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      The
      Cadre
      «
      1
      December
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      second
      general
      meeting
     
     
      for
      council
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
      Continued
      from
      page
      3
     
     
      monitoring
      of
      the
      Student
      Un-
     
     
      ion
      Electronic
      Notice
      Board.
     
     
      Gray
      also
      emphasized
     
     
      on
      the
      hard
      work
      of
      this
      year’s
     
     
      edition
      of
      the
      student
      newspa-
     
     
      per,
      stating
      that
      the
      Cadre
      was
     
     
      an
      important
      part
      of
      making
     
     
      students
      aware
      of
      what
      is
      go-
     
     
      ing
      on
      around
      them.
      “It
      is
      in-
     
     
      credible
      how
      much
      they
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dent
      Finance
      Stephen
      Lewis,
     
     
      who
      was
      not
      present
      at
      the
     
     
      meeting,
      admitted
      that
      the
     
     
      things
      had
      not
      goneas
      smoothly
     
     
      as
      they
      had
      planned.
     
    

    
     
      “A
      lot
      was
      said
      about
     
     
      this
      year’s
      elections,”
      main-
     
     
      tained
      Hann
      adding
      that
      he
     
     
      and
      Lewis
      had
      volunteered
      as
     
     
      acting
      CRO
      since
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      had
      been
      unable
      to
      fill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Elections
      Canada
      for
      further
     
     
      Student
      Union
      elections.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      point
      of
      privacy
      is
     
     
      an
      important
      one.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      his
      election
      speech
     
     
      Gray
      had
      proposed
      to
      place
     
     
      voting
      booths
      in
      every
      building
     
     
      on
      campus
      as
      to
      make
      it
      easier
     
     
      for
      students
      to
      vote.
      When
     
     
      questioned
      Gray
      admitted
      that
     
     
      itwould
      be
      virtually
      impossible
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      Cadre
      is
      the
      official
      newspaper
      of
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI.
     
     
      It
      is
      published
      10
      times
      per
      semester.
      2500
      copies
      are
      distributed
     
     
      on
      and
      off
      campus
      on
      Tuesdays.
      Deadlines
      for
      advertisements
     
     
      and
      submissions
      are
      Friday
      at
      12:00
      noon,
      without
      exception.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      is
      a
      member
      of
      the
      Canadian
      University
      Press
      (CUP),
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cooperative
      of
      50
      university
      and
      college
      newspapers.
     
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      within
      the
      Cadre
      do
      not
      necessarily
     
     
      represent
      the
      views
      of
      UPEI
      or
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      inc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      improved
      the
      quality
      this
      year.
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      track
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      the
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      tial
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      resentation
      on
      this
      selection
     
     
      committee,”
      said
      Gray,
      en-
     
     
      couraging
      students
      to
      voice
     
     
      their
      opinion.
     
    

    
     
      As
      expected,
      the
      con-
     
     
      troversy
      surrounding
      the
      re-
     
     
      cent
      By-Elections
      of
      Novem-
     
     
      ber
      of
      October
      28"
      and
      29th
     
     
      resurfaced.
     
    

    
     
      Stephen
      Hann,
      Vice
     
     
      President
      External
      and
      ap-
     
     
      pointed
      Chief
      Returning
      Of-
     
     
      ficer,
      along
      with
      Vice
      Presi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cerning
      the
      matter.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      guess
      we
      were
      busy
     
     
      doing
      other
      things,”
      stated
     
     
      Hann.
      “We’ll
      know
      for
      next
     
     
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      When
      questioned
      about
     
     
      the
      confidentiality
      of
      the
      vote
     
     
      [lack
      of
      proper
      voting
      booths],
     
     
      Gray
      responded
      by
      saying
      that
     
     
      prior
      election
      had
      been
      held
      in
     
     
      the
      same
      fashion
      but
      that
      an
     
     
      effort
      would
      be
      made
      to
      obtain
     
    

    
     
      -
      appropriate
      voting
      booths
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      the
      exam
      period,”
      she
      com-
     
     
      mented.
     
    

    
     
      The
      nursing
      student
     
     
      asked
      that
      council
      look
      into
     
     
      this
      matter,
      as
      student
      did
      not
     
     
      have
      a
      sufficient
      amount
      of
     
     
      time
      to
      prepare
      for
      their
      final
     
     
      exams
      there
      leading
      to
      less
     
     
      satisfactory
      results.
     
