Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I'd
      like
      to
      take
      this
      opportunity
      to
      applaud
      the
     
     
      efforts
      of
      the
      editor,
      staff,
      and
      volunteers.
      who
     
     
      produce
      the
      Panther
      Magazine.
      “As
      production
     
     
      manager
      of
      the
      yearbook
      staff,
      I
      understand
      how
     
     
      much
      time
      it
      takes
      to
      put
      together
      a
      two-page
     
     
      spread.
     
     
      improvement
      over
      last
      years
      and
      the
      content
      is
     
     
      superior.
      Our
      beloved
      GEM
      was
      a
      disappointment
     
     
      last
      year.
      Several
      articles
      printed
      in
      the
      1989-1990
     
     
      GEM
      were
      printed
      for
      shock
      purposes
      only.
      The
     
     
      Panther
      Magazine
      is
      a
      more
      mature
      attempt
      at
     
     
      publishing
      UPEI’s
      news
      and
      the
      opinions
      of
      students
     
     
      -
      there
      are
      some
      interesting
      reads
      this
      year.
      For
     
     
      example,
      the
      editorials
      are
      articulate
      and
      discuss
     
     
      student-related
      topics.
      I
      also
      like
      the
      Professor
     
     
      Focus.
      Being
      at
      a
      small
      university
      allows
      us
      to
     
     
      know
      our
      professors.
      We
      are
      unique
      in
      this
      respect
     
     
      and
      this
      section
      reflects
      the
      one-to-one
      relationship
     
     
      we
      are
      so
      lucky
      to
      have.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      no
      publication
      can
      be
      perfect-especially
      in
      its
     
     
      first
      efforts-I
      have
      some
      suggestions
      for
      improvement.
     
     
      The
      photos
      are
      great.
      But
      who
      is
      in
      them?
      The
     
     
      yearbook
      has
      adopted
      a
      new
      policy
      this
      year
      for
     
     
      photos:
      no
      name,
      no
      photo.
     
     
      include
      a
      short
      caption
      below
      any
      photos
      which
     
     
      would
      answer
      who?,
      what?,
      when?,
      and
      how?.
      I'd
     
     
      really
      like
      to
      know
      about
      the
      girl
      asleep
      on
      the
     
     
      bench
      in
      the
      September
      13
      issue.
      The
      "Concerned
     
     
      Student"
      in
      the
      same
      issue
      said
      the
      name
      was
     
     
      "pathetic".
      I
      think
      that’s
      a
      little
      strong.
      However,
     
     
      I
      don’t
      understand
      why
      a
      journalistic
      piece
      of
      work
     
     
      has
      been
      associated
      with
      "panther"
      -
      our
      sports
     
     
      mascot.
      I
      haven’t
      any
      suggestions
      for
      a
      new
      name
     
     
      just
      yet
      and
      I’m
      not
      complaining.
      Perhaps
      your
      staff
     
     
      could
      brainstorm
      a
      classy
      name
      for
      this
      class
      act!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Again,
      you,
      your
      staff,
      and
      the
      ever-sO-precious
     
     
      volunteers
      have
      my
      support.
      Good
      job!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      layout
      of
      the
      magazine
      is
      an
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Perhaps
      you
      could.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Suzanne
      Hickey
     
     
      2nd
      Year
      Science
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hmm...
      I
      don’t
      know
      about
      the
      "mature"
      part.
     
     
      You
      should
      come
      down
      and
      see
      our
      dart
     
     
      guns
      and
      our
      Nintendo
      games
      ...
      Thanks
      for
     
     
      the
      comments
      and
      suggestions
      though!
     
     
      --Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      a
      fellow
      journalist
      on
      this
      campus,
      I
      am
      pleased
     
     
      to
      see
      the
      vast
      improvement
      in
      the
      "Gem"
      Panther
     
     
      Magazine.
      I
      now
      take
      the
      time
      to
      read
      the
     
     
      information
      and
      I
      love
      the
      new
      size.
      I
      feel
      it
      is
     
     
      imperative
      that
      a
      university
      produce
      journalism
     
     
      worthy
      of
      the
      education
      we
      are
      getting.
      I
      commend
     
     
      you
      all
      for
      the
      courage
      to
      change
      and
      go
      forward.
     
     
      Goodbye
      and
      good
      riddance
      to
      the
      old
      sex
      rag
      and
     
     
      hello
      to
      the
      new
      and
      improved
      Panther
      magazine!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Dawn
      Ambler
     
     
      Yearbook
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sorry!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      you
      start
      wondering
      if
      we’re
      operating
      on
      a
     
     
      different
      calendar
      than
      1990,
      this
      publication
      has
     
     
      been
      coming
      out
      Friday
      instead
      of
      Thursday
      for
     
     
      reasons
      beyond
      our
      control
      (i.e.
      at
      the
      printer’s—
     
     
      shop).
      Seeing
      that
      most
      people
      take
      off
      for
      the
     
     
      weekend
      Friday
      afternoon,
      we
      are
      trying
      to
      rectify
     
     
      this
      problem.
      Our
      apologies
      to
      anyone
      who’s
      been
     
     
      inconvenienced
      by
      the
      delay.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      27,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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