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      Feature
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      your
      education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      MELISSA
      DOUCETTE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Since
      school
      was
      devel-
     
     
      oped
      by
      bureaucrats
      and
      intel-
     
     
      lects,
      there
      are,
      without
      hyper-
     
     
      bole,
      millions
      ofapplicable
      edu-
     
     
      cation
      terms
      and/or
      people
      in-
     
     
      volved.
      Here’s
      yet
      another
     
     
      installment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Multilateral
      Agree-
     
     
      ment
      on
      Investment
      (MAI).
     
     
      “Free
      trade
      on
      steroids,
      ”
      ac-
     
     
      cording
      to
      Maude
      Barlow
      of
     
     
      the
      Council
      of
      Canadians.
      Tar-
     
     
      get
      of
      a
      massive
      international
     
     
      movement
      of
      concerned
      citi-
     
     
      zens.
      Under
      the
      MAI,
      Canada
     
     
      would
      be
      locked
      into
      thisagree-
     
     
      ment
      for
      20
      years.
      Has
      the
     
     
      potential
      to
      doall
      sorts
      of
      nasty
     
     
      things
      to
      students,
      small
      busi-
     
     
      nesses,
      the
      environment,
      etc.
     
     
      Members
      of
      the
      Organization
     
     
      for
      Economic
      Cooperation
      and
     
     
      Development
      (OECD)
      are
     
     
      currently
      trying
      to
      introduce
     
     
      the
      MAI
      to
      the
      World
      Trade
     
     
      Organization
      (WTO).
     
     
      Chrétien
      thought
      the
      MAI
      was
     
     
      such
      a
      good
      thing
      for
      Canadi-
     
     
      ans
      that
      he
      tried
      to
      keep
      it
     
     
      secret
      from
      the
      average
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      for
      as
      long
      as
      possible.
     
     
      Water
      cannons
      and
      baseball
     
     
      bats
      probably
      would
      have
      kept
     
     
      them
      quiet.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chester
      Gillan.
      Provin-
     
     
      cial
      Minister
      of
      Education.
      Cut
     
     
      millions
      from
      the
      UPEI
      budget
     
     
      over
      the
      years,
      and
      wants
     
     
      praise
      for
      giving
      some
      back.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Robert
      Maddix.
      Pro-
     
     
      vincial
      Liberal
      Education
     
     
      Critic.
      Only
      been
      doing
      the
      job
     
     
      for
      a
      few
      weeks,
      but
      is
      against
     
     
      the
      new
      bankruptcy
      legisla-
     
     
      tion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Herb
      Dickison.
     
     
      Leader
      of
      the
      provincial
      New
     
     
      Democratic
      Party,
      and
      first
     
     
      elected
      NDP
      in
      PEI
      history.
     
     
      Very
      supportive
      of
      students,
     
     
      Dr.
      Dickison
      marches
      with
      us
     
     
      during
      demonstrations
      and
     
     
      sticks
      up
      for
      us
      in
      the
      legisla-
     
     
      ture.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Senate.
      A
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      body
      that
      handles
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      matters.
      They
      approve
     
     
      course
      changes,
      Major
      and
     
     
      Minor
      programs,
      etc.
      Senate
     
     
      consists
      of
      the
      university
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      and
      Deans,
      an
      alumni
      rep-
     
     
      resentative,
      faculty
      and
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      representatives,
      and
      oth-
     
     
      ers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Board
      of
      Gov-
     
     
      ernors
      (BoG).
      This
      entity
     
     
      makes
      the
      big
      administrative
     
     
      decisions,
      mostly
      concerned
     
     
      with
      money.
      These
      people
      set
     
     
      your
      tuition.
      The
      BoG
      consists
     
     
      of
      the
      Chancellor;
      the
      Presi-
     
     
      dents
      of
      UPEI
      and
      Holland
     
     
      College;
      nine
      representatives
     
     
      sppcinns
      by
      the
      Lieutenant.
     
