November
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      of
      1996
      aera
      of
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Biology
      Club
      attended
      the
     
     
      annual
      Atlantic
      Universities
     
     
      Undergraduate
      Biology
     
     
      Conference
      held
      on
      the
      campus
     
     
      of
      UNB
      in
      Fredericton,
      N.B.
     
     
      Accompanying
      the
      students
     
     
      (Johnathan
      Spears,
      Mark
      Grimmet,
     
     
      Cindy
      Radix,
      Sylvie
      Desormeaux,
     
     
      Andrew
      Walsh,
      Karen
     
     
      Schoenrank,
      Lisa
      Profitt,
      Scott
     
     
      MacNeil,
      and
      Jennifer
      Morrison)
     
     
      were
      Kevin
      Bustard,
      Mark
      Powell,
     
     
      and
      Dr.
      Jim
      Kemp,
      who
      teach
      a
     
     
      variety
      of
      courses
      in
      the
      Biology
     
     
      Department.
     
    

    
     
      Friday
      night
      was
     
     
      registration
      at
      the
      Biology
     
     
      headquarters
      on
      the
      UNB
      campus.
     
     
      It
      was
      an
      opportunity
      for
      the
     
     
      students
      and
      professors
      to
      meet
     
     
      fellow
      students
      and
      colleagues
     
     
      fromthe
      otneratlantic
      universities.
     
     
      Students
      and
      professors
      retired
     
     
      early
      in
      order
      to
      prepare
      for
      the
     
     
      next
      day's
      activities
      and
      student
     
     
      presentations.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      two
      categories
     
     
      ofstudent
      presentations.
      The
      first
     
     
      isa
      poster
      presentations.
      Basically
     
     
      the
      poster
      provides
      an
      overview
     
     
      of
      the
      area
      in
      which
      research
      was
     
     
      conducted,
      presents
      the
      results
     
     
      obtained
      and
      then
      comments
      on
     
     
      the
      significance
      of
      the
      results.
     
     
      Mark
      Grimmet
      and
      Johnathan
     
     
      Spears
      both
      prepared
      posters
     
     
      describing
      the
      results
      of
     
     
      experiments
      that
      they
      had
      been
     
     
      working
      on
      during
      the
      fall
      of
      1995/
     
     
      96.
      Mark
      carried
      out
      his
      research
     
     
      under
      the
      guidance
      of
      Dr.
     
     
      Christian
      Lacroix
      in
      the
      Biology
     
     
      department.
      His
      poster
      discussed
     
     
      seedling
      development
      of
      white
     
     
      cedars
      as
      observed
      by
      scanning
     
     
      electron
      microscopy.
      Johnathan
     
     
      Spears
      prepared
      a
      poster
      of
      his
     
     
      research
      on
      trout
      with
      different
     
     
      sized
      red.
      blood
      cells
      and
      the
     
     
      efficiency
      of
      their
      uptake
      of
     
     
      oxygen.
      Johnathan
      had
      been
     
     
      doing
      his
      research
      as
      part
      of
      a
     
     
      special
      studies
      course
      with
      Mark
     
     
      Powell,
      who
      teaches
      the
      cell
      and
     
     
      animal
      physiology
      courses
      at
      the
     
     
      university.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      category
      of
     
     
      presentations
      was
      an
      oral
     
     
      presentation.
      This
      type
      of
     
     
      presentation
      involves
      the
      use
      of
     
     
      overheads
      and
      slides
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      describe
      an
      experiment
      toa
      group
     
     
      of
      students
      and
      professors.
      The
     
     
      presentations
      last
      12
      minutes
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Biology
      Symposium
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      carried
      out
      inthe
      summer
      of
      1994
     
     
      after
      his
      third
      undergraduate
      year.
     
     
      Scott
      works
      with
      Dr.
      Donna
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Giberson
      in
      the
      Biology
     
     
      Department.
      Andrew
      presented
     
     
      the
      results
      ofexperiments
      carried
     
     
      out
      in
      the
      lab
      of
      Dr.
      Marc
     
     
      Beauregard
      in
      the
      Chemistry
     
     
      Department.
      The
      research
      dealt
     
     
      with
      the
      stability
      of
      protein
      folding
     
     
      intermediates
      of
      urease,
      an
     
     
      enzyme
      used
      in
      diagnostic
      kits
      to
     
     
      test
      for
      kidney
      malfunction.
     
