Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      couple
      weeks
      ago,
      my
      boyfriend
      brought
      to
      my
     
     
      attention
      the
      "Take
      Back
      the
      Night"
      March
     
     
      denouncing
      violence
      against
      women
      and
      children.
     
     
      This
      story
      is
      truly
      ironic.
      First
      of
      all,
      it
      was
      my
     
     
      boyfriend
      who
      told
      me
      about
      the
      march
      because
      a
     
     
      notice
      inviting
      UPEI
      students
      to
      take
      part
      in
      this
     
     
      demonstration
      was
      shoved
      under
      his
      door
      in
     
     
      Marion
      Hall,
      the
      male
      residence.
      So
      we
      went
      to
     
     
      the
      March,
      but
      after
      being
      there
      a
      short
      while
      we
     
     
      discovered
      that
      it
      was
      not
      really
      UPEI
      students
      who
     
     
      were
      urged
      to
      attend,
      but
      rather
      female
      UPEI
     
     
      students.
      My
      boyfriend
      was
      asked
      to
      leave
      (not
     
     
      until
      after
      he
      had
      made
      some
      very
      attractive
     
     
      placards
      for
      people
      to
      carry,
      though.)
      As
      we
     
     
      prepared
      to
      leave
      I
      was
      urged
      to
      stay.
      Suspecting
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      my
      boyfriend
      might
      be
      asked
      to
      leave,
      I
      had-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      previously
      decided
      that,
      should
      this
      happen,
      I
     
     
      would
      leave,
      too.
      After
      all,
      I
      know
      he
      would
      not
     
     
      stay
      anywhere
      I
      was
      not
      welcome.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      will
      end
      this
      account
      of
      our
      rather
      negative
     
     
      experience
      on
      a
      positive
      note
      by
      extending
      a
      very
     
     
      sincere
      thank-you
      to
      the
      group
      of
      students
      from
     
     
      UPEI
      who
      made
      us
      feel
      very
      welcome.
      Thank-you
     
     
      girls,
      you
      know
      who
      I
      mean!
      (They
      even
      put
      a
     
     
      picture
      of
      my
      boyfriend
      in
      last
      week’s
      newspaper).
     
     
      I
      do
      believe
      that
      this
      problem
      of
      violence
      against
     
     
      women
      and
      children
      will
      go
      away
      when,
      and
      only
     
     
      when,
      women
      and
      men
      stand
      together
      on
      this
     
     
      issue.
      Discrimination,
      in
      any
      form,
      including
     
     
      reverse
      gender-based
      discrimination
      is
      a
      bad
      thing.
     
     
      It
      hinders
      personal
      growth
      for
      both
      parties.
      So,
     
     
      here
      is
      a
      mandate
      to
      you
      -_
      get
      rid
      of
      the
     
     
      expression
      "battle
      of
      the
      sexes"
      and
      stand
      united
      for
     
     
      what
      we
      all
      really
      want
      -
      to
      be
      comfortable
      with
     
     
      and
      maybe
      even
      proud
      of
      who
      we
      are,
      male
      or
     
     
      female.
      We
      should
      not
      have
      to
      defend
      our
     
     
      maleness
      or
      femaleness.
      The
      time
      we
      spend
      doing
     
     
      this
      is
      not
      spent
      on
      reaching
      our
      full
      potential,
      nor
     
     
      on
      making
      the
      world
      a
      better
      place.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      negative
      experience
      was
      overshadowed
      by
      a
     
     
      feeling
      of
      hope
      for
      the
      future
      because
      our
     
    
   
   
    
     
      generation,
      better
      than
      the
      one
      before
      us,
      sees
      the
     
     
      importance
      of
      a
      unified
      front
      (men
      and
      women)
      to
     
     
      change
      these
      harmful
      attitudes.
      Pleasee,
      let’s
      all
     
     
      show
      a
      little
      more
      respect
      and
      take
      mutual
     
     
      perspective
      taking
      a
      little
      more
      seriously.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Michelle
      Pineau
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hey
      seniors
      and
      future
      seniors:
      Are
      you
      aware
     
     
      that
      the
      scrolls
      that
      you
      receive
      at
      convocation
      is
     
     
      not
      what
      you
      expect?!
      It
      is
      an
      8.5
      x
      11
      piece
      of
     
     
      paper
      that
      costs
      you
      $40.00.
      Wouldn’t
      you
      rather
     
     
      have
      a
      scroll
      that
      you
      can
      frame
      and
      hang
      on
      the
     
     
      wall
      and
      be
      proud
      of.
      UPEI
      has
      a
      good
      reputation
     
     
      for
      the
      students
      it
      produces
      but
      you
      wouldn’t
      know
     
     
      about
      it
      from,
      the
      scroll
      it
      gives
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Graduating
      Students
      spend
      at
      least
      4
      years
      here
     
     
      along
      with
      at
      lest
      $8000.00;
      you
      would
      think
      that
     
     
      the
      university
      could
      provide
      us
      with
      a
      respectful
     
     
      looking
      scroll.
      If
      you
      feel
      the
      same
      about
      this
     
     
      issue,
      please
      contact
      your
      student
      representative
      on
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union
      and
      let
      your
      feelings
      and
     
     
      suggestions
      be
      known.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1990