snow
      bank.
      Luckily
      for
      you,
      you
      will
      be
      wearir
     
     
      for
      you.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pisces
      (February
      19
      -
      March
      20)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      note
      passed
      in
      class
      this
      week
      will
      rev
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      your
      chest.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Taurus
      (April
      20
      -
      May
      20)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Break
      free
      from
      your
      leash
      ~
      fight
      back.
      Remember
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      not
      easy,
      but
      there
      is
      always
      Friday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gemini
      (May
      21-June20)
      -
     
     
      Since
      the
      unexpected
      loss
      of
      the
      S.0.B.,
     
     
      the
      Kelly
      computer
      room.
      Do
      not
      worr
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cancer
      (June
      21
      -
      July
      22)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      will
      suddenly
      decide
      to
      purchase
      a
      large
      pizza
      with
      extra
      cheese
     
    
   
   
    
     
      delivered
      to
      the
      X-Press
      office
      (we
      can
      wish).
     
     
      Leo
      (July
      23
      -
      August
      22)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Your
      unique
      lover
      will
      actually
      b
     
     
      as
      soon
      as
      you
      hit
      the
      streets,
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      into
      the
      wrong
      locker
      room
      and
      a
      group
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Scorpio
      (October
      23
      -
      November
      21)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Even
      though
      you
      will
      have
      to
      fight
      the
      urge
      to
      attend
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      take
      precedence.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Capricorn
      (December
      22
      -
      Janu
     
     
      It
      would
      be
      nice
      to
      say
      that
      you
      are
      goi
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stay
      tuned...weekly
      we
      will
      have
      your
      horo:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      any
      more
      accurate
      anywhere
      th
     
     
      heads
      -—-
      we
      s\
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      life
      ofa
      uni
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dy
      Ed
      Fobes
      —
     
     
      I
      There
      is
      always
      a
      time
      when
      students
      have
      to
      decide
      what
      their
      course
      of
      action
      will
      be
      afte
     
     
      I
      graduation.
      For
      some,
      the
      decision
      has
      been
      made
      already
      and
      they
      are
      just
      polishing
      up
      th.
     
    

    
     
      details
      as
      they
      finish
      their
      degree.
      For
      the
      less
      organized,
      fate
      will
      be
      the
      overwhelming
      factor
     
    

    
     
      :
      deciding
      where
      they
      go
      and
      what
      they
      end
      up
      doing.
      One
      way
      or
      another,
      we
      all
      must
      move
     
     
      on
      and
      eventually
      live
      as
      adults--
      in
      name
      if
      not
      in
      spirit.
      .
     
    

    
     
      The
      question,
      ‘“What
      is
      everyone
      else
      doing?’’
      has
      always
      intrigued
      me
      because
      I
      an
     
    

    
     
      I
      usually
      fairly
      uncertain
      about
      what
      I
      will
      be
      doing.
      I
      suppose
      asking
      it
      is
      a
      method
      for
      gaining
     
     
      some
      insight
      into
      the
      range
      of
      choices
      available.
     
    

    
     
      I
      I
      conducted
      a
      very
      informal
      poll
      of
      thirty
      UPEI
      students
      asking
      them
      what
      their
      plans
     
    

    
     
      I
      were
      for
      the
      short-term
      and
      for
      some
      of
      their
      long-term
      goals.
      Most
      people
      seemed
      happy
      to
     
    

    
     
      J
      answer
      my
      questions.
      Ihave
      a
      feeling
      I
      sparked
      a
      few
      conversations
      about
      future
      goals
      amongst
     
     
      the
      people
      I
      interviewed.
     
    

    
     
      :
      Not
      surprisingly,
      the
      economy
      was
      a
      looming
      presence
      in
      the
      minds
      of
      most
      students,
     
     
      Even
      though
      I
      encouraged
      people
      to
      imagine
      their
      ideal
      situation,
      it
      was
      difficult
      to
      rid
      students
     
     
      of
      the
      notion
      that
      the
      availability
      of
      jobs
      would
      be
      the
      deciding
      factor
      in
      their
      lives.
      Perhaps
     
    

    
     
      piey
      are
      wise
      in
      limiting
      their
      expectations
      so.
     
    

    
     
      The
      great
      majority
      of
      students
      wanted
      to
      live
      off-Island
      for
      a
      while
      after
      graduation,
     
    

    
     
      i
      British
      Columbia
      was
      a
      favourite
      destination,
      mainly
      for
      the
      imagined
      economic
      benefits
      0
     
    

    
     
      B
      sivinny
      there.
      Of
      course,
      climate
      played
      a
      role
      in
      some
      people’s
      minds.
      The
      media
      has
      long
     
    

    
     
      I
      reported
      the
      rapid
      growth
      in
      cities
      like
      Vancouver
      and
      its
      satellites.
      It
      seems
      to
      have
      replaced
     
     
      Toronto
      as
      the
      favourite
      destination
      for
      fortune-seeking
      Maritimers.
      Apparently
      with
      eve
     
    

    
     
      such
      boom,
      there
      must
      be
      a
      bust,
      so
      let
      us
      hope
      the
      people
      gravitating
      towards
      the
      west
      coast
     
     
      will
      carry
      that
      sobering
      fact
      in
      their
      back
      pocket;
      along
      with
      some
      cash.
      :
     
    

    
     
      i
      Some
      other
      destinations
      mentioned
      were
      Maine,
      Calgary,
      Toronto,
      Pittsburgh,
      and
      yes,
     
    

    
     
      J
      many
      were
      content
      to
      stay
      in
      the
      Maritimes.
      The
      reasons
      usually
      revolved
      around
      family
     
    

    
     
      |
      considerations,
      although
      one
      brash
      fellow
      wanted
      to
      go
      to
      Florida,
      “‘Just
      for
      the
      heck
      of
      it”!
     
