SEPTEMBER
      13,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      I
      digress...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ray
      Keating
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September.
      We
      are
      all
      in
      the
     
     
      same
      boat;
      our
      year
      here
      at
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      just
      beginning,
      but,
      what
      does
      that
     
     
      mean?
      If
      you
      look
      it
      up
      in
      the
      dictionary,
     
     
      a
      beginning
      is
      a
      source
      or
      a
      point
      of
     
     
      origin.
      “So
      what”,
      you
      say...
      we
      all
     
     
      know
      it’s
      just
      starting...
      we’ve
      all
      paid
     
     
      our
      thousands
      of
      dollars
      to
      the
      finance
     
     
      office
      and
      are
      set
      to
      beat
      our
      heads
     
     
      against
      the
      proverbial
      wall
      for
      the
      next
     
     
      eight
      months
      in
      the
      hope
      that
      some
      little
     
     
      piece
      of
      knowledge
      might
      stick.
      The
     
     
      reality
      is,
      it’s
      more
      than
      that.
      For
      those
     
     
      of
      you
      coming
      here
      for
      the
      first
      time,
     
     
      it’s
      a
      chance
      to
      get
      away
      from
      home
     
     
      and
      parents...
      to
      spread
      your
      wings
     
     
      and
      let
      loose
      a
      bit.
      For
      the
      rest
      of
      us,
     
     
      it’s
      areturn
      to
      a
      zone
      of
      comfort
      with
     
     
      old
      friends
      and
      new
      knowledge.
      It
      may
     
     
      seem
      like
      a
      long
      road...
      but
      in
      the
      big
     
     
      picture
      it’s
      really
      not.
     
    

    
     
      Let’s
      assume
      you’re
      here
      for
      four
     
     
      years
      doing
      your
      degree;
      if
      you
      manage
     
     
      to
      make
      it
      to
      Canada’s
      average
      life
     
     
      expectancy
      (between
      76
      and
      80
      years
     
     
      depending
      if
      you’re
      male
      or
      female)
      you
     
     
      will
      have
      spent
      5%
      of
      your
      life
      here.
     
     
      That
      doesn’t
      even
      amount
      to
      a
      bad
      tip
     
     
      at
      the
      local
      pub.
      The
      funny
      thing
      is...
     
     
      the
      memories
      you’ll
      build
      here
      are
     
     
      nowhere
      near
      proportionate
      to
      that
      5%
     
     
      of
      your
      life.
      You’
      Il
      spend
      the
      next
      50
      or
     
     
      60
      years
      telling
      anyone
      who’
      II
      listen
      the
     
     
      stories
      about
      the
      bygone
      days
      of
      your
     
     
      youth.
      You
      all
      know
      it’s
      true.
      You’ve
     
     
      heard
      it
      from
      parents
      and
      grandparents
     
     
      and
      other
      older
      relatives.
      You
      look
      at
     
     
      them
      now
      like
      they’re
      nuts...
      one
      step
     
     
      away
      from
      the
      Alzheimer
      ward
      at
      the
     
     
      local
      old
      people’s
      home.
     
    

    
     
      Well...
      before
      you
      all
      decide
      I
     
     
      am
      ready
      for
      the
      home,
      I
      am
      going
      to
     
     
      tell
      you
      a
      story.
      Compared
      to
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      students
      here...
      I
      am
      an
      old
      fart.
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      maintain
      my
      youth
      by
      proclaiming
      that
     
     
      I
      am
      nineteen.
      It
      seems,
      however,
      that
     
     
      Inow
      have
      fifteen
      years
      of
      experience
     
     
      being
      nineteen.
     
    

    
     
      When
      I
      started
      university
      for
      the
     
     
      first
      time...
      I
      couldn’t
      wait
      to
      get
      out
     
     
      and
      away
      from
      all
      the
      crazy
      old
      people
     
     
      holding
      me
      back
      from
      being
      “me”.
      You
     
     
      see,
      I
      had
      five
      parents.
      Huh!?
      you
      say,
     
     
      five
      parents?
      How
      could
      anyone
      have
     
     
      five
      parents?
      Well...
      it’s
      like
      this.
      lam
     
     
      the
      youngest
      in
      my
      family.
      My
      parents
     
     
      were
      about
      40
      when
      I
      was
      born.
      I
      have
     
     
      three
      older
      brothers
      and
      an
      older
      sister
     
     
      who
      are
      all
      between
      12
      and
      17
      years
     
     
      older
      than
      I
      am.
      Growing
      up
      in
      my
     
     
      house,
      I
      couldn’t
      move
      without
     
     
      someone
      correcting
      me
      or
      trying
      to
     
     
      teach
      me
      some
      great
      “life
      lesson”.
      And
     
     
      Iresented
      every
      minute
      of
      it.
      I
      wanted
     
     
      some
      freedom.
     
