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      Panther
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      March
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      By
      Peter
      Gillis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Perhaps
      some
      of
      you
     
     
      have
      heard
      that
      ’'m
      running
     
     
      for
      Student
      Council
      President.
     
     
      It’s
      very
      hard
      to
      tell,
      consider-
     
     
      ing
      you've
      seen
      no
      signs
     
     
      around
      campus
      declaring
      my
     
     
      candidacy.
      I’m
      of
      the
      opinion
     
     
      that
      such
      mind-numbing
      ad-
     
     
      vertising
      belongs
      in
      a
      group
     
     
      with
      other
      sleight-of-hand
     
     
      tricks
      such
      as
      strawberry
      so-
     
     
      cials
      and
      baby
      kissing.
      They’
      re
     
     
      all
      wrapped
      together
      and
     
     
      stamped
      with
      the
      label
      “Politi-
     
     
      cal
      Games”,
      and
      I’ve
      never
     
     
      been
      one
      for
      games
      where
      the
     
     
      tules
      keep
      changing.
     
    

    
     
      I
      had
      a
      truly
      crazy
      elec-
     
     
      tion
      campaign
      in
      mind
      when
      I
     
     
      got
      myself
      nominated.
      Posters
     
     
      were
      going
      to
      be
      found
      every-
     
     
      where,
      all
      blaring
      the
      slogan:
     
     
      "Peter
      Gillis
      for
      President.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      e
      ALTER
      IN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thanks
      for
      your
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Let’s
      put
      the
      ‘Mock’
      back
      in
     
     
      Democracy!"
      Pretty
      catchy
      ,
     
     
      don’t
      you
      think?
      This
      column
     
     
      was
      going
      to
      explain
      my
      ri-
     
     
      diculous
      platform,
      one
      that
      in-
     
     
      cluded
      the
      creation
      of
      men’s
     
     
      centre
      and
      attaching
      a
      strip
     
     
      bar
      to
      the
      new
      SU
      building.
     
     
      Speeches,
      lies--
      one
      big
      circus
     
     
      act
      full
      of
      public
      disdain
      and
     
     
      abuse;
      and
      all
      to
      expend
      time
     
     
      and
      effort
      in
      order
      to
      make
      a
     
     
      point
      that
      was
      in
      the
      end,
      ut-
     
     
      terly
      pointless.
     
    

    
     
      And
      the
      point?
      Simple:
     
     
      the
      election
      process
      is
      a
      joke,
     
     
      the
      Student
      Council
      a
      useless
     
     
      body
      of
      government,
      and
      its
     
     
      candidates
      are
      picked
      based
     
     
      on
      their
      popularity
      by
      an
      un-
     
     
      caring
      and
      apathetic
      student
     
     
      body.
      Great--why
      don’t
      I
      tell
     
     
      you
      something
      you
      don’t
      al-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BUT.
      Wle
      meed
      your
      help.
     
     
      Pamther
      Prints
      office.
      or
      at
      the
      Barn.
     
     
      surveys
      as
      courses
      that
      you
      registered
      for
      in
      1996/1997.
     
     
      Surveys
      may
      be
      dropped
      off
      in
      the
      Pit
      the
      Student
      Untiton
     
     
      Office.
      or
      the
      Pamther
      Prints
      Office.
      Main
      O6.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      The
      course
      was
      well
      organized.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      The
      course
      requirements
      were
      clearly
      outlined
      to
      students.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      The
      material
      covered
      in
      class
      was
      reflective
      of
      the
     
     
      description
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Calendar.
     