    

    
     
      Saturday
      night
      there
      wasa
     
     
      banquet
      for
      everyone,
      afterwhich
     
     
      most
      of
      the
      students
      and
     
     
      professors
      went
      to
      the
      campus
     
     
      pub
      fora
      few
      drinks.
      It
      wasa
      great
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      talk
      to
      other
     
     
      students
      about
      their
      courses,
      their
     
     
      plans
      upon
      graduation.
      Besides
     
     
      being
      a
      chance
      to
      make
      new
     
     
      friends,
      it
      was
      a
      great
      way
      to
     
     
      networkand
      geta
      lot
      of
      information
     
     
      that
      can
      only
      be
      had
      from
      a
      wide
     
     
      variety
      of
      personal
      knowledge
      and
     
     
      experiences,
     
    

    
     
      On
      Sunday
      there
      were
     
     
      more
      presentations
      and
      the
     
     
      farewelllunch.
      Atthelunch
      awards
     
     
      were
      presented
      for
      the
      paper
      and
     
     
      poster
      presentations.
      Johnathan
     
     
      Spears
      won
      the
      second
      prize
      in
     
     
      the
      poster
      presentations.
      While
     
     
      Johnathan
      was
      the
      only
      prize
     
     
      winner,
      the
      other
      presenters
      did
     
     
      welland
      received
      compliments
      on
     
     
      their
      performance
      from
      professors
     
     
      and
      students
      from
      the
      other
     
     
      universities.
     
    

    
     
      All
      biology
      majors
      should
     
     
      consider
      attending
      the
      1997
     
     
      conference.
      For
      anyone
      interested
     
     
      in
      research
      after
      undergraduate
     
     
      study
      it
      is
      a
      great
      way
      to
      learn
     
     
      about
      graduate
      studies
      and
      get
      in
     
     
      touch
      with
      professors
      who
      are
     
     
      doing
      things
      you
      are
      interested
      in
     
     
      and
      whoare
      looking
      for
      students.
     
     
      Mark
      Grimmet
      was
      approached
     
     
      by
      a
      professor
      from
      Memorial
     
     
      University
      in
      Newfoundland
      and
     
     
      was
      offered
      a
      position
      in
      his
      lab
     
     
      for
      next
      fall.
      Johnathan
      Spears
     
     
      made
      contact
      with
      a
      professor
     
     
      doing
      research
      on
      the
      red
      blood
     
     
      cells
      of
      trout.
      Scott
      MacNeil
      met
     
     
      his
      proposed
      supervisor
      met
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      graduate
      students
      at
     
     
      UNB
      and
      learned
      more
      about
     
     
      graduate
      studies.
      Andrew
      Walsh
     
     
      had
      already
      decided
      on
      a
      lab
      in
     
     
      Guelph,
      but
      nevertheless
      enjoyed
     
     
      oe
      to
      people
      doing
      research
     
     
      in
      the
      area.
     
    

    
     
      The
      conference
      also
     
     
      highlights
      the
      a
      of
     
     
      undergraduate
      research.
      Given
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      733439
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STA
      ESSHAEA
      SL
     
     
      Obaet
      ees
      we.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      number
      of
      students
      trying
      to
     
     
      get
      into
      professional
      schools
      and
     
     
      the
      impending
      closure
      of
      some
      of
     
     
      these
      professional
      schools,
     
     
      students
      should
      give
      serious
     
     
      consideration
      to
      the
      possibility
     
     
      of
      graduate
      studies
      upon
     
     
      completion
      of
      the
      B.Sc.
      The
      best
     
     
      time
      to
      start
      getting
      research
     
     
      experienceis
      at
      the
      undergraduate
     
     
      level.
      The
      Biology
      Department
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      offers
      an
      honours
      degree
     
     
      whereby
      biology
      students
      spend
     
     
      a
      part
      of
      the
      summer
      after
      their
     
     
      junior
      year
      doing
      research
      under
     
     
      the
      supervision
      of
      one
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      professors
      in
      the
      department.
     
