Letters
      to
      the
      Editor.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wheelchair
      Accessibility:
     
     
      The
      Freedom
      of
      Choice
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      had
      always
      thought
      that
      P.E.I.
      had
      half
      decent
      accessibility
      for
     
     
      those
      in
      wheelchairs,
      as
      most
      buildings
      these
      days
      have
      ramps
     
     
      and
      it
      is
      rare
      to
      find
      a
      multi-story
      building
      without
      an
      elevator.
     
     
      But
      some
      information
      which
      had
      been
      sent
      my
      way
      made
      me
     
     
      change
      my
      attitude
      toward
      all
      the
      efforts
      of
      increasing
      accessi-
     
     
      bility.
      It
      is
      true
      that
      there
      are
      programs
      currently
      in
      place
      help
      the
     
     
      situation,
      but
      the
      present
      transportation
      service
      finishes
      for
      the
     
     
      night
      at
      10:30,
      which
      can
      cause
      a
      lot
      of
      major
      headaches
      in
      many
     
     
      areas.
      One
      of
      the
      major
      problems
      that
      occur
      is
      the
      lack
      of
      safety
     
     
      from
      either
      late
      night
      chair
      malfunctions,
      the
      chance
      of
      drunken
     
     
      drivers,
      or
      relying
      on
      traffic
      lanes
      in
      the
      winter
      due
      to
      snow-
     
     
      filled
      sidewalks.
      This
      not
      only
      affects
      a
      person's
      safety,
      but
      also
     
     
      limits
      their
      employment
      possibilities
      and
      social
      activities.
      Also,
     
     
      with
      such
      a
      significant
      reliance
      on
      the
      tourism
      industry
      on
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island,
      the
      ability
      of
      promoting
      a
      24-hour
      service
      for
     
     
      those
      in
      wheelchairs
      surely
      would
      open
      up
      more
      of
      a
      market
      for
     
     
      people
      to
      visit
      our
      Island.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      World,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Please
      don’t
      blame
      the
      music
      department
      for
      being
      anti-social,
      it’s
      all
      just
      a
      result
     
     
      of
      our
      upbringings.
      The
      truth
      behind
      our
      cultish
      behaviour
      is
      that
      a
      course
      in
     
     
      snobbery
      is
      mandatory
      for
      all
      first
      year
      music
      majors.
     
    

    
     
      In
      any
      case,
      it’s
      lucky
      for
      Ryan
      that
      he
      didn’t
      hit
      that
      light
      switch.
      It’s
      our
      secret
     
     
      switch.
      Those
      intruders
      who
      ignore
      the
      rule
      of
      the
      light
      switch
      will
      find
      them-
     
     
      selves
      falling
      through
      a
      trap
      door
      that
      feeds
      our
      experiments
      in
      voodoo.
      That’s
     
     
      right,
      voodoo.
      That
      casket
      in
      the
      hall
      is
      actually
      our
      storage
      cupboard
      for
      shrunk-
     
     
      en
      heads.
     
    

    
     
      Anyway,
      if
      any
      explanation
      of
      the
      music
      department
      is
      still
      required
     
     
      please
      let
      us
      know.
      Feel
      free
      to
      come
      visit
      us
      if
      you’d
      like.
      For
      your
      convenience
     
     
      a
      Liszt
      of
      our
      weekly
      events
      follows:
     
    

    
     
      Monday
      :
      Grocery
      Chopin
      Day
     
    

    
     
      Tuesday
      :
      Toothbrush
      Tuesday
     
    

    
     
      Wednesday
      :
      Stir-Fry
      Day
     
    

    
     
      Thursday
      :
      Eat-Out
      Day
     
    

    
     
      Friday
      :
      Animal
      Sacrifice
      Night
     
    

    
     
      Saturday
      :
      *O
     
    

    
     
      Sunday
      :
      Probe
      Day
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately
      this
      schedule
      makes
      no
      guarantees
      about
      our
      whereabouts
      at
      any
     
     
      particular
      time.
      Most
      of
      the
      time
      we’re
      Haydn.
      The
      detailed
      list
      that
      follows
      this
     
     
      letter
      may
      provide
      a
      better
      reference
      point
      for
      the
      curious.
     
    

    
     
      Thank
      you
      very
      much,
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Music
      Department
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Day
      in
      the
      Life
      of
      a
      Music
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8:00
      -
      Wake
      up,
      put
      cot
      and
      pyjamas
      in
     
     
      secret
      cot
      room
     
    

    
     
      8:15
      -
      Communal
      hosedown
      in
      recital
      hall
     
     
      8:20
      -
      Eat
     
    

    
     
      8:30
      -
      Smile
      and
      Sing
      in
      Sightsinging
     
     
      Class
     
    

    
     
      _
      9:30
      -
      Snobbery
      142Z
     
    

    
     
      10:30
      -
      Theory..of
      music..writing
      notes
     
    

    
     
      __
      and
      things.
     
    

    
     
      11:30
      -
      Feast
      and
      Timbits
     
    

    
     
      1:00
      -
      Write
      Symphony
     
    

    
     
      1:30
      -
      Single
      Phone
      Call
      to
      Outside
      World
     
     
      1:35
      -
      J..Cage
      time
     
    

    
     
      1:39:33
      -
      Joke
     
    

    
     
      1:40
      -
      Practice
     
    

    
     
      _
      2:15
      -
      30
      second
      sunshine
      break
     
    

    
     
      _
      2:15:30
      -
      Practice
     
    

    
     
      3:00
      -
      Carpentry
      101
      (Major
      in
      Coffins)
     
     
      4:30
      -
      Worship
      Voodoo
      Washroom
      God
     
     
      5:00
      -
      Retrieve
      victims
      from
      trap
     
    

    
     
      5:30
      -
      Cook
     
    

    
     
      5:45
      -
      Feast
      on
      Human
      Flesh
     
    

    
     
      7:00
      -
      Read
      Cadre
     
    

    
     
      7:01
      -
      Fix
      grammatical
      errors
      in
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      7:31
      -
      Fix
      spelling
      errors
      in
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      8:00
      -
      Practice
     
    

    
     
      3:00
      am-
      Sleep
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      April
      5,
      2004
      page
      3