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      By
      Janelle
      Pitre,
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First-year
      UPEI
      students
      partici-
     
     
      pating
      in
      New
      Student
      Orientation
     
     
      this
      past
      week
      were
      given
      every
     
     
      possible
      tip
      and
      tidbit
      to
      help
      them
     
     
      prepare
      for
      their
      upcoming
      school
     
     
      year.
      But
      even
      the
      most
      seasoned
     
     
      UPEI
      students
      not
      prepared
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scene
      on
      Tuesday,
      September
      sth,
     
     
      as
      they
      watched
      first-year
      students
     
     
      shatter
      UPEI’s
      Shinerama
     
     
      fundraising
      record
      in
      the
      streets
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown
      by
      raising
      over
     
     
      $23,000
      in
      less
      than
      eight
      hours
      in
     
     
      support
      of
      Cystic
      Fibrosis
     
     
      research.
     
    

    
     
      Shinerama
      is
      Canada’s
      largest
     
     
      post-secondary
      fundraiser,
      with
     
     
      participation
      from
      over
      35,000
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      from
      over
      65
      universities,
     
     
      colleges,
      and
      technical
      institutions
     
     
      across
      the
      country.
      Shiners
      partici-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPET
      shatters
      record
      on
      Shine
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pate
      in
      a
      variety
      of
      activities
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      the
      day
      and
      during
      secondary
     
     
      fundraisers,
      all
      trying
      to
      raise
      as
     
     
      much
      money
      as
      possible
      for
      Cystic
     
     
      Fibrosis
      research.
     
    

    
     
      Cystic
      Fibrosis
      is
      the
      most
      com-
     
     
      mon
      fatal
      inherited
      disease
      affect-
     
     
      ing
      young
      Canadians,
      and
      primari-
     
     
      ly
      affects
      the
      respiratory
      and
      diges-
     
     
      tive
      systems.
      One
      in
      every
      3600
     
     
      babies
      born
      in
      Canada
      will
      be
     
     
      diagnosed
      with
      the
      disease,
      of
     
     
      which
      there
      is
      no
      known
      cure.
     
    

    
     
      Shine
      Day
      at
      UPEI
      took
      place
     
     
      after
      an
      exciting
      and
      inspiring
     
     
      Shine
      Day
      kick-off
      event
      held
      in
     
     
      The
      Wave,
      where
      students
      learned
     
     
      more
      about
      Cystic
      Fibrosis
      and
     
     
      heard
      speeches
      from
      Premier
     
     
      Robert
      Ghiz,
      UPEI
      President
      Wade
     
     
      MacLauchlan,
      and
      Shari
     
     
      Robertson,
      whose
      son
      Luke
      has
     
     
      Cystic
      Fibrosis.
     
    

    
     
      Shortly
      after
      the
      kick-off,
      over
     
    
   
   
    
     
      200
      students,
      raising
      no
      less
      than
     
     
      $100
      each
      on
      Tuesday
      alone,
      par-
     
     
      ticipated
      in
      a
      variety
      of
      activities
     
     
      across
      the
      city,
      ranging
      from
      car
     
     
      washes
      and
      giving
      out
      free
      hugs
      to
     
     
      shining
      shoes
      and
      competing
      in
      a
     
     
      now
      infamous
      “boxer
      run”
      in
      front
     
     
      of
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
      of
      the
     
     
      Arts
      Box
      Office.
      Many
      students
     
     
      merely
      asked
      people
      walking
      on
     
     
      the
      streets
      or
      idling
      in
      their
      cars
      if
     
     
      they
      had
      any
      change
      to
      spare,
      and
     
     
      nearly
      all
      Islanders
      approached
     
     
      happily
      obliged.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Shinerama
      Coordinator
     
     
      William
      MacDonald
      was
      beside
     
     
      himself
      with
      joy
      about
      the
      results
     
     
      of
      this
      year’s
      Shine
      Day.
      “I’ve
     
     
      never
      seen
      anybody
      with
      more
     
     
      spirit
      and
      enthusiasm
      than
      the
     
     
      shiners
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      strong
      will
      and
      hard
      work
     
     
      was
      truly
      inspiring.
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      every
      one
      of
      them
      from
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      students
      start
      back
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      pn
      Sept.
      5
      they
      will
      be
      able
      to
      take
     
     
      advantage
      of
      Student
      Advocacy
     
     
      and
      Support
      Services
      (SASS),
      a
     
     
      new
      outreach
      centre
      in
      the
     
     
      Department
      of
      Student
      Services.
     
     
      “The
      new
      centre
      is
      a
      fabulous
     
     
      addition
      to
      UPEI’s
      services
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      SASS
      is
      a
      place
      where
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      outreach
      is
      the
      primary
      focus.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Student
      Advocacy
      and
      Support
     
     
      services
      (SASS)
      Centre
      Opens
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      will
      make
      a
      difference
      to
      stu-
     
     
      dents,”
      says
      Vianne
      Timmons,
     
     
      Vice-President
      of
      Academic
     
     
      Development.
     
    

    
     
      SASS
      provides
      help
      and.
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      on
      everything
      from
      scholar-
     
     
      ships,
      awards,
      and
      financial
      aid
      to
     
     
      services
      for
      international
      students.
     
     
      The
      centre
      also
      works
      to
      ensure
     
     
      that
      all
      students
      have
      equitable
     
    
   
   
    
     
      available
      by
      calling
      566-0488.
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      opportunities,
      supports,
      and
     
     
      resources
      on
      campus,
      regardless
      of]
     
     
      gender,
      socio-economic
      back-
     
     
      ground,
      race/ethnic
      or
      cultural
     
     
      group,
      sexuality,
      religion,
      age
      or
     
     
      ability.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      More
      information
      on
      SASS
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Someries
      m4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oct.
      12,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bottom
      of
      my
      heart!”
      Of
      the
      gen-
     
     
      erosity
      of
      Islanders
      on
      Tuesday,
     
     
      MacDonald
      said
      that
      he
      was
     
     
      impressed
      and
      appreciative
      of
      their
     
     
      gracious
      support
      towards
      the
      cam-
     
     
      paign,
      and
      that
      Cystic
      Fibrosis
     
     
      patients
      from
      across
      the
      Island
      and
     
     
      the
      country
      will
      be
      thrilled
      to
     
     
      know
      that
      they
      are
      now
      over
     
     
      $23,000
      closer
      to
      finding
      a
      cure
     
     
      for
      the
      disease
      that
      affects
      every
     
     
      aspect
      of
      their
      lives
      and
      the
      lives
     
     
      of
      their
      loved
      ones.
     
    

    
     
      If
      students,
      faculty,
      staff,
      or
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      of
      the
      community
      would
      like
     
     
      to
      donate
      to
      UPEI’s
      Shinerama
     
     
      campaign,
      they
      are
      invited
      to
      do
      so
     
     
      in
      person
      at
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union
      office,
      or
      online
      at
     
     
      www.shinerama.ca.
      Those
      interest-
     
     
      ed
      in
      volunteering
      for
      Shinerama
     
     
      or
      who
      need
      further
      information
      ©
     
     
      can
      contact
      William
      MacDonald
      at
     
     
      shinerama@upeisu.com.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Colby
      O’Donnell
      spreads
      bub-
      —
     
     
      bles
      and
      shines
      sprit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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