CAMPUS COMEDY SECOND YE LAST THURSDAY evening, before a capacity crowd of over 200, the annual UPEI Comedy Cabaret the The event, sponsored took place at Panther Louge. by Olands Brewers in conjunc- tion with Air Atlantic proved to be one of the highlights of the year thus far, with a num- ber of diverse and aspiring con- testants. This year’s grand prize winner Robert Bodrog, whose original monologne nét- $100 cash, trip ticket anywhere Air At- was ted him a round lantic flies, and will represent UPEI at the Maritime comedy finals at Yuk Yuk’s in Halifax on Febuary 9. Last year’s UPEI Gordie Cox was winner, rel- egated to second place, with Kirsten Lund finishing third, each receiving $200 and $100 respectively. NATIONAL WEEK OF by Lisa Murphy The “National Week of Action” held on this campus during the week Jan 18th - 22nd is officially over, BUT, the purpose behind the event and the spirit gener- ated from it is far from over. This article will attempt to re- “ap some of the events, thank those who participated, and let you know where we are headed in the world of post-secondary education. Post Card Campaign Approximately. 700- 800 postcards’ were forwarded 'o the respective federal and Tovincial Departments of Fi- The purpose behind campaign to lobby °Y increased federal spending And for provincial accountabil- was = WHEN LT SAID Su IT, I Meany BATHING Suit you INBECILE! | Graphic/The Link ! of the Mar- itime finals will go on to rep- The winner for education are spent by the provinces). The UPEI CFS Planning Committee for the National Week of Action ex- tends thanks to the many pro- fessors who allowed us precious class time to plead our case, and to get signatures of support from our fellow students. Panel Discussion The Panel Discussion, ti- tled “Legacy of Restraint” held on Wednesday, January 20 was a huge undertaking and the comments of those who at- tended were favourable. The focus of the event was geared toward that of an information session. A seven member panel provided information and clar- ification on funding, and ex- pessed concerns and comments on the effects of underfund- resent his/her university in the national finals, to be held in Toronto sometime this Spring.« ACTION ing in education. The session was very informative and help- ful. Special thanks to the fo- rum Dr. David Milne; the time keeper, Cathy the MPHEC Mr. Iain and, to the ing panel participants: Moderator, Campbell; rep- Mac- follow- UPEI Faculty representative, Profes- sor Leon Loucks; UPEI Admin- istration representative, Dean Verner Smitheram; UPEI Staff Leo resentative, Donald; representative, Cheverie; UPEI Student reprsentative, Ms. Olive Bryenton; Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Philip Mac Donegal; of Education, Deputy Minister Mr. Burke; and the Federal repre- Roger setative from the Secretary of State, Mr. Nigel Chipendale. Appreciation and thanks must also be extended to those in- dividuals who posed questions and comments during the ques- tion period. Ron Cameron, a committee member, must be commended on a professionbal job done in the audio/visual taping of the event. The Debate Our own UPEI Debating Society staged an aninsing and highly entertaining debate in the Library ‘Pit? on Thursday the 21st. The Affirmative team consisted of Vivian Huizenga aud Bob Smith while the Neg- ative team sported Barry Lin- kletter Shelley Robins. The resolution stated “Be it re- solved that U and niversity Educa- This winter, Mary Brown's will bring you a sleighful of money-saving specials. Don't miss tnem. o Oo ary Brown’s Winter Warm-up She’s got the taste that won’t let you down Mary Brown’s Fried Chicken Nothing else comes close. * EATIN * DRIVE THRU * TAKE OUT * CATERING tion should be funded by KC Irving”. Both teams displayed skillful argumentative skills but. the audience leaned toward the negative team, and by a show of hands judged Barry and Shel- ley as the winners. It was an enjoyable event due to the good natured and dramatic presen- tation of these brave debaters. The Committee wonld like to thank Rochelle Gallant acted as Moderator for the de- bate. Procession, and Irish Wake What a media blitz these events turned out to be! These who Service, activities highlighted much of the week due to the high level of student participation, and triggered a lot of spirit on the campus. It is, however, the wish of the UPEI CFS .Com- that the out of context mittee event is not taken and is viewed as it was intended a light-hearted display about se- rious funding problems that ex- ist in almost all post-secondary institutions across the country. Many. people were involved in these events and all deserve mention; although, due to lim- ited space we are only able to note a few: Pall Bear- ers: Steven Wynne, Tony Ma- son, Kirsten Lund, Tony Doyle, Ron Cameron, and Mark Dun- phy. provided by Lothar Zimmerman. Gowns Sermon delivery by the in- famous Barry Linkletter. Creators of Ambience: Coffin Mainte- nance department: funeral tape - Music Society: Candles - UPEI Cafeteria; Wailers - Lau- rie Reeves, Jill Anderson; Costume and pres- PRES- gentle- construction - Vivian Huizinga, Manderson, and Eleanor Judy Myers: Marian Hall ence - ENCE - men. Performers: *Shellelagh Anne”, and Heather Hickey for her version of ‘American Pie”. Thanks again to all those who participated in PS “Ed’s” funeral service. Premier Ghiz’s Visit Our our on Friday the 22nd, and 1/2 hours enlightened Premier graced ‘Pit: for 1 the ‘governments postition on post- crowded room about his secondary education. His com- ments and answers to questions posed by students were some- what predictable. but overall. the event was an excellent op- portunity for students to air their frustrations and concerns. Follow Up To The Week If there is anything that this Committee the experience of the week, it is learned from that funding to post-secondary education is a complex and highly political issue that can fully alone resolved, overnight. To not be understood, let ...continued on Page 13 == Thursday February 4th, 1988=_ = Page 3 = ~~ ——