Letter
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
      am
      not
      the
      kind
      of
      person
      who
      makes
      PDAs
      (Public
     
     
      Displays
      of
      Anger),
      but
      I’m
      PISSED
      OFF!
      First
      it
      was
     
     
      the
      hike
      in
      tuition;
      well,
      we
      knew
      that
      was
      coming.
      But
     
     
      what
      really
      has
      got
      me
      pissed
      is
      this
      CARI
      monster
      that
     
     
      now
      inhabits
      our
      campus.
      I
      am
      pissed
      because
      we
      don’t
     
     
      have
      enough
      access
      to
      the
      pool
      and
      arena
      as
      students
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      (Pll
      just
      renew
      my
      Spa
      membership);
      but
      the
      kick-
     
     
      er
      is
      the
      whole
      parking
      issue.
      We
      have
      seen
      a
      HUGE
     
     
      hike
      in
      parking
      fees
      (did
      anyone
      else
      almost
      fall
      over
     
     
      when
      they
      found
      out?)
      Now
      after
      the
      fact,
      |
      bought
      my
     
     
      parking
      pass,
      didn’t
      think
      there
      would
      be
      much
      of
      an
     
     
      issue,
      and
      POW!
      ~
      we
      are
      suffering
      with
      parking
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      ona
      grand
      scale.
      If
      they
      raised
      the
      bloody
      fee
      they
     
     
      should
      not
      have
      taken
      away
      so
      many
      parking
      spots.
     
     
      Parking
      lots
      are
      full
      at
      8:30
      in
      the
      morning.
      Driving
      in
     
     
      to
      class
      today,
      |
      was
      running
      late
      and
      |
      could
      tell
      that
      the
     
     
      parking
      between
      the
      Classroom
      Centre
      and
      AVC
      was
     
     
      packed;
      I
      had
      to
      quickly
      get
      parked
      (in
      the
      arena
      parking
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lot)
      and
      run
      into
      class
      10
      minutes
      late.
      I
      was
      talking
      to
     
     
      some
      fellow
      students
      who
      were
      stuck
      in
      the
      same
      dilem-
     
     
      ma.
      Sure,
      |
      take
      some
      onus
      on
      the
      fact
      that
      I
      could
      have
     
     
      been
      ready
      to
      leave
      10
      minutes
      earlier,
      but
      traffic
      is
      not
     
     
      predictable
      at
      all
      times.
      What
      I
      really
      want
      to
      get
      across
     
     
      here
      it
      that
      the
      student
      body
      has
      grown
      significantly
      over
     
     
      the
      last
      few
      years
      and
      the
      parking
      situation
      does
      not
     
     
      reflect
      this
      growth
      at
      all.
      We
      need
      access
      to
      the
      CARI
     
     
      lot
      as
      well
      as
      the
      general
      parking
      lots;
      we
      should
      not
     
     
      have
      to
      choose.
      Plus,
      as
      I
      was
      waiting
      to
      meet
      up
      with
     
     
      someone,
      [
      noticed
      that
      after
      4:30
      the
      gates
      go
      up
      and
      the
     
     
      Hockey
      moms
      and
      dads
      don’t
      have
      to
      shell
      out
      a
      cent
      to
     
     
      get
      there
      little
      ones
      off
      to
      practice.
      This
      whole
      thing
      is
     
     
      ridiculous;
      I
      noticed
      the
      other
      day
      that
      at
      about
      1
      pm
      in
     
     
      the
      middle
      of
      the
      week
      the
      CARI
      parking
      lot
      is
      over
      half
     
     
      empty.
      On
      top
      of
      this,
      you
      may
      now
      know
      that
      another
     
     
      140
      parking
      places
      are
      going
      to
      be
      gone
      in
      October
      to
     
     
      make
      way
      for
      construction
      of
      the
      NRC
      Research
     
     
      Building.
      We
      live
      in
      a
      city
      without
      public
      transit
      and
     
     
      almost
      everyone
      who
      attends
      UPEI
      needs
      to
      drive
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vehicle
      to
      get
      to
      class.
      I
      truly
      believe
      that
      the
      adminis-
     
     
      tration
      let
      us
      down
      on
      this
      subject
      (and
      I
      am
      sure
      every-
     
     
      one
      reading
      this
      has
      overheard
      others
      fed
      up)
      and
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      the
      expense
      of
      paving
      throughout
      the
      campus
      would
     
     
      not
      have
      been
      needed
      if
      it
      was
      not
      for
      building
      the
      new
     
