Novemser
      15,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      History
      Chair
     
     
      Publishes
      “Life,
     
     
      Death,
      God,
      and
     
    

    
     
      Medicine:
      A
     
     
      Concise
      History
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      Euthanasia”
     
    

    
     
      As
      Parliament
      begins
      discussing
      bill
      C-
     
     
      407,
      which
      calls
      for
      the
      legalization
      of
     
     
      assisted
      suicide,
      a
      provocative
      new
     
     
      book
      by
      an
      internationally-acclaimed
     
     
      Canadian
      historian
      of
      medicine
      is
      bound
     
     
      to
      inform
      the
      coming
      debate.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Life,
      Death,
      God,
      and
     
     
      Medicine:
      A
      Concise
      History
      of
     
     
      Euthanasia
      (Rowman
      &
      Littlefield
     
     
      Publishers,
      2005),
      UPEI
      history
     
     
      professor
      Ian
      Dowbiggin
      exposes
      the
     
     
      many
      disturbing
      themes
      that
      link
     
     
      present
      and
      past,
      and
      traces
      the
      heated
     
     
      international
      controversy
      surrounding
     
     
      assisted
      suicide
      and
      other
      forms
      of
     
     
      euthanasia.
      Dowbiggin
      reminds
      us
      that
     
     
      the
      stakes
      in
      the
      struggle
      over
      “the
      right
     
     
      to
      die”
      are
      enormously
      high,
      with
      the
     
     
      lives
      of
      countless
      vulnerable
      people
     
     
      hanging
      in
      the
      balance.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Dowbiggin
      is
      Chair
      of
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      History
      Department.
      He
      is
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      author
      of
      four
      books
      on
      the
      history
      of
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      medicine,
      including
      A
      Merciful
      End:
      The
     
     
      Euthanasia
      Movement
      in
      Modern
     
     
      America
      (Oxford
      University
      Press,
     
     
      2003).
      A
      frequent
      commentator
      on
     
     
      current
      events
      and
      medical
      issues,
      he
     
     
      has
      been
      featured
      on
      C-SPAN’s
      Book
     
     
      TV
      and
      National
      Public
      Radio.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Did
      You
      Know
     
    

    
     
      Philip
      Bryden,
      Dean
      of
      UNB’s
     
     
      Faculty
      of
      Law,
      will
      be
      on
      campus
      to
     
     
      meet
      with
      individuals
      interested
      in
     
     
      studying
      law
      at
      the
      University
      of
      New
     
     
      Brunswick.
      This
      informal
      and
     
     
      informative
      session,
      an
      annual
      event,
      will
     
     
      take
      place
      Wed.,
      Nov.
      23,
      2005
      at
      7:00
     
     
      pm
      in
      AVC
      Lecture
      Theatre
      B.
      There
     
     
      will
      be
      lots
      of
      opportunity
      for
      questions
     
     
      and
      everyone
      is
      welcome.
      See
      you
      on
     
     
      the
      23rd!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Business
      Owners
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Win
      $11,000
      anda
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Free
      Trip
      to
      Toronto!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      you
      own
      and
      operate
      your
     
     
      own
      business
      while
      still
      maintaining
      full
     
     
      time
      status
      at
      university
      or
      college?
      If
     
     
      so,
      and
      if
      your
      business
      has
      been
      in
     
     
      operation
      for
      at
      least
      six
      months
      as
      of
     
     
      January
      2006,
      you
      are
      eligible
      for
      the
     
     
      highly
      prestigious
      CIBC
      Student
     
     
      Entrepreneur
      of
      the
      Year
      Award.
      This
     
     
      year
      marks
      the
      tenth
      anniversary
      of
      this
     
     
      award,
      and
      to
      commemorate
      this
      the
     
     
      prizes
      are
      substantial.
     
    

    
     
      What’s
      up
      for
      grabs?
      $1,000
     
     
      and
      a
      free
      trip
      to
      Toronto
      to
      compete
     
     
      for
      $10,000
      and
      the
      title
      of
      the
      CIBC
     
     
      Student
      Entrepreneur
      of
      the
      Year.
      This
     
     
      is
      a
      huge
      opportunity
      for
      all
      student
     
     
      business
      owners,
      as
      PEI
      is
      getting
      the
     
     
      chance
      for
      the
      first
      time
      to
      guarantee
     
     
      representation
      at
      the
      national
      level
      -
      until
     
     
      now
      it
      had
      been
      one
      student
      business
     
     
      per
      region.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      award
      is
      sponsored
      by
     
