OcroBER
      25,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      sitting
      down
      and
      writing
     
     
      this
      letter
      of
      disgust,
      I
      contemplated
     
     
      whether
      I
      should
      respond,
      because
      a
     
     
      response
      would
      inevitably
      prove
      that
      I
     
     
      took
      the
      time
      to
      actually
      read
      the
      poor
     
     
      excuse
      of.a
      paper.
      There
      are
      many
     
     
      negative
      characteristics
      of
      this
     
     
      publication,
      but
      in
      this
      e-mail
      I
     
     
      am
      choosing
      to
      focus
      on
      only
      one!
     
     
      “Drunk
      Freshman
      Hits
      on
      Student
      -
      Sex
     
     
      Does
      Not
      Ensue”
      is
      under
      fire!
      I
      want
     
     
      to
      shoot
      McGuigan
      and
      burn
      his
     
     
      pathetic
      article!
      Not
      only
      was
      the
      article
     
     
      based
      on
      pure
      BULL
      SHIT,
      but
      it
      wasn’t
     
     
      even
      grammatically
      correct.
      Was
      he
     
     
      drunk
      when
      he
      wrote
      it?!
      First
      of
      all
     
     
      the
      problem
      to
      be
      looked
      at
      is
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      there
      are
      drunk
      freshmen!
      Who
     
     
      gives
      a
      rat’s
      arse
      whether
      or
      not
      they
     
     
      are
      attractive!
      There
      shouldn’t
      be
     
     
      underage
      drinking
      allowed.
      Hey,
      had
     
     
      there
      not
      been
      liquor
      provided
      to
      the
     
     
      ‘unattractive
      freshmen’
      then
      the
      girls
     
     
      probably
      wouldn’t
      have
      taken
      the
      time
     
     
      to
      victimize
      the
      fellows
      waiting
      in
      line
     
     
      by
      ‘hitting
      on’
      them.
      That
      poor
      boy
     
     
      must’ve
      had
      quite
      a
      traumatic
     
     
      experience.
      With
      quotes
      regarding
      the
     
     
      well
      being
      of
      his
      manhood
      and
      reference
     
     
      to
      the
      fashion
      police
      I’d
      say
      that
      it
      was
     
     
      probably
      his
      first
      real
      encounter
      with
     
     
      the
      female
      race,
      unattractive
      ornot!
      He
     
     
      should
      be
      thanking
      her
      for
      the
     
     
      exposure.
      The
      only
      redeeming
      quality
     
     
      these
      gentlemen
      seem
      to
      have
      is
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      they
      chose
      not
      to
      take
      advantage
     
     
      of
      these
      intoxicated
      females
      upon
      their
     
     
      request
      to
      “fornicate”.
      However,
      this
     
     
      virtue
      is
      quickly
      smeared
      away
      by
      this
     
     
      quote,
      given
      by
      Randy
      MacIntosh,
      “I
     
     
      probably
      would
      have
      hit
      it
      if
      no
      one
      was
     
     
      around.”
      PIGS!!!
      What
      caring
     
     
      gentlemen
      these
      chaps
      have
      proven
     
     
      themselves
      to
      be.
      Furthermore,
      I
      am
     
     
      revolted
      at
      the
      comparison
      of
      the
     
     
      appearance
      of
      any
      young
      woman
      to
      a
     
     
      barn
      animal.
      The
      notion
      is
      absolutely
     
     
      infuriating
      and
      is
      degrading
      to
      women
     
     
      everywhere.
      The
      bottom
      line
      is
      that
      had
     
     
      it
      been
      a
      couple
      of
      absolutely
      gorgeous
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LETTERS
      TO
      THE
      EDITOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      young
      girls,
      the
      drunkenness
      and
      sexual
     
     
      remarks
      wouldn’t
      have
      even
      been
      an
     
     
      issue
      for
      the
      young
      men
      in
      the
      article.
     
     
      All
      this
      is
      about
      is
      the
      disgusting
      idea
     
     
      that
      women
      are
      only
      suitable
     
     
      “companions”
      if
      they
      are
      attractive.
     