    

    
     
      From
      age
      20
      to
      30,
      I
      chased
      my
     
     
      freedom
      all
      over
      Canada
      and
      even
     
     
      halfway
      around
      the
      world.
      Now,
      I
     
     
      wouldn’t
      trade
      my
      life
      as
      a
      kid
      for
      any
     
     
      of
      those
      places.
     
    

    
     
      At
      34,
      I
      am
      back
      in
      school,
      re-
     
     
      living
      my
      youth
      at
      the
      same
      time
      as
      I
     
     
      help
      to
      shape
      the
      youth
      of
      my
      nine
      year
     
     
      old
      son.
      It
      took
      returning
      to
      school
      to
     
     
      figure
      out
      that
      I
      wouldn’t
      be
      the
      person
     
     
      I
      am
      today
      if
      it
      weren’t
      for
      the
      people
     
     
      in
      my
      life
      all
      those
      years
      ago.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      now
      that
      I’ve
      shared
      my
     
     
      sappy
      story
      with
      all
      of
      you,
      Iam
      going
     
     
      to
      resort
      to
      the
      sad
      old
      cliché
      of
      using
      a
     
     
      movie
      quote...
      but
      this
      one’s
      really
     
     
      good
      because
      the
      character
      in
      the
      movie
     
     
      shares
      my
      last
      name...
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      words
      of
      Robin
     
     
      Williams.
      ..
      a.k.a.
      John
      Keating
      in
      “The
     
     
      Dead
      Poet's
      Society”...
      “Carpe
     
     
      Diem”...
      seize
      the
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEDs
      Building
      A
     
     
      Legacy
      Campaign
     
     
      Receives
      Large
     
     
      Donation
      From
     
     
      Chancellor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chancellor
      Bill
      Andrew
      gave
      UPEI
     
     
      students,
      faculty,
      and
      staff
      something
     
     
      else
      to
      smile
      about
      at
      Founder’s
      Day
     
     
      Celebrations
      last
      Thursday
      when
      he
     
     
      announced
      his
      $310,000
      donation
      to
     
     
      UPEI’s
      Building
      a
      Legacy
      Campaign.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      money
      will
      be
      distributed
      as
     
     
      follows
      to
      departments
      which
      don’t
     
     
      often
      receive
      financial
      contributions:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      $60,000
      will
      be
      donated
      for
      Cass
     
     
      Building
      renovations;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      $50,000
      will
      go
      towards
     
     
      developing
      a
      graduate
      scholarship
      for
     
     
      the
      Island
      Studies
      program;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      $50,000
      will
      go
      towards
      buying
     
     
      new
      instruments
      for
      the
      music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      program;
     
     
      —
      $50,000
      will
      go
      to
      the
      Faculty
      of
     
     
      Education;
     
    

    
     
      —
      $50,000
      to
      UPEI
      School
      of
     
     
      Nursing;
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      the
      remaining
      $50,000
      will
      be
     
     
      given-to
      women’s
      athletics.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Volunteer
     
     
      Opportunity
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      PEI
      Rape
      &
      Sexual
      Assault
      Crisis
     
     
      Centre
      needs
      volunteers
      to
      staff
      its
     
     
      Crisis
      Line.
      The
      Crisis
      Line
      offers
     
     
      support
      24
      hours
      /
      7
      days
      a
      week
      to
     
     
      survivors
      of
      sexual
      assault
      and
     
     
      childhood
      sexual
      abuse.
      Training
      has
     
     
      been
      scheduled
      to
      begin
      October
      2005.
     
     
      If
      you
      are
      interested,
      please
      contact
      us
     
     
      as
      soon
      as
      possible.
      Contact:
      Kelly
     
     
      Robinson
      894-5510.