ness
      is
      justice:
      the
      justice
      to
      award
     
     
      grades
      based
      on
      students’
      abilities
      or
     
     
      shortcomings,
      not
      on
      personality.
     
    

    
     
      Professor
      Belliveau
      said
      that
     
     
      he
      often
      agonizes
      over
      whether
      to
     
     
      emphasize
      the
      good
      or
      the
      bad
      in
      a
     
     
      student’s
      essay;
      he
      was
      not
      alone
      on
     
     
      that
      front,
      and
      all
      agreed
      that
      a
      certain
     
     
      balance
      has
      to
      be
      struck
      between
     
     
      being
      kind,
      emphasizing
      what
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      has
      done
      well,
      and
      being
      firm,
     
     
      emphasizing
      what
      needs
      improve-
     
     
      ment.
      It
      is
      this
      balance
      that
      has
      given
     
     
      rise
      to
      the
      current
      pedagogical
      stan-
     
     
      dard
      to
      first
      remark
      on
      the
      good
     
     
      before
      remarking
      on
      the
      bad.
      But
      all
     
     
      in
      attendance
      were
      in
      agreement
      that
     
     
      to
      write
      copious
      comments
      on
      a
      stu-
     
     
      dent’s
      essay
      pointing
      out
      shortcom-
     
     
      ings
      is
      not
      unkind,
      rather
      it
      would
      be
     
     
      unkind
      to
      not
      write
      any
      comments
      at
     
     
      all
      and
      not
      try
      to
      help
      the
      student
     
     
      improve.
      Unkindness
      requires
      a
      mali-
     
     
      cious
      intent,
      and
      a
      professor’s
      intent
     
     
      should
      always
      be
      to
      oP
      the
      student
     
     
      along.
     
    

    
     
      Perhaps
      Dr.
      Lindsay
      is
      right:
     
     
      perhaps
      there
      is
      an
      ‘us
      versus
      them’
     
     
      hostility
      between
      students
      and
      profes-
     
     
      sors.
      Maybe
      the
      true
      key
      to
      kindness
     
     
      is
      understanding.
      For
      students,
      that
      is
     
     
      an
      understanding
      of
      the
      expectations
     
     
      and
      sensitivities
      of
      our
      professors.
      For
     
     
      professors,
      it
      means
      an
      understanding
     
     
      of
      the
      peculiar
      pressures
      and
      expecta-
     
     
      tion
      that
      students
      labor
      under.
      In
      both
     
     
      cases,
      it
      is,
      as
      Professor
      Irving
      points
     
     
      out,
      seeing
      people
      as
      human
      beings
     
     
      that
      are
      subject
      to
      feelings
      and
      not
     
     
      falling
      into
      the
      same
      trap
      as
      the
      char-
     
     
      acters
      in
      Wit
      and
      dehumanizing
      their
     
     
      subjects.
      Certainly
      further
      dialogue
     
     
      such
      as
      that
      which
      was
      initiated
      by
     
     
      this
      panel
      can
      further
      accommodate
     
     
      that
      understanding.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Showing
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      City
      Cinema
     
     
      _
      this
      week
     
     
      The
      Deep
      End
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
     
     
      Misery
      Harbour
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Times
      and
      Descriptions
      at
     
     
      -
      Www.citycinema.net
      —
     
     
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      368-3669
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      Panel
      on
      Kindness
      in
      the
      Medical
     
     
      Profession
      Oddly
      Reassuring
     
     
      by
      Joel
      MEGGS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Immediately
      following
      the
     
     
      closing
      show
      of
      Wit
      this
      past
      Sunday,
     
     
      a
      panel
      was
      held
      on
      kindness
      in
      the
     
     
      health
      care
      community.
      All
      of
      the
      pan-
     
     
      elists
      and
      many
      in
      attendance
      (mostly
     
     
      nurses)
      had
      come
      from
      the
      play,
      which
     
     
      deals
      with
      a
      _
      professor,
      Vivian
     
     
      Bearing,
      who
      is
      diagnosed
      and
      treated
     
     
      for
      advanced
      ovarian
      cancer.
      The
     
     
      treatment
      she
      receives
      borders
      on
     
     
      cruel
      and
      unusual
      punishment;
      her
     
     
      doctors
      are
      concerned
      only
      about
      what
     
     
      contributions
      she
      can
      make
      to
      their
     
     
      research
      and
      show
      little
      empathy
     
     
      towards
      what
      she
      is
      going
      through.
     
     
      The
      health
      care
      workers
      bark
      orders
      at
     
     
      her
      and
      extend
      to
      her
      little
      in
      the
      way
     
     
      of
      human
      kindness.
     
    

    
     
      All
      in
      attendance
      at
      the.
      panel
     
     
      were
      in
      agreement
      that
      the
      actions
      of
     
     
      the
      medical
      community
      in
      this
      play
     
     
      were
      deplorable.
      However,
      few
      saw
     
     
      the
      play
      as
      a
      true
      reflection
      of
      the
     
     
      health
      care
      profession,
      at
      least
      on
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      (The
      play
      is
     
     
      written
      by
      an
      American.)
      The
      panel,
     
     
      which
      consisted
      of
      Heather
     
     
      MacMillan,
      coordinator
      of
      the
      Pap
     
     
      Awareness
      Campaign;
      Marlene
     
     
      Bryenton,
      cancer
      advocate;
      Malcolm
     
     
      Murray,
      Philosophy
      Professor
      and
     
     
      medical
      ethicist;
      and
      a
      student
      from
     
     
      the
      Faculty
      of
      Nursing,
      agreed
      that
     
     
      there
      are
      those
      in
      the
      profession
      that
     
     
      will
      treat
      patients
      with
      the
      cold
      indif-
     
     
      ference
      that
      is
      found
      in
      Wit,
      but
      the
     
     
      norm
      here
      on
      the
      Island
      is
      doctors
      and
     
     
      nurses
      that
      are
      understanding
      and
     
     
      empathetic
      towards
      those
      being
      treat-
     
     
      ed.
     
