MARCH
      28,
      2007
      THE
      CADRE
      :
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sarees
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EDITORIAT.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Right
      Here
      and
      Now
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rob
      Walker
     
     
      Editor
      in
      Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      of
      you
      may
      not
      be
      aware
      of
     
     
      the
      attempt
      by
      Ryan
      Gallant
      and
      Ryan
     
     
      Palmer
      to
      have
      the
      Independent
      Student
     
     
      Media
      Society
      take
      over
      the
      Cadre
      next
     
     
      year.
     
    

    
     
      I
      found
      out
      about
      this
      proposed
      plan
      a
     
     
      week
      before
      the
      council
      meeting,
      on
      St.
     
     
      Patty’s
      day
      (I
      was
      actually
      going
      to
      the
     
     
      Wave
      to
      buy
      a
      ticket
      for
      that
      night).
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      approached
      by
      Ryan
      Palmer
      and
     
     
      told
      that
      it
      was
      pretty
      much
      a
      done
      deal
     
     
      that
      ISM
      would
      be
      taking
      over
      the
      Cadre.
     
    

    
     
      This
      was
      obviously
      news
      to
      me,
      as
      the
     
     
      only
      thing
      I
      was
      aware
      of
      was
      one
      of
     
     
      our
      reporters
      sitting
      on
      what
      I
      thought
     
     
      was
      a
      committee
      to
      look
      into
      options
     
     
      regarding
      the
      autonomy
      of
      the
      Cadre.
     
    

    
     
      In
      reality,
      Ryan
      Gallant
      had
      approached
     
     
      Ryan
      Palmer
      with
      the
      purpose
      of
      having
     
     
      ISM
      take
      over
      the
      Cadre.
      The
      commit-
     
     
      tee,
      rather
      than
      doing
      any
      real
      research,
     
     
      simply
      discussed
      a
      proposal
      by
      ISM
      to
     
     
      take
      over.
     
    

    
     
      The
      proposal
      included
      a
      move
      to
     
     
      entitely
      web-based
      news
      reporting
      and
     
     
      switching
      the
      Cadre
      over
      to
      a
      monthly,
     
     
      arts
      and
      entertainment-based
      magazine.
     
    

    
     
      Also,
      half
      the
      staff
      would
      be
      cut
      and
     
     
      only
      one
      position
      would
      run
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      itself
      (a
      position
      currently
      4
      students
      put
     
     
      anywhere
      from
      12-20
      hours
      a
      week
      into).
     
    

    
     
      While
      I’m
      a
      huge
      supporter
      of
      online
     
     
      news
      and
      citizen
      journalism,
      and
      would
     
     
      love
      nothing
      more
      than
      to
      separate
      from
     
     
      the
      student
      union,
      I
      feel
      it
      has
      to
      be
     
     
      done
      responsibly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Luckily
      the
      student
      union
      felt
      the
      same
     
     
      way,
      and
      listened
      to
      our
      concerns.
      We
     
     
      had
      a
      frank
      discussion
      with
      them
      regard-
     
     
      ing
      the
      realities
      of
      putting
      out
      a
      student
     
     
      newspaper.
     
    

    
     
      They
      voted,
      as
      you'll
      see
      in
      the
      story,
      to
     
     
      restructure
      the
      committee
      into
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      and
      editor,
      a
      member
      of
      the
      Cadre
      |
     
     
      staff,
      a
      working
      print
      journalist
      from
      the
     
     
      community,
      a
      council
      exec
      and
      a
      council
      |
     
     
      member
      at
      large.
     
    

    
     
      We
      feei
      this
      is
      a
      much
      more
      balanced
     
     
      and
      fair
      committee,
      which
      will
      be
      review-
     
     
      ing
      all
      options
      and
      alternatives
      when
     
     
      looking
      at
      making
      the
      Cadre
      autono-
     
     
      mous.
     
    

    
     
      While
      it
      was
      frustrating
      to
      be
      kept
      out
     
     
      of
      the
      loop,
      most
      of
      the
      problems
      were
     
     
      caused
      by
      miscommunication
      and
      certain
     
     
      people
      misrepresenting
      information.
     
    

    
     
      As
      well,
      I
      think
      it’s
      kind
      of
      funny
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘after
      approaching
      ISM
      to
      take
      over
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre,
      Ryan
      Gallant
      didn’t
      attend
      the
     
     
      meeting
      where
      the
      discussion
      was
      taking
     
     
      place.
      I
      would
      have
      liked
      to
      hear
      his
      side
     
     
      of
      things.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      we
      couldn’t
      be
      happier
      with
     
     
      the
      current
      setup
      and
      hope
      to
      be
      com-
     
     
      pletely
      independent
      from
      the
      student
     
     
      union
      while
      remaining
      a
      vital
      aspect
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      by
      the
      end
      of
      next
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Also,
      I
      don’t
      want
      people
      to
      think
      we’re
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      solely
      focusing
      on
      our
      print
     
     
      editions,
      as
      the
      online
      work
      is
      something
     
     
      we've
      been
      wanting
      to
      work
      more
      on.
     
     
      The
      problem
      is
      resources...right
      now
      we
     
     
      are
      short
      two
      reporters,
      and
      there
      simply
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “isn’t
      enough
      time
      for
      them
      to
      work
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stories
      for
      us
      as
      well
      as
      constantly
      updat-
     
     
      ing
      the
      website.
     
    

    
     
      As
      always,
      I’ll
      continue
      to
      be
      as
      trans-
     
     
      parent
      and
      open
      as
      possible
      with
      all
     
     
      workings
      of
      the
      Cadre.
      If
      there
      are
      any
     
     
      questions,
      concerns
      or
      suggestions,
      our
     
     
      door
      (and
      e-mail
      inbox)
      is
      always
      open.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Ina
      similiar
      vein,
      we’re
      printing
      the
     
     
      entire
      student
      union
      budget,
      as
      it
      was
     
     
      given
      to
      us,
      as
      well
      as
      the
      letter
      written
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘by
      student
      union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      felt
      that
      while
      some
      stories
      could
     
     
      be
      written
      based
      on
      the
      information
      in
     
     
      the
      budget,
      at
      this
      time
      simply
      giving
      the
     
     
      students
      students
      the
      information
      and
     
     
      letting
      them
      ask
      questions
      themselves
     
     
      would
      be
      a
      better
      option.
     
    

    
     
      .
      I
      can’t
      think
      of
      a
      single
      reason
      not
      to
     
     
      print
      it,
      if
      students
      are
      curious
      or
      have
     
     
      questions
      they
      can
      approach
      the
      VP
      of
     
     
      finance.
      He
      said
      no
      one
      has
      talked
      to
     
     
      him
      about
      it
      this
      year,
      so
      maybe
      this
      will
     
     
      make
      some
      people
      come
      forward
      and
     
     
      ask
      questions.
     
    

    
     
      I
      want
      to
      say
      thank
      you
      to
      all
      the
     
     
      people
      who
      stood
      up
      in
      support
      of
      the
     
     
      Cadre,
      and
      the
      councillors,
      chairs
      and
     
     
      other
      people
      involved
      with
      SU
      for
      mak-
     
     
      ing
      a
      rational,
      fair
      decision.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre
      and
      may
      no!
     
     
      permission.
      Repri
     
     
      directed
      to
      the
      Mai
     
    
   
   
    
     
      above
      address.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mel
      Bernard
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      have
      included
      a
      copy
      of
      student
     
     
      union’s
      working
      budget
      in
      this
      issue
      of
     
     
      the
      Cadre
      because
      we
      feel
      students
      have
     
     
      a
      right
      to
      know
      what
      is
      going
      on
      with
     
     
      their
      money.
      When
      Faiz
      Ahmed
      ap-
     
     
      proached
      me
      with
      a
      copy
      of
      the
      budget,
     
     
      I
      thought
      of
      a
      few
      reasons
      why
      we.
     
     
      shouldn’t
      print
      it.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      thing
      that
      came
      to
      mind
      was
     
     
      if
      it
      was
      against
      SU’s
      constitution
      to
     
     
      distribute
      the
      budget.
      Faiz
      did
      research
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      a
      little
      something...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      this
      and
      assured
      me
      that
      there
      was
      no
     
     
      written
      rule
      against
      it.
      ]
      asked
      some
      SU
     
     
      officials
      and
      they
      confirmed
      this
      for
      me.
     
    

    
     
      My
      second
      thought
      was
      if
      this
      was
     
     
      ethical.
      I
      quickly
      wiped
      that
      from
      my
     
     
      mind,
      as
      this
      is
      a
      student
      newspaper
      and
     
     
      I
      am
      dedicated
      to
      bringing
      them
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      think
      is
      important.
      I
      know
      a
      lot
      of
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      out
      there
      think
      this
      paper
      sucks,
     
     
      but
      we
      have
      been
      trying
      all
      year
      to
      print
     
     
      stories
      that
      matter
      to
      the
      student
      body.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Not
      all
      stories
      will
      be
      interesting
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      everyone,
      that
      would
      be
      impossible.
      But
     
     
      this
      budget
      is
      important
      to
      everyone.
      We
     
     
      all
      pay
      into
      it.
      The
      SU
      runs
      off
      of
      our
     
     
      money.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      issue
      I
      had
      was
      with
      the
      SU’s
     
     
      reasoning
      that
      people
      could
      misinterpret
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      numbers.
      I
      think
      the
      student
      popula-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      is
      smarter
      than
      SU
      is
      giving
      us
      credit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for.
      We
      did
      not
      print
      this
      budget
      to
      point
     
     
      out
      discrepancies,
      we
      realize
      working
     
     
      budgets
      are
      not
      perfect.
      You
      don’t
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      a
      rocket
      scientist
      to
      figure
      that
      one
     
     
      out,
      thanks
      SU.
     
    

    
     
      So
      having
      said
      that,
      look
      at
      this
      budget
     
     
      in
      terms
      of
      finally
      knowing
      where
      the
     
     
      money's
      going,
      not
      in
      terms
      of
      the
      pos-
     
     
      sible
      mistakes.
     
    

    
     
      I
      tried
      to
      think
      of
      other
      reasons
      why
     
     
      not
      to
      print
      this,
      but
      I
      came
      up
      with
     
     
      nothing.
      So
      here
      it
      is.
      Enjoy.
     
    

    
     
      Mel
      Bernard
      ;
     
     
      Managing
      Editor