The
      Cadre
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      KAREN
      RAWLINES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      final
      list
      of
      four
      can-
     
     
      didates
      for
      the
      position
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      President
      has
      been
     
     
      identified
      by
      the
      presidential
     
     
      search
      committee.
     
    

    
     
      Committee
      co-chairs
     
     
      Debbie
      MacLellan
      and
      Bob
     
     
      Gray
      announced
      the
      names
      of
     
     
      the
      short-listed
      candidates
      on
     
     
      March
      2.
      As
      part
      of
      the
      se-
     
     
      lection
      process,
      each
      will
      par-
     
     
      ticipate
      in
      meetings
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus,
      and
      will
      also
      make
      a
     
     
      public
      presentation
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      over
      the
      next
      few
      weeks.
     
    

    
     
      The
      short-listed
      candi-
     
     
      dates
      are
      Dr.
      Dianne
      Com-
     
     
      mon
      of
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Regina,
      Dr.
      Lawrence
     
     
      Heider,
      current
      Acting
      Presi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      a
      eae
     
     
      30pm
      on
      Mor
      jay,
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      9
      March
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dent
      of
      UPEI,
      Wade
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      of
      UNB,
      and
     
     
      Dr.
      Deborah
      Poff
      of
      the
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      of
      Northern
      British
     
     
      Columbia.
      The
      committee
     
     
      says
      it
      received
      approxi-
     
     
      mately
      50
      nominations
      and
     
     
      applications
      from
      candidates
     
     
      across
      Canada
      and
      interna-
     
     
      tionally.
     
    

    
     
      The
      presidential
      selec-
     
     
      tion
      committee
      consists
      of
     
     
      ten
      members,
      representing
     
     
      faculty,
      alumni,
      students
      and
     
     
      community
      members.
      It
      was
     
     
      assigned
      the
      task
      of
      recom-
     
     
      mending
      a
      candidate
      for
      the
     
    

    
     
      sition
      in
      October,
      follow-
     
     
      ing
      the
      leave
      of
      former
      presi-
     
     
      dent
      Dr.
      Elizabeth
      Epperly,
     
     
      who
      resigned
      due
      to
      health
     
     
      reasons.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      candidates’
      public
     
     
      presentations
      have
      been
     
     
      scheduled
      (see
      sidebar).
     
     
      MacLellan
      strongly
      urges
      the
     
     
      community
      at
      large
      —
      and
      es-
     
     
      pecially
      students
      —
      to
      attend
     
     
      these
      presentations.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      last
      time
      there
     
     
      was
      a
      presidential
      search,
      a
     
     
      meeting
      was
      held
      in
      the
      Pit,
     
     
      but
      it
      wasn’t
      well
      attended,”
     
     
      she
      says.
     
    

    
     
      The
      presentations
      will
     
     
      consist
      of
      a
      30
      to
      45
      minute
     
     
      speech
      discussing
      the
      chal-
     
     
      lenges
      and
      ities
      fac-
     
     
      ing
      UPEI
      as
      it
      moves
      into
      the
     
     
      21*
      century,
      a
      topic
      previ-
     
     
      ously
      issued
      to
      the
      idates
     
     
      by
      the
      search
      committee.
     
     
      The
      speeches
      will
      be
      fol-
     
     
      lowed
      by
      a
      question
      and
      an-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      News
      3
     
     
      Search
      committee
      announces
      candidates
     
     
      for
      UPEI
      Presidency
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      encouraged
      to
      participate
      in
      selection
      process
     
    
   
   
    
     
      swer
      period.
     
    

    
     
      Individuals
      who
      attend
     
     
      the
      presentations
      are
      invited
     
     
      to
      submit
      responses
      to
      the
     
     
      candidates’
      presentations.
     
     
      These
      will
      play
      a
      large
      role
     
     
      in
      the
      final
      selection
     
     
      according
      to
      MacLellan.
     
     
      “It’s
      really
      important
      for
      the
     
    

    
     
      er
      campus
      to
      have
      input
     
    

    
     
      in
      this
      decision,”
      she
      says.
     
     
      The
      candidates’
      cur-
     
     
      riculum
      vitae
      are
      on
      reserve
     
     
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library
      for
     
     
      those
      interested
      in
      research-
     
     
      ing
      the
      finalists
      prior
      to
      their
     
    

    
     
      presentations.
     
