The
      Cadre
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      3
      November
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      News
      aS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      MELISSA
      DOUCETTE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Science
      students
      will
      be
     
     
      voting
      for
      their
      representatives
     
     
      a
      second
      time.
     
    

    
     
      The
      decision
      was
      made
     
     
      on
      Sunday
      by
      the
      UPEI
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union
      Council
      in
      response
     
     
      to
      concerns
      surrounding
      the
     
     
      recent
      elections.
     
    

    
     
      According
      toarticle
      IV.6
     
     
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Elections
      and
      Referenda
      By-
     
     
      Law,
      polling
      stations
      are
      to
     
     
      operate
      between
      the
      hours
      of
     
     
      ©
      9:00
      am
      and
      5
      pm
      on
      each
     
     
      )
      regular
      voting
      day
     
    

    
     
      But
      on
      October
      29,
      the
     
     
      »
      last
      day
      of
      voting,
      the
      polls
     
     
      closed
      an
      hour
      eerly.
      Biology
     
     
      students
      returning
      from
      a
      field
     
     
      trip
      were
      surprised
      to
      find
      the
     
     
      polls
      closed,
      and
      therefore
     
     
      were
      unable
      to
      vote
      in
      the
     
     
      elections.
     
    

    
     
      One
      candidate
      was
      up-
     
     
      set.
      According
      to
      reports,
      he
     
     
      claims
      he
      may
      have
      had
      enough
     
     
      support
      to
      fill
      one
      of
      two
      va-
     
     
      cancies
      had
      the
      polling
      station
     
     
      been
      left
      open
      until
      its
      sched-
     
     
      uled
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Stephen
      Lewis
      and
     
     
      Stephen
      Hann,
      Vice-President
     
     
      Finance
      and
      Vice-President
     
     
      External,
      respectively,
      acted
     
     
      as
      Chief
      Returning
      Officer
     
     
      (CRO)
      for
      the
      election.
      The
     
     
      CRO
      oversees
      the
      operation
     
     
      of
      the
      election,
      and
      normally
     
     
      the
      position
      of
      CRO
      is
      filled
      by
     
     
      a
      non-council
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      council
      was
      un-
     
     
      able
      to
      find
      anyone
      to
      fill
      the
     
     
      position
      and
      no
      one
      applied,
     
     
      Hann
      and
      Lewis
      were
      ap-
     
     
      pointed
      to
      fulfil
      the
      duties
      of
     
     
      the
      CRO.
      The
      wrong
      closing
     
     
      time
      was
      given
      to
      campus
      se-
     
     
      curity,
      who
      staff
      the
      polling
     
     
      station,
      and
      both
      Hann
      and
     
     
      Lewis
      take
      full
      responsibility
     
     
      for
      the
      mistake.
     
    

    
     
      Asaresult
      ofthe
      mix-up,
     
     
      council
      decided
      Sunday
      night
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      call
      a
      by-election
      for
      the
     
     
      position
      of
      science
      representa-
     
     
      tive.
      All
      other
      election
      results
     
     
      were
      accepted.
     
    

    
     
      In
      accordance
      with
      the
     
     
      Elections
      By-law,
      article
      V.6,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      council
      is
      empowered
      to
      de-
     
     
      termine
      voting
      dates
      and
      nomi-
     
     
      nation
      deadlines
      for
      by-elec-
     
     
      tions.
      The
      dates
      set
      for
      the
     
     
      science
      representative
      by-
     
     
      election
      is
      Monday,
      Novem-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ber
      9,
      from
      6:00
      to
      9:00
      pm,
     
     
      and
      Tuesday,
      November
      10,
     
     
      from
      9:00
      am
      to
      5:00
      pm.
      No
     
     
      new
      nominations
      will
      be
      ac-
     
     
      cepted.
     
    

    
     
      Overall,
      voter
      turnout
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By-election
      called
      for
      science
      rep.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recent
      council
      election
      marked
      by
      poor
      voter
      turnout
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      elections
      was
      poor.
      Only
     
     
      five
      percent
      of
      the
      entire
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      population
      voted,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      on
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      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEISU
      forced
      to
      have
      another
      by-election
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On-line
      registration
      in
      the
     
     
      works
      for
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      RYANLUND
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Registration
      has
      alwa
     
     
      beunadifficulttimect
      year
      or
     
     
      UPEI
      students,
      but
      help
      may
     
     
      soon
      be
      on
      its
      way.
      University
     
     
      officials
      are
      planning
      to
      take
     
     
      the
      registration
      services
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      on-line,
      a
      service
      which
     
     
      is
      expected
      to
      be
      completely
     
     
      upand
      running
      by
      July
      of
      1999.
     