    

    
     
      4.
      I
      would
      recommend
      this
      instructor
      to
      other
      students.
     
    

    
     
      5.
      I
      would
      recommend
      this
      course
      to
      other
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ready
      know.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      asif
      you
      don’t
      know
     
     
      that
      the
      SU
      only
      takes
      a
      stand
     
     
      when
      they
      are
      forced
      to.
      It’s
     
     
      as
      if
      you
      don’t
      know
      that
      ,
      for
     
     
      the
      price
      of
      $100,
      we
      get
      little
     
     
      more
      then
      a
      mouth-
      piece
      for
     
     
      Administration;
      and
      one
      that
     
     
      hides
      in
      the
      Kelly
      building
      on
     
     
      Sunday
      nights
      sothat
      you
      don’t
     
     
      get
      to
      see
      how
      ineffective
      they
     
     
      really
      are.
      Where
      they
      used
      to
     
     
      apologize
      for
      breaking
      prom-
     
     
      ises,
      now
      they
      don’t
      even
     
     
      bother
      to
      tell
      them;
      and
      I
      was
     
     
      going
      to
      tell
      you
      that?
      What
     
     
      was
      I
      thinking!!
     
    

    
     
      So,
      that’s
      it
      .
      No
      post-
     
     
      ers.
      No
      banners.
      Not
      one
      piece
     
     
      of
      advertising
      from
      me
      will
     
     
      appear
      on
      any
      wall
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus.
      You
      don’t
      get
      anything
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      a
      poster
      but
      aname;
      and
     
     
      if
      you
      were
      going
      to
      vote
      for
     
     
      me
      because
      of
      my
      name,
      then
     
     
      I
      don’t
      want
      your
      vote
      any-
     
     
      way:
      If
      you
      are
      going
      to
      vote
     
     
      for
      me,
      you’ve
      got
      to
      vote
      for
     
     
      who
      I
      am
      and
      what
      I
      stand
      for.
     
     
      And
      what
      exactly
      do
      I
      stand
     
     
      for?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      that’s
      the
      catch.
     
     
      If
      you
      want
      to
      know
      my
      plat-
     
     
      form
      you’
      ve
      got
      to
      ask.
      you’ve
     
     
      got
      to
      come
      up
      to
      me
      and
     
     
      say:
      Where
      do
      you
      stand
      on
     
     
      ‘this’?”
      You’
      ve
      got
      to
      look
      me
     
     
      in
      the
      eye
      and
      demand
      the
     
     
      truth,
      That’s
      the
      only
      honest
     
     
      way
      to
      pick
      a
      President.
      Eve-
     
     
      rything
      else
      is
      just
      show.
      Be-
     
     
      sides
      if
      you
      don’t
      care
      enough
     
     
      about
      you’
      re
      future
      to
      ask,
      why
     
     
      should
      I?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Wednesday,
      March
     
     
      19th,
      there
      will
      be
      speeches
     
     
      from
      the
      candidates
      at
      noon
      in
     
     
      the
      Pit.
      I
      urge
      you
      to
      come
      and
     
     
      corner
      each
      and
      every
      person
     
     
      running
      for
      Student
      Council.
     
     
      Ignore
      the
      posters
      spread
     
     
      around
      campus.
      They
      are
      just
     
     
      the
      junk
      mail
      of
      politics
      and
     
     
      they
      don’t
      even
      come
      with
      a
     
     
      pizza
      coupon
      attached.
      What
     
     
      really
      matters
      are
      the
      people;
     
     
      and
      it
      is
      your
      responsibility
      to
     
     
      ensure
      that
      these
      people
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worthy
      of
      of
      your
      support,
      not...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      other
      way
      around.
      Come
     
     
      to
      the
      Pit
      and
      help
      make
      the
     
     
      SU
      mean
      something
      again
     
     
      Or
      don’t.
      But
      if
      you
     
     
      don’t,
      you
      deserve
      exactly
     
     
      what
      you'll
      get.
     
     
      A
      name,
      and
      little
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      with
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      are
      publishing
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      Alternative
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      om
      a
      publication
      from
      the
      University
      of
      British
     
    

    
     
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      Student
      Governemenmt.
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      is
      meant
      to
     
     
      help
      students
      in
      their
      course
      selection
      by
      giving
      the
     
    

    
     
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      of
      students
      who
      have
      already
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      by
      the
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      eae
      this
      year.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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