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      There
      is
      an
      old
      saying
     
     
      that
      goes
      “Be
      careful
      what
     
     
      you
      ask
      for,
      you
      just
      may
      get
     
     
      it.”
      Last
      week
      I
      asked
      for
     
     
      students
      to
      come
      to
      the
      pit
      and
     
     
      challenge
      my
      stance
      on
      vari-
     
     
      ous
      issues
      as
      I
      run
      for
      SU
     
     
      President.
      They
      did,
      and
      then
     
     
      some.
      The
      questions
      where
     
     
      varied,
      ranging
      from
      “What
      is
     
     
      your
      definition
      of
      quality,
      af-
     
     
      fordable
      education?”
      given
      by
     
     
      one
      concerned
      student,
      to
     
     
      “when
      did
      you
      stop
      beating
     
     
      your
      wife?”
      offered
      up
      by
      one
     
     
      concerned
      idiot.
      Next
      time,
     
     
      I'll
      ask
      for
      comments
      by
      e-
     
     
      mail.
     
    

    
     
      Two
      questions
      in
      par-
     
     
      ticular
      stand
      out
      in
      my
      mind,
     
     
      though.
      After
      criticizing
      the
     
     
      effectiveness
      of
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union,
      I
      was
      asked
      why,
      if
      I
     
     
      consider
      our
      government
      so
     
     
      useless,
      am
      I
      bothering
      to
      run
     
     
      for
      President.
      My
      only
      re-
     
     
      sponse
      to
      that
      was
      the
      truth.
      I
     
     
      ran
      to
      ensure
      that,
      this
      time,
      no
     
     
      President
      would
      win
      by
      accla-
     
     
      mation.
      I
      ran
      to
      generate
      de-
     
     
      bate,
      to
      get
      students
      to
      voice
     
     
      their
      concerns
      and
      to
      force
     
     
      their
      candidates
      totake
      a
      stand.
     
     
      That
      is
      exactly
      what
      hap-
     
     
      pened.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      now
      know
      that,
     
     
      _
      if
      elected,
      I
      would
      scrap
      any
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mandatory
      contribution
      to
      our
     
     
      building
      fund.
      I
      would
      fight
      to
     
     
      stay
      in
      CFS,
      base
      my
      decisions
     
     
      on
      the
      informed
      opinions
      of
     
     
      students
      and
      guarantee
      that
     
     
      the
      student
      body
      knows
      ex-
     
     
      actly
      what
      their
      representa-
     
     
      tives
      are
      doing
      --
      good
      and
     
     
      bad.
      I
      would
      go
      so
      far
      as
      to
     
     
      occupy
      the
      offices
      of
      our
      pro-
     
     
      vincial
      government
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      make
      them
      listen
      to
      our
      con-
     
     
      cerns.
      That
      is
      what
      I
      stand
     
     
      for.
      Much
      to
      my
      chagrin,
     
     
      though,
      it
      doesn’t
      end
      there.
     
     
      It
      seems
      that
      my
      com-
     
     
      petition
      for
      the
      post,
      my
      hated
     
     
      adversary
      Janice
      Broderick,
     
     
      also
      stands
      for
      these
      things.
     
     
      She
      is
      just
      as
      opposed
      to
      rising
     
     
      costs,
      just
      as
      opposed
      to
      break-
     
     
      ing
      promises
      and
      just
      as
      pas-
     
     
      sionate
      about
      doing
      what’s
     
     
      right.
      Like
      me,
      she
      believes
      in
     
     
      keeping
      students
      informed;
     
     
      and,
      like
      me,
      is
      no
      pet
      voice-
     
     
      piece
      of
      the
      administration.
     
     
      Intelligent,
      experienced,
      con-
     
     
      cerned
      --
      where
      does
      she
      get
     
     
      off?
      There
      I
      was,
      trying
      to
     
     
      take
      the
      moral
      high-ground,
     
     
      only
      to
      find
      I
      wasn’t
      alone.
     
     
      What
      a
      kick
      in
      the
      teeth.
     
     
      This
      brings
      me
      to
      the
     
     
      second
      question;
      and
      the
      one
      I
     
     
      am
      still
      thinking
      about
      to
      this
     
     
      moment.
      Considering
      Janice
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      I
      stand
      for
      the
      same
      things
     
     
      and
      share
      the
      same
      views,
      why
     
     
      should
      someone
      vote
      for
      me
     
     
      over
      her?
      What
      makes
      us
     
     
      different,
      or,
      in
      other
      words,
     
     
      what
      makes
      one
      better?
      At
     
     
      the
      time,
      I
      answered
      truthfully
     
     
      that
      I
      didn’t
      really
      know.
      Now
     
     
      I
      do.
     
