2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Year
      That
      Was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Mako
      Peric
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      we
      are
      already
      halfway
     
     
      through
      the
      month
      of
      January,
      it
      is
      not
      too
     
     
      late
      to
      look
      back
      on
      1995.
      Between
     
     
      Quebec
      almost
      leaving
      Canada,
      a
      bomb-
     
     
      ing
      in
      Charlottetown,
      and
      a
      new
      President
     
     
      at
      UPEI,
      it
      was
      a
      busy
      year.
     
    

    
     
      First,
      events
      of
      national
      concern:
     
     
      fisheries
      minister
      Brian
      Tobin
      demon-
     
     
      strated
      that
      although
      Canada’s
      navy
      and
     
     
      coast
      guard
      may
      not
      be
      the
      terror
      of
      the
     
     
      Atlantic,
      they
      do
      know
      how
      to
      arrest
     
     
      Spanish
      fishing
      vessels
      on
      the
      high
      seas.
     
     
      Tobin
      also
      proved
      that
      he
      was
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      most
      competent
      MPs
      in
      Ottawa.
      No
     
     
      sooner
      than
      proving
      this,
      he
      left
      to
      take
     
     
      over
      the
      premiership
      of
      Newfoundland.
     
    

    
     
      The
      biggest
      event
      in
      Canada
      last
     
     
      year,
      ironically,
      was
      the
      threat
      of
      national
     
     
      destruction.
      Even
      the
      United
      States
      took
     
     
      notice.
      The
      campaign
      was
      long
      and
     
     
      nasty,
      but
      the
      Forces
      of
      Evil
      (better
     
     
      known
      as
      the
      Separatists)
      gained
      ground
     
     
      throughout,
      until
      it
      appeared
      that
      they
     
     
      might
      actually
      win.
      When
      the
      ballots
     
     
      were
      counted,
      the
      margin
      of
      victory
      for
     
     
      the
      No
      side
      was
      very
      slight.
      Refusing
      to
     
     
      admit
      defeat,
      there
      was
      a
      shakeup
      in
      the
     
     
      separatist
      leadership,
      and
      the
      threat
      of
     
     
      another
      referendum
      hangs
      over
      our
      heads
     
     
      once
      more.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Ontario,
      the
      NDP
      government
      ~
     
     
      was
      tossed
      out
      of
      office,
      and
      Mike
      Harris
     
     
      and
      the
      PCs
      were
      elected.
      No
      sooner
      was
     
     
      Harris
      in
      office
      than
      he
      announced
     
     
      massive
      cuts.
      This
      displeased
      the
      people
     
     
      of
      Ontario
      to
      no
      end.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      everyone
      in
      Ontario
      was
     
     
      displeased
      with
      the
      provincial
      govern-
     
     
      ment.
      A
      mentally-
     
    

    
     
      unbalanced
      man
      decided
      that
      Jean
     
     
      Cretien
      was
      not
      doing
      a
      good
      job
      as
     
     
      Prime
      Minister,
      so
      he
      broke
      into
      the
     
     
      Prime
      Minister’s
      residence.
      i.
      might
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      succeeded
      in
      assassinating
      the
      PM
      if
     
     
      Mrs.
      Cretien
      had
      not
      woke
      up
      and
      locked
     
     
      the
      bedroom
      door.
      Apparently
      the
     
     
      Mounties
      guarding
      24
      Sussex
      Drive
      were
     
     
      not
      doing
      a
      very
      good
      job.
     
    

    
     
      Looking
      at
      events
      closer
      to
      home,
     
     
      Pat
      Mella
      resigned
      as
      leader
      of
      the
      local
     
     
      Conservatives.
      No
      replacement
      has
     
     
      stepped
      forward
      yet.
      Even
      though
      the
     
     
      Tories
      lack
      a
      leader,
      election
      rumours
     
     
      swirl,
      and
      in
      next
      January’s
      Year
      in
     
     
      Review
      editorial,
      there
      will
      probably
      be
      a
     
     
      report
      on
      the
      provincial
      vote.
     
    

    
     
      After
      months
      of
      warning
      and
     
     
      plenty
      of
      noise,
      the
      City
      of
      Charlottetown
     
     
      expanded
      to
      include
      a
      number
      of
      suburbs.
     
     
      As
      well,
      Cornwall,
      North
      River,
      and
      the
     
     
      surrounding
      areas
      were
      amalgamated,
      as
     
     
      were
      Bunbury,
      Southport,
      Crossroads,
     
     
      and
      Keppoch,
      which
      became
      Stratford.
     
