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      The
      Year
      in
      Review
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CHRISTOPHER
      MICHAUD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      fellow
      classmates.
     
     
      It
      seems
      another
      school
      year
     
     
      has
      come
      to
      an
      end.
      For
      some
     
     
      of
      us,
      it
      is
      time
      to
      put
      down
      our
     
     
      school
      bags
      and
      pick
      up
      tas-
     
     
      sels
      and
      briefcases,
      as
      we
      head
     
     
      to
      graduation,
      and
      the
      uncer-
     
     
      tainjob
      market.
      Anybody
      bring
     
     
      bait?
      Watch
      out
      for
      sharks.
     
     
      and
      good
      luck
      to
      the
      Class
      of
     
     
      1997.
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      rest
      of
      us
      who
     
     
      are
      less
      fortunate
      and
      are
      to
     
     
      be
      retained
      by
      these
      stone
     
     
      walls,
      the
      most
      we
      can
      look
     
     
      forward
      to
      is
      the
      continuous
     
     
      cycle
      of
      working
      underpaying
     
     
      jobs
      for
      the
      summer,
      and
      re-
     
     
      turning
      next
      fall.
      Has
      every-
     
     
      body
      got
      a
      summer
      job
      yet?
      It
     
     
      almost
      brings
      a
      tear
      to
      my
      eye
     
     
      Just
      thinking
      about
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Those
      of
      you
      that
      know
     
     
      me
      know
      that
      I
      enjoy
      griping
     
     
      about
      the
      system,
      and
      a
      few
     
     
      other
      things.
      Guess
      what?
      |
     
     
      haven't
      even
      begun
      to
      gripe.
      I
     
     
      figure
      it
      is
      now
      time
      for
      the
     
    

    
     
      “Year
      In
      Review’.
      Ya'll
      ready
     
     
      for
      this?
     
    

    
     
      The
      1996/97
      Academic
     
     
      Year
      at
      UPEI
      began
      with
      a
     
     
      bang,
      as
      tuition
      was
      up
      over
     
     
      last
      year...again.
      On
      top
      of
      the
     
     
      tuition
      increase
      was
      a
      dark
     
     
      fiend
      new
      to
      us,
      the
      Building
     
     
      Fund.
      They,
      the
      “System”,
     
     
      called
      it
      a
      Mandatory
      Dona-
     
     
      tion,
      and
      non-refundable,
      too.
     
     
      Now
      what
      the
      HELL
      is
      that?!
     
     
      We
      donate
      because
      we
     
     
      HAVE
      to?!
      Did
      we
      all
      miss
      a
     
     
      memo
      or
      something?
      Well,
     
     
      according
      to
      our
      absent-cen-
     
     
      tred
      Student
      Union,
      we
      did
     
     
      miss
      a
      memo...among
      other
     
     
      things.
      Speaking,
      for
      the
      last
     
     
      time
      this
      year,
      of
      tuition
      in-
     
     
      creases,
      watch
      out
      for
      the
      new
     
     
      provincial
      government
      budget
     
     
      to
      be
      dropped
      on
      the
      table
     
     
      soon.
      If
      it
      is
      as
      bad
      as
      pre-
     
     
      dicted,
      expect
      a
      tuition
      increase
     
     
      next
      year...again.
      This
      is
      some-
     
     
      thing
      I
      warned
      about
      back
      in
     
     
      September/October
      (ie
      an
      in-
     
     
      crease
      sometime
      after
      the
     
     
      New
      Year,
      to
      which
      a
      SU
      rep
     
     
      replied,
      “to
      the
      best
      of
      my
     
     
      knowledge,
      there
      are
      NO
      plans
     
     
      to
      increase
      tuition’’),
      so
      be
      pre-
     
     
      pared
      to
      find
      something
      to
      re-
     
     
      place
      those
      moths
      in
      your
      wal-
     
     
      lets.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year
      has
      been
      ear-
     
     
      marked
      in
      history
      by
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      interesting
      events.
      The
      first
     
     
      was,
      of
      course,
      the
      ~Burns-
     
     
      Grey”
      shuffle
      in
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union.
      We
      know
      the
      story
     
     
      behind
      Burns’
      coming
      to
      power,
     
     
      and
      his
      subsequent
      fall
      from
     
     
      grace.
      Since
      Grey
      has
      taken
     
     
      over
      the
      reins,
      has
      anybody
     
     
      noticed
      any
      changes?
      Has
     
     
      anybody
      noticed
      ANY-
     
     
      THING?
      Of
      course
      not,
      we
     
     
      have
      barely
      heard
      a
      peep
      from
     
     
      that
      red
      building
      on
      the
      far
      side
     
     
      of
      campus...again.
      Which
      re-
     
     
      minds
      me,
      they
      act
      like
      a
      bunch
     
     
      from
      the
      Far
      Side.
      Aside
      from
     
     
      their
      45
      second
      decision
      to
      in-
     
     
      crease
      our
      fees
      and
      other
      such
     
     
      bungles.
      any
      good
      from
      there?
     
     
      Besides.
      our
      continued
     
     
      apathy...again...don't
      expect
     
     
      things
      to
      change.
     
    

    
     
      The
      latest
      fiasco
      would
     
     
      be
      last
      Wednesdays
      handling
     
     
      of
      the
      snowstorm
      crisis
      by
     
     
      UPEI
      administration
      officials.
     
