There
      are
      700
      chemicals
      added
      to
     
     
      cigarettes
      during
      production.
      Here
     
     
      are
      some
      of
      my
      favorites:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Ammonia
      is
      a
      poisonous
     
     
      gas
      used
      to
      clean
      toilets.
     
     
      OPINION:
      Wouldn’t
      you
      want
      to
     
     
      clean
      your
      lungs
      with
      a
      product
     
     
      powerful
      enough
      to
      keep
      toilets
     
     
      clean?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Cadmium
      is
      a
      highly
      toxic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      metal
      used
      in
      batteries.
     
     
      OPINION:
      Everybody
      loves
      bat-
     
     
      teries.
      Without
      them,
      those.
      singing
     
     
      fish
      would
      just
      be
      for
      decoration.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Arsenic
      is
      a
      poison
      found
      in
     
     
      ant
      killers.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      Arsenic
      is
      only
      poison-
     
     
      ous
      if
      you
      put
      it
      in
      someone’s
      food.
     
     
      Blowing
      it
      in
      someone’s
      face
      is
      a
     
     
      sign
      of
      friendship
      in
      Sudbury.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Formaldehyde
      is
      used
      as
      an
     
     
      embalming
      fluid.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      Formaldehyde
      helps
     
     
      you
      leave
      a
      handsome
      corpse,
      but
      if
     
     
      you
      want
      to
      jiggle
      during
      your
     
     
      funeral,
      try
      Jell-O.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Acetone
      is
      found
      in
      nail
     
     
      polish
      remover.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      Avoid
      sticking
      your
     
     
      fingers
      in
      a
      smokers
      mouth
      when
     
     
      you
      are
      painting
      your
      nails.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Here
      is
      some
      tuition
      freeze
      propa-
     
     
      ganda
      care
      of
      SU
      President,
      BJ.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      UPEI
      tuition
      has
      increased
     
     
      89%
      since
      1990
      (from
      $1,840).
     
     
      OPINION:
      |
      bet
      if
      they
      could
      keep
     
     
      the
      cost
      of
      tuition
      down
      if
      they
     
     
      started
      charging
      the
      rats
      at
      Marion
     
     
      Hall
      for
      enrollment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      The
      provincial
      grant
      has
     
     
      decreased
      by
      9.4%
      over
      the
      past
      10
     
     
      years.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      If
      the
      provincial
      gov-
     
     
      ernment
      didn’t
      decrease
      the
      grant,
     
     
      then
      they
      couldn’t
      afford
      to
      run
     
     
      this
      province
      properly,
      build
      golf
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Faction
     
    
   
   
    
     
      courses,
      or
      go
      on
      wine
      tasting
      trips
     
     
      to
      California.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Average
      student
      debt
      upon
     
     
      graduation
      is
      $25,000
      nationally.
     
     
      OPINION:
      With
      that
      much
      money,
     
     
      every
      student
      in
      Canada
      could
      book
     
     
      their
      very
      own,
      private
      Treble
     
     
      Charger
      and
      54°40
      concerts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Many
      students
      in
      PEI
      are
     
     
      forced
      to
      take
      out
      bank
      loans
      and
     
     
      student
      lines
      of
      credit
      at
      high
      rates
     
     
      of
      interest
      because
     
     
      they
      are
      ineligible
     
     
      for
      provincial
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      loans’
      or
     
     
      because
      they
      can’t
     
     
      get
      a
      loan
      suffi-
     
     
      cient
      to
      cover
      liv-
     
     
      ing
      expenses.
     
     
      OPINION:
      I’m
     
     
      ineligible
      for
      a
      provincial
      student
     
     
      loan
      because
      I
      once
      tried
      to
      sell
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      to
      Mordecai
     
     
      Richler.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Austria,
      Czech
      Republic,
     
     
      Denmark,
      Finland,
      France,
     
     
      Germany,
      Greece,
      Hungary,
     
     
      Iceland,
      Ireland,
      Mexico,
      Norway,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OPINION
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sweden,
      the
      Netherlands,
      and
     
     
      Turkey
      have
      no
      user
      fees
      for
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      education
      (no
      tuition).
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      Tuition
      would
      be
     
     
      worth
      paying,
      if
      a
      large
      order
      of
     
     
      fries
      and
      a
      Coke
      were
      included
     
     
      with
      the
      purchase.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      In
      1976
      Canada
      signed
      an
     
    

    
     
      international
      covenant
      committing
     
    

    
     
      Canada
      to
      eliminate
      user
      fees
      for
     
    

    
     
      post-secondary
      education.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      The
      country
      got
      a
      little
     
     
      distracted
      from
     
    

    
     
      this
      goal
      for
      the
     
     
      next
      25
      years
      by
     
     
      the
      overwhelm-
     
     
      ing
      success
      of
     
     
      Don
      Henley’s
     
     
      career.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      BC,
     
     
      Newfoundland,
      and
      Quebec
      all
     
     
      have
      government-legislated
      tuition
     
     
      freezes.
     
     
      OPINION:
     
     
      Manitoba!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Suck’
      ».-on.
      -
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      A
      legislated
      funded
      fee
     
     
      freeze
      does
      not
      affect
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      your
      education.
      Instead
      the
      govern-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ment
      commits
      to
      funding
      any
     
     
      increased
      costs
      of
      the
      university.
      _
     
     
      OPINION:
      If
      we
      get
      a
      fee
      freeze,
     
     
      maybe
      we
      could
      get
      the
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      to
      pay
      for
      a
      new
      aquarium
      on
     
     
      campus.
      There
      are
      not
      enough
      sea
     
     
      otters.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Last
      year
      UPEI
      students
      ate
     
     
      Kraft
      Dinner
      and
      got
      a
      tuition
     
     
      freeze.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      I
      eat
      Kraft
      Dinner
      all
     
     
      the
      time,
      but
      the
      only
      thing
      it
      gives
     
     
      me
      are
      tape
      worms.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Tuition
      is
      slated
      to
      increase
     
     
      by
      up
      to
      $208.80
      next
      year.
     
     
      OPINION:
      A
      small
      percentage
      of
     
     
      this
      increase
      will
      be
      put
      in
      a
      special
     
     
      fund
      to
      buy
      the
      Student
      Union’s
      VP
     
     
      Finance,
      Gordon
      Henley,
      a
      calcula-
     
     
      tor.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Studies
      have
      proven
      that
     
     
      tuition
      increases
      are
      limiting
      acces-
     
     
      sibility
      to
      post-secondary
      —
      educa-
     
     
      tion.
     
     
      OPINION:
      The
      harder
      it
      is
      to
      get
     
     
      into
      university,
      UPEI’s
      chances
      of
     
     
      being
      the
      first
      university
      to
      give
      a
     
     
      degree
      to
      a
      horse
      decrease.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      Post-secondary
      education
     
     
      has
      become
      a
      basic
      requirement
      for
     
     
      full
      participation
      in
      our
      society,
      our
     
     
      economy,
      and
      our
      democracy.
     
     
      OPINION:
      If
      you
      don’t
      have
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      degree,
      then
      you
      might
      as
     
     
      well
      live
      in
      Scotland.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      February
      14
      is
      Freeze
      Day.
     
     
      OPINION:
      I
      hate
      to
      correct
      you,
     
     
      but
      it’s
      actually
      Valentine’s
      Day,
     
     
      BJ.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT:
      You
      can
      eat
      a
      free
      popsicle,
     
     
      sign
      the
      petition,
      send
      a
      special
     
     
      valentine
      to
      the
      minister
      of
      educa-
     
     
      tion,
      attend
      the
      rally
      and
      join
      the
     
     
      march.
     
    

    
     
      OPINION:
      You
      could
      do
      that...or
     
     
      you
      could
      join
      The
      Cadre
      on
      their
     
     
      very
      first
      pub
      crawl
      at
      5:00
     
     
      Wednesday
      night.
      :