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      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      We
      are
      writing
      in
      re-
     
     
      gard
      to
      a
      couple
      of
      issues
      of
     
     
      concern
      having
      to
      do
      with
      the
     
     
      University’s
      computer
      net-
     
     
      work.
      We
      have
      e-mailed
      the
     
     
      supervisor
      at
      computer
      serv-
     
     
      ices
      several
      times
      during
      the
     
     
      preceding
      semester
      in
      regard
     
     
      to
      these
      concerns
      and
      have
     
     
      received
      no
      responses.
      We
     
     
      know
      for
      a
      fact
      that
      computer
     
     
      services
      is
      going
      through,
      or
     
     
      has
      gone
      through,
      a
      somewhat
     
     
      trying
      time
      this
      year,
      and
      so
      we
     
     
      have
      endeavoured
      and
      shall
     
     
      endeavour
      to
      be
      polite.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      these
      are
      issues
      that
      we
     
     
      feel
      really
      need
      to
      be
      ad-
     
     
      dressed,
      and
      experience
      tells
     
     
      us
      that
      appealing
      directly
      and
     
     
      privately
      to
      computer
      services
     
     
      is
      not
      likely
      to
      see
      them
      ad-
     
     
      dressed.
      Therefore,
      with
      your
     
     
      indulgence,
      we
      present
      our
     
     
      concerns
      publicly
      in
      hopes
      that
     
     
      this
      will
      get
      their
      attention.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      first
      and
      most
      press-
     
     
      ing
      concern
      is
      the
      appalling
     
     
      lack
      of
      privacy
      for
      one’s
      per-
     
     
      sonal
      E-mailand
      files.
      Asthings
     
     
      currently
      stand,
      any
      time
      you
     
     
      delete
      a
      file
      or
      an
      E-mail
      mes-
     
     
      sage,
      any
      time
      you
      receive
      an
     
     
      E-mail
      message,
      and
      any
      time
     
     
      WordPerfect
      makes
      a
      backup
     
     
      file,
      a
      copy
      of
      this
      file
      is
      re-
     
     
      tained
      in
      the
      temporary
      direc-
     
     
      tories
      of
      the
      o:
      drive.
      Anybody
     
     
      who
      knows
      how
      -
      and
      let
      us
     
     
      assure
      you,
      there
      are
      many
     
     
      who
      do,
      it
      does
      not
      take
      any
     
     
      particular
      technical
      expertise
      -
     
     
      can
      salvage
      these
      files,
      read
     
     
      them,
      and
      store
      them
      perma-
     
     
      nently
      in
      their
      own
      accounts.
     
     
      The
      temporary
      file
      is
      retained
     
     
      for
      at
      least
      a
      day
      after
      you
      log
     
     
      off,
      and
      anybody
      who
      knows
     
     
      the
      location
      of
      the
      machine
      on
     
     
      which
      you
      have
      been
      working
     
     
      or
      who
      is
      simply
      trawling
      for
     
     
      salvageable
      files
      as
      a
      form
      of
     
     
      amusement
      can
      gain
      access
      to
     
     
      them.
      This
      means
      that
      there
      is
     
     
      an
      alarming
      chance
      that
      some-
     
     
      body
      could
      be
      reading
      your
     
     
      private
      E-mail,
      orobtaining
      your
     
     
      assignments
      for
      the
      pee
     
     
      of
      plagiarism.
      There
      have
      al-
     
     
      ready
      been
      very
      disturbing
      in-
     
     
      cidents,
      of
      which
      we
      shall
      say
     
     
      no
      more.
      The
      supervisor
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      E-mailed
      several
      times
     
     
      about
      this
      problem,
      but
      have
     
     
      thus
      far
      no
      response
      has
      been
     
     
      received.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      item,
      albeit
      one
     
     
      of
      less
      concern,
      is
      the
      prolif-
     
     
      eration
      of
      games
      on
      the
      net-
     
     
      work.
      This
      is
      not
      what
      we
     
     
      would
      calla
      dire
      situation,
      given
     
     
      that
      we
      all
      enjoy
      playing
      these
     
     
      games
      ourselves
      (although
      we
     
     
      perhaps
      get
      less
      done
      because
     
     
      of
      the
      temptation
      to
      play
     
     
      games).
      However,
      the
      avail-
     
     
      ability
      of
      games
      on
      the
      net-
     
     
      work,
      a
      situation
      that
      is
      clearly
     
     
      contrary
      to
      University
      policy,
     
     
      only
      adds
      to
      the
      perhaps
      erro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      neous
      impression
      that
      compt-
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ter
      services
      has
      little
      control
     