    

    
     
      phe
      said.
      He
      was
      quite
      serious.
     
     
      When
      asked
      about
      long-term
      considerations,
      many
      more
      mentioned
      the
      Maritimes
      a
     
    

    
     
      their
      preferred
      settling
      place.
      Considerations
      such
      as
      safety
      and
      quietude
      were
      important
      to
     
     
      these.
      A
      surprising
      forty
      percent
      of
      the
      thirty
      students
      interviewed
      wanted
      a
      career
      in
      the
     
    

    
     
      i
      RCMP
      along
      with
      the
      multiple
      moves
      that
      such
      a
      career
      requires.
      The
      most
      unusual
      wish
      was
     
     
      for
      continuous
      international
      travel
      throughout
      their
      entire
      life.
      One
      devoted
      art-lover
      was
     
    

    
     
      I
      iedicated
      to
      being
      close
      to
      the
      Andy
      Worhol
      Museum
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      her
      life.
     
    

    
     
      i
      Whether
      they
      follow
      a
      traditional
      lifestyle
      or
      decide
      to
      adopt
      a
      non-conformis|
     
    

    
     
      i
      existence,
      I
      hope
      everyone
      interviewed
      has
      a
      satisfactory
      if
      not
      good
      life,
      and
      I
      thank
      them
      fo
     
     
      their
      cooperation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      Really
      Matters
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Faith
      Hunter
     
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
      haven’t
      been
      unfortunate
      (I
      mean,
      fortunate)
      enough
      to
      have
      heard
     
     
      of
      me,
      I
      was
      a
      semi-regular
      X-Press
      columnist
      last
      year.
      Being
      a
      student
      at
      UPEI,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      a
      member
      of
      the
      so-called
      Generation
      X,
      I
      am
      probably
      just
      like
      you:
      searching.
     
     
      Searching
      for
      meaning,.a
      career,
      true
      love,
      and
      most
      of
      all,
      a
      way
      to
      write
      brilliant,
     
     
      clever
      and
      scholarly-like
      term
      papers
      without
      actually
      thinking
      about
      the
      subject
      too
     
     
      much.
      Also
      like
      you,
      I
      am
      aware--
      overly
      so--
      of
      the
      rather
      bleak
      picture
      of
      our
      future
     
     
      (and
      our
      debt,
      mostly
      in
      student
      loans,
      to
      society).
      Rather
      than
      dwelling
      on
      it,
      however,
     
     
      am
      convinced
      that
      if
      I
      just
      search
      hard
      and
      enough
      (and
      look
      somewhere
      other
      than
      the
     
     
      newspaper),
      I
      will
      somehow
      find
      reason
      to
      smile.
      Simply
      put,
      I
      am
      searching
      for
      hope,
     
     
      reaching
      with
      all
      my
      fairy
      dust
      to
      the
      impossible
      (or,
      at
      least,
      improbable)
      dream.
      Hencé
     
     
      ;
      my
      name:
      Faith
      Hunter.
     
     
      To
      those
      who
      do
      remember
      me
      (probably
      very
      few;
      most
      of
      the
      psych
      majors
      hav4
     
     
      repressed
      the
      experience),
      I
      want
      to
      apologise
      for
      not
      making
      an
      earlier
      comeback.
      Bu!
     
     
      let
      me
      assure
      you
      that
      I
      have
      not
      moved,
      died,
      or,
      heaven
      forbid,
      graduated
      (and,
      to
      thé
     
     
      philosophy
      majors,
      let
      me
      also
      assure
      you
      that
      yes,
      I
      do
      exist).
      :
     
     
      Anyway,
      my
      column
      is
      about
      what
      really
      matters
      (it’s
      embarrassing
      that
      I
      have
      !
     
     
      spell
      this
      out,
      since
      it
      is
      the
      title,
      but
      I
      wouldn’t
      want
      science
      majors
      mad
      at
      me
      for
     
     
      omitting
      crucial
      data),
      and,
      if
      the
      fates
      allow
      (and
      I
      get
      my
      homework
      done),
      I
      will
      try
     
     
      write
      at
      least
      a
      couple
      of
      enlightening
      columns
      for
      my
      loyal
      fans
      before
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      term.
     
     
      So
      next
      time
      you
      see
      What
      Really
      Matters
      invading
      the
      pages
      of
      the
      X-Press,
     
     
      remember
      what
      to
      do:
      stay
      calm,
      take
      a
      deep
      breath,
      and
      RUN!!!
     
     
      Take
      Care
      &
      Dream
      Big,
     
     
      Faith
      Hunter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
           
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
         
     
     
        
        
     
     
         
         
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
         
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      7,