     
      The
      first
      news
      reports
      we
      all
     
     
      awoke
      to
      was
      that
      campus
     
     
      would
      openat
      10:30am.
      Those
     
     
      of
      us
      who
      live
      close
      enough
      to
     
     
      walk.
      began
      our
      trudges
     
     
      through
      already
      knee-high
     
     
      snow
      and
      gusty
      topple-you-
     
     
      over-treat-you-like-a-kite
     
     
      winds
      towards
      campus,
      only
     
     
      to
      discover
      that,
      by
      the
      time
     
     
      we
      got
      our
      snow-covered
      bod-
     
     
      ies
      into
      a
      warm
      building,
      cam-
     
     
      pus
      was
      closed
      until
      |
      pm.
     
     
      Apparently,
      no
      one
      had
      heard
     
     
      the
      change
      announced
      until
     
     
      10:25
      on
      local
      radio
      stations.
     
     
      And
      when
      classes
      were
      can-
     
     
      celled
      for
      the
      day
      (by
      12:30),
      a
     
     
      few
      of
      us
      had
      arrived
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus
      snow-soaked
      for
      the
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      time
      that
      day.
      Ifthe
      RCMP
     
     
      was
      recommending
      everyone
     
     
      stay
      off
      the
      roads
      unless
      abso-
     
     
      lutely
      necessary
      and
      portions
     
     
      of
      the
      Trans-Canada
      were
     
     
      closed,
      why
      wasn’t
      one
      deci-
     
     
      sion
      made
      early
      enough?
     
    

    
     
      My
      last
      and
      final
      com-
     
     
      plaint
      (had
      enough
      yet?)
      is
      very
     
     
      simple,
      and
      it
      is
      one
      I
      voiced
     
     
      last
      year
      at
      this
      time.
      Anybody
     
     
      remember
      my
      piece
      on
     
     
      “R.IP.”?
      No,
      no,
      not
      “Rest
      In
     
     
      Peace”.
      Rather,
      it
      stands
      for
     
     
      “Retirement
      Incentives
      Pro-
     
     
      gram’,
      but
      the
      misnomer
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fitting
      enough.
      By
      this
      “*pro-
     
     
      gram’,
      the
      university
      has
      been
     
     
      able
      to
      save
      money.
      How?
     
     
      The
      retirement
      of
      tenured-fac-
     
     
      ulty,
      replaced
      by
      sessionals.
     
     
      We
      ve
      all
      heard
      the
      pros
      and
     
     
      cons
      on
      sessionals
      and
      the
      loss
     
     
      of
      tenured
      faculty
      members,
     
     
      the
      whole
      idea
      of
      saving
     
     
      money.
      What
      we
      seem
      to
     
     
      have
      forgotten,
      or
      at
      least
      what
     
     
      the
      university's
      Board
      of
      Di-
     
     
      rectors
      has
      overlooked,
      is
      the
     
     
      people
      that
      wé
      are
      losing,
      put
     
     
      out
      to
      pasture
      (sorry!)
      before
     
     
      their
      time.
      Last
      year,
      we
      lost
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      poetic
      genius
      of
      Frank
     
     
      Ledwell
      and
      the
      timelessness
     
     
      of
      Brendan
      O'Grady.
      Joining
     
     
      their
      ranks
      this
      year,
      will
      bethe
     
     
      gentleness
      of
      Prof.
      Foley:
      the
     
     
      hearty
      theatrics
      of
      Ian
      Gallo-
     
     
      way:
      and
      my
      favourite.
     
     
      the...the...well,
      as
      my
      mother
     
     
      said,
      “can't
      be
      described
      in
     
     
      three
      words”,
      un-sum-up-able
     
     
      Charles
      Blouin.
      Their
      pres-
     
     
      ences
      in
      the
      classrooms
      are
     
     
      and
      will
      be
      greatly
      missed.
     
     
      There
      are,
      of
      course,
      many
     
     
      others
      that
      deserve
      mention,
     
     
      but
      [just
      don’t
      know
      them.
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wish
      I
      did.
     
    

    
     
      So.
      as
      we
      step
      off
      the
     
     
      stage
      after
      our
      fifteen
      seconds
     
     
      in
      the
      limelight.
      or
      as
      we
      leave
     
     
      our
      last
      exam
      room
      for
      this
     
     
      year,
      let
      us
      look
      towards
      a
      new
     
     
      year
      with
      at
      least
      a
      little
      hope.
     
     
      Put
      aside
      the
      new
      faces
      on
     
     
      campus,
      the
      loss
      of
      dear
     
     
      friends,
      the
      higher
      cost
      of
      edu-
     
     
      cation,
      the
      impotent
      student
     
     
      union,
      the
      apathetic
      student
     
     
      body.
      and...well...at
      least
      that’s
     
     
      one
      less
      year
      to
      go.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      App
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opp
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “WANTED
     
     
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Office
      Assistant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Responsibilities
      include:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cash
      Floats
     
     
      Cash
      Receipts
     
     
      Gank
      Deposit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Accounts
      Receivable
     
     
      Computer
      Data
      Entry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Part-time
      Student
      Position
     
     
      Approximately
      to
      hours
      per
      week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      £6.00/hr.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Starting
      September
      1997
     
     
      Cash
      experience
      an
      asset
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lications
      available
      at
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Office
     
     
      ist
      Floor
      of
      the
      Barn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lication
      Deadline:
     
     
      &
      Friday,
      April
      11,
      1997
      at
      4:00pm
     
    
   
   
    
     
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