    

    
     
      overnor,
      two
      representatives
     
     
      each
      from
      Senate,
      the
      faculty,
     
     
      the
      alumni,
      and
      the
      student
     
     
      union;
      and
      two
      members
     
     
      elected
      by
      the
      Board.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      neighbourhood
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alumni.
      When
      you
     
     
      graduate,
      you’
      ll
      be
      considered
     
     
      an
      alumnus
      of
      UPEI.
      The
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      will
      take
      credit
      for
      you
     
     
      if
      you
      do
      well,
      and
      ignore
      you
     
     
      if
      you
      fail.
      Either
      way,
      prepare
     
     
      to
      be
      immediately
      asked
      for
     
     
      money.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Impressions
      Café.
      Get
     
     
      over
      it.
      The
      Pit
      by
      any
      other
     
     
      name
      is
      still
      too
      expensive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SUB
      2000.
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Building
      project,
      ex-
     
     
      pected
      to
      be
      started
      (or
      com-
     
     
      pleted
      ?)
      In
      the
      year
      2000.
      Will
     
     
      replace
      the
      Barn,
      which
      has
     
     
      been
      the
      “temporary”
      UPEI
     
     
      student
      union
      centre
     
     
      (“USUC”)
      for
      almost
      30
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Barn.
      The
      present
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Centre.
      Site
      of
     
     
      numerous
      movie
      pubs,
      con-
     
     
      certs,
      and
      events.
      That’s
      why
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union
      office
      smells
     
     
      like
      beer
      (theoretically).
      1
      won’t
     
     
      even
      touch
      the
      an
      in
      the
     
     
      lounge(literally
      or
      figuratively).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Itchy
      and
      Scratchy.
     
     
      Loveable
      characters
      from
      The
     
     
      Simpsons,
      they
      fight
      and
      bite,
     
     
      and
      fight
      and
      bite
      and
      fight.
     
     
      Quite
      relevant
      to
      sociological
     
     
      studies
      on
      how
      television
      vio-
     
     
      lence
      affects
      viewers.
      They’re
     
     
      really
      funny,
      too.
      Note:
      the
      cat
     
     
      always
      loses,
      and
      losing
      means
     
     
      ahorrible
      death,
      which
      usually
     
     
      provides
      the
      humour.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Think
      of
      yourself
      for
      a
      change.
     
     
      Save
      a
      rainforest.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Or
      start
      to
      compost.
      Or
      stop
      using
      pesticides.
      After
      all,
      whenever
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      big
      or
      small
      -
      to
      help
      restore
      and
      conserve
      our
      wild
      spaces
      and
      species,
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      do
      anything
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      help
      yourself.
      We
      count
      on
      these
      living
      resources
      for
      everything
      from
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      medical
      advancement
      to
      industrial
      growth.
      In
      other
      words,
      what
      we
      do
      for
      them,
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      we
      do
      for
      ourselves.
      And
      our
      children.
      Reach
      us
      at
      www.wwfcanada.org
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1-800-26-PANDA
      and
      we'll
      tell
      you
      a
      few
      more
      selfish
      ways
      you
      can
      help.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CANADA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Their
      future
      is
      our
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      +
      3
      November
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ii
      ti
      wir
      “Ft
      “4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Attention
      English
     
     
      as
      a
      Second
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Language
     
     
      Students!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      you
      need
      help
      with:
     
     
      writing
      assignments?
     
     
      general
      communications
      skills?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      so,
      the
      Department
      of
     
     
      Extension
      and
      Summer
     
     
      Programs
      is
      offering
      short
     
     
      programs
      beginning
     
     
      immediately.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information
      contact
     
     
      E.S.L.
      facilitator
      Linda
      Meggs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      566-0440,
      or
     
     
      e-mail
      address:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Imeggs@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Or
      visit
      Room
      114
      in
      Main
     
     
      Building
     
    
   
   
    
     
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