The
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      January
      23,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      comment
      on
      the
     
     
      upcoming
      referendum
      to
      cancel
     
     
      UPEI’s
      membership
      in
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Federation
      of
      Students.
      I
      for
      one
      am
     
     
      ambivalent
      about
      how
      I
      would
      vote,
     
     
      and
      would
      like
      to
      see
      more
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      and
      less
      flim-flam
      from
      both
     
     
      sides.
     
    

    
     
      I
      shall
      attempt
      to
      paint
      the
     
     
      picture
      of
      what’s
      going
      on,
      as
      near
      |
     
     
      can
      make
      it
      out.
      The
      reasons
      to
      stay
     
     
      are
      twofold:
      the
      CFS’s
      various
     
     
      student
      travel
      and
      purchase
      dis-
     
     
      counts
      can
      save
      a
      student
      more
     
     
      money
      than
      he
      or
      she
      puts
      into
      CFS
     
     
      in
      dues
      if
      he
      or
      she
      makes
      any
      effort
     
     
      at
      all.
      Also,
      whatever
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      their
      lobbying,
      the
      appearance
      of
     
     
      unity
      CFS
      gives
      us,
      as
      well
      as
      their
      -
     
     
      ability
      to
      kick
      up
      a
      fuss
      in
      the
      event
     
     
      that
      anything
      ticks
      them
      off,
      prob-
     
     
      ably
      has
      kept
      tuition
      fees
      lower
      than
     
     
      they
      would
      have
      been
      with
      no
     
     
      organisation
      at
      all.
      On
      the
      other
     
     
      hand,
      the
      No
      side
      has
      brought
      forth
     
     
      some
      very
      serious
      allegations.
      If
     
     
      even
      half
      of
      them
      were
      true,
      it
     
     
      would
      indicate
      that
      CFS
      is
      incompe-
     
     
      tent,
      is
      fanatical,
      has
      screwed
      up
     
     
      priorities,
      wastes
      money,
      uses
      thug-
     
     
      gery
      and
      undue
      harassment
      as
      a
     
     
      lobbying
      tool
      (when
      it
      bothers
      to
     
     
      lobby
      on
      our
      behalf
      at
      all),
      and
     
     
      presumes
      to
      speak
      for
      students
      on
     
     
      moral
      issues
      at
      the
      expense
      of
      pro-
     
     
      tecting
      our
      financial
      interests.
     
    

    
     
      What
      disturbs
      me
      is
      that
      neither
     
     
      side
      has
      made
      any
      attempt
      to
      address
     
     
      the
      other’s
      position.
      The
      posters
     
     
      around
      campus
      are
      reminiscent
      of
     
     
      paid
      political
      advertisements,
     
     
      “*sound
      bites’’
      designed
      to
      manipu-
     
     
      late
      people
      into
      voting
      the
      ‘‘right
     
     
      way’’
      through
      selective
      reporting
      of
     
     
      facts.
      This
      is
      all
      well
      and
      good,
      but
     
     
      it
      doesn’t
      help
      in
      making
      an
      in-
     
     
      formed
      decision.
      CFS
      has
      made
      no
     
     
      satisfactory
      response
      to
      the
      No
     
     
      Committee’s
      very
      serious
      allegations
     
     
      of
      ineffective
      and
      misdirected
      lob-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bying.
      Nor
      have
      they
      an
      explanation
     
     
      for
      what
      appear
      to
      be
      very
      question-
     
     
      able
      financial
      practices.
      Just
      because
     
     
      they
      save
      us
      a
      few
      bucks
      at
      various
     
     
      retail
      outlets
      does
      not
      mean
      we
     
     
      should
      excuse
      them
      for
      spending
      our
     
     
      money
      unwisely.
      If
      the
      CFS
      does
     
     
      not
      make
      a
      plain,
      candid,
      and
      fully
     
     
      verifiable
      answer
      to
      these
      charges
     
     
      forthwith,
      then
      I
      shall
      be
      forced
      to
     
     
      conclude
      that
      these
      allegations
      are
     
     
      all
      true,
      in
      which
      case
      I
      will
      vote
      no.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Student
      Union
      for
      its
      part,
     
     
      has
      been
      very
      forthcoming
      with
     
     
      negative
      tidbits
      about
      the
      CFS,
      but
      I
     
     
      have
      yet
      to
      hear
      a
      peep
      from
      them
     
     
      about
      what
      is
      to
      replace
      it.
      I
      would
     
     
      be
      very
      leery
      about
      voting
      to
      go
      off
     
     
      on
      our
      own
      with
      no
      federal
      student’s
     
     
      lobby
      at
      all,
      especially
      in
      these
      days
     
     
      of
      downsizing
      and
      fiscal
      restraint.
     
     
      What
      does
      the
      Student
      Union
      pro-
     
     
      pose
      to
      replace
      the
      CFS
      with,
      if
     
     
      anything?
      And
      if
      we
      are
      joining
      a
     
     
      new
      federation
      of
      some
      sort,
      what
     
     
      services
      does
      it
      offer,
      and
      what
      is
      its
     
     
      reputation
      like
      compared
      to
      the
     
     
      CFS?
      These
      are
      all
      questions
      I
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      see
      addressed,
      by
      both
     
     
      sides,
      forthwith.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stephen
      DeGrace
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THANKS
      TO
      ALL
     
     
      OUR
     
     
      VOLUNTEERS
     
     
      YOUR'RE
      DOING
     
     
      AGREAT
      JOB.
     
     
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      To
      the
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      week’s
      letter
      to
      the
      editor
     
     
      commented
      on
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      CIMN’s
      spoken
      word
      programming.
     
     
      Mr.
      Stuart
      expressed
      dissatisfaction
     
     
      with
      a
      particular
      programmer’s
     
     
      choice
      of
      words.
      The
      management
     
     
      of
      CIMN
      was
      distressed
      to
      learn
      that
     
     
      one
      of
      our
      listeners
      felt
      that
      our
     
     
      programming
      wasn’t
      satisfactory.
     
     
      We
      endeavour‘
      provide
      intellegent
     
     
      and
      thought
      provoking
      program-
     
     
      ming,
      so
      we
      appreciate
      your
      com-
     
     
      ments
      and
      concerns.
      If
      there
      are
      any
     
     
      future
      comments,
      please
      contact
      the
     
     
      CIMN
      rnanagement
      directly
      --
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      Sandwich
      Strata
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fig.
      6.
      Sandwich
      Geology
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      AEE
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      into
      a
      Subway
      Footlong
      and
      youll
      uncover
      layer
     
     
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      layer
      of
      delicious
      meat
      and
      tasty
      fixin’,
      surrounded
      by
     
     
      fresh-baked
      bread.
      It
      all
      stacks
      up
      to
      a
      great
      sandwich.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pickle
     
     
      Deposits
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tomato
     
     
      Layer
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Strata
     
    
   
   
    
     
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