    

    
     
      You
      see,
      I
      am
      running
     
     
      on
      principle
      in
      order
      to
      makes
     
     
      some
      points
      about
      the
      election
     
     
      process
      and
      the
      SU
      that
      are
     
     
      very
      important
      to
      me.
      Janice,
     
     
      though,
      is
      running
      for
      much
     
     
      more.
      She
      is
      running
      for
      you
     
     
      and
      your
      future
      as
      students.
     
     
      All
      things
      said
      and
      done,
      which
     
     
      is
      of
      greater
      importance
      to
     
     
      you?
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      no
      doubt
      in
      my
     
     
      mind
      that
      I
      would
      be
      a
      good
     
     
      President.
      However,
      as
      I’ve
     
     
      written,
      the
      only
      honest
      way
      to
     
     
      elect
      a
      President
      is
      to
      get
      the
     
     
      truth;
      and
      the
      truth
      is,
      no
      mat-
     
     
      ter
      how
      good
      I
      would
      be,
      Janice
     
     
      Broderick
      would
      be
      better.
      As
     
     
      painful
      as
      that
      is
      to
      admit,
      to
      do
     
     
      less
      would
      be
      unfair
      to
      you.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      next
      week,
      vote
     
     
      Peter
      Gillis
      for
      Student
      Coun-
     
     
      cil
      President.
      Or
      don’t;
      but
      if
     
     
      you
      don’t
      you'll
      get
      exactly
     
     
      what
      you
      deserve.
     
    

    
     
      Janice
      Broderick.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ee
      Pari
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      Ave
      YOU
      bursting
     
     
      With
      creshive
      juices?
     
     
      DRAW
      Comics
      or
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nis.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      25,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      letters
     
     
      to
      the
     
     
      editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mandatory
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Building
      Fee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Students,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      building
      donation
      is
      a
      controversial
      topic
      this
      year.
     
     
      First
      semester,
      approximately
      800
      students
      requested
      to
      keep
     
     
      their
      donations
      after
      word
      was
      spread
      that
      the
      twenty
      dollar
     
     
      donation
      was
      refundable.
     
    

    
     
      In
      reaction
      to
      this
      decease
      in
      funds
      --
      funds
      that
      are
      going
     
     
      to
      two
      very
      important
      building
      projects
      --Student
      Union
      Execu-
     
     
      tive
      gave
      notice
      of
      motion
      to
      council
      about
      making
      the
      donation
     
     
      a
      mandatory
      fee.
      This
      motion
      was
      tabled
      in
      exchange
      for
      the
     
     
      implementation
      of
      an
      information
      campaign;
      central
      to
      the
     
     
      information
      campaign
      was
      a
      mass
      mail-out
      to
      all
      students
     
     
      explaining
      the
      purpose
      behind
      the
      building
      donation.
     
    

    
     
      When
      students
      paid
      for
      their
      second
      semester
      tuition,
     
     
      they
      were
      asked
      the
      question,
      “Do
      you
      want
      to
      continue
      to
     
     
      support
      the
      building
      campaign?”
      Considering
      that
      each
      UPEI
     
     
      student
      was
      asked
      directly
      about
      his
      or
      her
      support
      of
      the
     
     
      building
      fund,
      and
      only
      800
      students
      got
      their
      money
      back,
      the
      .
     
     
      campaign
      can
      be
      considered
      a
      success!
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately,
      approximately
      1,600
      student
      withdrawing
     
     
      from
      the
      building
      funds
      translates
      to
      $32,000
      less
      revenue;
      this
     
     
      puts
      the
      building
      projects
      in
      jeopardy.
      On
      16
      March
      1997
     
     
      Student
      Council
      voted
      in
      favour
      of
      making
      the
      donation
      a
     
     
      mandatory
      fee.
      One
      reason
      for
      this
      change
      is
      that
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      must
      have
      a
      fixed-amount
      contribution
      in
      order
      to
      solicit
     
     
      donations
      off
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      We,
      the
      Student
      Union
      Executive,
      would
      like
      to
      thank
     
     
      students
      for
      their
      support
      during
      this
      tough
      economic
      and
     
     
      academic
      year.
      Please
      remember,
      this
      Council
      vote
      ensures
     
     
      that
      the
      future
      students
      of
      UPEI
      will
      enjoy
      a
      new
      student
      centre
     
     
      thanks
      to
      the
      generosity
      of
      the
      present
      students;
      this
      vote
     
     
      ensures
      that
      the
      future
      students
      of
      UPEI
      are
      left
      with
      a
      good
     
     
      example
      to
      follow,
      such
      as
      the
      one
      left
      us
      by
      the
      students
      who
     
     
      donated
      towards
      the
      renovations
      of
      Main
      Building.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Lindy
      MacKenzie,
     
     
      VPF,
      on
      behalf
      of
      the
      Student
      Union
      Executive.