     
      CIBC,
      and
      is
      operated
      by
      ACE
     
     
      (Advancing
      Canadian
     
     
      Entrepreneurship).
      ACE’s
      mandate
      is
     
     
      to
      promote
      and
      ignite
      young
      Canadians
     
     
      to
      create
      brighter
      futures
      for
      themselves
     
     
      and
      their
      communities.
      To
      do
      this
      the
     
     
      51
      ACE
      teams
      across
      Canada
      run
     
     
      dynamic
      projects
      that
      incorporate
     
     
      different
      criteria
      to
      teach
      and
      increase
     
     
      knowledge
      of
      entrepreneurship,
     
     
      economics,
      financial
      and
      personal
     
     
      success
      skills,
      and
      ethics.
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      is
      home
      to
      ACE
      PEI,
     
     
      operating
      on
      the
      UPEI
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      are
      eligible
      for
      this
      award,
     
     
      or
      have
      any
      questions,
      contact
     
     
      president
      of
      ACE
      PEI
      Amy
      McKie
      at
     
     
      amy.mckie@acepei.ca.
      Also,
      feel
      free
     
     
      to
      contact
      if
      you
      want
      any
      more
     
     
      information
      about
      ACE,
      or
      how
      to
      get
     
     
      involved.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      November
      19,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Campus
     
     
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      University
      Avenue
      —
     
     
      Registration
     
     
      {free
      for
      youth
      ages
      14-25)
      :
     
     
      Discussion
      Sessions
      9:
      fem-Noon
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carmine
      Starnino:
     
     
      Poet
      &
      Critic
     
     
      Unleashed,
      Nov.
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carmine
      Starnino,
      a
      Montreal
      poet,
     
     
      critic,
      and
      editor
      with
      trenchant
      and
     
     
      unabashed
      views
      on
      the
      craft
      of
      poetry
     
     
      and
      Canadian
      poets,
      will
      give
      a
      reading
     
     
      from
      his
      new
      work
      on
      Thursday,
     
     
      November
      17,
      at
      7:30
      in
      Confederation
     
     
      Centre
      Library.
     
    

    
     
      Starnino
      arrived
      on
      the
      literary
     
     
      scene
      with
      The
      New
      World,
      which
      was
     
     
      nominated
      for
      the
      Quebec
      Writers’
     
     
      Federation’s
      A.M.
      Klein
      Prize
      for
     
     
      English-language
      poetry
      in
      Quebec,
      and
     
     
      the
      national
      Lampert
      Award
      for
      best
     
     
      first
      poetry
      book.
      His
      second
      poetry
     
     
      collection,
      Credo
      (McGill-Queen’s
     
     
      University
      Press)
      won
      the
      2000
     
     
      Canadian
      Authors’
      Association
      Prize
     
     
      for
      Poetry.
      His
      new
      collection,
      With
     
     
      English
      Subtitles
      (Gaspereau
      Press)
     
     
      won
      the
      A.M.
      Klein
      Prize.
     
    

    
     
      In
      With
      English
      Subtitles,
     
     
      household
      objects,
      Italian
      relatives,
     
     
      Yukon
      landscapes,
      charity
      Since
      the
     
     
      late
      1990s,
      Starnino
      has
      also
      made
      his
     
     
      mark,
      and
      triggered
      lively
      reactions,
     
     
      with
      book
      reviews
      and
      critical
      essays
     
     
      on
      Canadian
      poetry.
      His
      critical
      writing
     
     
      features
      exceptional
      knowledge
      of
     
     
      poetry
      and
      poets,
      sharp
      reasoning,
      and
     
     
      firm
      judgments.
      These
      writings
      were
     
     
      recently
      collected
      in
      A
      Lover’s
      Quarrel
     
     
      (Porcupine’s
      Quill).
     
    

    
     
      Admirably
      dedicated
      to
      the
     
     
      practice
      of
      poetry
      and
      other
      genres,
     
     
      Starnino
      also
      serves
      as
      poetry
      editor
     
     
      for
      Véhicule
      Press’
      distinguished
      Signal
     
     
      Poetry
      Editions,
      as
      a
      contributing
      editor
     
     
      of
      Maisonneve
      magazine,
      and
      on
      the
     
     
      editorial
      board
      of
      Canadian
      Notes
      &
     
     
      Queries.
     
    

    
     
      Starnino’s
      reading
      is
      sponsored
     
     
      by
      the
      UPEI
      English
      Department,
      with
     
     
      generous
      support
      from
      _
      the
     
     
      Confederation
      Centre
      Library
      and
      The
     
     
      Canada
      Council
      for
      the
      Arts.
      Admission
     
     
      is
      free.
      For
      further
      information,
      phone
     
     
      566-0389.