Safewalk
      struggling
      to
      survive
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Disinterest
      and
      lack
      of
      funds
      kill
      program
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nyone
      hoping
      to
      use
      the
      Student
      Un-
     
     
      A=:
      safe
      walk
      program
      this
      year
      may
      be
     
     
      disappointed.
      Inadequate
      funding
      and
     
     
      the
      low
      number
      of
      people
      who
      used
      safewalk
     
     
      services
      last
      year
      are
      two
      of
      the
      major
      reasons
     
     
      that
      the
      project
      is
      in
      jeopardy.
     
    

    
     
      Andrew
      MacPherson,
      Vice
      President
      Inter-
     
     
      nal
      of
      the
      Student
      Union
      (S.U.),
      said
      that
      it
      was
     
     
      difficult
      to
      find
      volunteers
      last
      year
      so
      Campus
     
     
      Police
      officers
      escorted
      people.
      “...Campus
      Police
     
     
      were
      hired
      for
      the
      safe
      walk
      and
      that
      costa
      lot
     
     
      of
      money,”
      an
      expense
      that
      the
      S.U.
      cannot
     
     
      afford
      to
      pay
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      The
      other
      main
      problem
      with
      the
      safe
      walk
     
     
      program
      was
      the
      low
      number
      of
      people
      who
     
     
      used
      it.
      John
      McEntee,
      Director
      of
      Security
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI,
      blamed
      that
      on
      the
      timing
      and
      the
      adver-
     
     
      tising
      of
      the
      project
      (it
      wasn’t
      set
      up
      untilthe
      end
     
     
      of
      the
      first
      semester):
      “It
      [the
      safe
      walk
      pro-
     
     
      gram]
      is
      a
      good
      thing
      if
      it
      is
      used
      more,
      but
      it
     
     
      certainly
      wasn’t
      used
      enough.
      From
      Christmas
     
     
      to
      April,
      there
      were
      only
      16-18
      calls
      and
      some
     
     
      of
      those
      were
      from
      repeat
      users.”
     
    

    
     
      MacPherson
      also
      felt
      the
      timing
      was
      bad.
     
     
      He
      feels
      that
      if
      the
      project
      had
      started
      at
      the
     
     
      beginning
      of
      the
      year
      more
      people
      would
      have
     
     
      wanted
      to
      volunteer,
      and
      more
      people
      would
     
     
      have
      used
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Whose
      responsibility
      is
      it
      to
      provide
      this
     
     
      service?
      Should
      students
      have
      to
      rely
      on
      each
     
     
      other
      to
      be
      safe?
      Or
      should
      the
      university
      be
     
     
      providing
      this
      service
      to
      the
      students?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Aids,
      bungee
     
     
      jumping,
      time
     
     
      management
      and
     
     
      sumo
      wrestling...
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      intriguing
      combination
      of
      events
      at
      UPEI’s
      frosh
      week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      are
      the
      days
      of
      hazing
      and
      initiation
     
     
      G
      at
      UPEI.
      Past
      orientations
      usually
      in-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cluded
      embarrassing
      rituals
      that
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      supposed
      to
      make
      frosh
      feel
      welcome
      or
      “at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      home”,
      but
      usually
      did
      the
      opposite.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      a
      new
      focus
      for
      orientation
      this
     
     
      year.”
      says
      Michelle
      MaCallum,
      orientation
      week
     
     
      organizer.
      “I
      was
      really
      excited
      about
      the
      things
     
     
      we
      could
      do...the
      planning
      and
      research
      stages
     
     
      took
      a
      long
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      focus
      this
      year
      is
      on
      familiarizing
     
     
      first
      year
      students
      with
      the
      common
      problems
     
     
      at
      university.
      It
      also
      helps
      to
      educate
      frosh
      on
     
     
      how
      to
      deal
      with
      these
      problems.
     
