PRESIDENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eextended
      congratulations
      to
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      newly
      elected
      council
     
     
      members
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ea
      number
      of
      innovative
      ideas
     
     
      towards
      post
      secondary
      educa-
     
     
      tion
      were
      introduced
      in
      the
     
     
      federal
      budget
      including
      an
     
     
      education
      bond
      funded
      by
      the
     
     
      federal
      government
      which
      will
     
     
      see
      the
      direct
      costs
      of
      tuition
     
     
      offset
      by
      up
      to
      $3000
      in
      a
      stu-
     
     
      dent’s
      first
      year
      of
      university
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *the
      ten
      Student
      Leadership
     
     
      Scholarships
      which
      will
      be
     
     
      issued
      to
      deserving
      students
      in
     
     
      a
      matter
      of
      weeks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      FINANCE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eworking
      hard
      on
      the
      budget
     
     
      which
      will
      be
      presented
      at
      the
     
     
      last
      council
      meeting
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eon
      March
      18th,
      19th
      and
      26th
     
     
      had.
      been
      involved
      in
      Hiring
     
     
      Board
      interviews
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      ACTIVITIES
     
     
      *the
      Default
      concert
      went
      well
     
     
      eMerrimac
      will
      be
      at
      the
      wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      2nd,
      the
      “win
      $1000”
     
     
      cash
      draw
      will
      be
      at
      the
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      April
      3°4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      COUNCIL
      UPDATE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *DJ
      Jazzy
      Jeff
      will
      be
      at
      the
     
     
      Wave
      April
      6th
      and
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      semester
      pub
      will
      be
      on
      the
     
     
      24th
      of
      April
      with
      the
      Trews
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BOARD
      OF
      GOVERNORS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      °43
      million
      dollars
      spent
      at
      the
     
     
      last
      BOG
      Executive
      meeting
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *there
      are
      159
      beds
      and
      five
     
     
      floors
      planned
      for
      the
      new
      res-
     
     
      idence
      building
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ea
      36
      million
      investment
      was
     
     
      approved
      for
      AVC
      and
      some
     
     
      areas
      that
      are
      to
      be
      expanded
     
     
      are
      the
      class
      rooms,
      aqua
      stud-
     
     
      ies
      and
      the
      holding
      areas
      for
     
     
      sick
      animals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS
     
     
      ehas
      been
      busy
      selling
      Easter
     
     
      eggs
      for
      Easter
      seals
      and
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      raised
      around
      $300
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ewill
      be
      holding
      it’s
      societiy
     
     
      elections
      on
      April
      6th
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eplans
      for
      a
      year
      end
      party
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      have
      not
      been
      finalized
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GSA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      enominations
      for
      GSA
      elec-
     
     
      tions
      are
      now
      open
      and
      the
     
     
      actual
      election
      is
      to
      be
      held
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      23°
      at
      their
      AGM,
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SA
      MAMAMIN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      a
      good
      show
      of
      interest
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VET
      MED
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *The
      Suture
      Review
      fundraiser
     
     
      for
      the
      second
      year
      class
      was
     
     
      very
      successful
      and
      so
      was
     
     
      AVC
      pool
      night
      that
      was
      held
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      26th
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Kimberly
      MacDonald,
      a
      third
     
     
      year
      student,
      won
      a
      scholar-
     
     
      ship
      at
      the
      American
     
     
      Association
      of
      Swine
     
     
      Veterinarians
      conference
      in
     
     
      Des
      Moines,
      Iowa
      for
      her
     
     
      research
      and
      presentation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *nine
      students
      attended
      the
     
     
      Student
      AVMA
      meeting
      in
     
     
      Tennessee
      and
      Island
      Vets
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tinued
      on
      March
      27'8
      with
      six
     
     
      more
      episodes
      to
      come
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *the
      Society
      of
      Atlantic
     
     
      Veterinary
      Students
      elections
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      take
      place
      on
      April
      15¢
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NURSING
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *there
      was
      a
      Nursing
      pub
     
     
      crawl
      on
      Friday
      which
      was
     
     
      very
      successful
     
    

    
     
      *the
      nursing
      society
      elections
     
     
      will
      be
      held
      on
      April
      5th
     
     
      ethere
      was
      a
      nursing
      society
     
     
      meeting
      on
      March
      15th
      and
      the
     
     
      main
      topic
      of
      discussion
      was
     
     
      the
      pub
      crawl
      and
      the
      nursing
     
     
      society
      elections
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      April
      5,
      2004
      page
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SCIENCE
     
     
      the
      Biology
      Honours
     
     
      Defenses
      were
      held
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Saturday
      and
      were
      very
      suc-
     
     
      cessful
     
    

    
     
      *the
      Chemistry
      Honours
     
     
      Defenses
      are
      to
      be
      held
      on
      the
     
     
      5th
      and
      6th
      of
      April
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BUSINESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ethere
      was
      a
      recent
      luncheon
     
     
      that
      was
      very
      successful
      and
     
     
      the
      guest
      speaker
      was
      Mr.
     
     
      Kevin
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ethe
      Business
      society
      also
      held
     
     
      a
      pub
      crawl
      on
      Friday
      and
     
     
      have
      elections
      coming
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RESIDENCE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marion
      Hall
      Day
      was
      held
     
     
      which
      included
      a
      basket
      ball
     
     
      game
      between
      the
      upper
      class
     
     
      and
      the
      first
      year
      students
      of
     
     
      Marion
      Hall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Marion
      Hall
      went
      curling
      on
     
     
      the
      21st
      of
      April
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      would
      like
      to
      learn
      more
     
     
      about
      what
      is
      happening
      with
     
     
      the
      Student
      Council,
      check
      out
     
     
      our
      minutes
      at
     
     
      www.upeisu.com