    

    
     
      MacLellan
      is
      pleased
     
     
      with
      the
      of
      the
      se-
     
     
      lections
      thus
      far.
     
    

    
     
      “Everything's
      moving
     
     
      along
      great,”
      she
      says.
      “We
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hope
      to
      make
      the
      decision
     
     
      early
      in
      April.”
      The
      position
     
     
      is
      expected
      to
      begin
      as
      of
      July
     
     
      1,
      with
      the
      aah
      of
      the
      term
     
     
      to
      be
      negotiated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *See
      The
      finalists
      in
      Brief
     
     
      on
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PU
      mul
      Te
     
     
      TTT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HE
      TSR
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      times
      at
      this
      year’s
     
     
      Winter
      Carnival
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CYNTHIA
      DENNIS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      UPEI’s
     
     
      Winter
      Carnival
      is
      supposed
     
     
      to
      involve
      :
     
    

    
     
      tures
      and
      plenty
      of
      snow.
     
     
      This
      carnival,
      however,
      did
     
     
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year’s
      organizers
     
     
      were
      forced
      to
      improvise
     
     
      with
      unfortunate
      weather
     
     
      conditions,
      and
      thankfully
     
     
      came
      through
      to
      deliver
      an
     
     
      excellent
      concert
      and
      820
      li-
     
     
      tres
      of
      Jell-O.
     
    

    
     
      When
      Matt
      McQuaid
     
     
      and
      Tyler
      sat
      down
     
     
      to
      help
      plan
      this
      event,
      one
     
     
      of
      their
      main
      objectives
      was
     
     
      to
      make
      sure
      they
      came
      up
     
     
      with
      activities
      that
      were
      suit-
     
     
      able
      for
      students
      under
      19
     
     
      (the
      legal
      drinking
      age).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fortunately
      for
      the
      60
     
     
      per
      cent
      of
      UPEI’s
      la-
     
     
      tion
      that
      falls
      under
      this
      cat-
     
     
      egory,
      this
      was
      an
      area
      where
     
     
      they
      were
      successful.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      im
      to
      have
     
     
      year
      students
      can
      get
      in-
     
     
      volved
      in
      and
      get
      excited
     
     
      about,
      mainly
      because
      they
     
     
      are
      the
      ones
      who
      will
      be
     
     
      building
      the
      school
      spirit
      in
     
     
      years
      to
      come,”
      explains
     
     
      Dougan.
      “Everyone
      worked
     
     
      really
      hard
      at
      trying
      to
      make
     
     
      this
      successful.
      This
      year
     
     
      was
      the
      best
      planned
      we’ve
     
     
      seen
      it
      in
      a
      while;
      we
      just
     
     
      hope
      it
      keeps
      up.”
      ;
     
    

    
     
      Jell-O
      wrestling
     
     
      kicked
      off
      the
      week,
      an
      event
     
     
      that
      started
      out
      as
      a
      joke
      but
     
     
      was
      transformed
      into
      reality.
     
     
      Organizers
      soon
      found
      them-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      selves
      making
      garbage
      cans
     
     
      full
      of
      the
      special
      ordered
     
     
      —
      treat
      so
      they
      could
     
     
      ul
      it
      upstairs
      at
      the
      Barn
      to
     
     
      put
      in
      their
      makeshift
      ring,
     
     
      constructed
      from
      hay
      bails,
     
     
      tarp
      and
      crash
      mats.
      This
     
     
      was
      a
      huge
      crowd
      pleaser.
     
     
      According
      to
     
     
      McQuaid,
      between
      about
     
     
      115
      people
      showed
      up
      to
     
     
      watch
      the
      three
      different
     
     
      matches.
      Some
      of
      the
      com-
     
     
      petitors
      even
      had
      choreo-
     
     
      graphed
      routines
      and
      theme
     
     
      music.
     
    

    
     
      Tuesday
      night’s
      Tal-
     
     
      ent
      show
      was
      a
      replacement
     
     
      for
      “Sex
      with
      Sue,”
      Matt
     
     
      explains
      in
      a
      rather
      disap-
     
     
      pointed
      tone.
      “Even
      thou
     
     
      there
      wasn’t
      a
      big
      crowd,
      the
     
     
      40
      people
      that
      showed
      up
      had
     
     
      *Continued
      on
      page
      4