     
      Doing
      an
      honours
      project
      is
      a
     
     
      requirement
      for
      admission
      to
      some
     
     
      of
      the
      graduate
      studies
      programs
     
     
      and
      it
      gives
      the
      student
      who
      has
     
     
      done
      the
      project
      the
      leg
      up
      on
     
     
      someone
      who
      has
      not.
      Not
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      you
      need
      this
      honours
      project
     
     
      to
      get
      into
      graduate
      school,
      but
      it
     
     
      certainly
      helps.
      If
      time
      will
      not
     
     
      allow
      for
      the
      summer-time
     
     
      commitment
      necessary
      for
      an
     
     
      honours
      project,
      there
      is
      always
     
     
      the
      one
      semester
      or
      full
      year
     
     
      special
      studies
      project,
      which
     
     
      once
      again
      requires
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      supervision
      of
      a
      professor
      in
      the
     
     
      department.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      exciting
      feature
     
     
      of
      the
      conference
      is
      witnessing
     
     
      students
      present
      results
      and
      give
     
     
      talks
      on
      work
      they
      have
      done.
      It
     
     
      breaks
      down
      the
      barrier
      between
     
     
      student
      and
      professor
      and
      lets
     
     
      students
      know
      that
      they
      too
      are
     
     
      professionals.
      Fellow
      students
     
     
      become
      colleagues
      and
      the
     
     
      hierarchy
      of
      the
      academic
      world
     
     
      is
      somewhat
      softened
      for
      the
     
     
      weekend,
      Everyone
      witha
      love
      of
     
     
      science
      can
      enjoy
      the
      conference
     
     
      and
      add
      something
      to
      the
      other
     
     
      participants’
      experience.
      All
      the
     
     
      students
      who
      attended
      the
     
     
      conference
      found
      it
      a
      valuable
     
     
      experience
      and,
      ofcourse,
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I've
      been
      reading
      a
      lot
     
     
      about
      the
      abortion
      debate
      over
     
     
      the
      last
      few
      weeks.
      The
      main
     
     
      question
      these
      days
      seems
      to
      be
     
     
      whether
      Dr.
      Morgantaler
      is
      a
     
     
      new-age
      hero
      or
      the
      anti-Christ
     
     
      finally
      sent
      among
      us.
      It's
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      crazy
      debate,
      this
      little
      argument
     
    
   
   
    
     
      over
      abortion.
      There
      is
      no
     
     
      fence-riding
      here.
      You
      are
     
     
      either
      pro-this
      or
      anti-
     
     
      that;
      these
      are
      words
      that
      leave
     
     
      little
      room
      for
      shades
      of
      gray.
     
     
      It's
      all
      part
      of
      a
      verbal
     
     
      arsenal
      each
      side
      has
      amassed
     
     
      in
      their
      fruitless
      efforts
      to
     
     
      dominate
      the
      other.
      The
      best
     
     
      weapons
      are
      the
      "rights",
      those
     
     
      indisputable
      catch-phrases,
      that
     
     
      each
      group
      pulls
      out
      of
      some
     
     
      bottomless
      bag
      and
      throws
     
     
      around
      like
      cheap
      cigars.
      "The
     
     
      right
      of
      the
      fetus
      to
      live"
      versus
     
     
      "the
      right
      of
      the
      woman
      to
     
     
      choose."
      "The
      right
      to
      life"
     
     
      versus
      "the
      right
      to
      freedom.”
     
     
      cyclone
      has
      twisted
      until
      it
     
     
      reached
      the
      frenzy
      of
      God
      and
     
     
      guilt
      that
      we
      have
      today.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      228
      SN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yup,
      quite
      the
      little
     
     
      argument.
      Almost
      as
     
     
      meaningless
      as
      it
      is
      worthless.
     
     
      You
      see,
      what
      the
      moralists
      and
     
     
      freedom-fighters
      have
      all
     
     
      forgotten
      is
      that
      abortion
      takes
     
     
      place
      in
      the
      "real
      world",
      where
     
     
      real
      facts
      and
      questions
      exist.
     