    

    
     
      ~
      In
      the
      play,
      the
      doctors
      refer
      to
     
     
      a
      class
      taught
      in
      medical
      school
      that
     
     
      sets
      out
      guidelines
      for
      the
      sensitive
     
     
      treatment
      of
      patients,
      but
      being
      sensi-
     
     
      tive
      for
      the
      doctors
      means
      an
      obligato-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ry
      “How
      are
      you
      feeling
      today”
      every
      |
     
     
      time
      they
      encounter
      a
      patient,
      a
      phrase
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      quickly
      becomes
      devoid
      of
      mean-
     
     
      ing.
      Dr.
      Murray,
      while
      pointing
      out
     
     
      that
      such
      courses
      are
      important,
      sug-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gested
      that
      they
      can’t
      instill
      in
      a
      health
     
     
      _care
      professional
      feelings
      of
      sympathy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      patients
      that
      aren’t
      already
      present.
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      scene
      from
      ACT’s
      production
      of
      Wit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Either
      you
      are
      empathetic,
      or
     
     
      you’re
      not.”
     
    

    
     
      Most
      of
      us
      have
      known
      some-
     
     
      one
      whose
      life
      has
      been
      affected
      by
     
     
      cancer.
      Maybe
      what
      can’t
      be
      taught
      in
     
     
      a
      clinical
      class
      is
      the
      understanding
     
     
      that
      comes
      from
      having
      a
      loved
      one
     
     
      suffer
      through
      the
      ordeal
      that
      is
      cancer
     
     
      treatment.
     
    

    
     
      The
      panel
      was
      quick
      to
      point
     
     
      out,
      however,
      that
      although
      our
      Island
     
     
      hospitals
      are
      filled
      with
      caring
      profes-
     
     
      sionals,
      we
      on
      the
      Island,
      and
      by
     
     
      extension
      Canada,
      face
      a
      greater
      chal-
     
     
      lenge
      —
      that
      of
      shortages
      in
      the
      health
     
     
      care
      system.
      The
      panel
      noted
      that
      Wit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      an
      American
      play,
      and
      the
      character
     
     
      receives
      excellent
      care
      because
      she
     
     
      pays
      for
      it.
      Here,
      Vivian
      Bearing
     
     
      might
      be
      subjected
      to
      long
      waits;
      doc-
     
     
      tor
      shortages,
      having
      to
      travel
      off-
     
     
      island
      for
      treatment,
      etcetera.
      From
     
     
      here,
      the
      panel
      quickly
      devolved
      into
      a
     
     
      gripe-session
      about
      the
      current
      state
      of
     
     
      health
      care
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    

    
     
      Still,
      if
      the
      health
      care
      profes-
     
     
      sionals
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      are
      as
     
     
      responsive
      to
      patients’
      needs
      as
      this
     
     
      panel
      discussion
      would
      lead
      one
      to
     
     
      believe,
      then
      at
      least
      there
      is
      that
      to
      be
     
     
      said
      about
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      health
      care.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
      Cleanup
      -
      A
      First
      “Greening
      the
     
     
      Campus”
      Event
      for
      Environmental
      Studies
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Environmental
      Studies
      program
      invites
      all
      students,
      faculty
      and
     
     
      staff
      to
      participate
      in
      a
      “Campus
      Cleanup”
      event
      on
      Friday,
      November
      2
      at
     
     
      1:30
      pm.
      We
      will
      meet
      at
      the
      Faculty
      Lounge
      at
      Main
      Building
      and
      spend
     
     
      about
      an
      hour
      picking
      up
      litter
      and
      garbage
      in
      the
      North
      Campus
      area
     
     
      between
      the
      perimeter
      road
      and
      the
      Charlottetown
      Mall.
      We
      will
      then
      return
     
     
      to
      the
      Faculty
      Lounge
      for
      some
      refreshments
      (cider)
      and
      informal
      visiting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Environmental
      Studies
      program
      is
      interested
      in
      developing
      ways
      of
     
     
      working
      on
      “greening
      the
      campus”
      issues,
      and
      invite
      the
      input
      and
      partici-
     
     
      pation
      of
      all
      members
      of
      the
      University
      community.
      We
      hope
      that
      you
      will
     
     
      come
      out
      for
      what
      we
      hope
      is
      the
      first
      of
      a
      number
      of
      activities
      that
      focus
      on
     
     
      our
      campus
      environment.
      This
      will
      be
      a
      good
      opportunity
      to
      meet
      and
      talk
     
     
      with
      other
      people
      on
      campus
      who
      are
      interested
      in
      environmental
      issues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      look
      forward
      to
      seeing
      you
      on
      Friday,
      and
      hope
      that
      the
      good
      weather
     
     
      continues!
      For
      more
      information
      about
      this
      event,
      or
      any
      other
      aspects
      of
     
     
      _
      Environmental
      Studies,
      please
      contact
      Don
      Mazer,
      the
      program
      Coordinator
     
     
      (ext,
      0519;
      ,
      mazer@upei.
      ca).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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