     
      over
      what
      goes
      on
      the
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      ee
      network.
      We
     
     
      respectfully
      request
      that
      com-
     
     
      puter
      services
      state
      publicly
     
     
      what
      it
      does
      about
      games
      on
     
     
      the
      network,
      in
      order
      that
      our
     
     
      minds
      may
      be
      set
      at
      ease
      on
     
     
      this
      point.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      we
      would
      also
     
     
      like
      to
      make
      a
      couple
      of
      com-
     
     
      ments
      with
      regard
      to
      the
      avail-
     
     
      ability
      of
      certain
      applications
     
     
      on
      the
      computers
      in
      the
      K.
      C.
     
     
      Irving
      Chemistry
      Centre.
      Spe-
     
     
      cifically,
      we
      would
      like
      to
      in-
     
     
      quire
      as
      to
      why
      the
      only
      ver-
     
     
      sion
      of
      QuattroPro
      available
      in
     
     
      Windows
      on
      the
      computers
      in
     
     
      the
      Irving
      computer
      room
      is
     
     
      version
      5.0.
      It
      is
      the
      general
     
     
      consensus
      that
      the
      newer
      ver-
     
     
      sions
      are
      superior,
      and
      we
      can
     
     
      see
      no
      reason
      why
      one
     
     
      shouldn’t
      be
      able
      to
      access
     
     
      them
      from
      the
      computers
      in
     
     
      Irving.
      Those
      of
      us
      who
      work
     
     
      here
      find
      having
      to
      go
      hunting
     
     
      across
      campus
      to
      do
      our
     
     
      spreadsheet
      work
      on
      a
     
     
      spreadsheet
      program
      with
      the
     
     
      newest
      features
      and
      interface
     
     
      to
      be
      somewhat
      annoying,
     
    

    
     
      iven
      that
      we
      cannot
      see
      how
     
     
      itcould
      possibly
      take
      more
      than
     
     
      three
      minutes
      of
      work
      on
      the
     
     
      part
      of
      computer
      services
      to
     
     
      provide
      us
      with
      access
      right
      in
     
     
      Irving.
      We
      must
      give
      them
     
     
      credit
      for
      finally
      ee
     
     
      to
      fixing
      the
      path
      for
      the
      icon
     
     
      for
      QuattroPro
      5.0,
      though
      -
     
     
      for
      months
      we
      had
      no
      access
     
     
      to
      any
      version
      of
      QuattroPro
     
    
   
   
    
     
      provide
      us
      with
      Internet
      appli-
     
     
      cations
      in
      the
      Irving
      computer
     
     
      room.
      A
      number
      of
      us
      are
      in
     
     
      Chemistry
      282,
      Introduction
      to
     
     
      Research,
      which
      requires
      that
     
     
      we
      do
      assignments
      using
      the
     
     
      Internet.
      We
      know
      that
      it
      has
     
     
      been
      decided
      that
      Internet
      ap-
     
     
      plications
      will
      not
      be
      made
     
     
      available
      in
      the
      Irving
      compu-
     
     
      ter
      lab
      this
      semester,
      but
      if
      it
      is
     
     
      still
      possible
      to
      reconsider
      this
     
     
      decision,
      it
      would
      bea
      tremen-
     
     
      dous
      help
      if
      we
      could
      gain
     
     
      access
      to
      the
      Internet
      from
     
     
      this
      room
      while
      we
      are
      still
     
     
      taking
      the
      course.
     