     
      Here
      are
      three
      of
      them:
     
    

    
     
      Fact:
      it
      is
      common
     
     
      women
      and
      men
      who
      are
     
     
      affected
      by
      abortion.
      (Yes
      it
     
     
      does
      affect
      men
      too.)
      Not
      the
     
     
      priests
      who
      condemn
      them
      for
     
     
      their
      sins,
      and
      not
      the
      political
     
     
      activists
      who
      use
      them
      as
      a
      tool
     
     
      to
      win
      another
      point.
      It
      is
      your
     
     
      neighbour's
      sixteen
      year
      old
     
     
      daughter
      who
      is
      watching
      her
     
     
      dreams
      disappear
      before
      her
     
     
      eyes.
      It
      is
      the
      mother
      of
      five,
     
     
      trapped
      in
      poverty,
      who
      has
     
     
      watched
      her
      husband
      abandon
     
     
      his
      responsibilities;
      and
      the
     
     
      working
      woman
      who
      has
     
     
      prioritized
      career
      over
      family.
     
     
      removing
      the
      abortion
      debate
     
     
      from
      the
      people
      involved
      merely
     
     
      makes
      the
      whole
      process
      empty.
     
    

    
     
      Fact:
      fetuses
      are
      being
     
     
      destroyed
      along
      with
      any
     
     
      potential
      future
      they
      have.
      Why?
     
     
      Is
      it
      guilt?
      Fear?
      Is
      it
      due
      toa
     
     
      society
      so
      fixated
      on
      success
     
     
      that
      it
      has
      sacrificed
      the
      family
     
     
      to
      material
      wealth
      and
      gain?
      Or
     
     
      does
      it
      stem
      from
      a
      society
      that
     
     
      has
      given
      up
      on
      the
      poor
      and
     
     
      accepted
      them
      as
      a
      necessary
     
     
      evil?
      Solve
      these
      riddles
      and
     
     
      you
      may
      find
      the
      abortion
      debate
     
     
      will
      disappear
      on
      its
      own.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      there
      is
      the
     
     
      harshest
      fact
      of
      all:
      right
      or
     
     
      wrong,
      legal
      or
      illegal,
      women
     
     
      are
      going
      to
      have
      abortions
     
     
      regardless.
      Shall
      they
      do
      it
      ina
     
     
      world
      that
      protects
      their
      health
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      offers
      to
      heal
      a
      broken
     
     
      spirit?
      Or
      shall
      we
      continue
      to
     
     
      make
      them
      sneak
      off
      to
      back-
     
     
      alleys
      and
      suffer
      degradation,
     
     
      pain,
      and
      humiliation?
      That
      is
      a
     
     
      question
      you
      will
      have
      to
     
     
      answer
      for
      yourselves.
     
    

    
     
      The
      pro-life
      side
      may
     
     
      attack
      my
      morality,
      telling
      me
     
     
      that
      we
      must
      teach
      women
      who
     
     
      deisre
      abortions
      the
      evil
      of
      their
     
     
      acts,
      and
      thereby
      eliminate
      the
     
     
      problem.
      I
      am
      a
      philosopher,
     
     
      one
      who
      has
      dedicated
      his
      life
     
     
      to
      the
      ethical
      search
      of
      right
      and
     
     
      wrong;
      and
      will
      try
      to
      teach
      my
     
     
      results
      to
      others.
      Yet,
      education
     
     
      combined
      with
      force
      and
     
     
      prejudice
      is
      a
      horror
      to
      be
     
     
      avoided
      at
      all
      costs.
      The
      pro-
     
     
      choice
      side
      may
      question
      my
     
     
      "right"
      to
      enter
      the
      debate
      at
      all,
     
     
      being
      that
      1
      am
      a
      man.
      My
      sex,
     
     
      though,
      in
      no
      way
      detracts
      from
     
     
      my
      arguments.
     
    

    
     
      By
      the
      time
      you
      read
      this
     
     
      article,
      it
      will
      be
      exactly
      twenty-
     
     
      six
      years
      ago
      that
      my
      natural
     
     
      mother
      gave
      me
      up
      for
     
     
      adoption.
      I
      will
      never
      forget
     
     
      her
      willingness
      to
      allow
      me
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      chance
      to
      grow,
      to
      love,
      to
     
     
      hurt,
      and
      to
      experience
      all
      the
     
     
      wonders
      of
      this
      beautiful
      world.
     
     
      However,
      I
      will
      never,
      ever
     
     
      judge
      the
      women
      who
      choose
     
     
      to
      follow
      a
      different
      path.
      I
     
     
      leave
      judgement
      to
      God
      and
      the
     
     
      demagogues
      involved
      in
      this
     
     
      "little"
      debate.
      I
      am
      merely
      a
     
     
      man,
      one
      who
      lives
      in
      the
      real
     
     
      world.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
           
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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