ote:
      this
      is
      a
      commen-
     
     
      ary
      not
      a
      news
      article.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      election
     
     
      pason
      is
      upon
      us
      once
     
     
      gain.
      Who
      would
     
     
      ave
      known?
     
    

    
     
      After
      last
     
     
      bring’s
      election,
      and
     
    

    
     
      drew
      Peppin’s
     
    

    
     
      ensational’
      campaign,
     
     
      ttle
      can
      be
      expected
     
     
      om
      this
      year’s
      ballot.
     
     
      he
      two
      candidates
      in
     
     
      e
      presidential
      race,
     
     
      phn
      Desrosier
      and
     
     
      phn
      Fleming,
      seem
      to
     
     
      ave
      little
      to
      offer
      or
      in
     
    

    
     
      y
      case,
      if
      they
      do,
      are
     
     
      ceping
      it
      a
      secret.
     
    

    
     
      With
      a
      few
     
     
      rab
      posters
      tacked
     
     
      parsely
      around
      cam-
     
     
      us,
      this
      fall
      election
     
     
      ertainly
      lacks
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hervescence
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fh
     
    
   
   
    
     
      previous
      race
      to
      office
     
     
      electrified
      by
      Peppin’s
     
     
      “Nude
      Photos”
      and
     
     
      “Just
      Do
      It”
      gusto.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      students
     
     
      are
      unlikely
      to
      run
      to
     
     
      the
      ballot
      box
      as
      they
     
     
      did
      in
      March
      with
      a
     
     
      record
      breaking
      25
      per
     
     
      cent
      voter
      turnout.
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Execu-
     
     
      tive,
      candidates,
      and
      a
     
     
      few
      hungry
      souls
     
     
      haunting
      the
      ‘pit’
      were
     
     
      the
      only
      ones
      who
     
     
      attended
      last
      Wednes-
     
     
      day’s
      twenty
      five
     
     
      minute
      General
      Meet-
     
     
      ing
      .
      Did
      anyone
      know
     
     
      there
      was
      a
      General
     
     
      Meeting?
      Did
      anyone
     
     
      care?
     
    

    
     
      Due
      to
      arduous
     
     
      class
      schedules
      and
     
     
      midterms,
      only
      one
     
     
      candidate,
      Mr.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fleming,
      was
      available
     
     
      to
      answer
      my
      ques-
     
     
      tions.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      can’t
      guaran-
     
     
      tee
      anything,”
      starts
     
     
      John
      Fleming,
      “but
      my
     
     
      objective
      would
      be
      to
     
     
      listen
      to
      the
      students.
      I
     
     
      have
      picked
      up
      what
     
     
      they
      told
      me,
      and
      will
     
     
      bring
      it
      to
      [Student
     
     
      Union]
      Council.
      |
      am
     
     
      the
      middle
      man.”
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
     
     
      about
      his
      plans
      to
     
     
      work
      toward
      a
      tuition
     
     
      freeze
      for
      UPEI
      (as
     
     
      advertised
      on
      his
     
     
      posters),
      Fleming
     
     
      explained
      that
      the
      high
     
     
      cost
      of
      education
      is
      a
     
     
      worry
      on
      the
      mind
      of
     
     
      every
      student
      but
      that
     
     
      like
      every
      prospective
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Presi-
     
     
      dent,
      insists
      that
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VC,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GF
      LUaAAY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      inother
      Student
      Union
      Election
      with
      little
      to
      offer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cannot
      promise
      such
      a
     
     
      thing
      [tuition
      freeze],
     
     
      but
      will
      try
      to
      get
      the
     
     
      tuition-meter
      to
      drop
      a
     
     
      few
      notches.
     
    

    
     
      Awkwardly,
     
     
      government
      lobbying,
     
     
      which
      goes
      hand
      in
     
     
      hand
      with
      such
      an
     
     
      ambitious
      project
      is
     
     
      not
      high
      on
      Fleming’s
     
     
      agenda.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      it
     
     
      [government
      lobby-
     
     
      ing]
      is
      very
      important
     
     
      but
      I
      think
      that
      there
     
     
      are
      other
      issues,”
      says
     
     
      Fleming
      who
      wants
     
     
      students
      to
      get
      in-
     
     
      volved
      in
      their
      campus
     
     
      politics
      before
      worry-
     
     
      ing
      about
      external
     
     
      matters.
     
    

    
     
      How
      will
     
     
      Fleming,
      who
      is
     
     
      prepared
      to
      put
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PPE
      AEE)
      a
      EO
      ete
      ty]
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      duties
      as
      President
     
     
      ahead
      of
      his
      academic
     
     
      work,
      do
      this?
     
    

    
     
      “T
      want
      to
     
     
      make
      students
      more
     
     
      involved
      in
      the
      [Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union]
      Council
     
     
      and
      Student
      Union
     
     
      activities.
      I
      don’t
      think
     
     
      that
      meetings
      are
     
     
      enough
      because
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      people
      don’t
      know
     
     
      about
      them,”
      says
     
     
      Fleming,
      who
      claims
     
     
      that
      even
      the
      present
     
     
      Council
      seems
      to
     
     
      know
      little
      about
      their
     
     
      Own
      activities.
     
    

    
     
      Fleming
      has
     
     
      little
      relevant
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      with
      on-campus
     
     
      organization
      except
      for
     
     
      a
      few
      fundraising
     
     
      endeavours
      and
      cameo
     
     
      appearances
      with
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      debating
      society.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
     
     
      he
      who
      appears
     
     
      ill
      informed
      of
     
     
      the
      operations
      of
     
     
      the
      campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      radio
      CIMN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      newspaper,
     
     
      advertises
      the
     
     
      intention
      of
     
     
      giving
      greater
     
     
      attention
      to
     
     
      university
      me-
     
     
      dia.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      «
     
     
      I
      am
      not
      sure
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      what
      happened
     
     
      to
      the
      radio
     
     
      station
      [funding
     
     
      cuts
      and
      eviction
     
     
      from
      the
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union
     
     
      Building],
      but
      I
     
     
      asked
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      people
      who
      said
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      sara
      murphy
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      that
      they
      didn’t
      care
     
     
      one
      way
      or
      the
      other.
     
     
      They
      just
      don’t
      care
     
     
      about
      the
      radio
      sta-
     
     
      tion.
      It
      is
      unfortunate
     
     
      that
      we
      lost
      it
      [for
     
     
      now].
      It
      was
      an
      asset
     
     
      to
      the
      community,
      but
     
     
      it
      people
      don’t
      want
     
     
      if...”said
      Fleming.
     
     
      “With
      the
      radio
     
     
      station
      gone,
      it
      is
      even
     
     
      more
      important
      to
     
     
      have
      the
      paper.
      Other-
     
     
      wise
      there
      will
      be
      no
     
     
      way
      of
      informing
      the
     
     
      campus.”
     
    

    
     
      Fleming
      added
     
     
      that
      perhaps
      a
      good
     
     
      way
      to
      inform
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      of
      Union
     
     
      events
      would
      be
      to
     
     
      print
      notices
      in
      the
     
     
      Cadre.
      FYI:
      it
      has
     
     
      always
      been
      done.
     
    

    
     
      Advanced
      polls
     
     
      have
      scheduled
      for
     
     
      October
      12"
      and
      13",
     
     
      followed
      by
      the
      regular
     
     
      polls
      on
      October
      14"
     
     
      and
      15".
      All
      full
      time
     
     
      students
      are
      encour-
     
     
      aged
      to
      cast
      their
      vote,
     
     
      for
      better
      or
      for
      worst.
     
    

    
     
      I
      extend
      my
     
     
      congratulations
      and
     
     
      best
      of
      luck
      to
      both
     
     
      candidates.
      A
      lot
      of
     
     
      work
      awaits,
      work
     
     
      which
      should
      be
      done
     
     
      right
      .
      And
      don’t
     
     
      forget
      us,
      students
      of
     
     
      UPEI.
      We
      are
      the
      ones
     
     
      who
      walk
      up
      (or
      don’t
     
     
      walk
      up)
      to
      the
      ballot
     
     
      box
      to
      elect
      you.
      We
     
     
      can
      get
      rid
      of
      you
      too.