
     
     
      are
      and
      how
      they
      can
      be
      de-
     
     
      veloped.
      I,
      personally,
      do
      not
     
     
      think
      PEI
      should
      be
      reduced
      to
     
     
      atourist
      resort.
      Nor
      do!
      liketo
     
     
      see
      the
      apathy
      by
      which
      the
     
     
      Islanders
      stand
      by
      and
      let
     
     
      Canada
      Packers
      pollute
      the
     
     
      air
      and
      water.
     
    

    
     
      If
      my
      observations
      rep-
     
     
      resent
      the
      definition
      of
      an
      Is-
     
     
      lander
      then
      it
      is
      time
      for
      our
     
     
      generation
      to
      break
      the
      shack-
     
     
      les
      of
      lethargy
      and
      raise
      the
     
     
      morale
      to
      that
      level
      of
      other
     
     
      Canadians.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ed
      note:
      Student
      jour-
     
     
      nalists
      did
      an
      exhaustive
     
     
      study
      on
      alleged
      air
      and
     
     
      water
      pollution
      by
      the
      com-
     
     
      pany
      mentioned
      above
     
     
      (along
      with
      other
      suspected
     
     
      city
      firms)
      the
      findings
      of
     
     
      this
      study
      were
      published
      by
     
     
      “The
      College
      Times,’
      Nov’
     
     
      66
      issue.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Access
      continues
      to
      be
      improved
      upon
      at
      UPEI's
      main
      entrance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -photo
      by
      Richard
      Haines