    

    
     
      We
      hope
      that
      by
      airing
     
     
      these
      issues
      publicly,
      we
      may
     
     
      come
      to
      a
      speedy
      and
      satis-
     
     
      factory
      resolution
      to
      these
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      forall
      parties
      concerned.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      StephenDeGrace,Chris
      Montigny
     
     
      Paul
      MacDonald,Doug
      MacLaren
     
     
      Jake
      Pushie,
      J.
      Dayre
      McNally,
     
     
      Tim
      McQuaid,
      Krista
      Hickey,
     
     
      Coady
      Campbell,
      Maria
      Gallant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Academic
      Freedom
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Ms.
      Caseley:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Academic
      freedom
      is
      at
      the
      very
      core
      of
      this
      and
      every
      university.
      Indeed,
      it
      is
     
     
      the
      protection
      of
      academic
      freedom
      which
      is
      the
      primary
      justification
      for
      awarding
      tenure
     
     
      to
      professors.
      Thus
      it
      is
      the
      position
      of
      SAFS
      (the
      Society
      for
      Academic
      Freedom
      and
     
     
      Scholarship)
      that,
      without
      academic
      freedom,
      the
      pursuit
      of
      true
      scholarship
      is
      in
      grave
      peril.
     
     
      Academic
      freedom,
      moreover,
      is
      not
      only
      for
      tenured
      professors,
      but
      for
      all
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      university
      community
      equally:
      tenured
      professors,
      untenured
      and
      sessional
      professors,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thus
      it
      was
      with
      considerable
      dismay
      that
      members
      of
      SAFS
      read
      in
      the
      21
     
     
      January
      issue
      of
      this
      newspaper
      that
      a
      department
      in
      this
      university
      had
      proposed
      “student
     
     
      rules
      of
      conduct’
      which
      would
      have
      restricted
      the
      right
      of
      students
      to
      seek
      help
      from
     
     
      professors
      other
      than
      their
      course
      instructor.
      While
      we
      are
      relieved
      that
      these
      rules
      were
     
     
      never
      implemented,
      we
      feel
      that
      it
      is
      incumbent
      on
      this
      university,
      through
      its
      administration,
     
     
      to
      state
      publicly
      and
      forcefully
      that
      it
      supports
      and
      defends
      the
      academic
      freedom
      ofall
      the
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      university
      community.
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yours
      truly,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P.G.
      Davis
      (Dept.
      Of
      Religious
      Studies)
     
     
      Member
      of
      the
      National
      Board
     
     
      Society
      for
      Academic
      Freedom
      and
      Scholarship
     
    
   
   
    
     
      D.F.
      Buck
      (Dept.
      Of
      Classics)
     
     
      Co-ordinator,
      P.E.I.
      Chapter
     
     
      Society
      for
      Academic
      Freedom
      and
      Scholarship
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BYP
     
     
      not
      “all
      Pret
      ?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      response
      to
      Finley
      Martin’s
      column
      in
      the
      Jan.
     
     
      28th
      issue
      of
      The
      Panther
      Prints,
      I
      feel
      that
      it
      is
      only
      fair
     
     
      to
      mention
      a
      few
      of
      the
      reasons
      for
      FYP’s
      victory
      over
     
     
      Team
      D.
      Habbi.
     
    

    
     
      First
      off,
      the
      members
      of
      Team
      D.
      Habbi
      simply
     
     
      refused
      to
      play
      against
      a
      collection
      of
      pedophiles.
     
    

    
     
      Secondly,
      the
      members
      of
      FYP
      are
      well-knows
      for
     
     
      their
      continual
      use
      of
      inhalants;
      most
      specifically
      gasoline.
     
    

    
     
      It
      should
      also
      be
      noted
      that
      the
      members
      of
      Team
      D.
     
     
      Habbi
      refused
      to
      participate
      in
      FYP’s
      traditional
      pre-game
     
     
      rituals
      (i.e.
      “the
      circle
      jerk”
      and
      “soggy
      cracker’).
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      it
      is
      imperative
      that
      the
      medical
      problems
      of
     
     
      certain
      members
      of
      FYP
      are
      taken
      into
      consideration.
     
     
      Incontenance
      is
      nothing
      to
      be
      ashamed
      of,
      however,
      it
      does
     
     
      make
      for
      a
      rather
      difficult
      basketball
      game.
     
    

    
     
      Inclosing,
      FYP
      should
      not
      boast
      about
      victories
      that
     
     
      are
      largely
      dependant
      on
      chemical
      stimulants
      and
      the
     
     
      misuse
      of
      fecal
      matter.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Don
      Kiedik