    

    
     
      The
      former
      process
      saw
     
     
      students
      lining
      up
      for
      hours
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      obtain
      their
      desired
     
     
      courses.
     
    

    
     
      John
      DeGrace,
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      Registrar,
      has
      indicated
     
     
      that
      the
      upcoming
      registration,
     
     
      beginning
      November
      12,
      will
     
     
      be
      the
      last
      time
      that
      students
     
     
      will
      everhave
      to
      wait
      in
      line
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      registration.
      If
      all
      goes
      ac-
     
     
      cording
      to
      plan,
      a
      trail
      run
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      service
      is
      scheduled
      for
     
    

    
     
      the
      March
      registration
      for
      the
     
     
      summer
      classes.
     
    

    
     
      The
      objective
      of
      the
      new
     
    

    
     
      is
      to
      replace
      the
      cur-
     
    

    
     
      rent
      staff-directed
      registration
     
    

    
     
      services
      with
      an
      on-line,
      web-
     
    

    
     
      based,
      student-directed
      regis-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tration
      system.
     
    

    
     
      “Students
      will
      still
      beable
     
     
      to
      register
      through
      the
      regis-
     
     
      tration
      office
      in
      person,”
      says
     
     
      DeGrace,
      but
      adds
      that
      he
      ex-
     
     
      pects
      that
      85
      to
      90
      percent
      of
     
     
      students
      will
      use
      the
      new
      sys-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tem.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      students
      be-
     
     
      lieve
      they
      need
      to
      be
      first
      in
      line
     
     
      on
      registration
      day
      to
      ensure
     
     
      their
      places
      in
      required
      classes.
     
     
      In
      most
      cases
      this
      is
      a
      myth,
     
     
      and
      very
      few
      students
      are
     
     
      ever
      denied
      the
      courses
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      want
      regardless
      of
      their
     
     
      position
      in
      line,
      according
      to
     
     
      the
      Registrar.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      adoption
      of
      the
     
     
      on-line
      service,
      first
      and
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      year
      students
      will
      have
      an
     
     
      equal
      opportunity
      in
      register-
     
     
      ing
      for
      courses.
      Third
      and
     
     
      fourth
      year
      students
      will
      have
     
     
      a
      slight
      advantage.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      day
      of
      regis-
     
     
      tration
      will
      be
      dedicated
      to
     
     
      fourth
      year
      students
      only,
      with
     
     
      the
      second
      day
      dedicated
      to
     
     
      both
      third
      and
      forth
      year
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      This
      preferential
      treat-
     
     
      ment
      will
      help
      fourth
      year
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      to
      meet
      the
      necessary
     
     
      requirments
      for
      graduation.
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      students
      who
     
     
      feel
      compelled
      to
      wait
      in
      line
      at
     
     
      registration,
      the
      new
      on-line
     
     
      services
      could
      prove
      to
      be
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      photo
      by
      Richard
      Haines
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worthy
      investment,
      and
      could
     
     
      relieve
      some
      undue
      stress.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Still,
      this
      method
      is
      not
     
     
      without
      faults.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Registrar
      will
      be
     
     
      more
      strict
      with
      prerequisites
     
     
      to
      courses
      and
      class
      sizes.
     
     
      Also,
      instead
      of
      lining
      up
      out-
     
     
      side
      the
      Sports
      Centre,
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      have
      to
      wait
      in
      line
     
     
      for
      the
      use
      of
      a
      computer.
     
     
      With
      only
      roughly
      300
      com-
     
     
      puters
      on
      campus,
      finding
      a
     
     
      free
      computer
      could
      be
      quite
      a
     
     
      chore.
      But
      many
      students
      may
     
     
      find
      it
      an
      better
      alternative
      to
     
     
      being
      wet
      and
      cold.
     
    

    
     
      This
      service
      will
      also
     
     
      give
      students
      the
      ability
      to
      reg-
     
     
      ister,
      drop,
      add,
      and
      discon-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
      Continued
      on
      page
      5