master’s
      degree
      in
      floorscrubbing.
      This
      argument
      is
     
     
      ridiculous
      when
      applied
      to
      any
      sex,
      in
      any
      time
      or
     
     
      place.
      Hitting
      is
      most
      certainly
      part
      of
      the
      rules,
      Ms.
     
     
      Ambler,
      when
      one
      is
      talking
      about
      intellectual
      hitting
     
     
      in
      a
      civilized
      arena
      such
      as
      -
      my
      goodness,
      could
      one
     
     
      ever
      consider
      it?
      -
      printed
      articles
      on
      a
      campus
      news-
     
     
      paper.
      We
      most
      certainly
      should
      ‘‘go
      out
      and
      act
      to
     
     
      solve
      the
      problems
      of
      society,’’
      not
      like
      that
      brainless
     
     
      gun-toting
      incompetent
      in
      Montreal
      (please
      pardon
      my
     
     
      tendency
      towards
      name-calling
      in
      this
      instance,
      but
     
     
      my
      thesaurus
      does
      not
      include
      a
      more
      apt
      term
      for
     
     
      such
      a
      spineless
      loser
      as
      Marc
      Lepine),
      but
      rather
      like
     
     
      responsible
      members
      of
      society,
      in
      public
      and
      intelli-
     
     
      gently
      advocating
      the
      changes
      we
      see
      to
      be
      necessary.
     
     
      Ms.
      Ambler
      says
      that
      if
      the
      ‘‘fellas’’
      can’t
      use
      their
     
     
      education
      ‘‘in
      a
      decent
      way
      that
      benefits
      the
      whole
      of
     
     
      society’’
      they
      should
      stop
      printing
      their
      opinions.
     
     
      Beyond
      the
      messy
      arguments
      regarding
      freedom
      of
     
     
      speech,
      I
      would
      request
      that
      Ms.
      Ambler
      consider
     
     
      carefully
      exactly
      what
      it
      is
      the
      ‘‘fellas’’
      are
      doing.
     
     
      Employment
      Equity,
      a
      frequently
      addressed
      topic
      in
     
     
      their
      articles,
      isa
      very
      important
      program
      with
      such
     
     
      far-reaching
      legal
      and
      social
      ramifications
      that
      it
     
     
      could
      very
      conceivably
      give
      the
      already
      battered
     
     
      foundations
      of
      our
      society
      yet
      another
      violent
      shake.
     
     
      But
      while
      nobody
      is
      questioning
      the
      propriety
      and
     
     
      sense
      of
      encouraging
      the
      employment
      of
      women
      and
     
     
      minorities
      in
      the
      universities
      and
      other
      workplaces,
     
     
      improper
      implementation
      of
      it
      hurts
      not
      only
      WASP
     
     
      males,
      but
      also
      the
      women
      and
      minorities
      it
      was
     
     
      originally
      designed
      to
      help.
      And
      guess
      what!
      When
     
     
      you
      combine
      those
      three
      groups,
      you
      have
      the
      whole
     
     
      of
      society,
      being
      benefited
      or
      harmed
      by
      a
      program
     
    

    
     
      .
      and
      its
      results.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      needed
      here
      is
      a
      thoughtful
      and
      fundamental
     
     
      change
      in
      attitudes,
      not
      the
      playing
      of
      silly
      bureau-
     
     
      cratic
      numbers
      games.
      Peter
      Hanusand
      Joseph
     
     
      Murphy
      should
      be
      commended
      for
      promoting
      a
      dis-
     
     
      cussion
      towards
      that
      end.
      Perhaps
      readers
      won’t
     
     
      agree
      with
      everything
      they
      read
      in
      these
      articles.
      That
     
     
      is
      fine,
      but
      for
      goodness
      sake
      debate
      the
      facts
      in
      an
     
     
      intelligent
      manner,
      and
      stop
      this
      deluge
      of
      emotional
     
     
      and
      incoherent
      as
      well
      as
      misrepresentative
      material.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Getting
      off
      my
      ass
      and
      saying
      something
      I
      believe
      in,
     
     
      Danielle
      Christensen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      5,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Large:
      :
      rae
      i
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recently,
      I
      had
      the
      opportunity
      to
      read
      your
      editorial
     
     
      on
      the
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Students
      -
      (Services)
      in
     
     
      the
      January
      23rd
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press.
      I
      was
      sur-
     
     
      prised
      by
      the
      lack
      of
      professional
      journalism
      shown
     
     
      in
      this
      editorial.
      I
      would
      encourage
      you
      to
      doa
      little
     
     
      research
      into
      the
      topics
      of
      future
      editorials.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      joined
      the
      Canadian
      Federation
     
     
      of
      Students
      -(Services)
      by
      astudent
      referendum
      in
     
     
      1986.
      No,
      you
      were
      not
      personally
      asked
      to
      join
      the
     
     
      Federation,
      unless
      you
      were
      a
      student
      at
      this
      time.
      |
     
     
      am
      quite
      positive
      you
      were
      never
      asked
      to
      join
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      either.
      I
      trust,
      you
      realize
      that
     
     
      you
      area
      ‘paying’
      member.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      membership
      fee
      for
      CFS-(S)
      is
      $4.00
      a
      year
      per
     
     
      student.
      However,
      only
      $3.00
      is
      directed
      into
      the
     
     
      National
      Office’s
      budget
      while
      the
      remaining
      $1.00
     
     
      goes
      to
      Services.
      There
      are
      only
      250,000
      students
     
     
      who
      are
      actual
      ‘paying’
      members.
      The
      remaining
     
     
      students
      are
      prospective
      members
      who
      do
      not
      pay
     
     
      membership
      fee
      until
      they
      become
      full
      members.
      In
     
     
      my
      calculation,
      that
      adds
      up
      to
      $750,000.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      issues
      that
      concern
      students
      the
      most
      are
      gener-
     
     
      ally
      the
      same
      on
      every
      campus
      in
      Canada;
      tuition
     
     
      fees,
      accessibility
      and
      quality
      of
      education.
      In
      fight-
     
     
      ing
      for
      this
      principle,
      CFS
      has
      record
      that
      is
      unparal-
     
     
      leled
      as
      a
      national
      voice
      for
      students.
      Asa
      lobby
     
     
      group,
      CFS
      has
      an
      outstanding
      reputation.
      Both
     
     
      McLean’s
      and
      the
      Globe
      and
      Mail
      have
      stated
      that
     
     
      CFS
      is
      one
      of
      the
      top
      ten
      lobby
      groups
      in
      Canada.
     
     
      Furthermore,
      the
      government
      continually
      calls
      upon
     
     
      the
      federation
      to
      present
      briefs
      before
      various
      parlia-
     
     
      mentary
      committees.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CFS
      fought
      very
      hard
      to
      endure
      that
      students
      did
      not
     
     
      pay
      GST
      on
      tuition
      fees.
      If
      we
      did
      not
      have
      CFS,
     
     
      who
      is
      to
      say
      whether
      or
      not
      students
      would
      have
      to
     
     
      carry
      that
      extra
      financial
      burden?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      to
      your
      comment
      on
      student
      summer
      employment,
     
     
      I
      have
      a
      feeling
      that
      not
      many
      students
      at
      your
      institu-
     
     
      tion
      agree
      with
      you
      that
      they
      are
      not
      entitles
      to
      a
      good
     
     
      and
      well
      paying
      summer
      job.
      A
      lot
      of
      students
      de-
     
     
      pend
      on
      summer
      employment
      in
      order
      to
      pay
      for
      their
     
     
      education,
      unlike,
      maybe
      yourself.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      mentioned
      early
      that
      $1.00
      goes
      to
      CFS-S,
      which
      is
     
     
      Student
      Saver
      (National
      student
      discount
      program),
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Programming
      Service
      (CPS),
      SWAP,
     
     
      Travel
      Cuts,
      ISIC
      cards,
      and
      CFSBet.
      These
      services
     
    
   
   
    
     
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