OctToser
      12,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CaDRE
      @
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ON
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
      Food
      Drive
      Successful:
      But
      Support
     
     
      Needs
      to
      Continue
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      organizers
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Food
      Drive
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      all
     
     
      contributors
      for
      the
      success
      of
      the
     
     
      campus
      food
      drive
      which
      yielded
      nearly
     
     
      two
      pick-up
      truckloads
      of
      food,
      but
     
     
      ongoing
      support
      is
      still
      needed.
     
    

    
     
      In
      mid-September
      UPEI
     
     
      faculty,
      staff
      and
      .
     
     
      students
      were
     
     
      encouraged
      to
     
     
      contribute
      to
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown
     
     
      Food
      Bank
      due
      to
     
     
      a
      dramatic
     
     
      increase
      in
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      families
     
     
      being
      turned
      away
     
     
      as
      aresult
      of
      fewer
     
     
      SUD
      PDE
      s..
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      back
      of
      the
      truck.
      Also,
      Dr
      Vianne
     
     
      Timmons
      had
      halfa
      truck
      load
      donated
     
     
      by
      Directors
      of
      Institutes,
      Centres,
      etc
     
     
      which
      she
      oversees.
      And
      the
      Family
      &
     
     
      Nutritional
      Sciences
      student
      society
      also
     
     
      organized
      a
      collection
      during
      their
      pub
     
     
      crawl
      with
      engineering
      students
      (on
     
     
      September
      23),”
     
     
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “Katie
      (McInnis
     
     
      from
      Accounting),
     
     
      Father
      Charlie
     
     
      (from
      the
     
     
      Chaplaincy
     
     
      Centre)
      and
      I
     
     
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      extend
      a
      big
     
     
      THANKS
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jennifer
      Taylor
      campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      explained
      Jennifer
      Taylor,
      an
      associate
     
     
      professor
      and
      chair
      of
      Family
      and
     
     
      Nutritional
      Sciences.
     
    

    
     
      “Forty
      per
      cent
      of
      the
      food
     
     
      bank
      clients
      are
      children,
      and
      itis
      clearly
     
     
      unacceptable
      that
      people
      are
      being
     
     
      turned
      away
      because
      of
      a
      lack
      of
      food,”
     
     
      she
      stated.
     
    

    
     
      Donation
      boxes
      were
      placed
      in
     
     
      each
      of
      the
      campus
      buildings
      during
      the
     
     
      week-long
      food
      drive.
      Donors
      were
     
     
      urged
      to
      give
      baby
      food,
      children’s
      lunch
     
     
      items,
      muffin
      mixes,
      pasta
      and
      sauce,
     
     
      breakfast
      cereal
      and
      hearty
      soups
      due
     
     
      to
      the
      urgent
      need
      for
      supplies.
     
    

    
     
      The
      food
      drive
      was
      a
      combined
     
     
      effort
      between
      Taylor,
      Katie
      McInnis
     
     
      in
      the
      Accounting
      Department
      and
     
     
      various
      UPEI
      faculty
      and
      students,
      and
     
     
      of
      course
      the
      food
      bank.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      had
      Mike
      MacDonald,
     
     
      Manager
      of
      the
      Charlottetown
      Food
     
     
      Bank,
      come
      with
      his
      truck,
      and
      we
      filled
     
    
   
   
    
     
      community,
      who
      came
      through
      for
      us.
     
     
      We
      also
      would
      like
      to
      remind
      everyone
     
     
      that
      this
      need
      is,
      unfortunately,
      ongoing,
     
     
      and
      regular
      donors
      are
      needed.”
     
     
      Suzanne
      Hajto,
      from
      the
     
     
      Family
      and
      Nutritional
      Sciences
      Society
     
     
      said
      FANS
      has
      always
      been
      an
      active
     
     
      supporter
      of
      the
      food
      bank
      and
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      be
      now
      and
      in
      the
      future.
     
     
      She
      echoed
      Taylor’s
      comments
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -tegarding
      the
      ongoing
      need
      of
      donations
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      the
      Charlottetown
      Food
      Bank.
     
    

    
     
      “FANS
      have
      been
      long-time
     
     
      supporters
      of
      the
      Food
      bank
      and
      last
     
     
      year
      we
      fundraised
      to
      give
      a
      large
      cash
     
     
      donation.
      Next
      Thursday
      we
      are
      having
     
     
      our
      first,
      highly
      anticipated
      potluck
      of
     
     
      the
      year,
      and
      we
      always
      ask
      for
      a
      $1-2
     
     
      cover
      charge
      that
      is
      donated
      to
      the
     
     
      Food
      Bank.”
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
     
     
      regarding
      this
      potluck,
      e-mail
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Societies
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pete
      Grandy
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      asked
      “What
      does
      your
     
     
      society
      do
      for
      you?”’,
      business
      student
     
     
      Jeff
      Junkyard
      Doherty
      replied
      “
      Don’t
     
     
      talk
      to
      me
      you
      fat,
      miserable
      prick.”
     
