STUDENT
      UNION
      NEWSLETTER
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      Vice
      Presidents
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      Well
      this
      has
      been
      a
      very
      interesting
     
     
      and
      exciting
      year
      here
      at
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union.
      Much
      of
      my
      time
      was
      spent
     
     
      working
      with
      the
      Cadre
      and
      the
     
     
      Yearbook.
      |
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      Becky
     
     
      and
      all
      the
      staff
      and
      volunteers
      at
      the
     
     
      Yearbook
      and
      Kent,
      Sarah,
      Richard
      and
     
     
      all
      the
      staff
      and
      volunteers
      at
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      for
      all
      their
      help
      and
      for
      a
      job
      well
      done
     
     
      this
      year.
      This
      year
      was
      also
      spent
     
     
      improving
      communication
      on
      campus.
     
     
      We
      began
      sending
      weekly
      e-mail
     
     
      updates
      to
      all
      the
      clubs
      and
      societies
      to
     
     
      let
      them
      know
      what
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      was
      up
      to.
      As
      well,
      two
      new
      web
      sites
     
     
      were
      created
      that
      we
      hope
      will
      make
      it
     
     
      easier
      for
      students
      to
      access
      information
     
     
      about
      the
      Student
      Union.
      |
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      Kent
      Bruyneel
      for
      all
      the
      work
      he
     
     
      did
      creating
      these
      web
      sites.
      Overall
     
     
      this
      has
      been
      an
      amazing
      year
      and
      |
     
     
      have
      really
      learned
      a
      lot
      about
      myself.
     
     
      |
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      my
      fellow
      executive
     
     
      members;
      B.J.,
      Stephen,
      John
      and
      Kyle
     
     
      for
      helping
      me
      out
      when
      |
      needed
      it
      and
     
     
      for
      teaching
      me
      a
      lot
      about
      working
      as
      a
     
     
      team.
      As
      well
      |
      would
      like
      to
      thank
     
     
      Heather,
      Cara,
      Aaron,
      Sherri,
      Andrea,
     
     
      Steve,
      and
      Golden
      for
      all
      their
      help
      this
     
     
      year.
     
     
      Matthew
      Hogan
     
     
      VP
      Internal
      1999/2000
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CONGRATULATIONS
     
     
      TO
      THE
      GRADUATING
     
     
      CLASS
      OF
      2000
     
     
      FROM
      THE
     
     
      UPEI
      STUDENT
      UNION
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TJearhook
      Snformation
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      deadline
      for
      submitting
      your
     
     
      graduation
      photo
      for
      the
      99/00
      Yearbook
     
     
      is
      March
      31,
      2000.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Yearbook
      is
      looking
      for
      volunteers.
     
     
      If
      you
      would
      like
      to
      be
      involved
      contact
     
     
      Becky
      at
      the
      Yearbook
      office
      at
      566-
     
     
      0708.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sleabth,
      Card
      Leminder
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Attention
      to
      those
      students
      who
      are
     
     
      covered
      through
      the
      UPEI!
      Student
     
     
      Medical
      Plan.
      Please
      drop
      by
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      office
      and
      pick
      up
      your
     
     
      pay
      direct
      card
      if
      you
      haven't
      done
      so
     
     
      already.
     
    

    
     
      The
      pay
      direct
      card
      allows
      you
      to
      get
     
     
      your
      prescription
      drugs
      at
      a
      payable
      rate
     
     
      of
      20%.
      Clarica
      pays
      the
      remaining
     
     
      80%.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      have
      any
      questions
      about
      your
     
     
      medical
      coverage
      contact
      Cara
      at
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union,
      566-0530
      or
      Email
     
     
      studentu@upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Unicon
      Election
     
     
      Onformiation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Re
     
     
      Advanced
      Polls
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Monday,
      March
      20,
      6
      PM
      -
      9
      PM
     
     
      Tuesday,
      March
      21,6
      PM-9
      PM
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Regular
      Polis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wednesday,
      March
      22,
      9
      AM
      -
      5
      PM
     
     
      Thursday,
      March
      23,9
      AM-
      5
      PM
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MARCH
      2000
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VD
      Eptenal
     
     
      Message
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      year
      as
      VP
      External
      has
      flown
      by,
     
     
      packed
      with
      lots
      of
      activities
      and
     
     
      opportunities.
      I've
      worked
      hard
      this
      year
     
     
      to
      strengthen
      UPEI's
      involvement
      in
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Students
      (CFS).
     
     
      I've
      set
      up
      information
      tables
      and
     
     
      postered
      campus
      to
      familiarize
      students
     
     
      with
      CFS
      and
      the
      services
      they
      offer
      us
     
     
      as
      members.
     
     
      Recently,
      with
      the
      help
      of
      a
      great
     
     
      campaigns
      committee,
      |
      was
      able
      to
     
     
      organize
      active
      involvement
      in
      CFS's
     
     
      ‘Access
      2000'
      campaign
      here
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      Hundreds
      of
      students
      came
      out
      for
      our
     
     
      Awareness
      raising
      ‘Kraft
      Dinner’
      Lunch,
     
     
      over
      200
      postcards
      signed
      by
      students
     
     
      were
      sent
      to
      local
      MP’s
      and
      petitions
     
     
      gathered
      350
      UPEI
      signatures
      to
      be
     
     
      sent
      to
      the
      House
      of
      Commons.
      The
     
     
      evening
      panel
      discussion
      brought
      much
     
     
      support
      for
      our
      campaign
      and
      some
     
     
      effective
      debate
      about
      higher
      education
     
     
      in
      our
      province.
      Media
      coverage
      on
      this
     
     
      day
      of
      action
      was
      widespread
      and
     
     
      student's
      concerns
      were
      voiced
      clearly
     
     
      to
      government,
      administration
      and
      the
     
     
      public,
      making
      the
      campaign
      an
     
     
      undeniable
      success
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      Government
      relations
      with
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      have
      been
      great
      this
      year.
      The
     
     
      February
      2”
      forum,
      as
      well
      as
      an
     
     
      executive
      meeting
      with
      the
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Education
      earlier
      in
      the
      year
      and
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      meet
      recently
      with
      the
     
     
      Minister
      of
      Finance
      to
      present
      the
     
     
      Alternative
      Provincial
      Budget
      have
     
     
      insured
      that
      UPEI
      students
      concerns
     
     
      are
      being
      heard
      by
      government.
     
     
      I've
      had
      the
      opportunity
      to
      organize
     
     
      student
      involvement
      in
      various
     
     
      nationwide
      community
      activities
      such
      as
     
     
      the
      ‘AIDS
      walk’
      put
      on
      by
      AIDS
      P.E.I.
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      ‘The
      White
      Ribbon
     
     
      Campaign’
      to
      stop
      gender
      violence
      and
     
     
      ‘The
      Have
      a
      Heart
      campaign’
      for
      AIDS
     
     
      awareness.
     
     
      As
      UPEI's
      last
      VP
      External
      I'm
      proud
      of
     
     
      what
      has
      been
      accomplished
      in
      External
     
     
      Affairs
      this
      year
      and
      |
      would
      like
      to
      thank
     
     
      everyone
      who
      helped
      me
      make
      this
      year
     
     
      so
      successful.
     
     
      B.J.
      McCarville
     
     
      Vice
      President
      External
      1999/2000
     
    
   
   
    
     
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