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      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      24
      November
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      your
      educational
      neighbourhood
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      MELISSA
      DOUCETTE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Poverty.
      If
      you
      have
      a
     
     
      student
      loan,
      you
      probably
     
     
      know
      all
      about
      this
      condition.
     
     
      A
      single
      student
      with
      the
      maxi-
     
     
      mum
      amount
      allowed
      for
      a
     
     
      student
      loan
      lives
      at
      70
      percent
     
     
      of
      the
      poverty
      line.
      In
      other
     
     
      words,
      students
      have
      another
     
     
      30
      percent
      to
      go
      before
      they
     
     
      reach
      the
      poverty
      line.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kraft
      Dinner,
      Mr.
     
     
      Noodles,
      and
      Rice.
      The
      sta-
     
     
      ple
      food
      for
      students
      living
      at
     
     
      home.
      Why?
      Well,
      first
      and
     
     
      foremost,
      they’re
      EL
     
     
      CHEAPO.
      Did
      you
      know
      that
     
     
      some
      stores
      sell
      Mr.
      Noodles
     
     
      for
      $1
      for
      four
      packages?
      Oh,
     
     
      and
      the
      KD
      also
      has
      a
      child-
     
     
      hood
      nostalgic
      bonus.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
      Caring
      Cup-
     
     
      board
      (CCC).
      Accepts
      food
     
     
      donations
      from
      November
      23"
     
     
      to
      the
      27".
      Helps
      needy
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      make
      it
      through
      the
     
     
      semester.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oxford
      English
      Dic-
     
     
      tionary
      (OED).
      Perhaps
      the
     
     
      most
      prestigious
      dictionary
     
     
      in
      the
      English
      language,
      it
     
     
      comes
      in
      seven
      LARGE
      vol-
     
     
      umes.
      The
      OED
      is
      also
      avail-
     
     
      able
      on-line
      at
      UPEI,
      and
     
     
      can
      be
      accessed
      at
      any
      com-
     
     
      puter
      on
      campus
      through
      the
     
     
      Library
      entries.
      Looking
      up
     
     
      dirty
      words
      at
      four
      in
      the
     
     
      morning
      (when
      you
      are
      sup-
     
     
      posed
      to
      be
      studying,
      writing
     
     
      papers,
      etc.)
      is
      an
      hysterical
     
     
      experience.
      Picture
      some
     
     
      very,
      very
      proper
      Brit
      being
     
     
      forced
      to
      come
      up
      with
      a
     
     
      sanitized
      description
      of
      all
     
     
      your
      favourite
      obscenities.
     
     
      Did
      I
      mention
      the
      numerous
     
     
      contextual
      examples
      given
      of
     
     
      each
      word?
      Believe
      me,
     
     
      when
      you’re
      sotired
      you
      can
     
     
      see
      air,
      dirty
      words
      on
      the
     
     
      OED
      are
      funny.
      You’ll
      feel
     
     
      like
      you
      were
      in
      grade
      five
     
     
      again.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canadian
      University
     
     
      Press
      (CUP).
      An
      organiza-
     
     
      tion
      of
      approximately
      50
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      newspapers.
      All
      pa-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      and
      off
      campus
      on
      Tuesdays.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor-in-Chief
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
     
      Production
      Manager
     
     
      News
      Editor
     
    

    
     
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      Editor
     
     
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      Manager
     
     
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      &
      Cover
      Art
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      http://www.upei.ca/~cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      isthe
      official
      newspaper
      of
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI.
     
     
      tis
      published
      10
      times
      per
      semester.
      2500
      copies
      are
      distributed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      submissions
      are
      Friday
      at
      12:00
      noon,
      without
      exception.
     
     
      The
      Cadre
      isamember
      ofthe
      Canadian
      University
      Press(CUP),
      a
     
     
      rooperative
      of
      50
      university
      and
      college
      newspapers.
     
    

    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      withinthe
      Cadre
      donotnecessarily
     
     
      represent
      the
      views
      of
      UPEI
      or
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      inc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contributors:
      Ryan
      O'Connor,
      Stephen
      McQuaid,
      Kelsey
     
     
      McIntosh,
      Jason
      Hickey,
      Erin
      Fletcher,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Deadlines
      for
      advertisements
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Karen
      Rawlines
     
    

    
     
      Brody
      Morrison
     
    

    
     
      Sarah
      Murphy
     
    

    
     
      Melissa
      Doucette
      (interim)
     
     
      Randy
      McDonald
     
    

    
     
      Vacant
     
    

    
     
      Richard
      Haines
     
    

    
     
      Janice
      Muir
     
    

    
     
      Brian
      Herrell
      (interim)
     
    

    
     
      Bill
      Matthews
      &
      Luke
      Leunes
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pers
      benefit
      from
      the
      resources
     
     
      of
      being
      united
      in
      a
      larger
      body,
     
     
      while
      still
      retaining
      their
      unique-
     
     
      ness
      and
      originality.
      The
      Cadre
     
     
      is
      a
      member
      of
      CUP.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      World
      University
      Serv-
     
     
      ice
      of
      Canada
      (WUSC).
      A
     
     
      social
      justice
      group
      that
      is
      con-
     
     
      cerned
      with
      the
      international
     
     
      community,
      as
      well
      as
      home.
     
     
      Every
      year,
      WUSC
      sends
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      to
      another
      country
      to
      learn
     
     
      about
      other
      cultures
      and
      the
      sig-
     
     
      nificant
      obstacles
      they
      face.
      In
     
     
      past
      years,
      the
      P.E.1.
      chapter
      of
     
     
      WUSC
      has
      sent
      students
      to
      Peru,
     
     
      where
      they
      brought
      much
      needed
     
     
      text
      books.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Best
      Buddies.
      A
      pro-
     
     
      gram
      that
      allows
      special
      needs
     
     
      individuals
      to
      take
      one
      or
      two
     
     
      credit
      courses.
      Each
      person
      is
     
     
      paired
      with
      a
      UPEI
      student
      —
     
     
      their
      buddy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS.
      Mature
      and
     
     
      Part-time
      University
      Students.
     
