Real
      communication
      is
      needed
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre
      with
      any
      regularity
      has
      prob-
     
     
      ably
      noticed,
      there
      has
      been
      much
     
     
      talk
      of
      discontent
      throughout
      the
     
     
      staff
      and
      contributors.
      The
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      have
      been
      stated
      before
      -
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      is
      disorganized,
      undemocrat-
     
     
      ic,
      and
      without
      any
      real
      sense
      of
     
     
      direction
      or
      purpose.
      There
      has
     
     
      been
      a
      lot
      of
      talk
      from
      both
      sides
     
     
      regarding
      these
      issues,
      and
     
     
      attempts
      at
      solu-
     
     
      tions
      are
      being
      put
     
     
      in
      place.
      However,
     
     
      the
      reality
      is
      clear.
     
     
      To
      quote
      the
     
     
      Editor-In-Chief,
     
     
      meeting
      atten-
     
     
      dance
      "has
      dropped
      from
      an
      aver-
     
     
      age
      of
      20
      people
      down
      to
      six
      at
      our
     
     
      last
      two
      meetings.
      Two
      paid
      staff
     
    

    
     
      have
      left,
      and
      our
      contributors
      have
     
     
      all
      but
      vanished".
      These
      statements
     
     
      would
      suggest
      that
      despite
      any
     
     
      efforts
      at
      correcting
      the
      issues,
     
     
      there
      is
      still
      an
      uncomfortable
      vibe
     
     
      that
      permeates
      the
      office
      and
      the
     
     
      paper
      produced
      in
      it.
     
    

    
     
      As
      one
      who
      has
      been
     
     
      involved
      with
      the
      troubles
      that
     
     
      plague
      the
      paper
      since
      they
      first
     
     
      began
      to
      appear,
      I
      can
      only
      say
      that
     
     
      the
      one
      thing
      missing
      from
      all
      the
     
     
      proceedings
      has
      been
      communica-
      |
     
     
      tion.
      Oh
      yes,
      there
      have
      been
      sev-
     
     
      eral
      opportunities
      at
      airing
      out
     
     
      complaints,
      and
      many
      have
      taken
     
     
      them.
      Yet
      despite
      this,
      there
      is
     
     
      something
      that
      still
      feels
      "off".
      So
     
     
      obviously
      something
      is
      still
      miss-
     
     
      ing.
      I
      believe
      that
      real
      communica-
     
     
      tion,
      not
      simply
      a
      moderated
      meet-
     
     
      ing
      every
      once
      in
      awhile,
      is
      not
     
     
      happening
      on
      a
      large
      scale.
      As
      a
     
     
      start
      I've
      taken
      my
      concerns
      to
      the
     
     
      Editor-in-Chief
      personally,
      and
      at
     
     
      least
      now
      the
      issues
      are
      being
      dis-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cussed
      professionally,
      openly
      and
     
     
      frequently
      whereas
      before
      they
     
     
      were
      not.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      my
      own
      personal
     
     
      issues
      with
      some
      things
      that
      are
     
     
      Cadre
      related,
      but
      they
      are
      just
      that
     
     
      -
      personal
      issues.
      They
      shall
      not
      be
     
     
      aired
      out
      in
      the
      pages
      of
     
     
      the
      paper,
      nor
      within
     
     
      the
      walls
      of
     
     
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opinion,
      or
      better
      yet,
      write
      an
      edi-
     
     
      torial
      to
      share
      their
      thoughts.
      I
     
     
      spent
      a
      year
      as
      a
      regular
      volunteer
     
     
      for
      the
      Cadre
      and
      then
      joined
      the
     
     
      staff
      because
      it
      was
      a
      chance
      to
     
     
      share
      ideas
      with
      the
      student
      body,
     
     
      to
      share
      experiences,
      some
      fun,
      and
      _
      tive
      issues
      cannot
      do
      it
      alone,
      and
     
     
      _to
      meet
      and
      get
      to
     
     
      know
      people
      I
      would-
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is.
      Not
      just
      a
      piece
      of
      mildly
      enter-
     
     
      taining
      waste
      or
      an
      overly
      serious
     
     
      and
      uptight
      newsletter,
      but
      a
      forum
     
     
      for
      shared
      ideas,
      experiences,
     
     
      entertainment,
      and
      education.
     
     
      Those
      of
      us
      who
      have
      our
      respec-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      neither
      can
      the
      editor.
      It
      has
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      group
      effort
      of
      editors,
      staff,
      con-
     
     
      n't
      have
      oth-
      _
      tributors,
      and
      the
      whole
      student
     
     
      body.
      Only
      through
      such
      open
      lines
     
     
      of
      communication
      will
      any
      real
      sat-
     
     
      isfactory
      change
      be
      made.
      So
      I
     
     
      challenge
      the
      entire
      student
      body,
     
     
      not
      as
      a
      reporter
      who
     
     
      gets
      paid
      a
      pathetic
     
     
      amount
      per
      issue,
      but
     
     
      as
      a
      fellow
      student
      to
     
     
      speak
      up
      and
      be
     
     
      heard.
      Be
      a
      loud
     
    
   
   
    
     
      erwise.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      office.
      They
      are
      completely
      sepa-
     
     
      rate
      from
      the
      main
      task
      at
      hand
      -
     
     
      producing
      a
      quality
      student
      news-
     
     
      paper
      that
      communicates
      with
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      and
      union
      and
      still
     
     
      leaves
      room
      for
      fun.
      In
      talking
     
     
      with
      the
      student
      body,
      I've
      learned
     
     
      that
      many
      have
      various
      complaints
     
     
      with
      the
      paper,
      which
      are
      every-
     
     
      thing
      from
      the
      use
      of
      language
      and
     
     
      slang
      terms
      to
      the
      lack
      of
      order
      of
     
     
      the
      material.
      Yet
      the
      editorial
      staff
     
     
      never
      hears
      of
      these
      problems
      right
     
     
      from
      the
      source,
      so
      how
      can
      they
     
     
      be
      expected
      to
      address
      them?
     
     
      Everyone
      is
      busy
      and
      has
     
     
      little
      time
      to
      pay
      attention
      to
      a
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      newspaper.
      However,
      the
      cost
     
     
      of
      producing
      the
      Cadre
      is
      included
      ©
     
     
      in
      the
      stiff
      fees
      we
      students
      pay
      to
     
     
      attend
      this
      institution.
      That
      makes
     
     
      it
      ours
      -
      not
      the
      editor's,
      not
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      staff's,
      but
      the
      entire
      student
     
     
      body's
      as
      a
      whole.
      Just
      because
      the
     
     
      office
      is
      located
      upstairs
      in
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      centre
      doesn't
      mean
      that
      any-
     
     
      body
      can't
      drop
      in
      and
      express
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
      NEWSPAPER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      certainly
      like
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      voice,
      and
      whatever
      you
      do,
      ensure
     
     
      that
      you
      don't
      just
      become
      another
     
     
      whisper
      of
      discontent
      in
      the
      shad-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      think
      that
      we
      as
      a
      student
      body
      can
      _
      OWS.
     
     
      make
      the
      Cadre
      one
      of
      the
      best
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      damned
      student
      newspapers
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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