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      The
      Cadre
      °
      19January
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      M.A.P.U.S.
     
     
      Connection
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      Mature
      and
      Part-time
      Students
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ByJANICEMUIR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      are
      part
      of
      a
     
     
      trend!
      In
      fact,
      the
      increase
      in
     
     
      the
      number
      of
      mature
      and
     
     
      part-time
      students
      registering
     
     
      in
      universities
      across
      Canada
     
     
      is
      becoming
      the
      new
      phe-
     
     
      nomenon
      of
      the
      1990’s.
     
    

    
     
      At
      UPEI,
      almost
      30
      per
     
     
      cent
      of
      the
      student
      population
     
     
      is
      considered
      to
      fall
      within
      these
     
     
      categories.
      This
      is
      really
      good
     
     
      news.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      same
      time,
      these
     
     
      demographic
      changes
      are
     
     
      bringing
      a
      new
      perspective
      to
     
     
      campus
      life.
      Many
      of
      these
     
     
      students
      combine
      family,
      work
     
     
      and
      commuting
      commitments
     
     
      with
      the
      responsibilities
      of
      a
     
     
      full
      course
      load.
      Good
      time
     
     
      management
      and
      organiza-
     
     
      tional
      skills
      are
      essential
      to
      be
     
     
      successful
      in
      this
      fast
      pace.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      rolesof
      Mapus
     
     
      is
      to
      advocate
      changes
      and
     
     
      improvements
      that
      will
      meet
     
     
      the
      needs
      of
      mature
      students
     
     
      within
      the
      University
      environ-
     
     
      ment.
      If
      you
      have
      any
      sugges-
     
     
      tions
      ora
      problem
      that
      we
      may
     
     
      be
      able
      to
      help
      you
      with,
      please
     
     
      let
      a
      Board
      member
      know
      or
     
     
      leave
      a
      note
      in
      the
      Robertson
     
     
      Library
      06
      Mapus
      Lounge.
      Re-
     
     
      member
      that
      you
      are
      not
      alone
     
     
      in
      this
      endeavour.
      Many
      of
      us
     
     
      have
      crossed
      the
      same
      hur-
     
     
      dles
      that
      you
      are
      facing
      and
     
     
      we
      would
      be
      more
      than
      willing
     
     
      to
      offer
      our
      assistance
      and
     
     
      support.
      We
      are
      also
      contact-
     
     
      ing
      other
      university
      mature
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      organizations
      to
      see
      what
     
     
      they
      are
      doing,
      and
      to
      find
      out
     
     
      if
      some
      of
      their
      initiatives
      could
     
     
      be
      implemented
      here.
     
    

    
     
      On
      a
      different
      note,
      tax
     
    
   
   
    
     
      time
      is
      looming
      onthe
      horizon.
     
     
      We
      are
      hoping
      to
      have
      a
      Rev-
     
     
      enue
      Canada
      representative
     
     
      come
      and
      speak
      to
      students
     
     
      about
      what
      deductions
      are
      al-
     
     
      lowed
      and
      how
      to
      claim
      them.
     
     
      This
      is
      a
      good
      time
      to
      ask
     
     
      questions
      and
      to
      pick
      up
      the
     
     
      appropriate
      education
      claim
     
     
      forms.
      Watch
      for
      details.
     
    

    
     
      The
      schedule
      for
      courses
     
     
      offered
      during
      the
      first
      and
     
     
      second
      summer
      sessions
      are
     
     
      available
      in
      the
      Registrar’s
     
     
      office.
      Advance
      registration
     
     
      for
      these
      courses
      will
      take
     
     
      place
      from
      March
      15
      to
      April
     
     
      30,
      1999.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      taken
      the
      thought
     
