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     By JOhn caring ' ' . t --that the whole synposium idea can't settle any- 
     
     Symposimn v' 79 has been labelled a success thing, only express  
     
    

    
     by most of the people who attended it. To this , ' 
     
    

    
     moment its most concrete results are the 
     
    
   
   
    
     resolutions it passed. 'Ihose resolutions all 
     
     concern UPEI, and they are as follows: 
     
    
   
   
    
     -.- that the idea of a core curriculum should 
     
     be supported and that all students should take 
     
     courses from other faculties; 
     
    
   
   
    
     —— that a  tier system of education 
     
     featuringa general education, a majors program, 
     
     and an honours program might be useful. 
     
    

    
     __ that the image of the canpus, including both 
     
     its appearance  reputation, should be 
     
     bettered; ' ‘ ~ 
     
    
   
   
    
     —— that there should be a place centred on campus 
     
     for student “interaction ; 
     
    
   
   
    
     —— that the idea of UPEI as "The Island Univer— 
     
     sity" should be‘strengthene‘d to drag more 
     
     sttflents here and solve declining enrolment; 
     
    
   
   
    
     —— that more. events should be developed outside 
     
     of the classroom to interest both faculty and 
     
     students; 
     
    
   
   
    
     -— that outside lectures of general interest , - ‘ , 
     
     should be encouraged rather than ones that appeal ~ YOU KNOW, WE SPENT FOUR YEARS AT UNIVERSITY, 
     
     just to , specific deparmts. ' he BUT IF WE HADN'T GONE TO SYMPOSIUM '79 WE 
     
    
   
   
    
     4 t . v RE DOING 
     
     -— that we should recognize that UPEI hasn't the lI/IiGHT NEVER HAVE FIGURED OUT WHY WE WE 
     
     best facilities and that we should use to best ’ ' 
     
     advantage what we do have; 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     -— that socializing on canpus is too party- 
     
     oriented; \ 
     
    
   
   
    
     -—that UPEI professors should encourage a 
     
     greater measure-y of >  criticism in “class ; 
     
    

    
     —~ thee-“urea: ‘should'breate an  to” deal 
     
     With   ‘ 
     
    

    
     —— that resideiléé Should be reviewed 
     
     and considered for improvement; \ 
     
    
   
   
    
     —- that a department cofrmittee should be estab— 
     
     lished to deal with curriculum, material, books, 
     
     and how students can benefit ~in these areas; 
     
    
   
   
    
     —— that students ‘ should be allowed to sit free 
     
     of charge in classes to decide if they want to 
     
     take particular courses; , ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     -- that course eva’luatims‘ should be made  
     
     and available. to students, possibly‘even‘with the 
     
     publication of an anti—calendar; " 
     
    
   
   
    
     -- that many students?» expect too much from their 
     
     education; I " 
     
    

    
     -- that high~ school students aren't” well enough 
     
     briefed on university and that in the future 
     
     their first year here should be a sort of 
     
     preparatory year; A 
     
     —- that at the Symposium students, faculty, and 
     
     adnunistration came together for one of the 
     
     first times; t . 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ that more people-should be encouraged to take. a 
     
     Part in things like the Symposium; ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ that the univerSity should establish a faculty 
     
     for Interaction like that of the SynpOsium; 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ that efforts should be made to make the 
     
     Symposimn a vehicle for change; 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ that a should be created to pursue 
     
     the Synposium'sproposals; ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ that a permanent Synposimn.Cam1_ittee should be 
     
     established to meet throughout the year and 
     
     O"-“QR'flnize a Synposium bi—annually for the inter- 
     
     charise of ideas as started at the first 
     
     SWPOSium; ‘ > ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
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