The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sept
      17,1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Welebing
      to
      the
      VPEI
      Women's
      Contre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Christie
      Poirier
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ever
      wonder
      what
      the
     
     
      small
      square
      building
      is
      across
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      the
      rink?
      The
      one
      that
      used
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      be
      attached
      to
      the
      old
      plan-
     
     
      etarium?
      Well,
      now
      is
      your
     
     
      chance
      to
      find
      out.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      missed
      the
      write
     
     
      up
      in
      the
      student
      calendar
      (al-
     
     
      thoughI'm
      sure
      you
      read
      it
      cover
     
     
      to
      cover
      the
      first
      day),
      that
      little
     
     
      square
      building
      is
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Women's
      Centre.
      What
      is
      the
     
     
      Women’s
      Centre?
      Who
      is
      it
     
     
      for?
      What
      is
      it
      all
      about?
      Al-
     
     
      though
      an
      important
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      Centre's
      purpose
      is
      to
      provide
      a
     
     
      safe
      place
      for
      women,
      itis
      much,
     
     
      much
      more.
      It
      is
      a
      place
      where
     
     
      visitors
      can
      feel
      free
      to
      express
     
     
      their
      concerns
      and
      dreams,
      share
     
     
      ideas
      and
      problems,
      do
      mean-
     
     
      ingful
      volunteer
      work,
      seek
      in-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formation
      or
      referrals,
      borrow
     
     
      books,
      or
      simply
      drink
      coffee
     
     
      and
      crash
      between
      classes
      on
     
     
      the
      comfy
      couches.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Women's
      Centre
      isa
     
     
      welcoming
      place
      where
      help
      and
     
     
      support
      is
      readily
      available
      ina
     
     
      warm
      environment.
      Ifyou
      have
     
     
      a
      problem,
      (perhaps
      too
      sensi-
     
     
      tive
      to
      talk
      about
      with
      a
      room-
     
     
      mate,
      parent,
      doctor,
      boyfriend,
     
     
      or
      significant
      other),
      the
      Wom-
     
     
      en's
      Centre
      can
      help,
      or
      at
      least
     
     
      guide
      youto
      the
      proper
      help
      (ie.,
     
     
      a
      comfortable
      discreet
      medical
     
     
      advisor
      or
      counsellor.)
      If
      you
     
     
      need
      someone
      to
      listen
      to
      you,
     
     
      have
      questions
      about
      anything,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      if
      you
      are
      pregnant
      and
      need.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      information,
      having
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      in
      a
      relationship,
      if
      you
     
     
      have
      been
      sexually
      or
      physi-
     
     
      cally
      assaulted,
      or
      need
      to
      beef
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      acourse
      --
      drop
      by
      and
      the
     
     
      staff
      will
      steer
      you
      in
      the
      right
     
     
      direction.
      The
      Women's
      Centre
     
     
      supports
      and
      accepts
      you
      for
      who
     
     
      you
      are,
      offers
      a
      shoulder
      to
      cry
     
     
      on,
      and
      when
      youare
      a
      long
      way
     
     
      from
      homeand
      need
      a
      friend,
      we
     
     
      are
      here
      for
      you.
      We
      even
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a"second
      Mom,"
      our
      coordina-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tor
      Ruth
      Freeman.
     
    

    
     
      Now,
      for
      the
      question
     
     
      uppermost
      in
      many
      minds
      --
     
     
      YES,
      mencancometothe
      Wom-
     
     
      en's
      Centre
      (and
      many
      do).
      What
     
     
      better
      place
      to
      go
      if
      you
      have
      a
     
     
      question
      or
      concern
      about
      one
      or
     
     
      more
      women
      in
      your
      life?
      Is
     
     
      your
      girlfriend
      pregnant?
      Ever
     
     
      wonder
      what
      the
      heck
      is
      going
     
     
      on
      inher
      body
      onceamonth,
      that
     
     
      seems
      to
      make
      her
      so
      moody,
     
     
      and
      why
      itsomehow
      alwaysends
     
     
      up
      being
      your
      fault?
      Have
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      daughter
      youneed
      totalk
      to
      about
     
     
      ahard-to-deal-withissue?
      Wor-
     
     
      ried
      about
      a
      sister
      who
      may
      not
     
     
      seem
      to
      eat
      enough?
      It
      is
      okay
      to
     
     
      come
      here
      and
      talk
      about
      it,
      ask
     
     
      questions,
      and
      get
      information.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Centre
      serves
      as
      both
     
     
      a
      learning
      centre
      and
      a
      referral
     
     
      service,
      with
      anextensive
      lend-
     
     
      ing
      library,
      lounge
      area,
      kitchen,
     
     
      safe
      room,
      and
      of
      course
      a
      cof-
     
     
      fee
      pot.
      The
      Centre
      sponsors
     
     
      and
      supports
      many
      activities
      on
     
     
      campus,
      such
      as
      the
      Montreal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Massacre
      Memorial,
      Wen
      Do
     
    
   
   
    
     
      self
      defence
      classes,
      art
      shows,
     
     
      poetry
      readings,
      acelebration
      of
     
     
      International
      Women's
      Day,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      information
      sessions
      on
      various
     
    
   
   
    
     
      topics.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      lots
      of
      oppor-
     
     
      tunities
      for
      volunteer
      experi-
     
     
      ences
      that
      range
      from
      helping
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      organize
      events
      to
      staffing
      the
     
     
      Centre
      in
      the
      evenings.
      It
      is
      a
     
     
      great
      opportunity
      to
      gain
      expe-
     
     
      rience
      that
      you
      will
      use
      now
      and
     
     
      later
      in
      life.
      Ifyou
      are
      interested
      -
     
     
      in
      becoming
      a
      Women's
      Centre
     
     
      volunteer,
      come
      to
      our
      first
      vol-
     
     
      unteer
      meeting
      on
      September
      23,
     
     
      6:00
      p.m.,
      at
      the
      Women's
      Cen-
     
     
      tre
      (yes
      guys,
      we
      do
      have
      male
     
     
      volunteers).
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      would
      like
      more
     
     
      information
      about
      the
      Centre,
     
     
      feel
      free
      to
      drop
      in
      for
      a
      visit,
     
     
      give
      us
      a
      call
      (628-4332),
      or
     
     
      send
      us
       an_—
      E-mail
     
     
      (womenctr@upei.ca).
      The
      Cen-
     
     
      tre
      is
      open
      Monday
      -
      Friday,
     
     
      8:30am
      -
      4:00pm,
      and
      6:00pm
      -
     
     
      9:00pm.
      The
      furniture
      is
      com-
     
     
      fortable,
      the
      company's
      great
      and
     
     
      so
      is
      the
      coffee.
      So
      come
      on
      in,
     
     
      sit
      back,
      andrelax.
      You
      will
      not
     
     
      regret
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      °
      UPEI
      WOMEN'S
      CENTRE
      9°
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (between
      the
      Aumni
      Gym
      and
      the
      Barn)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hours
      of
      Operation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mon
      -
      Fri:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nion
      -
      Fri:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sat
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Telephone:
      628-4332
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      -
      4:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8:30
      -
      4:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6:00
      -
      9:00
     
     
      1:00
      -
      4:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Email:
      Womenctr@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
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