Student
      Council
     
     
      Reacts
      to
     
     
      University
      Task
     
     
      Force
      Proposal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      t
      its
      meeting
      last
      Sunday
      evening
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Av
      Council
      discussed
      and
      reacted
      to
      the
      proposal
      for
     
     
      atask
      force
      to
      examine
      sexual
      violence
      against
      women
     
     
      oncampus.
      The
      proposal
      calls
      for
      a
      15
      member
      task
      force
      to
      be
     
     
      established
      under
      the
      authority
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Board
      of
      Governors.
     
     
      The
      task
      force
      would
      examine
      different
      aspects
      of
      the
      problems
     
     
      faced
      by
      women
      on
      campus
      who
      face
      or
      are
      threatened
      by
      sexual
     
     
      violence.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      proposal
      was
      discussed
      by
      Council
      for
      approximately
      45
     
     
      minutes.
      Council
      decided
      to
      endorse
      the
      task
      force
      proposal
      as
     
     
      an
      essential
      part
      of
      any
      effort
      to
      make
      real
      progress
      towards
      a
     
     
      safer
      campus.
      Although
      support
      for
      the
      task
      force
      was
      unani-
     
     
      mous
      on
      Council,
      concern
      was
      also
      expressed
      over
      fact
      that
      only
     
     
      three
      students
      are
      included
      on
      the
      task
      force
      as
      it
      now
      stands.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      the
      juicy
      details
     
     
      from
      those
      thrilling
     
     
      Student
      Council
     
     
      meetings!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      felt
      that
      three
      students
      was
      not
      sufficient
      representation
     
     
      on
      the
      task
      force,
      in
      light
      of
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      vast
      majority
      of
     
     
      women
      at
      risk
      on
      campus
      are
      students
      and
      it
      was
      considered
     
     
      essential
      that
      the
      task
      force
      should
      be
      comprised
      of
      at
      least
      50%
     
     
      womenalthough
      no
      provision
      currently
      exists
      to
      ensure
      this.
      It
     
     
      was
      decided
      that
      these
      concerns
      would
      be
      represented
      to
      the
     
     
      administration
      and
      to
      ask
      for
      an
      additional
      two
      students
      to
      be
     
     
      added
      to
      the
      task
      force.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      task
      force
      as
      it
      currently
      stands
      calls
      for
      student
      represen-
     
     
      tation
      to
      be
      a
      student
      from
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union,
      one
      from
      the
     
     
      MAPUS
      Association
      (Mature
      and
      Part-time
      University
      Stu-
     
     
      dents),
      and
      one
      student
      from
      residence.
      Students
      who
      have
     
     
      names
      to
      suggest
      for
      any
      of
      these
      positions
      were
      being
      asked
      to
     
     
      bring
      names
      forward
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      or
      MAPUS.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Once
      anc
     
     
      Future
      V.P.1.:
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      by
      SEAN
      McQUAID
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ick
      Gallant
      was,
      until
      recently,
      the
      Vice
      President
     
     
      Internal
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
      He
      resigned
      during
      tt
     
     
      controversy
      over
      the
      actions
      of
      S.U.
      President
      Tracy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arsenault,
      and
      more
      recently
      agreed
      to
      this
      interview
      to
      bet
     
     
      clarify
      the
      reasons
      behind
      his
      actions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
           
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      asked
      why
      he
      resigned,
      Gallant
      had
      several
      reasons,
      |
     
     
      of
      the
      foremost
      being
      that
      he
      wanted
      to
      draw
      attention
      to
      stud
     
     
      dissatisfaction
      with
      Arsenault,
      who
      was
      criticized
      for
      inac!
     
     
      ity
      and
      failing
      to
      keep
      students
      informed
      in
      the
      wake
      of
     
     
      alleged
      sexual
      assault,
      resulting
      in
      her
      eventual
      resigna
      i
     
     
      after
      she
      proved
      unable
      to
      explain
      and
      justify
      her
      action
     
     
      Student
      Council.
      Prior
      to
      that,
      Gallant
      felt
      that,
      in
      his
      wo
     
     
      ‘‘everything
      was
      gonna
      be
      shoved
      under
      the
      carpet.”’
      He
     
     
      told
      at
      that
      time
      that
      the
      petition
      to
      impeach
      Tracy
      had
      run
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "T
      think
      it
      was
      my
      res
     
     
      ignation
      that
      mad
     
     
      people
      see
      this
      was
     
     
      serious
      matter."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Ex-V.P.
      Internal
      Rick
      Gall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      steam,
      and
      Arsenault
      herself
      apparently
      believed
      tha!
     
     
      had
      nothing
      to
      answer
      for.
      Gallant
      felt
      that
      the
      Student
      U
     
     
      Executive
      had
      stagnated
      under
      her
      continued
      leadership.
     
     
      nothing
      could
      be
      done
      as
      long
      as
      she
      had
      nothing
      to
      answe!
     
     
      Gallant
      felt
      that
      the
      Student
      Union
      Executive
      had
      stag?
     
     
      under
      her
      continued
      leadership,
      that
      nothing
      could
      be
      do
     
     
      long
      as
      she
      stayed.
      ‘‘I
      think
      it
      was
      my
      resignation
      that!
     
     
      people
      see
      this
      was
      a
      serious
      matter,’’
      Gallant
      said.
      *
      ‘In
     
     
      believed
      in
      my
      convictions
      and
      a
      lot
      of
      people
      believed
      i
     
     
      too.
      Ithought
      that
      the
      students
      wanted
      her
      out.’’
      That
      didi
     
     
      seem
      to
      be
      the
      case
      as
      time
      went
      on,
      many
      students
      acc"
     
     
      Arsenault
      of
      having
      lied
      in
      later
      statements
      regardi®
     
     
      actions
      and
      student
      concerns
      that
      were
      brought
      to
      her.
      7
     
     
      aliy,’”
      said
      Gallant,
      ‘‘I
      could
      not
      work
      with
      someone
      w!
     
     
      been
      caught
      lying.
      I
      didn’t
      have
      confidence
      in
      her
      4
     
     
      executive
      didn’t.”’