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      The
      Panther
      Prints
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      February
      13,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Faith
      Hunter
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      first
      of
      all,
      I
      apologise
      for
     
     
      missing
      the
      last
      couple
      of
      papers.
      I
     
     
      have
      no
      excuse,
      except
      that
      I
      was
     
     
      abducted
      by
      aliens
      and
      was
      left
      too
     
     
      traumatized
      to
      fulfil
      my
      literary
     
     
      duties.
      I
      hope
      you
      will
      forgive
      my
     
     
      negligence
      and
      not
      hold
      a
      grudge
     
     
      against
      me
      for
      all
      eternity
      (hey,
      I’d
     
     
      do
      the
      same
      for
      you)
      .
     
    

    
     
      Seeing
      as
      I
      did
      neglect
      you,
     
     
      though,
      picking
      a
      flippant
      topic
      this
     
     
      week
      might
      seem
      disrespectful.
      So
      I
     
     
      decided
      to
      focus
      on
      a
      serious
      matter:
     
     
      the
      future
      of
      education.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      week,
      along
      with
      many
     
     
      other
      universities
      and
      colleges
      in
     
     
      Canada,
      UPEI
      students
      raised
      their
     
     
      voices
      (and
      their
      signs)
      against
      the
     
     
      apathy
      of
      the
      government
      regarding
     
     
      healthcare,
      unemployment,
      and
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      education.
      Somewhere
     
     
      between
      120
      and
      180
      students
     
     
      marched
      from
      the
      Barn
      to
      Province
     
     
      House,
      where
      heartfelt
      speeches
     
     
      were
      delivered
      and
      heartfelt
      emo-
     
     
      tions
      were
      shared.
      Following
      that,
      a
     
     
      smaller
      group
      of
      students
      gave
      up
     
     
      hot
      chocolate
      and
      the
      drive
      back
      to
     
     
      UPEI
      to
      stand
      up
      for
      what
      they
     
     
      beleived
      in
      to
      trudge
      up
      four
      flights
     
     
      of
      stairs
      in
      the
      Royal
      Trust
      Tower,
     
     
      where
      a
      message
      was
      left
      for
      George
     
     
      Proude.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      days
      preceding
      the
     
     
      protest,
      I
      had
      heard,
      in
      casual
      con-
     
     
      versation,
      signs
      of
      apathy
      and
      had
     
     
      witnessed
      the
      sad
      epitome
      of
      the
     
     
      ‘*What’s
      the
      point?’’
      attitude.
      I
     
     
      know
      that
      even
      after
      the
      protest
     
     
      many
      students
      still
      feel
      this
      way.
      I
     
     
      understand
      the
      view
      (and
      am
      myself
     
     
      prone
      to
      despair
      now
      and
      then),
      but
     
     
      my
      general
      opinion
      is
      this
      --
      the
     
     
      primary
      reason
      this
      world
      seems
     
     
      unchangeable
      is
      that
      nobody
      cares
     
     
      enough
      to
      try
      and
      change
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Improving
      the
      world
      is
      our
     
     
      biggest
      challenge.
      Sure,
      it
      has
      its
     
     
      problems,
      but
      the
      only
      way
      to
      solve
     
     
      those
      problems
      is
      to
      face
      them
      head-
     
     
      on
      and
      chase
      them
      away.
      When
     
    
   
   
    
     
      confronted
      with
      two
      of
      our
      most
     
     
      powerful
      enemies
      --
      money
      and
     
     
      government
      --
      it
      often
      seems
      im-
     
     
      possible
      and
      unrealistic
      to
      expect
      (or
     
     
      even
      hope
      for)
      any
      kind
      of
      positive
     
     
      change.
      The
      ‘‘One
      person
      won’t
     
     
      make
      a
      difference’’
      attitude
      runs
     
     
      rampant
      (it’s
      an
      epidemic!),
      but
      it’s
     
     
      false!
     
    

    
     
      Alexander
      Graham
      Bell
      gave
      us
     
     
      a
      mode
      of
      communication
      never
     
     
      before
      dreamed
      of,
      Elvis
      invented
     
     
      rock
      n’
      roll
      and
      Garth
      Brooks
      started
     
     
      the
      waves
      rolling
      for
      ‘‘new’’
      coun-
     
     
      try,
      Martin
      Luther
      King
      gave
      black
     
     
      people
      dignity
      and
      a
      self-respecting
     
     
      sense
      of
      pride.
      Yes,
      they’re
      famous,
     
     
      but
      that
      doesn’t
      mean
      they
      had
     
     
      something
      that
      we
      don’t
      have.
     
     
      Millions
      of
      ordinary
      people
      have,
      by
     
     
      becoming
      foster
      parents,
      by
      support-
     
     
      ing
      mission
      funds,
      by
      participating
     
     
      in
      the
      annual
      30
      hour
      famine,
      or
      by
     
     
      simply
      making
      donations
      to
     
     
      UNICEF,
      provided
      countless
      num-
     
     
      bers
      of
      impoverished
      children
      with
     
     
      water,
      schooling,
      medical
      care
      and
      a
     
     
      new
      lease
      on
      life.
      But
      it
      starts
      with
     
     
      just
      one
      person.
     
    

    
     
      In
      short,
      use
      some
      common
     
     
      sense,
      folks.
      ‘‘A
      journey
      of
      a
      thou-
     
     
      sand
      miles
      begins
      with
      a
      single
     
     
      step.’’
      It
      is
      too
      bad
      that
      some
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      such
      as
      those
      in
      Ottawa,
      chose
     
     
      to
      cloud
      our
      message
      with
      violence
     
     
      and
      destruction,
      but
      I
      am
      very
      proud
     
     
      of
      UPEI
      for
      venting
      its
      anger
      in
      a
     
     
      constructive
      and
      dignified
      manner.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      announced
      at
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      yesterday’s
      rally
      that
      a
      letter
      &
     
     
      postcard
      campaign
      will
      soon
      be
     
     
      underway
      to
      continue
      our
      efforts
     
     
      toward
      a
      future
      where
      education
      is
     
     
      accessible
      to
      all
      who
      seek
      it.
      This
      is
     
     
      the
      next
      step
      in
      our
      journey
      to
     
     
      justice.
      I
      plan
      to
      take
      it,
      both
      hope-
     
     
      ful
      and
      faithful
      that,
      in
      time,
      it
     
     
      WILL
      make
      a
      difference.
      Won’t
     
     
      you
      join
      me?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Take
      Care
      &
      Dream
      Big
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dig
      This!
     
     
      ig
      This!
     
    

    
     
      The
      Soc/Anth
      Newsletter
     
    

    
     
      by
      Michael
      Drake
     
    

    
     
      Hey
      folks!
      I
      am
      really
      sorry
      that
      this
      weeks
      column
      is
      pitifully
      short,
      but
     
     
      mid-terms,
      papers,
      and
      my
      stomach
      are
      all
      growling
      and
      begging
      for
      attention.
     
    

    
     
      The
      big
      news
      this
      week
      is
      the
      pub
      crawl,
      which
      takes
      place
      this
      Friday,
     
     
      February
      16.
      Sign
      up
      sheets
      are
      posted
      in
      the
      lounge,
      so
      get
      teams
      together
      of
      no
     
     
      less
      than
      three
      people
      and
      no
      more
      than
      four.
      At
      least
      one
      team
      member
      must
      be
     
     
      from
      Sociology,
      Anthropology,
      Philosophy,
      Political
      Studies
      or
      English.
      Trivia,
     
     
      booze,
      and
      fun
      are
      all
      on
      the
      agenda
      with
      an
      attractive
      list
      of
      venues.
      Get
      your
     
     
      teams
      together!
      More
      details
      available
      by
      email
      from
      sduffy@upei.ca.
      Also,
      t-
     
     
      shirt
      sign
      ups
      are
      also
      in
      the
      lounge.
      Show
      your
      support
      for
      the
      society!
     
    

    
     
      Sorry
      again
      for
      the
      brief
      column,
      and
      its
      distinct
      lack
      of
      creative
      wit
      and
     
     
      inherit
      readable
      charm.
     
    

    
     
      I
      love
      you
      all.
      You
      are
      beautiful,
      really
      bee-yooo-tee-fulll.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      all
      who
      want
      to
      show
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      os
      care
      1
      nd
      ite
      Reform
      Party.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
       Temr
      ity??.
      ‘Vou
      make
      the
      call
     
    
   
   
    
     
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