The Gem
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Title:
The Gem
Place of Publication:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Geographic Coverage:
Prince Edward Island
Publisher:
University of Prince Edward Island
Date of Publication:
November 03, 1983
Frequency:
Weekly
Subject(s):
Prince Edward Island --
Newspapers
Newspapers
ISSN:
0839-2625
Succeeding Titles:
Cadre
Credit:
Information drawn from A Checklist and historical directory of Prince Edward Island newspapers 1787-1986, compiled by Heather Boylan and made available courtesy of the Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.
About The Gem
The Gem (formerly The Netted Gem), the student newspaper of the University of Prince Edward Island, was founded on November 3, 1983. It was the successor to the UPEI Sun. U.P.E.I. news, news from other universities, sports, humour and feature articles were all printed in The Gem. Issues of concern included student loans, high tuition fees and unemployment. The Gem also protested against smoking, sexism and conditions in the Third World. Photographs were printed in every issue of the paper. The name of the paper was changed from The Netted Gem to The Gem in January of 1986.
