MARCH
      14,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Night
      of
      Girlie
      Music
      a
      huge
      SUCCESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Beth
      Lassaline
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      past
      Friday,
      March
      9th,
      local
     
     
      female
      artists
      joined
      together
      in
      celebra-
     
     
      tion
      of
      International
      Women’s
      Day.
      A
     
     
      Night
      of
      Girlie
      Music
      showcased
      local
     
     
      talent
      as
      the
      songstresses
      sang
      some
      of
     
     
      their
      own
      original
      songs
      as
      well
      as
      some
     
     
      well
      known
      covers.
      UPEI
      students
      and
     
     
      organizers,
      Andie
      Bulman
      and
      Diana
     
     
      Love
      initiated
      the
      concert
      as
      a
      fundraiser
     
     
      for
      Prince
      Edward
      Island’s
      Rape
      and
     
     
      Sexual
      Assault
      Crisis
      Centre.
      Bulman
     
     
      says,
      “We
      chose
      the
      centre
      because
      their
     
     
      funds
      were
      drastically
      cut
      by
      the
      Harper
     
     
      federal
      government
      and
      because
      the
     
     
      money
      that
      they
      receive
      now,
      does
      not
     
     
      even
      begin
      to
      cover
      their
      overhead.”
     
     
      The
      unique
      fundraiser,
      held
      in
      the
      new
     
     
      residence
      building,
      hosted
      about
      seventy
     
     
      people
      who
      came
      out
      to
      enjoy
      the
      origi-
     
     
      nal
      show
      “The
      night
      was
      not
      just
      about
     
     
      raising
      the
      money
      though,
      it
      was
      also
     
     
      an
      opportunity
      to
      showcase
      the
      talents
     
     
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      evening
      showcased
      some
      of
      PEI’s
      finest
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      some
      fantastic
      female
      artists.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      talent.
      Performers
      included
      Katie
      Mc-
     
     
      Garry,
      Laura
      Pineau,
      Shannon
      Lawson,
     
     
      Whitney
      Rose,
      Diana
      Love
      and
      the
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      female
      band,
      the
      Barncats.
     
    

    
     
      McGarry,
      who
      has
      recently
      performed
     
     
      at
      the
      Guild
      as
      well
      as
      the
      Office,
      began
     
     
      the
      night
      with
      an
      original
      composition
     
     
      called
      Two
      Songs.
      The
      audience
      quickly
     
     
      quieted
      to
      listen
      to
      McGatry’s
      sweet
      lyr-
     
     
      ics
      and
      melodic
      voice.
      A
      first
      year
      Arts
     
     
      student
      at
      UPEI,
      McGarry
      has
      only
      re-
     
     
      cently
      begun
      performing
      in
      public.
      “I’ve
     
     
      been
      singing
      in
      my
      bedroom
      for
      nine
     
     
      years
      and
      in
      front
      of
      people
      for
      only
      one
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year.”
      McGarry
      became
      involved
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      the
      fundraiser
      when
      Love
      heard
      her
      sing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      Thursday’s
      open
      mike
      night
      at
      the
     
     
      Wave.
     
    

    
     
      The
      tranquil
      atmosphere
      punctuated
     
     
      with
      familiar
      covers
      created
      a
      memorable
     
     
      evening
      for
      all
      those
      who
      attended.
      “It
     
     
      was
      gteat
      to
      see
      people
      come
      out,”
      says
     
     
      Bulman,
      “UPEI
      had
      sometimes
      been
     
     
      accused
      of
      being
      an
      apathetic
      campus
     
     
      in
      regards
      to
      social
      causes
      and
      it
      was
     
     
      great
      to
      see
      students
      at
      the
      event”
      The
     
     
      success
      of
      the
      evening
      has
      left
      event
     
     
      organizers
      Bulman
      and
      Love
      feeling
      con-
     
     
      fident
      and
      pleased.
      “We
      raised
      $340.00
     
     
      and
      ate
      considering
      making
      the
      event,
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Night
      Of
      Girly
      Music
      an
      annual
      event”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Continues
      battle
      with
      CFS
     
     
      (continued...)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ..when
      the
      university
      became
      a
      mem-
     
     
      ber
      of
      the
      federation
      in
      1984,
      a
      referen-
     
     
      dum
      was
      carried
      out
      and
      two-thirds
      had
     
     
      to
      vote
      in
      favour
      of
      joining
      the
      federa-
     
     
      tion,
      as
      outlined
      by
      John
      MacDougall,
     
     
      who
      was
      then
      a
      federation
      official.
     
    

    
     
      Results
      show
      only
      182
      out
      of
      322
     
     
      were
      in
      favour
      of
      joining
      the
      federation,
     
     
      which
      is
      57
      per
      cent
      of
      the
      vote.
     
    

    
     
      Beyond
      that,
      no
      motion
      was
      ever
     
     
      made
      in
      council
      to
      accept
      the
      results
      of
     
     
      the
      referendum
      and
      no
      contracts
      were
     
     
      signed
      between
      the
      two
      parties,
      revealed
     
     
      the
      report.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      then,
      the
      student
      union
      has
     
     
      severed
      all
      ties
      with
      CFS,
      justifying
      they
     
     
      wete
      never
      contractually
      obligated
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      them,
      but
      the
      federation
      has
      yet
      to
      back
     
    
   
   
    
     
      down.
     
    

    
     
      Gallant
      couldn’t
      comment
      on
      the
      cur-
     
     
      rent
      situation,
      saying
      only
      it
      is
      an
      ongo-
     
     
      ing
      legal
      issue.
     
    

    
     
      In
      any
      case,
      council
      member
      Faiz
     
     
      Ahmed
      thinks
      UPEI
      should
      have
      na-
     
     
      tional
      representation
      of
      some
      kind,
      be
     
     
      it
      with
      the
      CFS
      or
      another
      body,
      such
      as
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Alliance
      of
      Student’s
      As-
     
     
      sociation,
      or
      CASA.
     
    

    
     
      “National
      representation
      allows
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      unions
      to
      have
      another
      avenue
      to
     
     
      express
      their
      opinions
      and
      allows
      them
     
     
      to
      turn
      to
      a
      third
      party.
      It
      gives
      them
      a
     
     
      stronger
      voice.”
     
    

    
     
      Gallant
      agreed,
      saying
      having
      a
      body
     
     
      that
      lobbies
      for
      a
      specific
      goal
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
      definitely
      be
      positive
      for
      the
      university.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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