Last
      Wednesday
      morning
      I
     
     
      had
      the
      pleasure
      to
      meet
      and
      inter-
     
     
      view
      Wayne
      Hussey,
      our
      new
      athlet-
     
     
      ic
      director.
      When
      I
      approached
     
     
      Wayne
      to
      ask
      if
      I
      could
      interview
     
     
      him,
      he
      was
      only
      too
      happy
      to
      say
     
     
      yes,
      and
      asked
      me
      if
      I
      wanted
      to
      do
     
     
      it
      right
      away.
      I
      was
      like
      "wow,
      he
     
     
      cares
      that
      I
      want
      to
      interview
      him,
     
     
      and
      he
      is
      willing
      to
      push
      aside
      his
     
     
      own
      schedule,
      to
      fit
      mine."
     
    

    
     
      Of
      course
      I
      was
      no
      where
     
     
      near
      prepared
      to
      interview
      him,
      so
      I
     
     
      asked
      if
      Wednesday
      morning
      would
     
     
      be
      fine,
      he
      said
      yes
      ,
      so
      I
      said
      what
     
     
      time
      do
      you
      come
      in,
      he
      said
      6,
      and
     
     
      so
      I
      said
      how
      bout
      8.
      I
      thought
      8
      was
     
     
      early.
      So
      with
      questions
      and
     
     
      recorder
      in
      hand,
      I
      wearily
      stumbled
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Welcome
     
     
      Bienvenue
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      another
      school
      year
     
     
      underway,
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      take
      this
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      welcome
      all
      of
      you
      to
      the
     
     
      beautiful
      University
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      taking
      the
      initiative
      to
     
     
      pursue
      your
      education,
      you
     
     
      are
      not
      only
      investing
      in
     
     
      your
      future,
      but
      also
      in
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      our
      country.
      So
     
     
      have
      fun,
      enjoy
      the
     
     
      experience
      while
      you
      can
     
     
      and
      good
      luck
      with
      your
     
     
      studies.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Wayne
      Easter,
      P.C.,
      M.P
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Solicitor
      General
      of
      Canada
      and
     
     
      Member
      of
      Parliament
      for
      Malpeque
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      into
      his
      office
      at
      8:10
      Thursday
      morn
     
     
      to
      conduct
      my
      first
      interview
      as
      a
     
     
      reporter
      for
      The
      Cadre.
      He
      seemed
     
     
      to
      be
      the
      only
      one
      in
      the
      office,
      and
     
     
      probably
      the
      only
      one
      on
      campus
     
     
      who
      was
      that
      chipper.
      It
      seems
      only
     
     
      now
      in
      my
      life
      I
      am
      realizing
      how
     
     
      important
      it
      is
      that
      I
      get
      up
      early
      if!
     
     
      want
      to
      have
      a
      productive
      day.
     
     
      Shoot,
      anyway......
     
    

    
     
      Wayne
      Hussey
      is
      from
     
     
      Montreal,
      he
      grew
      up
      in
      the
      suburbs
     
     
      where
      he
      quickly
      became
      involved
     
     
      in
      sports.
      He
      played
      every
      thing
      he
     
     
      could
      get
      his
      hands
      on
      -
      soccer,
      base-
     
     
      ball,
      volleyball,
      football,
      and
      hockey,
     
     
      really
      everything
      -
      and
      what's
      funny
     
     
      is
      that
      he
      didn't
      play
      the
      sport
      that
     
     
      would
      lead
      him
      into
      his
      professional
     
     
      career
      until
      after
      he
      had
      tried
      all
     
     
      these
      sports.
     
    

    
     
      When
      Wayne
      was
      14
      years
     
     
      old,
      an
      American
      kid
      who
      had
      just
     
     
      transferred
      to
      his
      school
      asked
      him
      if
     
     
      he
      would
      shoot
      some
      hoops
      with
     
     
      him,
      the
      kid
      got
      turned
      down
      but
     
     
      kept
      asking
      and
      finally
      convinced
     
     
      Wayne
      to
      give
      it
      a
      shot.
      It
      turns
      out,
     
     
      Wayne
      enjoyed
      basketball,
      and
      was
     
     
      good
      at
      it.
      He
      was
      chosen
      to
      attend
      a
     
     
      national
      camp
      at
      the
      age
      of
      19,
      made
     
     
      it
      at
      the
      age
      of
      20,
      but
      then
      separated
     
     
      his
      shoulder
      during
      a
      practice
      in
      a
     
     
      collision
      with
      a
      teammate.
      I
      don't
     
     
      know
      if
      you
      ever
      really
      heal
      from
      a
     
     
      separated
      shoulder,
      especially
      in
      bas-
     
     
      ketball,
      but
      this
      injury
      did
      not
      hinder
     
     
      Wayne's
      passion
      for
      sports.
     