     
      Taking
      Junkyard’s
      advice,
      I
      walked
     
     
      away
      without
      another
      word.
      Do
     
     
      students
      know
      what
      their
      society
      does
     
     
      for
      them?
      Maybe
      there’s
      a
      society
      out
     
     
      there
      that
      they
      have
      yet
      to
      discover.
      I
     
     
      have
      interviewed
      a
      few
      society
      leaders
     
     
      on
      campus,
      asking
      them
      what
      their
     
     
      goals
      were
      for
      this
      year.
      I
      apologize
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      those
      societies
      who
      did
      not
      make
      the
     
     
      list.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Political
      Science
      Society:
      They
      plan
      to
     
     
      do
      amazing
      things
      and
      have
      lots
      of
      fun.
     
     
      These
      amazing
      things
      consist
      of
      creating
     
     
      awareness,
      hosting
      speakers
      and
     
     
      debates,
      movie
      nights,
      pub
      crawls,
      and
     
     
      give
      the
      voice
      back
      to
      the
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Math
      Society:
      World
      domination
      is
      at
     
     
      the
      top
      of
      their
      list.
      Other
      goals
      include
     
     
      beating
      the
      Engineers
      at
      kick-ball,
     
     
      destroying
      Marcus
      Brookshaw,
      and
     
     
      turning
      the
      math
      society
      into
      the
      dance
     
     
      society?
      Memberships
      are
      $10,
      bring
     
     
      your
      own
      leotard.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -UPEI
      Rainbow
      Alliance
      Society:
      They
     
     
      hold
      a
      weekly
      meeting
      and
      plan
      to
     
     
      educate,
      socialize,
      fund-raise,
      host
     
     
      speakers,
      and
      have
      movie
      nights.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -History
      Society:
      They
      have
      a
      pub
     
     
      crawl
      planned
      of
      the
      28"
      of
      October
     
     
      and
      another
      one
      in
      second
      semester.
     
     
      They
      also
      plan
      to
      have
      students
      vs.
     
     
      professors
      trivia
      night,
      pot
      lucks,
      and
     
     
      an
      upcoming
      pumpkin
      carving
      contest
     
    
   
   
    
     
      around
      Halloween.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Environmental
      Society:
      Initiate
     
     
      environment
      in
      the
      school
      element.
      Rally
     
     
      against
      the
      use
      of
      Styrofoam
      in
      the
     
     
      cafeterias.
      They
      have
      weekly
      meetings,
     
     
      fund-raise
      and
      attempting
      to
      make
      the
     
     
      society
      sustainable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Biology
      Society:
      As
      they
      have
      gone
     
     
      unnoticed
      in
      the
      past
      year,
      so
      they
      have
     
     
      some
      big
      plans
      which
      involve
      movie
     
     
      nights,
      barbeques,
      sell
      stuff,
      plant
      trees
     
     
      around
      campus,
      Dooley’s
      pool
      night,
     
     
      trivia
      and
      pub
      crawls.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Business
      Society:
      They
      plan
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      mini
      luncheon
      in
      November
      and
      their
     
     
      main
      luncheon
      in
      March
      at
      the
      Delta
     
     
      Charlottetown.
      In
      their
      first
      pub
      crawl
     
     
      they
      raised
      $812
      for
      the
      Hurricane
     
     
      Katrina
      relief
      fund.
      There
      will
      be
      free
     
     
      coffee
      for
      members
      during
      mid-terms.
     
     
      They
      are
      still
      accepting
      members.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Family
      and
      Nutritional
      Sciences
     
     
      Society-They
      plan
      to
      have
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      potlucks,
      a
      grub
      crawl,
      a
      Hallowe’en
     
     
      sleep-over
      including
      a
      snackluck,
      and
     
     
      hosting
      a
      pancake
      breakfast
      for
      a
      needy
     
     
      family
      at
      Christmas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Engineering
      Society:
      Join
      and
      you'll
     
     
      understand.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now
      that
      you
      know
      what’s
      out
     
     
      there,
      play
      your
      part
      in
      demolishing
     
     
      student
      apathy
      and
      get
      involved,
      it
      will
     
     
      pay
      off
      in
      the
      end.
      God
      forbid
      you
      have
     
     
      a
      good
      time
      at
      university.