     
      This
      association
      helps
      to
      provide
     
     
      the
      substantial
      university
      popu-
     
     
      lation
      of
      MAPUS
      students
      with
     
     
      a
      voice.
      From
      what
      I’ve
      heard,
     
     
      the
      MAPUS
      lounge
      in
      the
      Li-
     
     
      brary
      is
      exxxcellent.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CIMN.
      UPEI’s
      campus
     
     
      radio
      station,
      heard
      at
      700
      AM.
     
     
      They’re
      great
      for
      requests,
      and
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      they
      don’t
      play
     
     
      Hanson
      or
      the
      Backstreet
      Boys
     
     
      demonstrates
      the
      existence
      of
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      higher
      power.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sub-organizations
     
     
      (suborgs).
      Suborgs
      of
      the
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union
      include
      The
      Cadre,
     
     
      CIMN,
      and
      Nexus
      (the
      year-
     
     
      book),
      and
      provide
      students
      with
     
     
      important
      services.
      But
      since
     
     
      I’m
      writing
      for
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      suborgs,
      you
      may
      not
      want
      to
     
     
      take
      my
      word
      on
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Honourary
      Degrees.
     
     
      Given
      to
      members
      of
      the
      com-
     
     
      munity
      in
      recognition
      of
      their
     
     
      positive
      contributions
      to
      society.
     
     
      Students
      at
      Memorial
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      in
      Newfoundland
      threatened
     
     
      to
      revolt
      when
      rumors
      hinted
     
     
      that
      Jean
      Chretien
      would
      be
     
     
      given
      an
      honourary
      degree.
      They
     
     
      may
      have
      been
      a
      little
      upset
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chretien’s
      government
      has
      cut
     
     
      $7
      billion
      from
      post-secondary
     
     
      education
      alone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federal
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Education:
      Oh,
      |
      forgot.
      There
     
     
      isn’t
      one!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Libby
      Davis.
      An
      NDP
     
     
      Member
      of
      Parliament
      for
     
     
      Vancouver,
      BC.
      She
      recently
     
     
      introduced
      a
      private
      member’s
     
     
      bill
      to
      reverse
      the
      changes
      in
     
     
      bankruptcy
      legislation
      that
      pro-
     
     
      hibit
      students
      from
      declaring
     
     
      bankruptcy
      for
      ten
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Organization
      of
      Eco-
     
     
      nomic
      Cooperation
      and
      De-
     
     
      velopment
      (OECD).
      A
      con-
     
     
      glomeration
      of
      nations,
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      Germany,
      Canada,
      France,
     
     
      the
      United
      States,
      Great
      Brit-
     
     
      ain,
      and
      24
      others.
      17
      of
      the
      29
     
     
      countries
      have
      zero
      tuition,
      and
     
     
      27
      of
      the
      29
      have
      a
      national
     
     
      system
      of
      grants
      for
      students.
     
     
      For
      the
      latter,
      only
      Japan
      and
     
     
      Canada
      are
      countries
      without
     
     
      this
      benefit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      APEC
      98.
      The
      yearly
     
     
      summit
      of
      Asian
      leaders.
      If
     
     
      you
      recall,
      students
      who
      didn’t
     
     
      like
      APEC
      97
      were
      pepper
     
     
      sprayed
      (they
      had
      a
      problem
     
     
      with
      Suharto,
      among
      others).
     
     
      Chretien
      is
      attending
      APEC
     
    
   
   
    
     
      98,
      but
      he
      isn’t
      as
      jocular
      this
     
     
      time
      around.
      You
      see,
      the
     
     
      Malaysian
      government
      jailed
     
     
      one
      of
      their
      ministers,
      and
      it
     
     
      made
      Johnny
      sad.
      Apparently,
     
     
      it’s
      not
      okay
      to
      imprison
      politi-
     
     
      cians,
      but
      it
      is
      okay
      to
      murder
     
     
      citizens.
      Not
      to
      be
      confused
     
     
      with
      the
      Atlantic
      Provinces
     
     
      Economic
      Council.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      East
      Timor.
      Formally
      a
     
     
      self-governing
      state,
      inthe
      70’s
     
     
      it
      was
      invaded
      by
      Indonesia,
     
     
      under
      the
      leadership
      of
      then
     
     
      President
      Suharto.
      It
      is
      esti-
     
     
      mated
      that
      hundreds
      of
      thou-
     
     
      sands
      of
      East
      Timorese
      have
     
     
      been
      murdered
      since
      the
      take-
     
     
      over,
      including
      students.
      On
     
     
      one
      occasion
      a
      few
      years
      ago,
     
     
      students
      were
      peacefully
      pro-
     
     
      testing
      the
      occupation
      of
      their
     
     
      home
      when
      over
      200
      were
     
     
      gunned
      down.
      Many
      were
     
     
      imprisoned
      and
      tortured
      (some
     
     
      had
      sulphuric
      acid
      injected
      into
     
     
      their
      bodies).
      Just
      this
      year,
      at
     
     
      least
      six
      students
      were
      killed
     
     
      during
      a
      memorial
      for
      their
     
     
      murdered
      friends.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jakarta,
      Indonesia.
     
     
      Site
      of
      a
      massive
      student
      pro-
     
     
      test
      against
      Suharto’
      srule.
      The
     
     
      strength
      of
      their
      combined
     
     
      voices
      was
      the
      catalyst
      for
     
     
      Suharto’s
      recent
      resignation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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