    

    
     
      In
      fact
      it
      seems
      as
      though
     
     
      this
      negative
      evolved
      into
      a
      positive
     
     
      as
      wayne
      transferred
      his
      energy
      to
     
     
      coaching.
      After
      Wayne
      graduated
     
     
      from
      Loyola
      University,
      where
      he
     
     
      played
      three
      years
      of
      basketball
      and
     
     
      earned
      an
      arts
      degree,
      he
      became
     
     
      coach
      for
      the
      John
      Abbott
      College
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mens
      basketball
      team.
      After
      only
      one
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year
      of
      coaching
      for
      the
      college,
     
     
      Wayne
      was
      also
      coaching
      the
     
     
      women's
      basketball
      team,
      and
      was
     
     
      promoted
      to
      Athletic
      Director.
     
     
      After
      his
      stay
      with
      the
      col-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Meet
      Our
      New
      Athletics
      Director:
      Wayne
      Hussey
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lege,
      Wayne
      moved
      on
      to
      Bishops
     
     
      University
      where
      he
      added
      a
      long
     
     
      list
      of
      achievements
      to
      his
      resume,
     
     
      including
      seven
      straight
      conference
     
     
      victories,
      two
      national
      champi-
     
     
      onships
      for
      the
      women's
      basketball
     
     
      team,
      coaching
      the
      mens
      basketball
     
     
      team
      for
      two
      years,
      assistant
      football
     
     
      coach,
      intramural
      director,
      and
      the
     
     
      assistant
      athletic
      director,
      and
      during
     
     
      this
      time
      he
      also
      coached
      the
     
     
      women's
      national
      basketball
      team
      for
     
     
      nine
      years,
      talk
      about
      a
      full
      plate.
     
    

    
     
      With
      his
      experience
      and
     
     
      strong
      work
      ethic,
      Wayne
      Hussey
     
     
      must
      have
      been
      the
      obvious
      choice
     
     
      for
      our
      new
      Athletics
      Director.
      He
      is
     
     
      determined
      and
      optimistic
      about
      his
     
     
      time
      here
      at
      UPEI,
      and
      says
      simply
     
     
      that
      he
      would
      like
      to
      maintain
      the
     
     
      excellence
      our
      sports
      teams
      have
     
     
      shown
      up
      to
      now,
      and
      improve
      some
     
     
      of
      those
      sports
      that
      have
      been
      less
     
     
      successful.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      as
      he
      points
      out
      all
     
     
      the
      administration
      can
      do
      is
      provide
     
     
      the
      opportunity
      for
      the
      students
      to
     
     
      achieve
      their
      goals,
      and
      it
      is
      up
      to
     
     
      the
      student
      to
      get
      there.
      He
      urges
     
     
      anyone
      that
      has
      any
      questions
      to
     
     
      come
      speak
      with
      himself,
      or
      any
     
     
      staff
      at
      the
      field
      house,
      so
      that
      he
      can
     
     
      have
      that
      opportunity
      to
      help
      us
      get
     
     
      the
      programs
      we
      want,
      the
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      we
      need,
      and
      the
      ball
      rolling,
     
     
      which
      can
      be
      the
      most
      difficult
      step.
     
    

    
     
      As
      all
      athletes
      know,
      with
      no
     
     
      communication
      there
      is
      no
      team,
      and
     
     
      in
      a
      sense
      that
      is
      how
      our
      relation-
     
     
      ship
      with
      our
      school
      can
      be
      consid-
     
     
      ered.
      Wayne
      reminds
      us
      how
      impor-
     
     
      tant
      it
      is
      that
      we
      get
      to
      class,
      and
      that
     
     
      good
      marks
      will
      come
      with
      disci-
     
     
      pline,
      and
      work
      ethic.
      I
      feel
      our
     
     
      ‘Athletics
      program
      is
      in
      good
      hands,
     
     
      and
      that
      we
      will
      be
      seeing
      some
      pos-
     
     
      itive
      changes
      in
      the
      near
      future.
     
    

    
     
      On
      behalf
      of
      the
      students,
      I
     
     
      welcome
      Wayne
      Hussey
      to
      our
      uni-
     
     
      versity,
      and
      wish
      him
      the
      best
      of
     
     
      luck
      as
      our
      new
      Athletic
      Director.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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