     
      CARI
      monster
      (which
      we
      have
      very
      little
      access
      to).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      do
      hope
      our
      student
      government
      is
      taking
      up
      this
      cause
     
     
      for
      all
      of
      us.
      I
      am
      just
      a
      student
      juggling
      all
      my
      classes
     
     
      and
      finances
      like
      the
      rest
      of
      you.
      This
      issue
      is
      not
      the
     
     
      end-all,
      be-all;
      but
      cheese
      whiz,
      I
      just
      want
      to
      scream-—
     
     
      “WHY?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cheryl
      MacKinnon
     
     
      3rd
      year
      Arts
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      about
      you
      keep
      the
     
     
      whole
      real
      world
      and
      just
     
    
   
   
    
     
      give
      me
      a
      teeny
      weeny
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lessons
      Learned
      At
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kimberley
      Jobmiton,
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yeah,
      sure.
      Eventually
      I’m
      going
      to
      tap
      into
      those
      skills
      I
      need
      in
      the
      workforce
     
     
      such
      as
      critical
      thinking,
      sorting
      information,
      yada,
      yada.
      Let
      me
      tell
      you
      the
     
     
      things
      I’ve
      learned
      of
      life
      so
      far
      at
      UPELI.
     
    

    
     
      1.Thou
      shalt
      not
      refuse
      free
      food.
      This
      is
      more
      of
      a
      commandment
      than
      a
      lesson
     
     
      in
      university
      life.
     
    

    
     
      2.All
      my
      books
      on
      a
      scale
      weigh
      about
      as
      much
      as
      I
      do.
     
    

    
     
      3.Photocopying
      at
      the
      Women’s
      Centre
      is
      only
      five
      cents.
      Do
      |
      hear
      a
      stampede?
     
     
      4.There
      is
      a
      strange
      phenomenon
      in
      the
      Student
      Centre
      Day
      Lounge
      that
      reunites
     
     
      almost
      all
      garbage
      put
      into
      the
      receptacles
      back
      to
      where
      it
      was
      originally
     
     
      placed.
      If
      I
      didn’t
      know
      any
      better,
      |
      would
      think
      no
      one
      cleans
      up
      after
      them-
     
     
      selves.
     
    

    
     
      5.The
      Student
      Centre
      Day
      Lounge
      has
      a
      fireplace
      which,
      coincidentally,
      is
     
     
      where
      a
      lot
      of
      the
      garbage
      reunites.
      :
     
    

    
     
      6.Syllabi
      don’t
      just
      take
      up
      room
      in
      binders.
      They’re
      useful
      to
      read
      sometimes
     
     
      too.
     
    

    
     
      7.Music
      students
      are
      more
      than
      myth,
      my
      friends.
      I
      talked
      to
      a
      girl
      who
      says
      she
     
     
      knows
      them
      and
      then
      we
      went
      to
      a
      magical
      place...
     
    

    
     
      8.UPEI
      has
      an
      observatory
      at
      the
      top
      of
      Memorial
      Hall.
      Why
      it
      was
      placed
      there,
     
     
      I
      could
      not
      tell
      you.
      My
      interest
      in
      this
      only
      goes
      so
      far.
      Let’s
      move
      on.
     
    

    
     
      9.1f
      you
      attend
      campus
      meetings
      and
      functions,
      you
      can
      find
      some
      pretty
      cool
     
     
      places
      to
      volunteer
      your
      time...
      and
      get
      free
      food.
      (See
      #1)
     
    

    
     
      10.Most
      importantly,
      if
      you
      strategically
      collect
      them
      over
      your
      two
      or
      four-year
     
     
      term
      at
      UPEI,
      you
      may
      never
      have
      to
      buy
      another
      condom
      as
      long
      as
      you
      live.
     
     
      OK,
      that’s
      all
      I
      got
      but
      don’t
      depend
      on
      me
      for
      your
      information
      about
      the
      great-
     
     
      est
      small
      university,
      (it’s
      a
      little
      biased).
      Feel
      free
      to
      be
      curious,
      explore
      and
      keep
     
     
      putting
      stuff
      on
      UPEI’s
      weblog.
      The
      address
      is
      weblogs.upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      UPEI
      Cadre
      September
      28,
      2004
      page
      3