Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
     
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      of
      my
      old
      (and
      favourite)
      summertime
      jokes
      is,
      ‘‘
     
     
      what
      does
      the
      ‘‘P’”’
      in
      P.E.I.
      stand
      for?’’.
      The
      answer,
     
     
      **patronage,
      because
      that
      is
      what
      comes
      first
      in
     
     
      P.E.I.’*
      Of
      course,
      this
      is
      usually
      after
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      Government
      summer
      jobs
      have
      gone
      to
      friends,
      fam-
     
     
      ily,
      and
      supporters
      of
      the
      politicians.
      I
      accept
      this
      as
     
     
      a
      fact
      of
      life
      and
      I
      do
      not
      really
      care.
      I
      guess
      then
      that
     
     
      it
      should
      not
      surprise
      me
      what
      the
      ‘‘P’’
      in
      U.P.E.I.
     
     
      also
      stands
      for.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Every
      year
      1
      am
      thoroughly
      disgusted
      at
      the
      amount
     
     
      of
      patronage
      that
      goes
      on
      at
      our
      campus.
      It
      seems
     
     
      ironic
      that
      in
      an
      institution
      of
      higher
      learning,
      it
      is
     
     
      not
      what
      knowledge
      you
      know
      but
      rather
      what
      people
     
     
      you
      know
      that
      gets
      you
      a
      job.
      It
      appears
      that
      about
     
     
      80%
      of
      the
      student
      jobs
      that
      are
      offered
      by
      the
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      are
      GIVEN
      to
      family
      and
      friends
      of
      many
      of
     
     
      the
      people
      in
      power
      at
      the
      University.
      Every
      summer
     
     
      our
      campus
      turns
      into
      a
      big
      family
      picnic,
      with
      so
     
     
      many
      of
      the
      administrators
      friends
      and
      family
      work-
     
     
      ing
      here.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      not
      an
      attack
      on
      any
      of
      the
      people
      hired
      but
     
     
      rather
      this
      is
      a
      note
      of
      discontent
      for
      the
      hiring
      prac-
     
     
      tices
      of
      some
      of
      the
      people
      in
      power
      on
      campus.
      I
     
     
      know
      that
      many
      of
      the
      workers
      hired
      do
      a
      good
      job,
     
     
      but
      it
      is
      unfair
      to
      not
      allow
      someone
      who
      may
      be
      as
     
     
      good,
      or
      better,
      at
      the
      job
      if
      they
      were
      given
      achance
     
     
      to
      work.
      I
      do
      not
      feel
      that
      any
      priority
      should
      be
     
     
      given
      to
      any
      students,
      but
      if
      there
      was
      to
      be
      special
     
     
      treatment
      given
      I
      would
      hope
      that
      the
      University
     
     
      would
      try
      to
      aid
      those
      students
      who
      are
      in
      unusual
     
     
      circumstances
      that
      limits
      there
      working
      options,
      such
     
     
      as
      out
      of
      province
      students
      or
      foreign
      students.
     
    

    
     
      This
      patronage,
      which
      is
      no
      more
      then
      a
      grotesque
     
     
      abuse
      of
      power,
      must
      be
      stopped!
      The
      University
     
     
      must
      not
      only
      teach
      from
      textbooks
      but
      must
      also
     
     
      teach
      that
      skill
      and
      hard
      work
      pay
      off
      when
      students
     
     
      are
      looking
      for
      jobs.
      How
      can
      the
      University
      speak
     
     
      with
      such
      a
      double
      tongue?
      They
      stress
      higher
      educa-
     
     
      tion
      for
      students
      to
      aid
      them
      in
      their
      job
      search
      yet
     
     
      they
      show
      that
      itis
      not
      education
      that
      gets
      you
      ahead
     
     
      but
      rather
      it
      is
      an
      acquaintance
      that
      get
      you
      the
      jobs.
     
     
      Tf
      you
      do
      not
      know
      anyone
      on
      campus
      to
      get
      you
      a
     
     
      job,
      then
      you
      will
      have
      to
      join
      a
      sports
      team,
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      amount
      of
      athletes
      that
      work
      for
      the
      University
      is
     
     
      unusually
      high.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      feel
      that
      a
      definite
      hiring
      policy
      should
      be
      put
      in
     
     
      place
      by
      the
      University
      in
      order
      to
      stop
      this
      kind
      of
     
     
      practice
      from
      happening
      in
      the
      future.
      These
      types
      of
     
     
      hiring
      procedures,
      which
      are
      common
      yet
      illegal
      in
     
     
      the
      Government,
      should
      not
      be
      common
      or
      allowed
      on
     
     
      campus.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      feel
      that
      the
      only
      way
      this
      practice
      will
      ever
      be
     
     
      stopped
      is
      if
      we
      hire
      someone
      to
      stop
      it,
      Uncle
      Bob
     
     
      maybe??
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cory
      Large,
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      respond
      to
      the
      letter
      from
      a
      Concerned
     
     
      Business
      Student
      in
      the
      last
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      ofall,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      address
      the
      comment
      made
     
     
      about
      ‘‘society
      members
      who
      do
      not
      seem
      tocare’’.
     
     
      Are
      you
      asociety
      member,
      concerned
      student?
      Do
     
     
      you
      care?
      Why
      have
      you
      not
      either
      a)
      ran
      for
      a
      posi-
     
     
      tion
      to
      try
      and
      implement
      some
      changes
      you
      feel
     
     
      necessary
      or
      b)
      brought
      you
      concerns
      and
      ideas
      to
     
     
      someone
      who
      can
      make
      some
      changes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Second,
      you
      give
      several
      theories
      about
      why
      you
      think
     
     
      enrolment
      in
      the
      Business
      Society
      is
      so
      low.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      consider
      that
      in
      some
      classes
      enrolment
      is
     
     
      higher
      than
      ever
      -
      example,
      the
      freshmen
      class.
      I’m
     
     
      very
      impressed
      to
      see
      the
      number
      of
      first
      year
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      who
      have
      signed
      up
      this
      year.
      It’s
      great
      to
      see
     
     
      such
      interest
      because
      these
      people
      are
      the
      ones
      who
     
     
      will
      someday
      run
      our
      society.
      I
      also
      think
      thatthe
     
     
      executive
      of
      the
      society
      has
      to
      be
      given
      credit
      forit’s
     
     
      efforts
      to
      recruit
      first
      year
      students
      and
      welcome
     
     
      them.
      As
      for
      the
      lack
      of
      enrolment
      in
      other
      classes,
      |
     
     
      think
      it’s
      more
      because
      of
      lack
      of
      interest
      and
      student
     
     
      apathy
      than
      the
      fact
      that
      we
      have
      ugly
      furniture
      in
      our
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lounge.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      role
      of
      the
      various
      academic
      societies
      on
      campus
     
     
      is
      basically
      a
      social
      one
      -
      they
      provide
      and
      excellent
     
     
      opportunity
      for
      students
      to
      make
      friends,
      get
      details
     
     
      on
      profs
      and
      courses,
      and
      share
      some
      common
      inter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      26,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
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