    

    
     
      Gray
      stated
      that
      this
      con-
     
     
      cern
      would
      be
      brought
      up
      to
     
     
      senate.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contributors:
      Samantha
      Jackson,
      Ryan
      O'Connor,
      Stepen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      McQuaid,
      Ruth
      Feeman
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keyin
      C
      ollege
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Information
      Technology
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Computer
      Science
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor’s
      note:
      In
      a
      last
      minute
      production
      change,
      last
      week’s
      edition
      of
      Education
      Neighbourhood
     
     
      contained
      information
      about
      Best
      Buddies
      program
      that
      was
      unintentionally
      erroneous.
      Any
     
     
      misunderstandings
      concerning
      the
      program
      are
      deeply
      regretted
      by
      the
      author.
      The
      following
      entries
     
     
      contain
      information
      gleaned
      from
      promotional
      materials
      for
      the
      Best
      Buddies
      program,
      and
      from
      the
     
     
      ACE
      program.
      We
      sincerely
      apologize
      for
      the
      error.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Have
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      Our
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      Computer
      Science
      program
      responds
      to
      the
      needs
      of
      a
     
     
      huge
      industry
      growth
      that
      will
      lead
      the
      way
      into
      the
      next
     
     
      millennium.
     
    

    
     
      Kevin
      college
      delivers
      its
      high
      technological
     
     
      curriculum
      on
      IBM’s
      AS400
      to
      meet
      those
      needs.
      Our
     
     
      Program
      is
      designed
      to
      provide
      career
      opportunities
      such
     
     
      as:
      Computer
      programmers
      /
      analysts,
      technical
     
     
      consultants,
      software
      support
      specialists,
      software
      and
     
     
      hardware
      marketers,
      and
      IBM
      AS/400
      operators.
      With
     
     
      IBM
      AS/400
      programming
      in
      both
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      and
     
     
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      you
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      become
      a
      graduate
     
     
      withhighly
      marketable
      skills
      in
      today’s
      high
      tech
     
     
      industry.Keyin
      College
      also
      offers
      a
      variety
      of
      evening
     
     
      courses
      including:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Best
      Buddies
     
    

    
     
      The
      Best
      Buddies
      program
      is
      designed
      to
      promote
      friendships
      between
      university/college
      students
      and
     
     
      adults
      with
      developmental
      disabilities.
      This
      volunteer
      program
      was
      founded
      ih
      1989
      in
      the
      United
      States,
     
     
      and
      is
      now
      an
      international
      organization
      with
      over
      200
      chapters.
      Each
      chapter
      has
      a
      Host
      Site,
      which
     
     
      is
      an
      organization
      that
      operates
      in
      the
      field
      of
      developmental
      disabilities.
      The
      Host
      Site
      Coordinator
      and
     
     
      Campus
      Coordinator
      match
      students
      with
      a
      Buddy.
      All
      people
      involved
      complete
      personality
      profiles
     
     
      and
      attend
      interviews.
      Student
      volunteers
      have
      further
      application
      criteria.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Buddies
      and
      Buddies
      make
      contact
      at
      least
      once
      a
      month,
      have
      one-on-one
      activities
      two
      or
     
     
      three
      times
      per
      month,
      participate
      in
      group
      activities,
      and
      much
      more.
      The
      Best
      Buddies
      friendship
      builds
     
     
      tolerance
      and
      acceptance
      not
      only
      among
      participants,
      but
      within
      the
      community
      as
      well.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information,
      contact
      best.buddies@sympatico.ca
      .
     
     
      The
      ACE
      Program
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
         
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
         
         
     
     
        
        
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      ACE
      (Adult
      Connections
      in
      Education)
      program
      at
      UPEI
      promotes
      inclusive
      post-secondary
      a
      es
      eee:
      d
      asc
      :
      eee
      ae
     
     
      education
      for
      adults
      with
      mental
      disabilities.
      If
      students
      wish
      to
      continue
      their
      education,
      they
      can
      enroll
      Windows
      ‘95
      ee
      ae
      cao
     
     
      in
      the
      ACE
      program,
      much
      in
      the
      same
      fashion
      as
      others
      choose
      fields
      in
      Arts,
      Science,
      and
      others.
      ACE
      Visual
      Basic
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      take
      courses
      that
      interest
      them,
      go
      to
      class,
      and
      participate
      in
      other
      aspects
      of
      university
      life.
     
     
      Students
      register
      for
      courses
      of
      interest
      to
      them
      in
      conjunction
      with
      approval
      by
      the
      class’
      instructor.
     
     
      ACE
      students
      may
      take
      up
      to
      three
      courses
      per
      semester.
      The
      ACE
      program
      is
      a
      twelve
      month
     
     
      commitment,
      and
      during
      the
      summer
      also
      includes
      employment,
      volunteer,
      and
      job
      training
      placements
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keyin
      college
      in
      Charlottetown
      is
     
     
      now
      starting
      enrollment
      for
      it’s
      January
      programs.
      For
     
     
      further
      information,
      please
      contact:
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
         
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      within
      the
      community.
      Keyin
      college
     
     
      For
      more
      information,
      contact
      moonan@upeéi.ca.
      500
      Queen
      St.
      oc
      of
      LU
      é
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      PE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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