    

    
     
      Organizers
      are
      hoping
      that
      the
      information
     
     
      sessions
      will
      lead
      to
      greater
      awareness
      of
      the
     
     
      numerous
      difficulties
      university
      students
      face.
     
    

    
     
      There
      were
      four
      information
      sessions
      on
     
     
      Monday,
      Sept.
      6.
      They
      dealt
      with
      AIDS
      aware-
     
     
      ness,
      sexual
      violence,
      and
      date
      rape.
     
    

    
     
      One
      fourth
      year
      student
      thinks
      that
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      new
      format
      is
      great.
      “It
      is
      so
      much
      more
      useful
     
     
      than
      just
      playing
      games...frosh
      really
      need
      to
     
     
      know
      about
      these
      issues,
      because
      for
      some,
     
     
      arriving
      at
      university
      is
      almost
      a
      culture
      shock.”
     
    

    
     
      Organizers
      were
      not
      too
      serious,
      though;
     
     
      fun
      and
      games
      were
      part
      of
      the
      program,
      too.
     
     
      Tuesday,
      frosh
      attended
      a
      boot
      camp
      in
      the
     
     
      rugby
      field.
      Activities
      included
      bungee
      jumping,
     
     
      sumo
      wrestling,
      anda
      velcro
      wall,
      to
      namea
      few.
     
     
      It
      was
      a
      great
      opportunity
      to
      vent
      those
      regis-
     
     
      tration
      frustrations!
     
    

    
     
      Monday
      night
      there
      was
      a
      Much
      Music
     
     
      video
      dance,
      Tuesday
      night
      an
      animal
      house
      toga
     
     
      party
      and
      Wednesday
      was
      comedy
      night.
      To-
     
     
      night
      (Thursday)
      you'll
      be
      able
      to
      catch
      the
     
     
      student
      union
      wet/dry
      main
      event
      at
      the
      barn.
     
    

    
     
      Comments
      on
      this
      year’s
      orientation
      would
     
     
      be
      greatly
      appreciated.
      You
      can
      direct
      your
     
     
      opinions
      to
      the
      X-Press
      mailbox
      or
      to
      any
     
     
      orientations
      staff.
     
    

    
     
      ;
      REBECCA
      MOORE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women’s
      Studies
      professor
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe
     
     
      believes
      that
      it
      should
      be
      the
      mandate
      of
      the
     
     
      university
      to
      providea
      safe
      environment
      for
      the
     
     
      students
      and
      staff.
      “It
      should
      be
      the
      responsibil-
     
     
      ity
      of
      the
      university,
      not
      the
      students.”
     
    

    
     
      McEntee
      also
      believes
      that
      it
      should
      be
      the
     
     
      responsibility
      of
      the
      security
      department.
      “If
      the
     
     
      money
      was
      there
      we
      would
      do
      it
      [providea
      safe
     
     
      walk
      program].”
     
    

    
     
      As
      it
      stands
      now,
      security
      will
      definitely
     
     
      walkyou
      to
      your
      car
      or
      your
      residence
      if
      you
      call
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “and
      ask
      (
      the
      numbers
      are
      566-0373
      or
      566-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      0384).
      They
      also
      strongly
      recommend
      that
     
     
      people
      walkin
      pairs
      or
      in
      groups,
      and
      stay
      on
      the
     
     
      well-lit
      paths.
     
    

    
     
      REBECCA
      MOORE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lighting
      was
      improved
      on
      campus
      over
      the
     
     
      summer,
      and
      there
      are
      five
      new
      alarm
      posts
     
     
      on
      campus.
      These
      lights
      have
      a
      button
      that
     
     
      triggers
      an
      alarm
      in
      the
      security
      office.
      This
     
     
      also
      activates
      a
      rotating
      red
      light
      to
      attract
     
     
      attention,
      and
      the
      posts
      have
      a
      two-way
     
     
      speaker
      system
      so
      you
      can
      speak
      to
      security
     
     
      and
      tell
      them
      your
      situation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      9,
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