     
      Screw
      you
      all!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hugs
      and
      Kisses
     
     
      Kim
      Eveleigh
     
     
      Sober,
      Angry,
      and
      Attractive
      Freshmen
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      McGuigan;
     
     
      Thank
      you
      SO
      MUCH
     
     
      for
      paying
      some
      much
     
    
   
   
    
     
      overdue
      attention
      to
      the
      issue
      of
     
     
      alcohol-related
      sexual
      harassment
      on
     
     
      campus
      [“Drunk
      Freshman
      Hits
      on
     
     
      Student
      -
      Sex
      Does
      Not
      Ensue”,
     
     
      October
      12,
      2005).
      I
      think
      that
      many
     
     
      women
      can
      relate
      their
      own
     
     
      experiences
      at
      the
      bar
      to
      the
     
     
      experience
      of
      your
      friends.
      Of
      course,
     
     
      when
      women
      experience
      alcohol-
     
     
      related
      sexual
      harassment,
      it’s
      more
     
     
      often
      the
      case
      that
      intoxicated
      men
      -
     
     
      with
      a
      fascinating
      sense
      of
      entitlement
      -
     
     
      grind
      against
      them
      without
      consent,
     
     
      grope
      them
      anonymously
      on
      the
     
     
      crowded
      dance
      floor,
      or
      slur
      crude
     
     
      pick-up
      lines
      in
      their
      general
      direction.
     
    

    
     
      And
      how
      fascinating
      that
      no
      one
      ever
     
     
      discusses
      why
      those
      circumstances
      -
     
     
      which
      from
      what
      I
      gather,
      occur
      with
      a
     
     
      lotmore
      frequency
      and
      a
      lot
      less
      critical
     
     
      attention
      -
      are
      completely
      intolerable
     
     
      and
      inappropriate.
      Might
      it
      have
      to
      do
     
     
      with
      the
      power
      dynamics
      of
      gender
     
    
   
   
    
     
      heirarchy?
      I
      think
      your
      friends.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      illustrated
      this
      possibility
      beautifully
     
     
      when
      they
      alluded
      to
      the
      idea
      that
      sexual
     
     
      advances
      from
      drunk
      women
      are
     
     
      tolerable
      (and
      perhaps
      desirable?)
      so
     
     
      long
      as
      the
      woman’s
      appearance
      fits
     
     
      within
      the
      framework
      of
      a
      particular
     
     
      beauty
      standard;
      that
      a
      woman
      whom
     
     
      they
      consider
      “unattractive”
      is
      not
     
     
      worthy
      of
      being
      addressed
      or
      treated
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      a
      human
      being
      (using
      the
      pronoun
     
     
      “it”
      to
      describe
      this
      young
      woman,
     
     
      instead
      of
      “she’’);
      and
      that
      violence
     
     
      against
      women
      is
      acceptable,
      so
      long
     
     
      as
      it
      occurs
      discretely
      and
      out
      of
      public
     
     
      view.
      Intriguing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lauren
      Warbeck
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      I
      write
      to
      you
      today
      as
      a
     
     
      concerned
      student.
      Lately
      I’ve
     
     
      witnessed
      and
      participated
      in
      intense
     
     
      debate
      concerning
      topics
      ranging
      from
     
     
      the
      increase
      in
      fees
      at
      UPEI,
      both
      in
     
     
      tuition
      and
      student
      union
      fees,
      to
      the
      lack
     
     
      of
      awareness
      on
      campus
      about
     
     
      important,
      student
      related
      issues.
      The
     
     
      debate
      always
      seems
      to
      come
      down
      to
     
     
      the
      question
      of
      how
      we
      establish
      unity
     
     
      and
      a
      sense
      of
      togetherness
      among
     
     
      students
      here
      at
      UPEI.
      Lacking
     
     
      sufficient
      answers
      I
      felt
      that
      the
      first
      step
     
     
      would
      be
      to
      find
      out
      exactly
      how
     
     
      resources
      are
      allocated
      here
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      more
      specifically
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
     
      Since
      the
      vast
      majority
      of
      the
      funds
     
     
      comes
      directly
      from
      the
      students’
     
     
      pockets,
      and
      since
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      represents
      the
      interests
      of
      the
      students
     
     
      at
      all
      times,
      I
      thought
      that
      finding
      out
     
     
      how
      the
      Student
      Union
      manages
      our
     
     
      fees
      and
      decides
      how
      these
      funds
      are
     
     
      to
      used,
      may
      be
      a
      good
      place
      to
      start.
     