    

    
     
      Summerside
      became
      the
      City
      of
     
     
      Summerside
      after
      swallowing
      some
      other
     
     
      communities,
      despite
      stiff
      opposition
      and
     
     
      loud
      protests.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      topic
      of
      protest,
      the
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      decided
      that
      it
      was
      unnecessary
      for
     
     
      O’Leary
      to
      have
      its
      own
      hospital.
      This
     
     
      made
      perfect
      sense
      to
      almost
      everyone,
     
     
      since
      PEI
      has
      more
      than
      enough
      hospitals
     
     
      to
      serve
      130,000
      people.
      The
      populace
      of
     
     
      O’Leary,
      however,
      was
      a
      tad
      annoyed.
     
     
      Certain
      government
      ministers
      are
      not
     
     
      very
      popular
      in
      West
      Prince
      right
      now.
     
    

    
     
      Apparently
      the
      entire
      provincial
     
     
      government
      is
      not
      popular
      in
      someone’s
     
     
      mind,
      because
      there
      was
      a
      bombing
      at
     
     
      Province
      House.
      One
      bystander
      was
     
     
      injured,
      some
      windows
      were
      knocked
     
     
      out,
      the
      wheelchair
      ramp
      was
      demol-
     
     
      ished,
      and
      the
      MLAs
      were
      scared
      silly.
     
     
      Despite
      investigation
      and
      some
      cryptic
     
     
      letters
      from
      an
      anarchist
      group,
      the
      police
     
     
      have
      no
      suspects
      in
      custody
      yet.
     
    

    
     
      At
      UPEI,
      Dr.
      Elizabeth
      Epperly
     
     
      took
      over
      as
      President
      of
      the
      Pei
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Regular
      priced
      Items
     
     
      Must
      show
      vee
      Student
      Card
      for
      discount
     
    
   
   
    
     
      f
      Charlottetown
      Mall
      Open
      ID
      -
      1D
      Mon
      -Sat
      8929283
      EF
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Her
      first
      act
      as
      President
      did
      not
      involve
     
     
      adding
      a
      thorough
      reading
      of
      Anne
      of
     
     
      Green
      Gables
      to
      the
      list
      of
      requirements
     
     
      for
      graduation,
      despite
      rumours
      to
      that
     
     
      effect.
     
    

    
     
      Something
      that
      students
      noticed
     
     
      more
      closely
      was
      the
      imposition
      of
      a
     
     
      parking
      fee
      of
      fifty
      dollars.
      Although
     
     
      almost
      every
      other
      university
      in
      Canada
     
     
      has
      similar
      fees,
      shelling
      out
      money
      for
      a
     
     
      permit
      was
      not
      a
      joyous
      experience,
     
     
      especially
      when
      combined
      with
      a
      rise
      in
     
     
      tuition
      fees.
      Most
      of
      the
      complaint
      has
     
     
      been
      quiet
      --
      no
      bombings
      here.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      course,
      these
      are
      not
      the
      only
     
     
      important
      events
      that
      happened
      last
      year,
     
     
      either
      on
      campus,
      in
      the
      province,
      or
      in
     
     
      Canada
      as
      a
      whole.
      To
      cataloge
      all
      the
     
     
      important
      occurances
      of
      1995
      would
      take
     
     
      the
      entire
      paper.
      This
      is
      just
      a
      little
     
     
      reminisence
      of
      what
      took
      place
      over
      the
     
     
      past
      12
      months.
      Now
      we
      can
      wipe
      the
     
     
      slate
      clean
      and
      start
      over
      once
      again.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Windbags
      on
      CIMN?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      future
      of
      CIMN
      as
      an
      alternative
     
     
      radio
      station
      in
      this
      town
      could
      be
      jeopard-
     
     
      ised
      by
      the
      pubescent
      jammerings
      of
     
     
      adolescent
      windbags
      who
      allow
      their
     
     
      mouthpiece
      cronies
      an
      open
      microphone
      to
     
     
      impart
      such
      small
      minded
      jams
      as
      ‘‘I
      hate
     
     
      the
      cops’’.
      Such
      ill-advised
      juvenile
     
     
      rhetoric
      may
      be
      endorsed
      by
      others
      of
      his
     
     
      ilk
      in
      smoky
      dorm
      rooms
      or
      the
      backs
      of
     
     
      big
      yellow
      buses,
      but
      it
      is
      not
      welcome
      on
     
     
      my
      radio
      in
      my
      home.
      Please
      respect
      your
     
     
      listening
      audience.
      Shut
      up,
      play
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frank
      M.
      Stavart
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ag,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CODE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Self-sufficiency
      through
     
     
      literacy
      in
      the
      developing
      world
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      information,
      call
      +800-661+-2633
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ,