IDEAS Tim Seeey. we HVE “10 RAISE TyrtTiew f How &SE wit we BE KE “TU KEG? ALc oF OVA 506 PERKS? PROVIDE §=— AVAL ity BOvcartuy WO ALt Thar STU ee... wee OF} YA. AND >* What would | do anal $20,0007 e O The Cadre ~¢ 23 March 1999 Letter to the Editor Just to Clarify! Dear Editor, First I would like to point out that at no point did I say that Andrew Peppin’s posters were sexist. Tactless, tasteless and com- pletely irrelevant? Yes, but not sexist. Second, despite my high profile, I am not the only student to complain about the posters. Peppin was asked to remove the post- ers before I even saw them. We may seem to be a minority, though that is debatable, we are entitled to express an opinion. Please don’t spout “freedom of speech” to me while in the same sentence you tell me I can not express my ideas. Third, those who have taken offense to the Guardian’s front page article should contact the reporter, Jim Day, or the editors. | certainly don’t have any control over what they print or where they print it. Last, in response to Patrick Ross and Aaron Smith’s letter in last week's Cadre: | agree that students have many important issues facing them, including those you mentioned. That is the main rea- son to speak up against a candidate who, unlike the other candi- dates, has made no effort to address those issues. I would also suggest you double check your sources, or your vision, when making observations. Each of the eleven other elec- tion candidates put up hundreds of posters on campus. Many of these also “politely advertised voting dates and times” and even locations. | also agree that the number of voters probably increased. | suspect this was due to the five additional polling stations added this year by the SU rather than Peppin’s “measly poster”. However, in the end, | must applaud your courage. Cer- tainly if it had been me, | would not have admitted, as you did, that despite the hundreds of other posters it took one advertising “free nude photos” to attract your attention to the election. -Trish Daley MINISTER” AWARDS | Waele eltiem mele Nae es eM s F . o ry - ‘e - 4 imei eer) r- TF let.) | university or CEGEP student TELL US... if you were the Prime Minister of Canada, what political vision would you offer to improve our living standards? AND WIN 1x $20,000 @ 23x $10,000 # SO x $500 internships # Nationa! Exposure Essay deadline is June 15, 1999 Details: www.asprimeminister.com or 1-800-97-MAGNA THINK OUTSIDE THE BOXx