    

    
     
      I
      may
      have
      been
      wrong.
      I
     
     
      inquired
      to
      the
      VP
      of
      Finance
      at
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      about
      obtaining
      a
      copy
     
     
      of
      this
      years
      Student
      Union
      budget.
      I
     
     
      couldn’t
      get
      a
      straight
      answer
      that
      day
     
     
      and
      when
      I
      did,
      I
      found
      out
      that
      not
     
     
      only
      was
      my
      request
      for
      the
      budget
     
     
      turned
      down
      by
      the
      VP
      of
      Finance
      and
     
     
      the
      General
      Manager
      (who
      I
      don’t
      think
     
     
      is
      even
      part
      of
      the
      Student
      Union),
      but
     
     
      the
      reasons
      for
      doing
      so
      made
      little
      to
     
     
      no
      sense
      whatsoever.
     
    

    
     
      From
      my
      meeting
      with
      the
     
     
      Finance
      VP
      and
      the
      General
      Manager
     
     
      I
      understood
      that
      the
      reasons
      for
      not
     
     
      releasing
      the
      budget
      were
      twofold.
      The
     
     
      first
      being
      that
      since
      the
      budget
      involved
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      e
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      lot
      of
      numbers,
      students
      would
      not
     
     
      be
      able
      to
      understand
      the
      budget
      since
     
     
      they
      would
      not
      have
      any
      of
      the
     
     
      background
      information
      used
      in
     
     
      deciding
      the
      document.
      The
      second
     
     
      reason
      was
      that
      since
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      is
      an
      elected
      body,
      students
      have
     
     
      already
      approved
      the
      budget
      since
      they
     
     
      elect
      councilors
      who
      make
      decisions
      on
     
     
      their
      behalf
      at
      the
      SU.
      Basically
      a
     
     
      proposed
      budget
      is
      put
      forward
      and
     
     
      everyone
      votes
      on
      it.
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      know
      how
     
     
      much
      information
      the
      councilors
      were
     
     
      given
      when
      taking
      up
      the
      issue
      of
      a
     
     
      budget.
      Secondary
      reasons
      I
      was
      given
     
     
      for
      not
      releasing
      the
      budget
      were
      the
     
     
      fact
      that
      every
      student
      would
      not
      be
     
     
      pleased
      with
      the
      budget
      and
      they
     
     
      cannot
      make
      changes
      for
      everyone.
     
     
      That
      is
      true
      but
      if
      there
      was
      sucha
      |
     
     
      problem
      with
      the
      budget
      it
      doesn’t
      truly
     
     
      represent
      students
      and
      that
      students
     
     
      need
      to
      have
      a
      wider
      debate
      about
      the
     
     
      issue
      before
      deciding
      its
      contents.
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      latter
      reason
      does
     
     
      contain
      some
      truth
      I
      must
      point
      out
      that
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      councilors
      are
      elected
      and
     
     
      represent
      students
      does
      not
      really
     
     
      explain
      why
      I
      cannot
      have
      a
      copy
      of
     
     
      the
      SU
      budget
      now.
      The
      university
      itself
     
     
      posts
      a
      detailed
      outline
      of
      the
      school’s
     
     
      budget
      on
      the
      school’s
      main
      page,
     
     
      available
      to
      anyone
      and
      everyone.
     
    

    
     
      As
      to
      the
      first
      reason
      I’m
     
     
      wondering
      what
      we
      students
      are
      being
     
     
      taken
      for
      these
      days.
      Students
      aren’t
     
     
      idiots
      and
      if
      those
      in
      charge
      think
      that
     
     
      they
      can
      withhold
      a
      budget
      on
      the
     
     
      grounds
      that
      we
      wouldn’t
      understand
     
     
      it,
      I
      think
      its
      time
      for
      them
      to
      wake
      up.
     
     
      Furthermore
      I
      don’t
      think
      this
      lack
      of
     
     
      sufficient
      information
      has
      any
      bearing
     
     
      on
      whether
      or
      not
      the
      budget
      should
     
     
      be
      made
      public,
      I’ve
      seen
      many
     
     
      budgets
      and
      different
      breakdowns
      of
     
     
      numbers
      before
      and
      I
      know
      from
     
     
      experience
      that
      if
      I’m
      not
      aware
      of
      the
     
     
      context
      that
      the
      information
      was
      taken
     
    

    
     
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