feminist.
      After
      all,
      females
      ARE
      perfectly
      capable
      of
     
     
      opening
      their
      own
      doors,
      but
      that
      is
      not
      to
      say
      that
     
     
      we
      must
      eliminate
      friendly
      gestures
      that
      are
      done
     
     
      without
      expectations
      of
      being
      paid
      back.
      If
      there’s
     
     
      one
      thing
      that
      drives
      me
      nuts,
      it
      is
      MS.
      Feminist,
     
     
      who
      REFUSES
      to
      allow
      men
      to
      open
      doors
      for
      her,
     
     
      Stating
      flatly
      that
      she
      can
      do
      it
      herself.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      not
      saying
      that
      it
      is
      a
      man’s
      responsibility
      to
     
     
      open
      doors
      for
      females.
      In
      fact,
      I
      don’t
      think
      gender
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      the
      question
      at
      all.
      Ideally,
      what
      I
      would
      really
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      to
      happen
      is
      for
      my
      mate
      to
      be
      considerate
     
     
      towards
      me,
      not
      because
      of
      my
      extra
      X
     
     
      chromosome,
      but
      simply
      in
      the
      name
      of
      common
     
     
      courtesy.
      Of
      course;
      I
      would
      attempt
      to
      be
      equally
     
     
      courteous
      in
      return.
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      reasons
      not
      pertaining
      in
      any
      way
      to
      doors,
      Mr.
     
     
      Idiot
      is
      no
      longer
      named
      Jeff.
      The
      present
      Mr.
      Idiot
     
     
      is
      a
      VERY
      equality-minded
      person.
      Get
      this:
      he
     
     
      intends
      to
      take
      on
      MY
      surname
      if
      (when?)
      we
     
     
      marry.
      You
      guessed
      it,
      the
      thought
      of
      opening
      a
     
     
      door
      for
      a
      member
      of
      the
      female
      sex
      is
      totally
     
     
      beyond
      his
      realm
      of
      thought.
      A
      few
      years
      ago,
      I
     
     
      wouldn’t
      have
      minded,
      or
      even
      noticed
      that
      Mr.
     
     
      Idiot
      has
      a
      habit
      of
      going
      through
      a
      door
      and
      then
     
     
      slamming
      it
      behind
      him,
      right
      in
      my
      face.
      But
      it
      is
     
     
      too
      late
      now.
      Jennifer
      and
      Jeff
      (I
      and
      II)
      have
      done
     
     
      their
      damage.
      I
      must
      admit
      that
      I,
      the
      feminist,
      miss
     
     
      my
      doorman.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      not
      spoken
      about
      this
      matter
      to
      the
      new-
     
     
      and-improved
      Mr.
      Idiot,
      but
      as
      we
      both
      struggle
      to
     
     
      get
      through
      the
      doorway
      at
      the
      same
      time,
      I
      secretly
     
     
      hope
      that
      maybe,
      just
      maybe,
      next
      time
      there
      won’t
     
     
      be
      any
      cause
      for
      us
      getting
      stuck
      in
      a
      doorway
     
     
      together.
      That
      is,
      if
      he
      holds
      it
      for
      me,
      or
      if
      one
      of
     
     
      us
      gets
      there
      before
      the
      other.
      Most
      likely,
      it
      will
      be
     
     
      the
      latter
      that
      will
      occur.
      Sigh.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Note:
      Although
      this
      babble
      was
      based
      on
      fact,
     
     
      names
      have
      been
      changed
      to
      avoid
      embarrassing
     
     
      anyone
      to
      death.
      Also,
      like
      I
      already
      said,
      this
      piece
     
     
      was
      written
      sometime
      ago.
      If
      anyone
      really
      cares,
      the
     
     
      situation
      has
      changed
      yet
      again,
      and
      the
      present
     
     
      Mr.
      Wonderful-in-my-life
      ALWAYS
      opens
      doors
      for
     
     
      me.
     
    

    
     
      -Kristine
      Suzuki,
      Interim
      Editor-In-Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Edit
     
    

    
     
      In
      reply
      to
      your
      editorial,
      no
      one
      goes
      to
      church
     
     
      because
      we
      no
      longer
      need
      a
      superior
      being
      to
     
     
      explain
      our
      universe,
      and
      because
      of
      Jim
      &
      Tammy
     
     
      Baker,
      Swaggart,
      and
      those
      priests
      in
      NFLD
      who
      did
     
     
      terrible
      things
      to
      little
      boys,
      people
      have
      lost
      faith
     
     
      in
      the
      church.
      As
      I
      said
      before
      we
      now
      have
     
     
      science
      to
      accout
      for
      things
      such
      as
      how
      the
     
     
      universe
      began,
      people
      are
      beginning
      to
      realize
      God
     
     
      was
      an
      explanation.
      Man
      created
      God,
      but
      no
     
    
   
   
    
     
      longer
      need
      him.
      However
      many.
      many
      many
      people
     
     
      would
      disagree,
      this
      is
      one
      persons
      opinion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      First
      of
      all,
      my
      compliments
      to
      you
      on
      the
      excellent
     
     
      job
      you
      are
      doing
      with
      this
      years
      edition
      of
      the
     
     
      student
      newspaper.
      After
      my
      initial
      reluctance,
      I
     
     
      now
      enjoy
      the
      new
      format
      and
      look
      forward
      to
      its
     
     
      publication
      each
      week.
      The
      new
      sections
      are
     
     
      interesting,
      mature
      and
      tastefully
      done.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Of
      course,
      with
      this
      praise
      I
      have
      a
      few
      criticisms
     
     
      that
      I
      feel
      are
      of
      a
      constructive
      nature.
      First
      and
     
     
      foremost,
      although
      I
      agree
      with
      previous
      comments
     
     
      that
      our
      newspaper
      should
      be
      an
      academic
     
     
      publication,
      I
      miss
      the
      lighter
      articles
      and
      sections
     
     
      like
      "Five
      Lines
      Free"
      and
      "Campus
      Comment".
      It’s
     
     
      fine
      to
      start
      fresh
      with
      a
      clean
      slate,
      but
      with
      the
     
     
      exclusion
      of
      known
      favorites,
      is
      it
      so
      great?
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      addition,
      I
      feel
      there
      is
      a
      definite
      lack
      of
     
     
      photographs
      in
      the
      new
      publication.
      As
      students,
     
     
      we
      spend
      our
      days
      gazing
      at
      the
      printed
      pages
      of
     
     
      textbooks.
      I
      look
      to
      the
      campus
      newspaper
      for
      a
     
    

    
     
      refreshing
      break
      and
      get
      turned
      off
      when
      I
      see
      pages
     
     
      upon
      pages
      of
      printed
      articles,
      I
      understand
      you
     
     
      have
      a
      paid
      photographer
      equiped
      with
      a
      great
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      18,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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