     
      ““ColdComfort”
      this
      week
      from
     
     
      G.N.
      Mohan
      Kumar
      from
      Ed-
     
     
      monton.
      Having
      just
      immi-
     
     
      grated
      to
      Canada
      and
      yet
      to
     
     
      experience
      a
      winter,
      he
      ex-
     
     
      pressed
      his
      concern
      to
      a
      col-
     
     
      league
      at
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      “Oh,
      don’t
      worry,”
      he
     
     
      said,
      “We
      get
      four
      seasons:
     
     
      early
      winter,
      midwinter,
      late
     
     
      winter
      and
      next
      winter.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      joke
      this
      week
     
     
      comes
      from
      <laughalot-
     
     
      owner@laughalot.com>
      It
      is
     
     
      about
      two
      engineering
      students
     
     
      who
      had
      thoroughly
      impressed
     
     
      their
      Professor
      in
      one
      of
      their
     
     
      core
      subjects.
      They
      had
     
     
      achieved
      the
      highest
      marks
     
     
      throughout
      the
      semester’s
      con-
     
     
      tinuous
      assessments.
      Being
     
     
      one
      to
      give
      credit
      where
      credit
     
     
      is
      due,
      the
      Prof
      made
      no
      secret
     
     
      of
      his
      two
      prize
      students,
      con-
     
     
      tinually
      praising
      their
      achieve-
     
     
      ments.
     
    

    
     
      The
      weekend
      before
      their
     
     
      final
      exam
      (which
      was
      to
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tribute
      50
      per
      cent
      to
      their
      final
     
     
      grade),
      these
      two
      geniuses
      felt
     
     
      they
      deserved
      a
      hard
      earned
     
     
      break
      and
      so
      went
      out
      of
      town
     
     
      to
      celebrate
      their
      pending
      suc-
     
     
      cess.
     
    

    
     
      Having
      partied
      late
      all
     
     
      weekend
      (and
      then
      some),
      the
     
     
      two
      students
      overslept
      Mon-
     
     
      day
      morning,
      missing
      their
      fi-
     
     
      nal
      exam!
      Never
      lacking
      in
      will
     
     
      power,
      they
      were
      determined
     
     
      not
      to
      fail,
      having
      come
      so
      far,
     
     
      so
      well.
      Upon
      rolling
      into
      town,
     
     
      they
      appealed
      to
      the
      professor,
     
     
      and
      conveniently
      explained
      that
     
     
      they
      had
      a
      flat
      tire
      while
      out
     
     
      visiting
      and
      that
      it
      was
      not
      their
     
     
      fault
      for
      missing
      the
      exam.
     
    

    
     
      The
      professor
      was
      very
     
     
      understanding
      and
      rescheduled
     
     
      their
      exam
      to
      the
      next
      day,
     
     
      much
      to
      the
      student’s
      delight!
     
     
      They
      arrived
      at
      his
      office
      the
     
     
      next
      morning,
      where
      he
      sat
     
     
      them
      on
      each
      side
      of
      his
      desk
     
     
      facing
      opposite
      walls,
      while
      he
     
     
      worked
      on
      grading
      the
      other
     
     
      exams.
      They
      opened
      their
      ex-
     
     
      amination
      books
      and
      were
      both
     
     
      pleased
      with
      the
      first
      easy
      10
     
     
      point
      question
      that
      came
      di-
     
     
      rectly
      from
      a
      homework
      as-
     
     
      signment.
      Youcould
      hearnoth-
     
     
      ing
      but
      the
      quick
      writing
      of
     
     
      their
      pencils
      in
      the
      room,
      until
     
     
      they
      both
      flipped
      the
      page,
      al-
     
     
      most
      at
      the
      same
      time,
      where
     
     
      the
      second
      question
      read
      ...
     
     
      “90
      points:
      Which
      tire?”
     
    

    
     
      Janice
      Muir
      can
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      reached
      at
      (902)
      853-4042.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      at
      Jmuir@upei.ca
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      submissions
      or
      future
      col-
     
     
      umn
      ideas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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